Beshear Campaigns in Alabama Governor Race

Governor Andy Beshear travelled to Alabama to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones. Jones recently won the Democratic primary and believes he has a real shot at the Governor’s Mansion in November. Some see Beshear’s travel and endorsement as his...

Louisville 8th Grader Speech Goes Viral

Louisville eighth grader Daniel Mattingly was chosen to give the graduation speech for his class at Stuart middle school. After several revisions that didn’t meet the teachers’ standards Mattingly was told to “speak from his heart.” And speak...

Breathitt County Schools Settles Social Media Harms Case

Is exposing college students to raunchy and vulgar performances part of  higher education? Some at Eastern Kentucky University apparently think so. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, EKU officials agreed to pay  controversial rapper Ice Spice $275,000 for an...

EKU Hosts Controversial Ice Spice Concert

Is exposing college students to raunchy and vulgar performances part of  higher education? Some at Eastern Kentucky University apparently think so. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, EKU officials agreed to pay  controversial rapper Ice Spice $275,000 for an...

CA Seizes Gender Confused Child from Parents

Parents in California lost custody of their daughter after opposing a child’s gender transition. Alexandra Lyashchenko and her husband, both Ukrainian immigrants, lost custody of their 15-year-old daughter in 2024 after they opposed her desire for gender transition....

SCOTUS Allows Telehealth Abortions to Continue

The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to stop tele-health abortions and drugs to continue while litigation proceeds. Some believe it may reflect a strategic procedural choice rather than a final ruling on the issue. Still, the broader trend regarding abortion is clear: the...

KY Election Takeaways

The 2026 primary election is in the books, and, to the surprise of the Secretary of State, voter turnout was five percentage points higher than projected. 25% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the midterms. Biggest news in Kentucky is that Congressman Thomas...

Massie Loses Congressional Seat to Trump-Endorsed Gallrein 

Last week’s primary election cycle highlighted Pres. Trump’s sway over Republican candidates and the outcome of some elections. Nowhere was this clearer than in Trump’s effort to oust Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie from office. Trump recruited...

Memorial Day

Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Memorial Day began just after the Civil War ended, and our nation began the healing process from the bloodiest war in history that left some 600,000 dead. We also remember the soldiers who...

Revised Student Loan Rules

Nearly 43 million Americans are bogged down in student loan debt, which altogether comes to about $1.8 trillion. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average federal student loan debt balance stands at $39,547. And that’s a heavy weight for new grads...

Beshear Unilaterally Launches Pre-K Pilot Program

Governor Andy Beshear announced he’s launching new pre-K pilot programs through executive action. But it’s drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers who argue the governor is bypassing the legislature. Their concern is over whether a major education...

Should the Rich Pay More in Taxes?

Calls to “tax the rich” are gaining political momentum again. Frustration over rising costs and a widening income gap is real. But populist slogans often promise more than what good policy can deliver. The reality is that high earners already pay a disproportionate...

Election Day!

Today is primary election day in Kentucky. Voters will go to the polls to vote for candidates running for all kinds of offices on the ballot, ranging from city and county government to the state legislature and all the way up to the open U.S. Senate seat, which is...

Pre-Election Day Thoughts

Early voting began Thursday, but tomorrow is election day. Every city, county, state House, and Congressional race is on the ballot. Elections are about who is most capable of leading well. Good leadership puts community interests above self-interest. Good leaders...

Last KY Abortion Clinic Demolished 

Kentucky’s last abortion clinic was recently reduced to rubble after nearly forty years in operation. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, located in downtown Louisville, was the site of daily protests and prayer vigils by pro-life activists. But they haven’t  taken...

AG Coleman Asks SCOTUS to Allow Religious Shrine

Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Catholic parish in Northern Kentucky to proceed with building a small outdoor shrine. The project was halted out of concerns of how it might change the character of the neighborhood. The...

AI May Help with Early Cancer Detection

There’s a lot of fear over what artificial intelligence might do to our society. But here’s some good news: according to a recent report, AI may soon help detect one of the deadliest cancers in the world – pancreatic cancer. Researchers using an AI model...

KY Circuit Judge Strikes Down Personhood Definition

Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian Edwards struck down part of a Kentucky statute defining human life beginning at fertilization. This was in response to a Jewish woman who sought to overturn Kentucky’s personhood law and argued she feared prosecution for IVF...

Trump Endorses KY Candidates

President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of Congressman Andy Barr for U.S. Senate has shaken the political field with a little over a week to go until the primary. Apparently, Trump made a deal with top U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris to drop out of the race in...

Billionaire Tax Hurts Everybody

California is considering something called a “billionaire’s tax.” It’s a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time tax of 5% on the net worth of individuals with assets over $1 billion. It’s projected to impact up to 250 people and...