by Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog
Gov. Andy Beshear raised more than $65 million in disaster relief funds for eastern and western Kentucky. It was a good gesture to help Kentuckians in crisis, but there were no safeguards to make sure the money was spent correctly. After thousands of dollars were sent...
by Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | Blog
Today is the last day to register to vote. If you’ve moved, if you’re new to the state, or have a new address, you can register in person at your local county clerks office or you can register online. The Kentucky Secretary of State has made it easy to...
by Staff | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog
For the first time in U.S. history, a Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has been voted out. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) lost his Speaker’s position after Con. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and seven other Republicans voted to oust him. But they needed the help of 208...
by Staff | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
The Mayor of Dallas announced that he is switching parties and becoming a Republican. Eric Johnson, a former Democratic Texas state legislator, announced that while serving as mayor of Dallas, America’s 9th largest city, the failure of Democratic policies in urban...
by Staff | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
A group of Republican lawmakers in Louisville have announced the Safer Kentucky Act. It’s a plan to crack down on crime and update Kentucky’s criminal code. The act increases the penalties for the lethal drug fentanyl, attempted murder, and vandalism—all...
by Staff | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog
Over 450 students in Fayette County Public Schools are homeless. T.C. Johnson oversees homelessness assistance for Fayette County Public School System and said, “This is a growing crisis in our community that desires our attention and so I cannot tell you all enough...
by Staff | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley testified in a congressional impeachment inquiry, and said that the size and complexity of President Joe Biden’s influence peddling is unprecedented. First District (KY) US Congressman Jamie Comer is...
by Staff | Oct 2, 2023 | Blog
Riley Gaines spoke in Bowling Green last week about fairness in women’s sports and standing for the truth. Gaines endorsed Republican nominee for governor Daniel Cameron, and told the crowd of nearly 300 that they need the courage to stand for what’s...
by Staff | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. national debt is now greater than $33 trillion for the first time. There’s no sign of the debt snowball slowing down. Some projections estimate that our national debt will pass $50 trillion by the end of the decade. A couple considerations come to mind....
by Staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy reported that wealthy school districts receive almost $4,000 more per student than poor districts. In 1989, the KY Supreme Court ruled that state legislators must provide equal educational opportunities for all children. The...
by Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog
A Danish court ruled that the painter Jens Haaning must refund an art museum for turning in a blank canvas. The museum commissioned Haaning for about $76,000 for an art project, but in return, they received a blank canvas. The museum called it “a recognition that...
by Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. Navy ended a recruiting campaign featuring an active-duty sailor who is also a drag queen. The sailor was part of a Digital Ambassador Pilot Program which tried to attract new recruits via social media platforms. The program is now history but as drag queens...
by Staff | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog
The abortion issue is taking center stage in the governor’s race between Daniel Cameron and Andy Beshear. Cameron is pro life. Beshear is pro-abortion. The latest ad by Andy Beshear attacks Cameron’s pro-life position by featuring a young woman who was...
by Staff | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Florida’s state universities have approved the Classic Learning Test, a standardized exam based on “classic literature and historical texts,” as an alternative to the ACT and SAT. Unlike typical college admissions exams, the CLT relies on an author bank that...
by Staff | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog
Would you eat chicken that was grown in a science lab petri dish? The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved the sale of meat grown in a laboratory from the muscle tissue cells of living animals. Supporters argue that it’s more ethical and easier on the...
by Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog
In 2015, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refused to give two men a marriage license. Last week, a federal jury awarded $100,000 in damages to those two men seeking to get married. After the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, Davis argued that signing a marriage license...
by Staff | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog
Earlier this year the Kentucky state legislature passed a bill banning the collection of union dues from public salaries. A Franklin Circuit Court Judge ruled the measure is unconstitutional. The law (SB 7) primarily affects teachers’ unions, which automatically...
by Staff | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog
A Canadian public school recently removed half of the books in its library in an attempt to make the resources more inclusive. Erindale Secondary School got rid of books such as the diary of Anne Frank and The Hunger Games. The school system reasoned that its decision...
by Staff | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
In the aftermath of Jefferson County’s school bus fiasco, a group of state legislators are wondering if the school district is simply too big. Twelve Republicans from the Louisville area signed an open letter last month asking for a special legislative session to...
by Staff | Sep 14, 2023 | Blog
Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent campaign ad attacked Daniel Cameron for his consistent pro-life views. The ad argues that Cameron’s opposition to abortions in the cases of rape and incest is “extreme” and “dangerous.” Rape and incest are illegal, and perpetrators should be...
