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...
by Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog
Accidental drug overdoses are now the number one cause of death for young Americans in 37 states, including Kentucky. Since 2018, drug overdoses have claimed almost 177,000 lives. Drugs, which typically aren’t fatal, are increasingly being laced with the deadly...
by Staff | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
The number of gender transition surgeries in America has tripled since 2016, and a New York Times article covering the story has raised questions. The author noted: “Gender-affirming surgery is endorsed by a wide array of medical groups. Yet surprisingly little has...
by Staff | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog
Last week, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $386 million plan to expand high-speed internet to isolated areas of Kentucky. Beshear is using money from President Biden’s COVID relief plan, which partially funds this. But is this good stewardship of public resources? The...
by Staff | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog
What happens when a public school engages in the social gender transition of a sixth-grader without telling the parents? In the case of a California middle school, the mother sued. Jessica Konen learned that her 12 year old daughter’s middle school referred to...
by Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
Today is the first day Kentuckians can legally place bets on sporting events. Many gamblers are enthusiastic. But not every Kentuckian shares the same sentiments. The rising popularity of sports gambling in America has been accompanied by dramatic rise in gambling...
by Staff | Sep 6, 2023 | Blog
A federal court ruled that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland cannot opt out their children from LGBT curriculum in public schools. The parents tried to reinstate a school district policy for a religious exemption for elementary schoolers from reading books with...
by Staff | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog
The Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority by minimizing regulations for the popular abortion pill mifepristone. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t outlaw the drug, but simply acknowledged the dangerous side-effects which preclude it being...
by Staff | Sep 4, 2023 | Blog
Sunrise Children’s Services, one of Kentucky’s oldest Christian childcare agencies, has successfully defended itself from a legal attack because of its religious convictions about gender and human sexuality. The issue involved an employee who openly identified...
by Staff | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is calling for funding universal pre-K for all four-year-olds in Kentucky, and he’s proposing an 11% pay raise for teachers and all school staff. This is a response to Daniel Cameron’s promise to catch students up...
by Staff | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog
Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron released his “Cameron Catch-up Plan” to address the learning loss experience by students during Covid lockdowns of Kentucky public schools. Cameron points to the NAEP progress report that shows fewer than...
by Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
After 165 years, a historic San Francisco department store may be about to close down. It’s not due to the lack of sales, but rather due to lawlessness. The famed retailer called Gumps criticized public officials in an open letter. They said city leaders are failing...
by Staff | Aug 29, 2023 | Blog
Over 100,000 Kentucky students participate in an archery or hunting program at their school, but if the Biden Administration has its way, these programs will be history. The administration is interpreting the 2022 Bipartisan Safe Communities Act to prohibit funding...
by Staff | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog
Kentucky has a lot of kids in foster care, and the state’s Citizen Foster Care Review Boards play an essential role in the commonwealth’s foster care system. This group reviews the case of every child and makes sure they’re placed in safe homes. 700...
by Staff | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog
Parental rights is shaping up to be a major issue in the Kentucky governor’s race. Both the Republican and Democratic candidates say they are for parental rights. Yet they believe very different things. Current Governor Andy Beshear believes that parental rights...
by Staff | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
A recent study revealed that Kentucky ranks 40th out of the 50 states in childhood well-being. This is based on parental employment, educational achievement, and health care accessibility. Dr. Scottie Day of Kentucky Children’s Hospital proposed a solution. He said to...
by Staff | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Youth activists in Montana sued the state for failing to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions. And they won. A judge ruled that Montana must consider climate impacts when approving new fossil fuel projects. The case has a purported constitutional...
