by Staff | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog
According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a childcare apocalypse is coming. They refer to the fact that Kentucky childcare centers have received $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding, but it’s about to run out. They also point out that Kentucky is...
by Staff | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog
In 2019 Chelsey Nelson, a Louisville wedding photographer, challenged the Louisville Fairness Ordinance that would force her to photograph so-called same-sex wedding ceremonies. Three years later, a federal court upheld her First Amendment right. But to no surprise,...
by Staff | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog
Republican state leaders from across the nation, including here in Kentucky, have passed laws which protect young children against harmful and life-altering hormones and sex-change surgeries. But the Republican governor of Nevada is taking a different approach:...
by Staff | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
Affirmative action at colleges and universities is now history. The US Supreme Court ruled that the race-based admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. That means that colleges must admit students based on...
by Staff | Jul 5, 2023 | Blog
According to a recent open records request by Kentucky Today, Jefferson County Public School teachers played a major role in mobilizing their students to skip class and protest a bill at the state Capitol. On March 29, public school buses were parked outside the State...
by Staff | Jul 4, 2023 | Blog
Today is Independence Day. 247 years ago today America’s founders declared independence from England when 56 men came together in Philadelphia to sign their names to one of the greatest political documents ever written. The Declaration of Independence listed the...
by Staff | Jul 3, 2023 | Blog
The culture war over controversial books in America’s libraries has arrived in Oldham County, where the library features LGBTQ children’s books. Titles include “Queer Ducks,” which is about homosexual animals, and “Different for Boys,” a...
by Staff | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog
The Annie E. Casey Foundation reported that 69 percent of Kentucky’s fourth graders fail to read at grade level, 79 percent of eighth graders are not proficient in math, and nearly one in ten aren’t graduating on time. Altogether, Kentucky ranks 29th...
by Staff | Jun 29, 2023 | Blog
A widespread form of gambling in Kentucky will be illegal starting today. “Gray Machine” games resemble video slot machines, and are located in gas stations and convenience stores across the state. These devices, which feature video poker and blackjack, among other...
by Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
Gov. Andy Beshear is at the center of a campaign finance controversy. Kentucky’s campaign finance laws limit donations to $2,100 for a candidate and $15,000 for a political party. But London Mayor Randall Waddle donated six times that limit ($12,000) to Beshear....
by Staff | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on LGBTQ rights. Sen. Dick Durbin opened by lamenting the “divisive and hateful rhetoric” of many conservatives. But former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines pushed back against this narrative....
by Staff | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog
Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned. One of the most controversial court rulings in the nation led to the premature end of an estimated 63 million unborn human lives. It’s been a dark chapter in American history....
by Staff | Jun 23, 2023 | Blog
Olivia Krolczyk, a student at the University of Cincinnati, recently used the term “biological woman” in an assignment. Until recently, there was nothing unusual about using that term. But it got her a failing grade this semester. Professor Melanie Rose Nipper insists...
by Staff | Jun 22, 2023 | Blog
We may be in the midst of LGBT Pride month, but now, there’s an alternative. Princeton Professor Robert P. George has proposed a new commemoration for the month of June—Fidelity Month. George describes it as “a month dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God,...
by Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog
Conservative state legislatures across the country have been confronting aggressive LGBTQ activism, and the political left isn’t pleased. The Human Rights Campaign recently declared an LGBT State of Emergency in response to these laws, asserting that it’s dangerous to...
by Staff | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog
The Methodist landscape in Kentucky—and the world—is dramatically changing. This month the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church approved the departure of 286 churches. About half of all Kentucky UMC churches have left since 2019. Altogether, over 5,500...
by Staff | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog
A New Jersey jury awarded a former Starbucks manager $26.5 million for racial discrimination. But it’s not the kind of racial discrimination you think. Shannon Phillips is white. Starbucks fired her after implementing racial bias training that apparently led to...
by Staff | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog
According to a study by the financial technology company, SmartAsset, Oldham County is the wealthiest county in the commonwealth of Kentucky. The median home value is over $400,000, the median income is nearly $110,000, and the median investment income over $34,000....
by Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | Blog
Would you want the government to monitor every move inside your home? For some millennials, the answer is yes. According to a recent study by the Cato Institute, nearly one-third of 18-29-year-olds support “‘the government installing surveillance cameras in every...
by Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog
The meaning of one simple conjunction is causing quite a stir in Kentucky: the word “or.” The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) updated its legislative guidance for schools regarding SB 150, which puts a stop to LGBT political activism in public schools. KDE...
