by Staff | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog
Ever wonder what happens when you can’t pay your pension obligations? We’ve talked about that issue frequently on the Commonwealth Minute, but a recent example hits close to home. McClatchy news group, which owns newspapers across the nation, including the...
by Staff | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog
A popular Bible app in China called WeDevote has over 10 million users, but it was recently banned. This is part of China’s disturbing trend of religious intolerance. Last year the communist government banned the online sale of Bibles. According to a religious...
by Staff | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog
One of the most influential and powerful positions in Kentucky government is the Secretary of Transportation. This is because they have incredible input as to road and bridge projects that total into the billions of dollars every year. Now, top Republicans in the...
by Staff | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
According to a recent Gallup survey, Americans plan to spend an average of $942 on Christmas presents. It’s shaping up to be a record year for retailers but often the pressure to give the perfect gift leaves shoppers frazzled. It’s funny how holiday...
by Staff | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog
Student Debt is weighing down college graduates, including those who don’t complete their degree. Last year, the average college graduate owed about $29,200. Sen. Rand Paul is proposing federal legislation that would bring relief. His bill would allow families...
by Staff | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog
A number of Kentucky cities have recently passed Fairness Laws that protect LGBT status under local laws. But a newly filed lawsuit in Federal District court against Louisville’s Fairness ordinance may roll back the trend. Louisville photographer Chelsey Nelson...
by Staff | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
After a seven-year legal battle, Lexington graphic artist Blaine Adamson won a case that affirmed his First Amendment freedoms of speech. Adamson was ordered by the Lexington Human Rights Commission to undergo diversity training because he refused to print T-shirts...
by Staff | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog
We’re as politically divided as ever before and our interactions often end up divisive arguments. So how do we rise above an unhealthy tribalism that’s reduced us to the sum of our political opinions? Start by recognizing that your political opponent is...
by Staff | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog
It’s only 22 days until Christmas and if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping, well, I don’t envy you; especially if you plan to brave the local mall. Christmas has unfortunately become grossly commercialized and we often miss the reason for...
by Staff | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
After learning that a newspaper mistakenly printed his obituary, Mark Twain famously quipped: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Such is the case for those who see the election of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear as a bellwether for how...
by Staff | Nov 29, 2019 | Blog
UK basketball is king of sports in the Bluegrass, and as the Wildcats suffered an upset at Rupp and dropped from their number one ranking in the polls, we should beware that our enthusiasm for the Wildcats doesn’t consume us. The idol of winning at the expense...
by Staff | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog
In 1621, the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving and thanked God for bringing them through a hard winter. In 1789 President Washington issued a Thanksgiving proclamation “for affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for...
by Staff | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog
Millions of Americans will be traveling this Thanksgiving. But imagine making a long, uncomfortable trip and when you arrived at your destination, you had no place to stay? That’s the story of the Pilgrims and their voyage on the Mayflower nearly 400 years ago....
by Staff | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog
The U.S. House of Representatives is in the middle of the impeachment inquiry of Pres. Trump, making for high political drama. Republicans are convinced that this is a witch-hunt. Democrats are sure they have a smoking gun, centered around an anonymous whistleblower....
by Staff | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
The Kentucky governor’s race was one of the closest statewide elections in state history and decided by about 5000 votes or .5 percent. Democrat Andy Beshear was declared the winner and he’s in the process of assembling his transition team. Conservatives...
by Ben Taylor | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog
In the election results for Kentucky’s Constitutional Offices, the GOP candidates performed better than some analysts surmised. For the first time in 70 years, Kentucky has a Republican Attorney General in Daniel Cameron. Cameron defeated former Kentucky...
by Staff | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog
Have you ever thought about running for office? Or helping on a political campaign? It seems like a daunting task, but consider there’s too much at stake not to consider political involvement. It’s time for down to earth, common sense conservative Kentuckians to stand...
by Ben Taylor | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog
Kentucky just launched the new “My Life, My Quit” program which pairs teen smokers/vapers with a personal coach to help them quit either vice. This push comes on the heels of major vape producer JUUL’s announcement that they would discontinue sales of their...
by Ben Taylor | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog
The Teachers Retirement System of Kentucky published new numbers indicating that the funding of teacher’s pensions has gone up for the third consecutive year, this time from 57.7% in 2018 to 58.1% in 2019. This trend is encouraging for Kentucky but is only a step in...
by Ben Taylor | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog
Matt Jones, founder of popular University of Kentucky Athletics radio program and website “Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR)”, announced last week that he would not run for US Senate against Amy McGrath in the 2020 Democratic Primary. The winner of that primary would go on...
