by Ben Taylor | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
The Secretary of State is tasked with operating Kentucky’s elections and protecting the voter information of its citizens. While these tasks aren’t ones that are necessarily partisan, the office is elected in a partisan election. However, in a rare showing of...
by Ben Taylor | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
In the early portion of this past week, KY Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes initiated a recanvass of the ballots in the 2019 General Election at the request of Gov. Bevin. The initial election results showed Attorney General Andy Beshear defeated Gov. Bevin...
by Staff | Nov 15, 2019 | Blog
Our First Amendment freedom of speech–the right to speak on political, social, and religious issues without fear of reprisal–is a freedom that we sometimes take for granted, especially younger generations. According to a recent survey by the Foundation for Individual...
by Staff | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog
According to a Pew Forum Survey a few years ago 76 percent of Kentuckians identify as Christians. Roughly half (49 percent) identify as evangelical. One of the challenges for many Kentuckians is how their personal faith relates to the culture around them....
by Staff | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog
Have you ever said something that as soon as the words left your mouth you regretted saying it? It’s likely happened to all of us at one time or another. Our words have tremendous power. They can build up or they can tear down. They can be used with a tone of...
by Staff | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. Which means that for many, Christmas shopping season will be in full swing. It also means that many will put their Christmas bills on their credit cards. But if you can’t pay off your cards, you might want to think twice about...
by Staff | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog
Turnout in Kentucky’s general election was higher than expected at 41%. Yet even so, only four out of ten registered voters went to the polls to elect candidates for constitutional offices. Republicans had historic victories as they won five out of six of the races. ...
by Staff | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog
Should pastors and spiritual leaders be allowed to gather to hear a message from the governor and to pray for him? A group call the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) doesn’t think so. In fact, they’re investigating Gov. Bevin because they believe a...
by Staff | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog
California is facing another deadly round of forest fires, and they seem to be increasing. According to National Geographic, California’s landscape has been charred by fire eight times higher today than in the 1970s. Some are quick to blame global climate...
by Staff | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
One segment of American society fears the church entangling itself in politics. But how many politicians fear the church prodding into their spiritual lives? This recently happened when a Catholic priest refused Holy Communion to Joe Biden who’s one of the...
by Staff | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog
It’s election day today! And if voter turnout projections are correct, you’re likely to stay at home. Only about one of three registered voters is expected to vote today. If you’re registered to vote and aren’t planning on voting, please allow...
by Staff | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
Tomorrow, Kentucky voters will go to the polls to determine who’ll be governor for the next four years. Five other constitutional offices are on the ballot as well. But the turnout is expected to be low. Roughly one in three registered voters will show up, in...
by Staff | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog
Cumulative college student loan is $1.6 trillion dollars. That’s trillion with a T. This student loan debt is having a ripple effect on the economy. College students with a lot of debt often spend a good chunk of their income just paying back their loan. Often,...
by Staff | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog
Democratic candidate for governor Andy Beshear has pushed casino gambling expansion as a new revenue source to fix the state pension. He claims the state could bring in $500 million/year in new revenue. Critics say that’s an inflated figure. Now, leaders in the...
by Staff | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
A grammar homework assignment in a Louisville grade school classroom turned into a lesson in political activism and it has several parents upset. A fourth-grader at Stopher Elementary came home with a grammar assignment that was supposed to teach proper comma...
by Staff | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
The election for governor is a week from today! And if you’re like some people you may still be undecided. There’s a lot of smoke in the air which makes it difficult to know who to believe and who to trust. That’s why the Commonwealth Policy Center...
by Staff | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
A case out of Texas has [advocates for common sense] up in arms. It involves a mother who wants to transition her seven-year-old son James into a girl she calls “Luna.” The father objected. In fact, he circulated a petition to stop this. All of it received...
by Staff | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog
Have you ever started your day worrying if the police will arrest you because you were reported going to an unauthorized church? If you were in China, millions of citizens face that threat every day. Have you ever worried that if you said something critical of the...
by Staff | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog
According a recent conference on human trafficking, sex trafficking of children is an issue in the Commonwealth. One of the participants shared that there are over 1000 children caught in the sex trafficking trade in Kentucky. Some are kids caught in the foster care...
by Staff | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
Public school students in Eastern Kentucky saw prayer boxes in their halls at the beginning of the school year. The boxes are for students to place a slip of paper with a request for other students to pray for them. It seemed like a good idea to uplift and encourage...
