by Staff | May 15, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky’s budget director projects a general fund revenue shortfall of $177 million for the 2020 fiscal year that ends June 30. Kentucky cities are also facing an estimated shortfall of $85 million. Of course, this shouldn’t be a shock as Kentucky’s...
by Staff | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Coronavirus is serious but the health experts were way off in their original mortality projections of 2.2 million dying in the U.S. Yet a spirit of fear prevails for many. Consider how the news media has contributed to this fear-frenzy. Time’s stories last week...
by Staff | May 13, 2020 | Blog
Every afternoon, Gov. Beshear gives his coronavirus briefing. He updates us on the numbers of new cases, new deaths attributed to coronavirus, and reminds us that “we’re all in this together.” Some tune in religiously and hang on every word. But is...
by Staff | May 12, 2020 | Blog
KY Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a lawsuit against Gov. Andy Beshear over the governor’s ban of in-person faith-based meetings to slow the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Beshear said churches couldn’t open until May 20th, while manufacturers and horse...
by Staff | May 11, 2020 | Blog
Gov. Beshear ordered Kentuckians going out in public to begin wearing masks today. The idea is to slow the spread of coronavirus as Kentucky’s economy begins to open up. However, many have questioned why people haven’t already been ordered to wear masks...
by Staff | May 8, 2020 | Blog
The coronavirus hasn’t claimed nearly as many lives as health experts predicted. There have been only around 250 COVID-19 related deaths in Kentucky, and most have been the very elderly or immuno-compromised. Nor have hospitals been overwhelmed, which was the...
by Staff | May 7, 2020 | Blog
Today is the National Day of Prayer. This is where Christians from across the denominational spectrum gather on courthouse steps across the country to hear brief messages and to pray for our state and nation. But not today at least not in person. Despite the inability...
by Staff | May 6, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky’s primary has been moved to June 23. Now the Kentucky Board of Elections has recommended that all voting will be done by mail-in ballots. They also approved an additional $1.2 million to cover return postage for voters and an additional $1 million for...
by Staff | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Last week Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron called on Gov. Andy Beshear to lift his order requiring churches to not meet in-person. Cameron said “The Governor should allow churches to resume in-person services, consistent with the (U.S.) Constitution...
by Staff | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Gov. Beshear vetoed Kentucky’s Born Alive Infant Protection Act. The bill required that “a physician performing an abortion shall take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant,” Abortionists who...
by Staff | May 1, 2020 | Blog
Tennessee’s Safer at Home Order expired yesterday and the majority of businesses in 89 of the 95 Tennessee’s counties are allowed to reopen today. Gov. Bill Lee said his “Economic Recovery Group [had been] working with industry leaders around the...
by Staff | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) suggested that states struggling to pay bills should consider filing bankruptcy. He said that “[bankruptcy] save[d] some cities. And there’s no good reason for it not to be available.” McConnell explained that...
by Staff | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog
A group of pro-life advocates presented Gov. Beshear with over 10,000 petition signatures asking him to close down EMW Women’s Clinic in Louisville. They point out that 627 children have been aborted in Kentucky between March 1 to April 21. During the same time...
by Staff | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky lags behind Tennessee in the number of people tested for COVID-19. As of last week, Tennessee tested approximately 110,000 residents while Kentucky has tested about 33,000. Interestingly, Tennessee has had fewer deaths: 157 compared to Kentucky’s 171 as...
by Staff | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog
There’s good news regarding the fight against COVID-19 and it comes from right here in the Commonwealth. Researchers at the University of Louisville have made a breakthrough and developed a technology that appears to block the coronavirus from infecting human...
by Staff | Apr 24, 2020 | Blog
Rahm Emmanual said “you never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” Now, I don’t subscribe to his political worldview, but we know that in a time of...
by Staff | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog
On Wednesday, the Kentucky legislature passed a last-minute bill classifying abortion as an elective surgical procedure. This was a response to Gov. Beshear’s executive order requiring the closure of non-essential surgical centers all across the Commonwealth....
by Staff | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog
It’s Earth Day today. Fifty years ago, environmentalists founded the first Earth Day. They brought the issue of pollution and ecological degradation to our attention. After all, Earth is our common home and we all want clean air and clean water. Critics of the...
by Staff | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog
I’ve been on the phone with pastors across the state recently and a common concern I’m hearing is Gov. Beshear’s tone toward the church hasn’t been very positive. This comes from multiple phone conversations I’ve had with pastors from...
by Staff | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog
A federal judge upheld a Louisville church’s religious freedom. Just before Easter, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer ordered Louisville churches to not have drive-in services. At the same time, he allowed other drive-through services at restaurants and liquor...
