by Staff | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog
Today is President’s Day and at a time when confidence in political leadership may be at an all-time low, it’s good to celebrate the courage and conviction of leaders who’ve demonstrated statesmanship. Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, held the...
by Staff | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog
Well men, if you haven’t gotten chocolates and flowers for your wife, there’s still time to do so. In case you forgot, it’s Valentines Day today. Did you know that this holiday is named after an actual person who was persecuted by the Roman Emperor...
by Staff | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog
The Kentucky legislature is in full swing. So far several hundred bills have been introduced. A few high profile bills include legalizing sports gambling and medical marijuana, a constitutional amendment on abortion, mandatory voter ID at the polls, and sanctuary...
by Staff | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
Barry Black is the Chaplain to the U.S. Senate and most American’s may not have known about him or that the Senate even had a chaplain before the impeachment trial. Black led the Senate in prayer each day of the trial. He reverently appealed to God in each...
by Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog
Iowa has been the epicenter of national politics for months as Democratic presidential candidates have campaigned and made their case to the voters. However, instead of a clear winner announced on election night, there was confusion. In fact, it was a fiasco. The app...
by Staff | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
President Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate. This was only the third impeachment in U.S. history. Critics will say that it was partisan, yet Congressional Democrats couldn’t get a single Republican to join their articles of...
by Staff | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog
Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden stirred controversy when his sent a Tweet supporting transgender rights. Biden said “Let’s be clear: Transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time. There is no room for compromise when it comes to basic human...
by Staff | Feb 6, 2020 | Blog
Pres. Donald Trump may be in the middle of an impeachment trial but that didn’t deter him from speaking at the March for Life rally in Washington D.C. last week. In fact, Trump became the first president to address the pro-life event in person. Trump thanked...
by Staff | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
Should high school boys be allowed to compete on girls’ sports teams? Up until a few years ago, the answer was clearly “no.” It’s clear that boys and girls are biologically different. That’s why Title IX was a breakthrough which required...
by Staff | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog
There are two pro-life bills moving through the state legislature. One amends the state constitution to make it clear that abortion is not a protected constitutional right. The other bill protects human life that survives a botched abortion. SB 9 is sponsored by Sen....
by Staff | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog
The tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gigi is a somber reminder of life’s frailty. Seven other people died in the tragic helicopter crash last week. They were fathers, mothers, daughters and sons. And their loss leaves a gaping hole in...
by Staff | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog
Muslims from across Kentucky convened on Frankfort for the first Muslim Day at the Capitol. Waheeda Muhammad chairs the Kentucky Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and said the event was entirely planned and funded by the Muslim community. In...
by Staff | Jan 30, 2020 | Blog
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency last week. The reason? Second Amendment advocates from across the country planned a rally at the state Capitol in Richmond. Gun-rights advocates from surrounding states came to protest gun-control legislation...
by Staff | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
Gambling expansion has been pushed for decades but now it has widespread bi-partisan support. HB 137 would legalize betting on college and pro-sports. It would also legalize online poker through the Kentucky lottery. The bill passed out of committee last week and...
by Staff | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog
The Kentucky state legislature is considering a bill banning conversion therapy. This is a controversial technique where counselors employ abusive practices to force change on those struggling with various sexual orientations. The bills prohibit state licensed...
by Staff | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog
The impeachment trial of Pres. Trump is underway. It’s only the third time in our history that a president has been impeached. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes its more a political maneuver by Democrats than a fact-based case against the president....
by Staff | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog
The United Methodist church is facing a split. The denomination has argued amongst itself for years regarding the ordination of homosexuals and affirmation of homosexual marriage. On January 3, United Methodist Church leaders proposed to divide the denomination into...
by Staff | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog
The Kentucky State Senate’s number one bill is to ban sanctuary cities in the Commonwealth. This is in response to some larger cities and states that refuse to work with federal officials to uphold immigration policies. SB 1 requires any Kentucky city or law...
by Staff | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
Today, is the 47th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision. In 1973, the court legalized abortion on demand for any reason all the way through the ninth month of pregnancy. Critics call Roe v Wade a ruling without legal precedent that has...
by Staff | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog
The Commonwealth Policy Center had the privilage of working on two of the pro-life pieces of legislation passed in the last legislative session. In 2020, CPC is going to target the following pieces of legislation as we work alongside the KY House and Senate: ☑ Pass...
