Impeachment

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....

PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER

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...

Republicans Victorious in 5 of 6 Races

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...

CPC Candidate Training Coming Soon!

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...

Kentucky Revitalizes Fight Against Smoking and Vaping

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...

Pension Funding for Teachers Continues Climb

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...

Matt Jones Will Not Run for Senate

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...

Cooperation in a Partisan World

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...

Governor Bevin Concedes

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...

FREE SPEECH

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...

CHURCH AND CULTURE

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....

Careful With Your Words

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...

CREDIT CARD DEBT

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...

ELECTION RESULTS

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. ...

Deadly Fires Hit California

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...

BIDEN DENIED COMMUNION

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...

ELECTION DAY TODAY!

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...

THE GIFT OF FREE ELECTIONS

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...

TRANSPARENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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,...