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...
by Staff | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog
The other day I received a postcard that said the Commonwealth Policy Center was on a website called Who’s Funding Hate? The California-based group called Unite Here essentially says you’re a hate group if you believe that marriage is between a man and...
by Staff | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was asked at a CNN townhall forum, “Do you think religious institutions, like colleges, churches, charities, should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?” He said...
by Staff | Oct 18, 2019 | Blog
Daniel Cameron is the Republican candidate for attorney general but if a plaintiff has his way, Cameron could be disqualified for not fulfilling the Constitutional requirement of practicing law for eight years. Cameron argues that he’s fulfilled the requirement...
by Staff | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog
Everyone expects that at the end of the school year a student will get a report card. But what about the schools? Are they measuring up? The Commonwealth is now releasing report cards for every school. Each school will receive from one to five stars indicating the...
by Staff | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
The push to redefine gender knows no bounds. The toymaker Mattel has entered the fray as it released the world’s first gender-neutral doll last month. It’s supposed to look like a seven-year-old with no definable features that are either male or female. No broad...
by Staff | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in an important case that will impact our collective understanding of gender, gender identity and the rights of private business owners. The case is Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and it involves...
by Staff | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and discovered America. We all learned that in grade school and today we celebrate his discovery of the new world. Of course, Columbus was the first European to discover North America. But we don’t hear so much about his...
by Staff | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog
China just celebrated 70 years under communist rule. But considering the lack of freedom afforded to the average Chinese citizen, one wonders what is there to celebrate? NPR correspondent Ailsa Chang reported that foreign reporters were not able to access the...
by Staff | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
Kentucky has a 94 percent high school graduation rate, making it one of the top states in the country. However, as of 2018, less than two-thirds of Kentucky graduates were prepared for the next step, whether its college or the workforce. Commissioner of Education...
by Staff | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
The NCAA has a strict rule for college ballplayers that prohibits them from getting paid from outside interests. The NCAA argues that they’re keeping college sports from becoming professionalized. But critics say that NCAA athletics is a...
by Staff | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog
If you’re on Facebook, you’re aware of the thumbs up icon which means “like.” But a Frankfort judge found out the hard way that “liking” a Facebook post can get you into trouble. Judge Phillip Shepherd “liked” a Facebook post that...
by Staff | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November election. If you’ve recently moved, gotten married and changed your name, or just turned 18, then you must be registered if you plan to vote on November 5. Of course, the top race is for Kentucky...
by Staff | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing new poverty-fighting programs which include an expansion of Medicaid to illegal immigrants. Her plan is called “A Just Society,” and it would increase the federal poverty line and expand benefits...
