by Richard Nelson | May 29, 2018 | Blog
Another school shooting grips our nation as we struggle for answers. Eight students and two faculty members are dead. Thirteen others were wounded by an angry student armed with a shotgun and pistol. But unlike the Parkland school shooting, for the most part students...
by Richard Nelson | May 25, 2018 | Blog
Today, Irish voters are going to the polls to decide whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that protects unborn life in the womb. But advocates on either side of the issue won't be able to use Facebook or Google to get out their message. The tech giants...
by Richard Nelson | May 24, 2018 | Blog
Pres. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the treaty with Iran which allows them to develop a nuclear program, purportedly under supervision. Upon the news of the treaty's dissolution, members of the Iranian parliament burned a photo of a U.S. flag in their parliament...
by Richard Nelson | May 23, 2018 | Blog
Amazon is looking to build its second headquarters in the U.S. and has narrowed down its search to 20 cities. It's a highly competitive process as Amazon seeks to invest $5 Billion and hire 50,000 employees, and most are high paying jobs. Amazon is ranking the...
by Richard Nelson | May 22, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky's primary election is today. And if you think we've been talking about it a lot lately, well, that's because we think it's important for Kentuckians to get out and vote. There will be candidates on the ballot ranging from local to federal...
by Richard Nelson | May 21, 2018 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal law that banned states from allowing gambling on sports. This means that states will now be able to create a regulatory structure and allow gambling on all sporting events. One reason the federal government banned it was...
by Richard Nelson | May 18, 2018 | Blog
Another round of sexual harassment claims are making the news. The latest is over New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman who was ironically a champion of the #MeToo movement and publicly spoke against sexual harassment and abuse. But Schneiderman has been...
by Richard Nelson | May 17, 2018 | Blog
Should Welfare Recipients Be Required to Work? According to some groups in Kentucky the answer is no. The debate is over whether recipients of SNAP or food stamps should be required to work. As it is, some 164,000 Kentuckians receive food stamps and nearly half are...
by Richard Nelson | May 16, 2018 | Blog
The Boy Scouts are dropping the word "boy" from their name and will now simply be called Scouts BSA. It's the latest in a series of changes that moves the Boy Scouts further from their original mission which was to shape young boys into men. The Boy...
by Richard Nelson | May 15, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky's primary election is one week from today. Candidates for local, state and federal offices will be on the ballot which varies from county to county. Last election, only about 20 percent of registered voters in Kentucky participated in the primary. Usually...
by Richard Nelson | May 14, 2018 | Blog
Do employees have a right to wear clothing that promote political messages? Even if those messages violate the beliefs of the business owners? That's the question that's making state news. An Elizabethtown coffee shop owner asked one of his employees to not...
by Richard Nelson | May 11, 2018 | Blog
A recent study finds that America’s next big public health issue is loneliness. And surprisingly the group most affected is young people age 18-22. Medical professionals tell us that this is a major threat to our mental, emotional and physical...
by Richard Nelson | May 10, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky's new Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis proposed the state to take over failing Louisville public schools. Teachers and administrators are protesting but Lewis argues in his 90 page audit that too many schools are failing and too many kids are being left...
by Richard Nelson | May 9, 2018 | Blog
Lobbyists spent a record $8.4 million trying to influence Kentucky lawmakers this last legislative session. So should we be upset? Is lobbying corrupt? While there's a negative perception about lobbyists, there's nothing inherently corrupt. Lobbyists are...
by Richard Nelson | May 8, 2018 | Blog
One of the traditions in Washington D.C. is the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner where comedian's poke fun at politicians, especially the president. But this year's speaker, Michelle Wolf crossed a line with her routine that was...
by Richard Nelson | May 7, 2018 | Blog
At least that's according to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. She recently ruled that government agencies must notify illegal immigrant children in state custody that they have a right to an abortion. They must also publish notices in foreign languages that says...
by Richard Nelson | May 4, 2018 | Blog
Have you heard the one about the monkey who went to court to sue over copyright infringement? No, it's not a joke. A monkey snapped a selfie that became famous but PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) filed for copyright infringement. The 9th U.S....
by Richard Nelson | May 3, 2018 | Blog
Today is the National Day of Prayer. It was created by Congress in 1952 and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. As people go to local...
by Richard Nelson | May 2, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky has been a reliably democratic state for the past 100 years but a major political shift is taking place. Since Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 there have been 335, 744 new Republican registrations. There have been only 18,506 Democratic...
by Richard Nelson | May 1, 2018 | Blog
There's some good news regarding Kentucky's unemployment numbers. It's at 4 percent—which is the lowest it’s been since the Bureau of Labor statistics began tracking this number in 1976. One reason for the change is that Kentucky has attracted...
