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Jamie Lucke

On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
Appalachia, Bloody Breathitt, Brandon Haddix, Breathitt County, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Gatewood Galbraith, J.D. Vance, Joe Biden, Mandi Fugate Sheffel, Mark Wireman, Mitch McConnell, News, Read Spotted Newt, Republican National Convention, Stephen Bowling, Whitney Haddix

On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots

JACKSON — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, city council member and director of the Breathitt County Public...

Kentucky auditor, cabinet clash over access to child abuse database as new law takes effect
Allison Ball, Andy Beshear, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, children, Eric Friedlander, Government, Health, Jonathan Grate, Joy Pidgorodetska Markland, News, ombudsman

Kentucky auditor, cabinet clash over access to child abuse database as new law takes effect

FRANKFORT — The legislature last year moved responsibility for a watchdog office and child support enforcement from the Beshear administration to Republican officeholders.  Barely out of the gate, one...

Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal
Ben Brown, Brad Raffensperger, Cato Institute, Damon Thayer, democracy, Election 2024, Government, Heritage Foundation, Immigration, Jack Tomczak, mike johnson, Mike Madrid, News, Politics, Ron Hayduk, voting, Walter Olson

Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal

Preventing people who are not United States citizens from casting a ballot has reemerged as a focal point in the ongoing Republican drive to safeguard “election integrity,” even though...