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Kentuckians mourning another mass shooting met by GOP lawmakers’ unfathomable cowardice
Over Fourth of July weekend, there was a mass shooting at a 21st birthday party in Florence (northern Kentucky, Boone County); four people were shot to death; three are...
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Pledging allegiance to their corrupt commander, KY Republicans quickly kneel to convicted felon
For a literary, nonpolitical project, I recently had to reread Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and re-watch the Hulu TV series of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian story about a...
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Hazard event kicks off campaign against what foes call the ‘voucher amendment’
Fresh off Kentucky’s primary election, opponents are launching a campaign against a constitutional amendment that will go before voters in November and would allow the General Assembly to fund...
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Some legacy
In an April 21 KET interview, GOP Senate leader Damon Thayer was asked to define the term “normal Republican.” “Someone who wants to help put the fire out that’s...
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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...
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Did Kentucky legislators serve our common wealth?
In a republic, the form of government that the U.S. Constitution prescribes for states, the will of the people is supposed to be exercised through elected representatives. In Kentucky,...
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Kentucky Republicans and Democrats prepare to face off on ‘school choice’ amendment
FRANKFORT — As the dust settled on the General Assembly’s 2024 session, Republican and Democratic lawmakers began gearing up for a fierce fight on a constitutional amendment to allow...
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Open records loopholes die in Kentucky Senate. Attempt to revive anti-DEI bill also fails.
FRANKFORT — A controversial rewriting of the Kentucky Open Records Act died in the Senate as the 2024 regular session ended Monday, but Republican leaders said lawmakers will revisit...
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Kentucky Senate avoids vote on abortion exceptions
FRANKFORT — With about five hours left in the 2024 legislative session, a Louisville Democrat tried to force a Senate vote on a stalled bill that would have added...
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Veto of mass incarceration bill gives Kentucky supermajority a shot at redemption
FRANKFORT — As I sort through the remains of this session, I keep returning to something I’ve heard said, only half-jokingly, about Kentucky: We waited until after the Civil...