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Expunge the overreaction to legal challenge of Kentucky’s voter purge process
Kentuckians should be proud that Secretary of State Michael Adam received a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Foundation for “protecting access to the ballot and...
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Judge hears arguments on Kentucky law banning some vaping products
FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate heard arguments Monday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. This comes...
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Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal court
A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. The state’s top...
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Kentucky election officials say noncitizens aren’t voting in the state
Kentucky election officials on Tuesday told lawmakers they know of no instances of noncitizens having voted in Kentucky. Nonetheless, Kentucky is among a number of states where voters in...
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‘Profile in Courage:’ Kentuckian Michael Adams honored for protecting election integrity
Accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Sunday night, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams thanked the JFK Library Foundation for incentivizing political courage “because it may...
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With recanvasses behind them, two primary winners look to November
LOUISVILLE — About a week after Kentucky’s primary election, two races were recanvassed, but their outcomes did not change. Though results still need to be certified, Aaron Reed won the...
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What’s next for Kentucky’s Liberty Republicans?
Liberty Republicans see good signs for their movement in Kentucky after most of their incumbents won in Tuesday’s primary and a couple of challengers defeated more establishment-type GOP lawmakers....
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Field is set for open seats in the Kentucky General Assembly
The race is on for nine open seats in the Kentucky General Assembly, while some legislative races were decided in Tuesday’s primary, though not by many voters. Statewide, turnout...
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Hotline logs one report of Election Day vote buying or selling. More Kentuckians voted early.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office’s Election Integrity Command Center received one possible report of vote buying or selling among calls it took Tuesday morning. Coleman reported...
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As early voting begins, use it or risk losing it, says Kentucky’s chief elections officer
As early voting began Thursday, one of the first to cast a ballot — and to show his support for the process — was Kentucky Secretary of State Michael...