Federal Title X funding for Planned Parenthood should be on the chopping block, Bevin says
08/05/2015 08:57 PM
Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin is injecting controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood into this year’s campaign, pledging to halt federal Title X dollars from reaching the group’s Kentucky branches. Planned Parenthood has been the subject of a series of undercover videos published by the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress, representatives of which posed as medical researchers interested in obtaining fetal organs and tissue. The Center for Medical Progress claims the videos prove Planned Parenthood officials sell fetal parts for profit, which... Read more 
Jefferson Davis's statue will remain in Capitol Rotunda with greater emphasis on historical context
08/05/2015 07:06 PM
FRANKFORT – The 15-foot marble rendering of Confederate President Jefferson Davis will remain in the Capitol Rotunda but with a greater emphasis on the historical context on his and others’ statues, the Kentucky Historic Properties Advisory Commission decided in a special meeting Wednesday. The commission received about 3,000 public comments from June 24 through July 29, with 1,800 in favor of keeping Davis’s statue in the Rotunda versus 1,225 who supported its removal. Despite politicians like U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read more
Lieutenant governor candidates talk about women in politics and issues in N. Ky. forum
08/05/2015 04:44 PM
COVINGTON – The Republican and Democrat candidates for lieutenant governor feel that the landscape for women in politics is better than ever, and that fact has resulted in more women in the commonwealth running for statewide offices in 2015. Democrat lieutenant governor candidate Rep. Sannie Overly, D-Paris, and Republican Jenean Hampton took part in a “Women in Politics” forum held on Wednesday in Covington. This year, the Democrats have three women running for statewide office, Overly, Alison Grimes for Secretary of State... Read more
Jesse Benton, others indicted on corruption charges relating to Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign
08/05/2015 02:29 PM
UPDATED: Jesse Benton and two other former Ron Paul campaign staffers have been indicted on corruption charges. The allegations date back to a bribery scandal of former Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson, who pleaded guilty to receiving thousands for switching his support from Michelle Bachmann to Ron Paul in the early primary state’s 2012 presidential election. The indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday, charges Benton with five counts ranging from conspiracy, causing false records and campaign expenditure reports, false statements scheme... Read more
EPA and TPP is a fundraising "scare tactic" Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate says
08/05/2015 11:40 AM
GILBERTSVILLE — As Republican agriculture commissioner candidate Ryan Quarles, and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell have been sending letters and rallying their troops to protect tobacco in the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal Democratic candidate Jean Marie Lawson Spann is warning of the move as a campaign fear tactic and fundraising tool. Last week McConnell sent a third letter to President Obama’s top trade representative negotiating the 12 nation trade deal in the Pacific Rim asking that Kentucky tobacco be protected... Read more
Attendance picks up at Jefferson Davis monument in Fairview
08/05/2015 10:13 AM
FAIRVIEW — Attendance at the Jefferson Davis Historic Site in Fairview, Kentucky has spiked as state politicians have discussed relocating a 15-foot marble statue of the President of the Confederacy from the state Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. The site in Fairview features a 351 obelisk dedicated to Davis. Visitors can take an elevator ride up to an observation room inside the monument that overlooks the state park. Some visitors to the monument like Dennis Lee of Kuttawa, is fearful that there... Read more
The Chatter: Bluegrass Poll finds opposition to same-sex marriage ruling, support for Jefferson Davis statue
08/04/2015 10:55 AM
Most respondents in the latest Bluegrass Poll believe the U.S. Supreme Court erred in its ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but results released on Monday indicate the controversial decision’s impact on Kentucky’s gubernatorial race is minimal. And by an even greater majority, those polled say the marble statue of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis should remain in the Capitol Rotunda. SurveyUSA, which conducted the poll for The Courier-Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader, WHAS-TV and WKYT-TV, polled 863 registered Kentucky voters from July 22 through... Read more
Bevin seeks to hang $400K sexual harassment settlement around Democrats' necks; Conway says scandal is bipartisan
08/03/2015 09:47 PM
MAYFIELD — In a pre-Fancy Farm speech to members of his own party, Republican gubernatorial nominee Matt Bevin sought to connect Democrats with a six-figure sexual harassment settlement recently reached. In criticizing the $400,000 settlement in expansive sexual harassment suits between the Legislative Research Commission and three current and former staffers, Bevin becomes the first politician to make political hay out of the scandal that rocked Frankfort, perhaps showing his cards for the fall election season. Bevin cast the settlement as... Read more
Ky. politicians predict disaster after Obama finalizes climate change rules
08/03/2015 08:21 PM
If earlier regulations on climate change made up the political under card, President Barack Obama unveiled the main event on Monday. And if the initial response is any indication, expect the debate to only intensify with time. Obama announced his revised plan to reduce carbon emissions, calling the plan the “single most important step that America has ever made” in the fight against climate change during a White House press conference. “We’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate... Read more
Gatewood Galbraith's legacy lives on at fourth Fancy Farm since his death
08/03/2015 01:17 PM
UPDATED WITH PACKAGE FANCY FARM — Since Gatewood Galbraith’s death in January 2012, Rebecca “Babycoaldust” Collins and others who espouse the outspoken late politico’s beliefs have ensured his legacy is represented every first Saturday in August.
Shaded beneath a tent shared with Kentuckians for Medical Marijuana and behind a table filled with books, buttons and stickers, Collins said that while many recall Galbraith’s staunch advocacy to legalize marijuana and hemp, her group, called Gatewood’s Legacy, hopes to reinforce his broader views... Read more
Louisville is among the first eight cities selected to participate in a $42 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative that aims to help local governments improve the way they use and distribute data. But the selection doesn’t necessarily mean a chunk of money is coming directly to Louisville, said Theresa Reno-Weber, the head of Metro’s Office of Performance Improvement. Instead, the initiative will provide analysts and advisers to assess how data is assimilated and broadcast to residents. Experts in data and city programming from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Government Excellence, the Sunlight Foundation and the Behavioral Insights Team, among others, are partnering with Bloomberg for the program. “It [...]
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Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's summer just went from bad to worse.Click to Continue » [...]
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A Kentucky county clerk who refuses to give couples marriage licenses has sued Gov. Steve Beshear, claiming he is obligated to create a policy for issuing the documents that upholds her religious rights. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stopped issuing marriage licenses in June after the Supreme Court lifted same-sex marriage bans throughout the U.S. Four Rowan County couples that were denied marriage licenses sued Davis, seeking to compel her to issue the documents. In the complaint filed Tuesday evening, Davis also argues that Beshear is liable for potential damages stemming from the couples’ lawsuit. Davis said in the complaint that issuing marriage licenses to same-sex [...]
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A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis will remain in the Kentucky Capitol building rotunda, a state commission decided on Wednesday. The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to keep the statue despite calls for its removal from multiple state leaders, including Gov. Steve Beshear, Sen. Mitch McConnell and the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor. The commission also voted to create a committee charged with increasing efforts to educate Capitol visitors about the historical context of the statues in the building. “I hope the message that was sent was that we have a lot of educational work to do and that we do [...]
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Prosecutors have charged several top aides to Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign, now working to help his son Rand Paul win the Republican nomination, with conspiring to buy the support…Click to Continue » [...]
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Rand Paul ally Jesse Benton indicted for alleged role in 2012 Iowa bribery scandal
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Jesse Benton, the head of a super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's presidential bid, and two other aides to former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign were charged…Click to Continue » [...]
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HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT –Gov. Steve Beshear has asked President Obama to issue a major disaster declaration and provide emergency assistance to persons in four counties recovering from last month’s flooding. Letters supporting Beshear's request also were sent to the White House from U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and U.S. Reps. Hal Rogers and Thomas Massie. Strong storms from July 11 to July 20 caused heavy rain and flash flooding, which claimed lives, washed out roads and forced people from their homes in several communities, Beshear said. In his letter to Obama, Beshear noted the four deaths attributed to the flash flood [...]
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