RGA's re-emergence brings President Obama back into spotlight with Election Day nearing
10/20/2015 07:14 PM
The return of the Republican Governors Association to Kentucky television airwaves brings an unpopular national figure back to the state’s political consciousness: President Barack Obama. The RGA and Republican Attorneys General Association have dumped millions in the state to link Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Conway and attorney general candidate Andy Beshear to the president, hoping Obama’s poor approval numbers in Kentucky rub off on his fellow Democrats in their respective campaigns for constitutional office. Speaking to Pure Politics after addressing an animated... Read more 
Agriculture commissioner candidate Ryan Quarles launches targeted campaign ads
10/20/2015 11:55 AM
Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles released a trio of geographically targeted television ads on Tuesday focusing on his background and efforts for each diverse region of Kentucky. The ads, part of a six-figure buy, and focus on Quarles’ background, the local food movement, and initiatives the GOP nominee will bring as Agriculture Commissioner. The first spot running in Northern Kentucky and Louisville media markets focuses on farm-to-table and urban agriculture. The second spot targets the Lexington and... Read more
Conway ads turn positive in home stretch of campaign as RGA goes back on air for Bevin
10/20/2015 10:44 AM
Attorney General Jack Conway has hammered Republican gubernatorial opponent Matt Bevin in recent months over statements on education, taxes and other issues, but as the campaign nears the final days the Democratic candidate has turned positive on-air. Conway’s latest spot which began running on cable and satellite across the state on Tuesday highlights how Conway plans to help families and grow Kentucky’s economy. “As governor, I’ll invest in early education to give our children a good start,” Conway says in the... Read more
Alison Lundergan Grimes first general election ad promotes 'love' of her job
10/20/2015 09:30 AM
Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is promoting the love her job in her first re-election spot of the campaign. In the 30 second ad Grimes looks directly to the camera promoting her successes in her first term in office. Grimes nonchalantly talks about her run for U.S. Senate in the ad, and the negative ads run against her in the state. “The last few years have been noisy in Kentucky,” Grimes says in the ad. “A lot of... Read more
The firestorm over the alleged hiring of prostitutes for Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball players and recruits intensified Tuesday with a new report from ESPN. In a web story and segment on the show Outside the Lines, ESPN reported that five former University of Louisville players and recruits confirmed elements of the allegations. One former recruit, who was unnamed, told ESPN that he’d had sex with a prostitute paid by former U of L director of basketball operations Andre McGee. Soon after ESPN’s report went live, national sports commentators and Kentucky-based columnists began calling for Cardinals coach Rick Pitino to resign. Eric Crawford covered the Cardinals [...]
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Jefferson County is vying for part of a huge pot of federal money meant to make communities more resilient during natural disasters. Kentucky is one of about 40 entities competing in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. The money is part of a nearly billion-dollar pot appropriated for Hurricane Sandy relief. Some of that money is earmarked for the regions affected by Sandy, but about $820 million of it is open to the rest of the country. Kentucky’s application focuses on two counties: urban Jefferson County and rural Bell County. It asks for about $82 million in [...]
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Jefferson County Public Schools students will get a plate full of locally grown food for lunch this week. As part of National Farm to School Month, JCPS cafeteria’s will serve a menu full of locally grown food at district elementary, middle and high schools on Wednesday and Thursday. The school district began its farm-to-school initiative about eight years ago with a bunch of apples from Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Starlight, Ind. Now, there are seven local farmers in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee providing produce for JCPS. Dan Ellnor, manager of the Nutrition Service Center at JCPS, said the Farm to School program is [...]
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The Mormon Church staked a deeper claim to middle ground in American society on Tuesday, advocating for compromises between protecting religious liberties and prohibiting discrimination, and criticizing Kentucky clerk Kim…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Oct 20, 2015 10:36:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Until Monday, it certainly looked like Jack Conway was heading toward victory in Kentucky's race for governor. And he still might be, but at least now we've got a ballgame.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Oct 20, 2015 10:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Urging from Sen. Mitch McConnell's, combined with internal polling that led the Republican Governors Association to think the Kentucky governor's race is still winnable, are behind the group's return. Over…Click to Continue » [...]
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