Republicans trying to unseat House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins in the 99th District.
05/11/2016 08:17 PM
Correction: Rep. Rocky Adkins is the House Majority Floor Leader. MOREHEAD – A nurse practitioner who serves as president of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, and an ordained minister with ties to the Kim Davis controversy, are opposing one another for the Republican nomination to the 99th District House seat currently held by Democratic House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins. Wendy Fletcher, who currently sees approximately 5,000 patients at the Health Plus Clinic in Morehead admits the primary... Read more 
69th House District GOP challenger admits to not having lived in district one year by Election Day, argues date should be certificate of election
05/11/2016 07:36 PM
What’s the definition of an election and when is that election over? Those are the main questions Boone Co. Circuit Judge J.R. Schrand in northern Kentucky is pondering as the fate of political newcomer Danny Seifried’s candidacy is decided ahead of Tuesday’s primary in the 69th House District. Seifried is challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Adam Koenig for the seat, but the two are locked in a court battle over Seifried’s eligibility to represent the district which covers part of Boone... Read more
House Speaker Greg Stumbo files lawsuit over Gov. Bevin's vetoes
05/11/2016 04:48 PM
FRANKFORT – Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Franklin Circuit Court looking to the court for clarity on whether Gov. Matt Bevin’s recent vetoes, and another bill he signed into law, were done properly. The lawsuit focuses on the vetoes of House bills approved on April 15, including the state’s upcoming two-year budget, and the passage of Senate Bill 296, which the governor signed into law even though it had not been properly delivered to... Read more
Sen. Gerald Neal absent from final 33rd District Senatorial debate
05/11/2016 01:11 PM
LOUISVILLE – The Black United Press Political Candidates Forum took place Tuesday night in West Louisville with longtime incumbent Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, absent. The two other Democratic candidates, former legislative and political aide Charles Booker, and retired Jefferson County District Judge Toni Stringer, along with Republican John Yuen were at the event which was attended by close to 100 voters. Republican Shenita Rickman did not attend because of a family emergency. Booker, who worked for Neal as an aide in Frankfort... Read more
Grimes predicts 20 percent turnout on Tuesday, says GOP presidential caucus will play a negative role
05/11/2016 12:46 PM
FRANKFORT — With a slew of high profile races on the ballot on Tuesday, May 17, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says only one-in-five registered voters are likely to appear at the ballot box. Making her predictions from her office in the state Capitol, Grimes implored voters to take part in the process and to look at the bevy of high profile races including the Democratic presidential primary, U.S. Senate contests on both sides of the aisle, as well... Read more
Hillary Clinton takes aim at Donald Trump while barely mentioning Bernie Sanders at Louisville rally
05/10/2016 09:01 PM
LOUISVILLE — The war of words between Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump continued on Tuesday as Clinton called her likely opponent in this fall’s election “reckless” during a campaign rally at Slugger Field. More than 1,000 supporters crowded the baseball stadium’s concourse as Clinton took Trump to task for remarks he’s made on the campaign trail on topics ranging from anti-Muslim rhetoric to the U.S. exiting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Clinton said she looked forward... Read more
Kentucky primary interactive guide
05/10/2016 01:25 PM
Kentucky’s primaries are Tuesday, May 17. If you have any questions about voting, check out our interactive guide. You can scroll through the flow chart and click on areas to enlarge them. Don’t forget to get out and vote! Read more
Former Gov. Beshear endorses Hillary Clinton in presidential primary
05/10/2016 10:54 AM
UPDATED: As Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton continues campaigning in Kentucky on Tuesday, former Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear announced his support for her campaign. Clinton is trying to clench Kentucky’s 61 Democratic delegates in the May 17 primary, as her Democratic rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has also been campaigning in the commonwealth. On Tuesday, Beshear endorsed Clinton’s campaign calling for a calm, sensible leader for the American people. “In this time of division and derision, we need a... Read more
$4.5 million sent from Office of Attorney General to Ky. State Police for future rape kit testing; Backlog kits still wait testing
05/09/2016 09:24 PM
FRANKFORT — With the push of a button the Office of the Attorney General transferred $4.5 million in settlement funds to the Kentucky State Police in an effort to ensure justice for rape victims. The fund transfer is meant to ensure invasive sexual assault forensic kits are tested in a timely fashion, but as the dollars head to the crime lab there remain thousands of untested kits still sitting on shelves and in boxes in the commonwealth. In a press... Read more
TV ads in 31st Senate District getting personal as "cozy" relationships, delinquent taxes follow coal spots
05/09/2016 01:42 PM
First, there were ads on coal and who does and doesn’t support the proverbial War on Coal. Now, the race for the 31st Senate District has taken a more personal bend, with television ads questioning Senate Minority Floor Leader Ray Jones’ relationship with a local utility operator and bounced checks written by challenger Glenn Martin Hammond intended to cover occupational taxes for his Pikeville law firm. The back-and-forth comes as voters in the district that includes Pike, Martin, Lawrence, Elliott and Morgan... Read more
Kevin E. Moore will join Actors Theatre of Louisville as managing director this summer, in advance of the Tony Award-winning theater’s 53rd season. The appointment was announced Wednesday. Moore, who for the past six years has been the managing director of Theatre Communications Group in New York City, will replace Jennifer Bielstein. After 10 years, Bielstein stepped down in March to become managing director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Related Story [...]
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Four Republicans are vying to be the chosen “Washington outsider” in the primary race for U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield’s Western Kentucky district, which he has represented in Congress since 1994. But it appears the real horse race is between just two. After losing to now-Gov. Matt Bevin in last year’s primary race, former Agriculture Commissioner James Comer has the financial edge despite an early fundraising lead by Mike Pape, Whitfield’s longtime district director. Also running are Hickman County Attorney Jason Batts and Trigg County farmer Miles Caughey. Scott Jennings, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, says Comer [...]
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House Speaker Greg Stumbo is suing Gov. Matt Bevin, saying that he improperly vetoed several bills passed during this year’s legislative session. Stumbo, a Democrat from Prestonsburg, questioned the validity of vetoes to six bills, including line-item vetoes to the state budget, which he says were improperly delivered and signed. He also says Bevin violated the constitution by not including “veto messages” that explain the rationale for several line-item vetoes to the state budget. Related Story [...]
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