An interview with Hank Linderman
In this week's Moving Kentucky Forward, we talk with Hank Linderman, Congressional candidate in KY's 2nd district. It was a wide-ranging conversation, and one I think you will really enjoy.
So now the KY GOP is going after ... libraries?!?
There are bills that you just expect to be filed each year: antiabortion bills; gun bills; tax breaks for the wealthy. I never thought I would see a bill attacking public libraries. But here we are.
For once, McConnell on right side of history
It is often said that “partisanship dies at water’s edge.” Today, Senator Mitch McConnell chose to honor that saying, and to stand on the right side of history.
These 5 crappy bills are on the move
Like any KYGA session, there are lots of bad bills, and a few good ones. Here, though, are five that are on the move, and need to be killed.
For once, the system worked. Sorta.
A really bad bill in Frankfort was actually changed because of public feedback. Yes, really.
An interview with Morgan McGarvey
We talked with Sen. Morgan McGarvey about his campaign for KY’s 3rd District, about reaching voters across the city, about his work in Frankfort, and what he wants to be known for if elected to Congress. It was an insightful and wide-ranging interview; give it a listen to learn more.
Inch by inch, Repubs are eroding democracy in Frankfort
We see Repubs elsewhere attacking democracy in big ways. Frankfort? Not so much. But inch by inch, the KY GOP is still eroding democracy. Death by a thousand cuts is still death.
Chris Preece, candidate for KY-06
Running for office is pretty much a full-time job. Being a teacher is definitely a full-time job. And yet Chris Preece is doing both as he takes on Andy Barr for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. Why is Preece doing this? And how is it going?
Wait – now we need to teach the “good side” of the Holocaust?!?
To all the people trying to cover up the past, here’s a tip: 1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual. And SB 138 is a train-wreck of a bill.
Yes, Democrats manage the economy better than Republicans.
You would think that the so-called “party of big business” would know how to make our economy hum. Turns out it’s the Dems who are better at it.
Why are Republicans attacking your schools?
Our public schools have been under increasing attack in recent years, with the attacks mainly led by Republicans. Here are three reasons they are coming after public education.
A sampling of bad bills on the move
There are now about 700 bills filed in Frankfort, and guess what? Some of them are real stinkers. Here’s a few bad bills that are nevertheless moving.
An interview with Rep. Joni Jenkins
We interviewed state Rep. Joni Jenkins and looked back over her time in Frankfort, including her best and worst memories, how things have changed, and what KY Dems need to do going forward.
