Poll shows rural KY voters want policies to protect workers rather than tax cuts for rich or deregulation
Most rural voters and more than 60% of rural young people said they support raising incomes for working people and lowering the cost of living, rather than tax cuts for the rich and corporate deregulation. The findings are from a new poll from the Rural Democracy Initiative. D’Erika Jones,
Kentucky elections chief clarifies Biden ballot confusion, line of succession questions
President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign may have some asking questions about the ballot and if Kentucky law allows a change in the top of the ticket, and by extension, what would happen if Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear received the nod to be Vice President Harris’
The Daily Take – Odds and ends
The Daily Take for 11/16/22 – cleaning out the In Box (but not the Inbox).
The Red Wave that wasn’t
The Red Wave that was supposed to sweep the nation into Republican control didn’t happen. In fact, Dems outperformed normal midterm results significantly.
A GOTV report from the field
I received this email yesterday from a member of Forward Kentucky who is volunteering for a local campaign. I thought it was worth sharing with all of you, and asked if I could. The writer said “Sure.” So, here it is, just as it was sent. I canvassed again for
The Daily Take – on newspapers dying (or not)
The Daily Take for 10/28/22 – where in we look at the death of newspapers.
Images from Izyum show why Russia must be defeated as quickly as possible
In the case of Izyum, Russian forces reached the city in the third week of March. Now that Ukrainian forces have pushed Russia away from the town, what’s being revealed is a whole new set of horrors.
The Daily Take – Finally, competence in DC
The Daily Take for 9/16/22 – wherein I give thanks for finally having a competent president in the White House.
EKY floods w/guest Matt Lehman (candidate for KY-4)
Aaron and Kimberly discuss the horrible flooding throughout Eastern KY w/ Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson and KY 120 member Christina Trosper. Then, we interview Matt Lehman, who is running for Congress in NKY, lining up against Libertarian/twitter troll Thomas Massie.
Elsmere City Council votes for LGBTQ Fairness Ordinance
Tonight the Elsmere City Council voted 4-1 to approve Kentucky's twenty-fourth Fairness Ordinance, protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
Post-pandemic, KY returns to world-high incarceration rate
After a drop due to the COVID pandemic, new research [https://kypolicy.org/2022-kentucky-general-assembly-passed-more-bills-increasing-incarceration-and-failed-to-make-needed-justice-changes/] found Kentucky is once again crowding more people into jails and prisons. The Bluegrass State has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, and some experts believe it is a direct result of state
League of Women Voters responds to Republicans’ House Map
According to LWVKY, there are some good things in the map. However, there are also some significant problems. And, they responded directly to Rep. Jerry Miller.
Neal Turpin is running for KY House against Tom Burch. Here's our interview.
Dr. Neal Turpin is challenging Tom Burch for the Democratic nomination for House District 30. (Disclaimer: He is a contributor to ForwardKY.) We interviewed Dr. Turpin to ask him why he decided to run for this seat at this time, what his goals are, and what he is passionate about.
Should we get rid of cash bail?
On this podcast, we talk with Alex Flood about the project to eliminate cash bail in Louisville: why it is ultimately both unconstitutional and morally bankrupt, and what we could do instead.
