How a public hearing is different from an investigation – and what that means for the Jan. 6 committee
A scholar of Congressional oversight discusses what the January 6 committee is aiming for in their public hearings that being tonight.
Guest Author
Articles by outside authors. See the article for the author and contact information.
Do schools need their own police departments?
The Colonels bring you a quick Kentucky news rundown, then welcome a new installment of Doug Price is Right – tackling the issue of school district police departments, which are popping up in some Kentucky counties.
If buying a gun were like getting an abortion
Steve Greenberg makes the comparison, and nails it.
The most important article you will read today – “What would an American Fascist Government look like?”
We have an authoritarian movement growing across our country, and if it is not called out and stopped, the United States may still exist, but “America” will be gone.
Gun violence in America is the definition of insanity
The abortion of an embryo or fetus gets more attention from pro-gun legislators than children being gunned down in a classroom at 10 years old.
Legislative leaders looking ahead to plans for 2023
House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, described some of the work that is already underway.
Willie’s back on Colonels of Truth
We kick off Pride Month with KY Teacher of the Year and LGBTQ advocate Willie Carver. Also, a check-in with gun violence survivor and Moms Demand Action member Deana Mullins, on what Moms are working on in the wake of Uvalde.
“Thoughts and prayers” – to Moloch
We have now become a society that worships a new Moloch: the gun. And part of that worship is sacrificing our children to it – just as in the Old Testament.
Are guns now our American legacy?
Is this the legacy our country should be leaving for our future?
Anger – Danger – Anger
Once again we’re hearing the same, tired old reasons we can’t, or shouldn’t, do anything about gun violence. I have no choice but to write about this.
Election results & uterine insults
Aaron, Kimberly & special guest Nema break down the primary with some surprising and flat-out shocking results. They also discuss the response to the leaked SCOTUS Roe draft opinion, and other very real threats to reproductive justice in Kentucky.
Al Cross: As primary voters move GOP farther right, will others follow?
Al Cross notes: What works in Republican primaries will not necessarily work in general elections.
KDP: Beshear makes landmark announcement, continues to lead historic economic boom
Governor Andy Beshear announced another landmark achievement on Thursday: the lowest ever unemployment rate in the history of the Commonwealth.
Legislature funds health insurance for Kentuckians who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to buy private coverage
Kentucky is taking advantage of a little-used provision of the ACA to create a health-insurance plan for Kentuckians who make too much to qualify for free Medicaid coverage but not enough to pay for private insurance.
If Roe goes, birth control is likely next
Think the possible overturn of Roe is the end? Think again – it’s just the beginning.
‘Transgender law’ is bad for Kentucky youth
The act is really a pandering to a very small segment of a conservative electorate that is obsessed with sexuality.
