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Voter turnout among college students jumped to 66% in the 2020 presidential election according to a report released today. The 14 percentage-point increase — up from 52% turnout in the 2016 election — outpaces that of all Americans.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams appeared before the U.S. Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday in a hearing on emerging threats to election administration.
Climate reports are often written at a scientific level. So we thought it would be helpful to clarify some of the most common terms.
For all the news stories that seem to tug us in one direction or another, there is just one overarching story in the news for Americans today: We are in an existential fight to defend our democracy from those who would destroy it.
Whether you favor these bills or oppose them may be beside the point, because the bottom line is that if these bills pass, they could spell disaster for Kentucky’s already strapped economy.
Pending legislation in Kentucky would prohibit any discussions about race, sex, or religion that might make a student experience “discomfort.” Yet I would argue that such discussions are fundamentally necessary in schools to curtail racism, sexism, and religious intolerance.
A new report by the KY Center for Economic Policy shows how we can use the large revenue surplus to create conditions for a strong and sustained economic recovery that benefits everyone.
As a scholar who has spent decades trying to unravel the hurdles that mark the beginning of this nation, here are some facts: No vaccination foe, no protester waving the “DONT TREAD ON ME” flag, would ever gain the posthumous approval of the American founders.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits not only provide struggling Americans with food, but also disproportionately help rural communities' economies, according to a newly published study.
We must “set the record straight” because the future of our democracy is at stake. Here's a simple and clear list of some things Dems DO and DON'T want.
The conspiracy theory video “Plandemic” recently went viral. As scholars who research conspiracy theories, we believe there is value in exposing the rhetorical techniques used in this video.
“What the hell is happening?” said Rachel Patterson, who owns a hair salon in Huntsville, Alabama, and who has been screamed at, cussed out and walked out on for asking clients to don a mask. “Like, I feel like we are living on another planet. Like I don’t — I don’t recognize anyone anymore.”
Kentucky is reopening Kynect, the state's health-insurance exchange, as the portal for Kentuckians to purchase low- or no-cost insurance, and the site will have two more insurers and its first vision plan.
The Republicans sense disarray and division within the Democratic Party, and will use it to their cynical advantage to win elections and implement their dangerous far-right agenda. The implications for democracy in America are too frightening to contemplate.
From my perspective, the fundamental problem is that we no longer trust one another. The lost thread is truth. And good Republicans are in the best position to address this problem. They need to speak openly and honestly to their base.
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, St. Claire had a maximum of 25 patients, and saw around two Covid-related deaths a week. But now, ss of September 17, St. Claire had more than 160 Covid positive patients, and was experiencing two or three deaths per day.
