Beshear says dismantling FEMA would be ‘disastrous’ though improvements need to continue
Trump launches study of agency overhaul, including shifting more disaster recovery responsibility to states
Beshear questions legality of Trump’s federal payments pause
McConnell spokesperson says grants review is typical of new presidents
KY House speaker questions ‘how reliable’ data is after school funding shortfall is predicted
Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne questioned the reliability of Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) data in response to the department’s prediction the day before that funding for public schools is facing a $40 million shortfall. Osborne said in a statement Wednesday that lawmakers “are aware that estimates provided by
Study shows growing support nationwide for expanded access to abortion pills
Even as barriers to abortion continue to increase, including in Kentucky
Students sue KY for failing to provide ‘adequate and equitable public education’
The 70-page complaint says KY schools are worse now than when the Rose decision gave birth to KERA.
Trump would have been convicted on election interference charges, says special counsel
If Trump hadn’t won the election, he would have gone to trial and been convicted, special counsel Jack Smith contends.
No place in Kentucky for the abomination that is conversion therapy
In the modern political climate, culture war battles are a dime a dozen. Whether it’s immigration or school choice or transgender bathrooms, the average voter can easily get lost in the sea of discontent that has become our politics. Given this state of things, it is impossible for anyone
Republican lawmaker again files bill to add exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban
Fleming’s bill leaves determination of rape or incest as cause of the pregnancy to individual physicians.
KY tax cut moves from Senate committee as chair warns fellow Republicans against ‘stunts’
Some Repubs want to speed up eliminating the income tax completely
Louisville Dem will try again to add exceptions to abortion ban
Yates: “This is personal to me”
Beshear touts KY economy, urges end to ‘attacks’ on public schools
Democrat presents State of the Commonwealth to Republican legislature
Another cut in KY’s income tax is rolling as Republicans advance House Bill 1
Their goal? Eliminate the state income tax completely.
‘Roadblock to transparency’: No prefiled bills await Kentucky legislature for third year
Want to have a voice in what the Lege is planning? Sorry, you’ll just have to wait until The Reveal.
Some see presidential ambitions in Beshear’s creation of New Hampshire PAC
The PAC was ostensibly set up to support the Dem running for governor – but it’s never too early to start building ties to the Dem leaders in the state
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul still travels large, courtesy of his political donors
Trips to Sweden, Denmark for fund-raising – even though foreign nationals cannot contribute to U.S. campaigns.
KY Senate Republicans name committee chairs ahead of 2025 legislative session
Some familiar names, and a few new ones
