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Lawyer and political analyst Teri Kanefield says that Republicans have a choice: democracy or anti-democracy. Listen as she lays out the history of the Republican party that got us here, and if they choose against democracy, what we can do.
As the General Assembly considers the budget, we need to ask the question: Will we make “saving the children” a political issue in the budget?
The state House passed a budget Thursday that includes a number of provisions for health, including many that were in Gov. Beshear’s budget proposal, but with some variations in amounts and sources of money.
Repubs keep saying there was no partisan intent in heir maps, “just math.” But look at this list of the results of the new maps, and it is clear that Republicans in Frankfort used the redistricting process to hurt Democrats and help Republicans.
If you live in a county with a low percentage of people vaccinated for Covid-19, more of your neighbors are likely to have died from the disease. And if you live in a county with a high full-vaccination rate, it is likely to have a low death rate.
Kentucky’s lawmakers are already talking about cutting taxes, especially on the rich. This article lays out why that is a BAD idea.
Here is a video excerpt from the AMA session that Jason Bailey did this week with some Members of Forward Kentucky. Some of these facts may surprise you! Please view, and then share widely.
A good comparison of parts of the Beshear budget to the House budget, provided by Sen. Denise Harper Angel.
A database tracking hospital capacity across the United States rates Kentucky’s situation as “unsustainable,” meaning that the daily case count is on a trend to exceed hospital capacity within the next ten days.
Republicans are manufacturing a phony crisis with bills designed to score points in November. The bills seek to limit a public elementary or secondary teacher's freedom to teach about systemic racism
But what exactly is “dark money,” and why is it considered a problem? A law professor who studies campaign finance answers those questions and explains how improved disclosure laws could shed some light on dark money.
Nick Storm of Kentucky Fried Politics has done a good job of digging into the newly-dropped Senate redistricting map.
“Don’t Look Up” is satire, certainly – but it’s also a commentary on humans rejecting science. Why do we do that? Here are five myths that help explain.
As reproductive rights again face significant challenges, new analysis finds there is not a single state where support for a federal ban on abortion has more than 30% support among the public.
Why doesn’t the KY Department of Transportation award so many one-bid contracts? Perhaps state auditor Harmon should find out.
After the House Republicans unveiled their new redistricting maps, I reached out to various Democratic activists, consultants, and insiders for their take on the maps. Here is a collection of their comments.
