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After a year of election-related lies and disinformation, voters went to the polls this month with few major problems. But election officials and voting rights advocates caution there is still considerable work to do ahead of next year’s midterms to boost lagging confidence in the democratic process
Finding good employees has always been a challenge - but these days it’s harder than ever. And it is unlikely to improve anytime soon.
I study supply chains and their impact. It’s true that prices are surging largely because of the severe shortages of both goods and labor in supply chains, but based on my research, that doesn’t mean it’ll be temporary. Rather, it suggests that inflation is here to stay.
What you’re seeing in Republican circles these days is a return to the strategies embodied in the 2013 Republican autopsy report: Fear. And redefining who is "White."
A post from Amye Bensenhaver of the KY Open Government Coalition, explaining their recent open records lawsuit.
In comparison to all the other hand-wringing, gnashing of teeth, and wails of woe from Dems following the loss of the Virginia governorship, Rachel Maddow has a very simple message: Stop freaking out. Dems actually did BETTER than history would have predicted.
It wasn’t easy opening my computer on Wednesday to read about the defeat of Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race. And it was even less fun reading two New York Times opinion columns blasting McAuliffe and Democrats generally for their poor showing.
Another brutal election, another round of soul-searching. There will be more to say, but this morning, here are a few key takeaways from last night’s races.
What we saw in Virginia in the closing days of the Youngkin campaign was the Republican playbook for 2022 in the midterms, in 2023 in Kentucky against Gov. Beshear, and certainly in 2024 against President Biden.
Kentucky counties are caught in a cycle of trying to cover the costs of incarceration by locking up more people and building bigger jails, and a new report showed the problem has stymied efforts for criminal justice reform.
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.
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.
Heather Cox Richardson reports on recent op-eds where well-known Repubs called on other Republicans to only vote for Democrats "until the authoritarian faction that has taken over their party is bled out of it."
