Comer’s unrelenting quest to undo Biden curtailed by one pesky detail — the facts
Jamie Comer should become a novelist, since he is so good at fiction.
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You pearl-clutchers weren’t paying attention
You say you’re shocked – Shocked! – to learn that Trump plans on wreaking vengeance if re-elected. Where were you for the past 8 years?
‘Shame on Western Kentucky’
Some in Western KY are asking “What more could Andy Beshear done to win in our part of the state?” Others have some insights as to why.
What will be the record of our new AG when it comes to open government?
Will Russell Coleman follow the law and precedent – or will he be like past AGs who often stood in the way of transparency?
The hate campaign was a failed campaign
The Mitch McConnell tactic of “make them dislike your opponent more than they like you” backfired this time.
Beshear appeals to our better angels; Cameron panders to prejudice
The tone was set at Fancy Farm, and hasn’t changed: Beshear still calls for vision and unity, while Cameron preaches division and hate.
‘If we don’t have Beshear back in there, we won’t have a firewall any more.’
How bad would a Cameron win be for labor? “The sky’s the limit.”
Clardy on the Cameron ads
Daniel Cameron is angry about the ads, calling them racist. Historian Brian Clardy says the ads are accurate.
The race America should be watching
According to one analyst, the KY governor’s race could be “a harbinger of America’s future.”
How much is an end to violence worth?
Violence interrupter programs work. So why is Congress considering cutting them?
A major open-records decision: the Court got it right
The Kentucky Open Government Coalition won a major court case in the ongoing fight for government transparency. Amye Bensenhaver explains.
Answers in Genesis: an expensive violation of church and state separation
Why is the state sending millions of dollars to a clearly religious endeavor?
Maybe we should just agree
Instead of arguing with our MAGA relatives, let’s just agree with them. And then take that agreement to its logical conclusion.
‘Speaker Mike Johnson does not stand with workers’
Johnson says he wants to get back to the business of legislating. But for whom is he legislating? It’s not for working people – that’s for sure.
On the MAGA madness in Congress and the country
The House Republicans have chosen a far-right Christian nationalist Trump supporter with a good smile and pleasant personality. What does this tell us?
