Written by Kentucky Lantern’s Tom Loftus Just as Democrat Andy Beshear has built a big fundraising lead over his Republican rivals for governor, the Kentucky Democratic Party has amassed a much bigger warchest than the Republican Party of Kentucky at the outset of this gubernatorial election year. In disclosures filed with campaign finance regulators this […]
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Republican lawmakers call for leadership change in Kentucky juvenile justice
Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s McKenna Horsley Republican lawmakers on Thursday called for a “change in leadership” in response to violence and inadequate care in Kentucky’s juvenile detention facilities. House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, called for “an outside trustee” to manage the department and said the the group has asked state Auditor Mike Harmon […]