Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern Denied records it sought in 2020 from Attorney General Daniel Cameron about a Ballot Integrity Task Force he co-chairs, American Oversight, a national advocacy group, pressed on. And that set up an ongoing legal battle that open records advocates say was unnecessary and shows Cameron is unwilling to release even the […]
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Kentucky governor’s race ad spend hits $15 million
The total ad spend on the Kentucky governor’s race has now reached just under $15 million, according to Medium Buying — a firm that tracks political advertising spending on TV and radio. The amount spent so far means that this year’s gubernatorial race will shatter the record set in 2019 when $24 million was spent […]
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How often was NKY mentioned at Fancy Farm?Â
In short, not often. The most significant connection to Northern Kentucky at Fancy Farm this year was an appearance from former state House Rep. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington), who is running for secretary of state. The city of Fancy Farm hosted the 143rd St. Jerome Picnic this past weekend. As part of the annual festival, invited […]
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In the race for secretary of state, gloves come off at Fancy Farm
Nearly nine months to the day he lost his reelection bid to the 65th District House seat, Buddy Wheatley stood on a stage in Marshall County, pitching his credentials to a room full of Democrats on why he should be Kentucky’s next secretary of state. “As a firefighter and a former state legislator, I faced […]
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Despite health issues, McConnell wants to ‘finish the job’ in Kentucky
It’s been 28 years since Sen. Mitch McConnell’s first Fancy Farm, and at 81, he said it’s not his last. But, with recent health issues, including a moment at the country’s Capitol where he momentarily lost his train of thought during a press conference, leading to other Senate members having to escort him to a […]
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Kentucky’s Gubernatorial and Secretary of State candidates to face off at Fancy Farm
Gov. Andy Beshear will duke it out verbally with Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, today during Kentucky’s annual political picnic. The annual picnic is an event that allows Kentucky politicians to roast each other on a stage while supporters from both sides cheer and boo. It is […]
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Daniel Cameron to campaign in Newport Thursday
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, will hold a campaign event in Newport Thursday. The event is part of “Moms for Daniel Cameron.” It’s Cameron’s first official campaign event in NKY since appearing in Boone County in June. It’s also the first event in the region since Cameron backed out of NKY’s […]
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Culture war issue front and center in latest governor’s ads
In an ad released Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear works to distance himself from a claim by his opponent, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, that Beshear supports gender reassignment surgery for children. The ad, and an ad from a Political Action Committee, known as a PAC, supporting Cameron, show that national culture war topics are likely […]
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Beshear pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaign
Written by Bruce Schreiner for Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back hard against Republican efforts to cast him as an advocate of gender reassignment surgery for minors, saying his detractors have misrepresented his position and invoking his Christian faith and support for parental rights to explain why he vetoed a measure that […]
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Beshear most popular Democratic governor amongst Republicans, poll says
Gov. Andy Beshear remains the most popular Democratic governor in the country, even amongst the state’s Republican voters, according to a poll released Monday. The Morning Consult Poll showed that 64% of Kentucky voters approve of Beshear, with 32% disapproving, according to the survey conducted from April 1 to June 30. Forty-nine percent of Republicans […]
