The Kentucky Democracy Project is planning a series of events to help register voters and acquaint them with candidates. Kentucky’s voter registration deadline for the November election is Oct. 11. The events include two candidate meet-and-greets, two pub crawls over the first two weekends of October, and other opportunities to register voters across Northern Kentucky. […]
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Dems, GOP spar at Fancy Farm, but come together in support of flooding, tornado victims
With this year’s Fancy Farm being another GOP-heavy event, the political jabbing was mainly targeted at the only three Democrats scheduled to speak. Those Democrats were Charles Booker, who is running against U.S. Senator Rand Paul; 1st Congressional District candidate Jimmy Ausbrooks, who is running against Republican incumbent James Comer; and Kentucky Democratic Party Chair […]
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Fancy Farm serves up GOP-heavy lineup
On Saturday, much of the commonwealth’s political world is expected to descend on Fancy Farm for the 142nd annual picnic hosted by St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in far western Kentucky. “Iowa is to presidential campaigns as Fancy Farm is to Kentucky campaigns,” said Shane Noem, chair of the Kenton County Republican Party. “It’s such a […]
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Rand Paul votes no on veterans health care bill
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted ‘no’ on the PACT – Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics – Act, which seeks to give healthcare funds to veterans who were exposed to toxic waste pits and Agent Orange. Paul was one of eleven Republican senators to vote against the bill, which would have expanded access to healthcare […]
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Ky. Democrats target local candidate over alleged domestic violence
The Kentucky Democratic Party took aim at a local Republican legislative candidate on Wednesday. Jerry Gearding is running against Democratic incumbent State Rep. Rachel Roberts in the 67th district in Campbell County. In a tweet, Kentucky Democrats called out the Republican party for nominating “an accused violent abuser to serve in the General Assembly.” Gearding […]
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Republican voters now outnumber Democratic voters in Kentucky
For the first time in the history of Kentucky, the number of Republican voters is higher than the number of Democratic voters. Republican voters now tally 1,612,060, compared to 1,609,569 registered Democrats. “After a century and a half, the birthplace of Lincoln has finally aligned with the party of Lincoln,” said Secretary of State Michael […]
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What does Biden order on abortion mean in Kentucky?
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Friday that he said was intended to help to protect women’s right to reproductive healthcare services. The executive order has four main tenants: Safeguarding access to reproductive health care services, including abortion and contraception; Protecting the privacy of patients and their access to accurate information; Promoting the safety […]
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NKY’s gubernatorial candidates file 2nd quarter campaign finance reports
Northern Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates raised about 10 percent of what challenger Andy Beshear has raised this quarter — combined. That’s according to second quarter campaign finance reports that Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) and former attorney Eric Deters filed. Republican candidate newcomer Maddox, who announced her candidacy last month, raised just over $110,000 for her first month. […]
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U.S. Senate advances bipartisan gun legislation that would provide more extensive background checks
This article has been corrected to reflect that the Senate advanced the gun-related legislation. An earlier version stated that the bill had passed. The United States Senate advanced a bipartisan gun safety bill Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 34 that could be the most impactful gun legislation in the nation in decades. The […]
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Sen. McConnell plans to ‘target the problem’ of mental illness and school safety
Sen. Mitch McConnell visited the Maysville Rotary Club Tuesday where he was asked about gun reform amid last week’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but didn’t give any details on actions he would take. McConnell told LEX 18 political reporter Karolina Buczek that he was discussing how Democrats and Republicans might come together to “target […]