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Both Harris and Trump campaigns display confidence as Election Day approaches
As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain locked in a tight race according to public polling, both campaigns projected confidence Thursday. With the election just five days away, the Democratic and GOP presidential candidates are making their final pitches to voters and zooming in on swing states — with neither showing […]
Lines form at polling locations across Kentucky as Beshear and Adams urge early voting
As no-excuse early voting began in Kentucky Thursday, some polling locations saw long lines of people eager to cast their ballots.? Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams both voted early Thursday morning at their local polling places. They later appeared together at Beshear’s weekly Team Kentucky update to discuss early […]
Beshear calls for electing president by popular vote, says it would be better for Kentucky
LEXINGTON —?Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is joining other Democrats in calling for the U.S. president to be elected by popular vote, saying the country needs to “move to a place where seven states don’t decide the presidency.”? “We’ll have better government. We’ll have better politics. We’ll have better elections when we get to that point,” […]
Millions of dollars pour in from outside Kentucky to influence voters on school funding amendment
FRANKFORT — More than $16 million will be spent wooing Kentuckians to vote for or against the so-called “school choice” amendment, making it the most expensive election ever over changing Kentucky’s 1891 Constitution. In final pre-election campaign finance reports filed last week, each side has reported raising roughly $8 million, with those totals sure to […]
As early voting begins, Republicans and Democrats make final pitches on Amendment 2
With days left in Kentucky’s general election, supporters and opponents of Amendment 2 are traveling the state to make their last-minute pitches to voters.? Republicans U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, his wife Kelley Paul and former Attorney General Daniel Cameron spoke to a Bowling Green rally for the amendment Monday evening. Meanwhile, Kentucky Democrats, including Gov. […]
Eastern Kentucky housing builder looks to the sun for relief from crushing power bills
WHITESBURG — In her old house — built more than 100 years ago by a coal company — Lois Thompson says she couldn’t afford to run the heat pump on her fixed income.? When winter cold seeped through the walls, Thompson, 76, sectioned off a room by hanging up her son’s $10 childhood quilt; she […]
Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about the economy
The economy is key to many voters in their pick for president, but that fervor also makes it an attractive subject for distortions, misinformation, and oversimplification. Nearly eight? in 10 U.S. voters say that the economy is one of the most important issues to them in this upcoming presidential election, according to an AP-NORC poll […]
How social media is influencing our interactions with public lands
Don’t pet the fluffy cows. That’s the Instagram bio tagline for the National Park Service’s popular account, which showcases stunning photos of the diverse terrains of the United States’ 431 national parks. The cheeky statement, followed by a buffalo emoji, is meant to make its 6 million followers laugh, NPS’ social media specialist Matthew Turner […]
A fight erupts over ‘garbage’ in the last moments of the presidential campaign
The fallout from a comedian’s racially charged joke at a rally for former President Donald Trump continued Wednesday as the campaign for the presidency raced toward its final weekend, with Democrats on the defensive about President Joe Biden’s reaction to the joke. Republicans claimed Biden labeled Trump supporters as “garbage,” while Democrats insisted Biden was […]
U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights?
WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close on Nov. 5, the U.S. Justice Department Wednesday reiterated its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box through its civil rights, national security and criminal divisions. “Protecting the right to vote, prosecuting election crimes, and securing our elections are all essential to […]
Mothering over meds: Docs say common treatment for opioid-exposed babies isn’t necessary
On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. “I was so scared,” said Morreale, a resident of the small western North Carolina town of Mars Hill. In that moment, her joy about being pregnant was eclipsed by fear she would have to stop taking […]
Rallying on the Ellipse, Harris calls on voters to reject Trump’s ‘chaos and division’
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, with the White House as her backdrop, gave what she called her closing argument Tuesday evening, pressing voters to support her bid over that of “unstable” Republican candidate Donald Trump. The 30-minute speech on the Ellipse was the same location where Trump, then president, held a rally nearly […]