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Kentucky Republican chairman Mac Brown to step down after 8 years
Mac Brown, the chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, plans to step down from the role after eight years.? Media reports late Monday night said Brown had written an email about his plans to step down. RPK spokesman Sean Southard confirmed Tuesday morning that Brown had sent an email about stepping down as chairman.? […]
Study: Building a new public university in Southeastern Kentucky ‘problematic’
Building a new four-year public university in Southeastern Kentucky would be “prohibitively expensive and its long-term viability (especially in terms of enrollment) would be uncertain,” says a study by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) that was ordered earlier this year by the Kentucky General Assembly.? Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, sought the wide-ranging study. […]
12 counties selected for routine audit of general election results
The Kentucky attorney general’s office will begin its post-election audits after selecting 12 counties from a drawing Tuesday.? As it has regularly done after elections, the office will review audits from the selected counties to ensure the most recent general election was conducted properly and without issues. Deputy Attorney General Vic Maddox drew the names […]
Here’s who has filed to run in Kentucky for state lawmaker seats and U.S. Congress so far
Would-be candidates for the Kentucky General Assembly, U.S. Congress and a host of local offices have until Jan. 5, 2024 to file to appear on the primary election ballot, according to the State Board of Elections 2024 calendar. Kentucky voters will decide dozens of elections next November, including who will represent them in the U.S. […]
Kentucky’s 2023 voter turnout was 6 points lower than four years ago
More than 1.3 million ballots were cast in Kentucky’s general election — a turnout of 38.07% of registered voters, according to unofficial results from the Kentucky State Board of Elections. This year’s turnout was down from four years ago by about 6 percentage points. In 2019, the general election turnout was 44.2%. Democratic Gov. Andy […]
Treasurer-elect Metcalf announces his transition team co-chairs
Kentucky Republican Treasurer-elect Mark Metcalf named his transition team co-chairs — state Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, and Caroline Cash, U.S. Rep. James Comer’s chief of staff.? A press release said both Bray and Cash “share Metcalf’s vision of the Treasurer’s office doing more with less, protecting pensions, advocating for taxpayers, and faithfully serving the […]
Kentucky’s next attorney general names transition team co-chairs
After winning his election Tuesday, Republican Attorney General-elect Russell Coleman announced the co-chairs of his transition team.? Coleman, a former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, named former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky Rob Duncan and former state senator Wil Schroder to lead the transition team over the next few […]
Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky’s lone Democrat in U.S. Congress, launches reelection campaign
Kentucky Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey launched his 2024 reelection campaign Thursday.? McGarvey, who represents the state’s 3rd Congressional District, said in a social media post “he’s not done yet” serving Louisville in Washington, D.C. He was first elected during the 2022 midterm elections to succeed former U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth. He is the only […]
What could Kentucky’s ballot look like in 2027?
Kentucky may have finished its 2023 election Tuesday, but that hasn’t stopped speculation about who’s going to appear on the ballot in 2027 — or even who could be a 2028 presidential candidate.? Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won a second four-year term, defeating his Republican opponent Attorney General Daniel Cameron by about 5 percentage points, […]
Beshear calls on legislature to add exceptions to Kentucky abortion ban, fund teacher raises
FRANKFORT — The day after winning a second term, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear spoke of several changes he would like to see from the General Assembly? — including educator raises and exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion law in cases of rape and incest.? Beshear, flanked by First Lady Britainy Beshear, Lt. Gov Jacqueline Coleman and First […]
What’s next for Andy Beshear?
LOUISVILLE — Democrat Andy Beshear will now be a two-term governor, but the next four years may look a little different than what the incumbent has shown Kentucky so far.? According to Tuesday night’s unofficial returns, Beshear brought home 52.5% of the vote, while his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, received 47.5%.? Beshear gained […]
Democrat Andy Beshear wins second term as Kentucky governor
LOUISVILLE? — After a heated and expensive campaign, Kentucky voters have decided — they’ve given Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear another four-year term. The governor won the election against his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, with 52.5% of the vote to Cameron’s 47.5%, according to unofficial returns. The Associated Press called the race at about […]