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ACLU of Kentucky employees intend to unionize?
Employees of the Kentucky chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced on Monday their intent to unionize. ACLU of Kentucky staff, as well as staff from Louisiana and Mississippi, will join?ACLU Southern Affiliates United.? They have requested voluntary recognition for their union from management at each affiliate and want to bargain together.? “There […]
Some surprising new players in Kentucky politics are filling Beshear’s campaign war chest
FRANKFORT – The largest batch of contributions fueling the reelection ambition of Gov. Andy Beshear does not come from a personal injury law firm, a highway contractor or other traditional sources of money given to an incumbent Democratic governor of Kentucky. It comes from newcomers to the world of political giving and from a traditionally […]
Long COVID is hurting business; workplace accommodations could help
Three years after the start of the pandemic, millions of working age people still suffer from long COVID-19 and some lawmakers and advocates, including people with long COVID, say not enough is being done to protect their well-being and ensure they can continue to be employed. Proposed federal legislation, better workplace accommodations, and more federal […]
Top contributors to Beshear and Kentucky Democratic Party
This article has been updated with information from the most recent campaign finance reports filed last week. ?FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Democratic Party held a big early fundraising lead over Republicans at the outset of this year when Beshear stands for reelection. Beshear’s campaign manager Eric Hyers said that, because […]
Four dead in shooting in Alabama
At least four people were killed and 28 injured in a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville on Saturday night. The shootings took place on Broadnax Street around 10:30 p.m., said Sgt. Jeremy Burkett, a spokesman for ALEA, at a press conference Sunday morning. The Alexander City Outlook reported the shootings took place at […]
Holcomb, Pence and Braun address thousands at NRA Convention
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, a gubernatorial candidate for 2024, called for fighters to continue defending firearm access at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) Convention in Indianapolis Friday. “We fully exercise our constitutional rights and we invest in those who protect them … you won’t […]
Trump talks gun rights — but not his criminal charges — at NRA convention in Indianapolis
In Donald Trump’s first major public appearance since his historic arrest, the former president evoked his “pro-gun” policies but refrained from delving into his indictment when he spoke at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention on Friday in Indianapolis. Trump headlined the annual NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the Indiana Convention Center, where he and other […]
Warren County GOP hears from five Kentucky candidates for governor, one presidential hopeful
BOWLING GREEN — The Warren County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner brought five candidates in the Kentucky governor’s race and one presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, under one roof Friday night.? Voicing unity in their quest to defeat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear this fall, the gubernatorial candidates — Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former […]
Mexican cartel targeted by Biden administration in multiple fentanyl indictments
WASHINGTON — As illicit fentanyl seizures reach record numbers, the Biden administration on Friday announced “government-wide efforts” to counter narcotics trafficking, including criminally charging members of the Sinaloa Cartel operating out of Mexico, and sanctioning Chinese producers of the chemicals used to make the synthetic drug. The Department of Justice unsealed indictments alleging fentanyl trafficking, […]
DOJ warns Supreme Court of ‘significant chaos’ in health care if abortion pill rulings stand
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and a company that manufactures the abortion pill on Friday both called on the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve access to mifepristone while a closely watched lawsuit works its way through the appeals process. The U.S. solicitor general wrote in the Department of Justice appeal that allowing? lower courts’ rulings […]
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks limits to abortion pill access
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily halted any changes in access to the abortion medication mifepristone from taking effect until Wednesday at midnight. The one-page order from Alito, issued late Friday afternoon, will block for now the April 7 ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas […]
On the campaign trail with Republicans who want to be Kentucky’s next governor
As a new poll shows Republican Kelly Craft gaining on frontrunner Daniel Cameron, the two Republican candidates for governor earlier this week sparred over the importance of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race.? The former president has endorsed Attorney General Cameron but did appoint Craft to her two ambassadorships.? Craft said Wednesday after […]