News
U.S. Senate fails to advance expanded child tax credit, despite broad House support
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and two independents blocked a bipartisan tax package Thursday that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit and revived tax breaks for some business activities. The 48-44 procedural vote to advance the package was largely viewed as a messaging exercise by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ahead of the August […]
KY abortion rights advocates mark milestone, lament state’s barrier to ballot initiatives
Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund members, who in June announced a pro-abortion access messaging campaign, gathered at the Warren County Courthouse in Bowling Green Thursday to say their campaign has reached 1.8 million people through digital ads.? Ona Marshall, who founded KRFF and co-owned one of Kentucky’s last two abortion clinics, also criticized Kentucky’s lack of […]
Wall Street Journal reporter, former Marine, Putin critics freed in prisoner swap
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed a multi-country prisoner swap Thursday that brought home several Americans, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. The exchange included a total of 16 people from several countries who were detained by Russia, including seven of its own citizens held as […]
Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect while still blocked in 26 states
WASHINGTON — Though the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX extending federal protections for LGBTQ students went into effect nationwide Thursday, a slew of legal challenges has temporarily blocked over half of all states from enforcing the updated regulations. After the Department of Education released the final rule in April, 26 states — all […]
Kentucky urged to curb air pollution that makes Mammoth Cave one of the haziest national parks
Mammoth Cave National Park is famous for what’s below the ground, featuring the world’s longest explored cave system with hundreds of miles of passages and a unique ecosystem of fish, insects, worms and crustaceans. But it’s what’s happening in the air above the cave system that has Kentucky environmentalists concerned.? Mammoth Cave is one of […]
Appeals court blocks Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids, reversing Alabama federal judge
Just a day after a federal judge struck down an attempt by Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to halt enforcement of the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX, a federal appeals court granted the states’ request for an administrative injunction Wednesday — temporarily blocking the updated regulations from taking effect in those Southern […]
Another Kentucky House candidate disqualified for error in filing papers
A judge has removed Democrat Richard Henderson as a candidate for the state House in Shelby County because of errors in his candidacy filing papers.? The action July 30 by Shelby Circuit Judge Michelle Brummer at the request of Shelby County Judge-Executive Dan Ison leaves Republican incumbent Jennifer Decker unopposed in the Nov. 5 election […]
U.S. Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting
A lopsided vote on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced a bipartisan bill Wednesday to overhaul the process to gain federal approvals for energy projects. The 15-4 vote demonstrated broad support for the bill, though it remains unclear if Congress will take the time in an election year to move the measure […]
U.S. Senate panel looks for ways to aid electric vehicle industry
WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee discussed on Wednesday ways to boost U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing to be more competitive globally. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, the Democratic chairman of the committee, began a hearing Wednesday by calling electric vehicle production “an economic, national […]
Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference
CHICAGO — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday underwent questioning from a National Association of Black Journalists panel in a turbulent session during which he falsely claimed Vice President Kamala Harris “happened to turn Black” during her political career. Through the roughly 35-minute combative event, the former president rarely answered questions, lied and exaggerated, attacked […]
Federal government pays $2 billion for farmer discrimination
Tens of thousands of farmers or would-be farmers who say they suffered discrimination when they applied for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will get one-time payments that total about $2 billion from the federal government. “While this financial assistance is not compensation for anyone’s losses or pain endured, it is an acknowledgement,” U.S. […]
Kentucky House Dems seek investigation of text messages, temporarily suspend one of their own
Democrats in the Kentucky House have temporarily suspended Rep. Daniel Grossberg of Louisville from their caucus and asked the Legislative Ethics Commission to investigate allegations that he sent inappropriate text messages to women. Grossberg’s attorney, Anna Whites, said Wednesday afternoon that Grossberg “appreciates the hard work the Legislative Ethics Commission does, looks forward to answering […]