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Trump’s win puts Beshear firmly in the hunt to succeed him
3 days ago · Donald Trump’s victory was a wrecking ball to the Democratic Party, but a boon to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. Had Kamala Harris been elected, Beshear’s presidential ambitions would have been deferred beyond 2028 — not a good thing for a governor whose term ends in December 2027.
Kentucky State Capitol to get portraits of four new women …
3 days ago · The Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit, located in the West Wing of the State Capitol, will soon get four new faces, the Beshear administration announced Thursday. The names of four successful Kentucky women — Alberta O. Jones, Ada Limón, Amanda Matthews and Kim Michele Richardson — were ...
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Nov 11, 2024 · Trump pressures three senators vying to be U.S. Senate GOP leader BY: Jennifer Shutt - November 11, 2024 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is making demands of the next Senate Republican leader ahead of a closed-door election this week, writing on social media that whoever is chosen should recess the chamber early next year so he can appoint whoever he wants without having to go ...
Kentucky's housing shortage: What next? • Kentucky Lantern
6 days ago · FRANKFORT — Kentucky state lawmakers have been examining a nationwide problem that’s also growing in Kentucky: There’s not enough housing. A task force established by the GOP-dominated legislature to better understand the state’s housing needs released a final report Tuesday. It details ...
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Oct 23, 2024 · ‘The Price of Power:’ A long, objective look at Mitch McConnell by a veteran D.C. journalist BY: Al Cross - October 24, 2024 Mitch McConnell has been the subject of four biographies: one by himself, one by a critic, one by a friend who became a critic, and now, at last, one by a top-rank Washington journalist with an objective account of “one of the most consequential senators in ...
Women will make up majority of Kentucky Supreme Court for first …
Nov 11, 2024 · Kentucky’s next Supreme Court is shaping up to be a historic one for women. Deputy Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert will become Kentucky’s chief justice in January. (Administrative Office of the Courts photo) With the election of Kentucky’s first Black female justice, Pamela Goodwine ...
What now for education after Kentuckians reject GOP's 'school …
Nov 8, 2024 · After Kentucky voters thwarted a Republican-backed “school choice” amendment, the legislature’s supermajority will likely focus on holding “poorly performing school systems” accountable, said Republican Senate President Robert Stivers. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, meanwhile, said the ...
Kentucky may have a moderate majority • Kentucky Lantern
Nov 11, 2024 · Does Kentucky have a moderate majority that could be harnessed to pull the state’s politics back from the far right? Maybe. The defeat of Amendment 2, which would have changed Kentucky’s Constitution to allow state funds to go to private schools, makes it three straight years that this very Republican-leaning state has voted in a more liberal direction in a high-profile contest. Two years ...
Consumer advocates mourn departure of Kentucky’s top utility …
Jul 1, 2024 · The chair of Kentucky’s utility regulator is leaving the post after almost three years to the disappointment of some consumer advocates. Kentucky Public Service Commission Chair Kent Chandler’s term on the three-person commission expired on June 30.
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