Opinion – Vanessa Gallman: Left behind, outdated KY policy devalues citizens, diminishes competitiveness
Kentucky is too often slow to embrace beneficial economic and social change. Yet the news that 22 other states and…
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Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — aging, open borders, primary over?, awards, Sports Illustrated
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Another open records exception passes without the least bit of discussion or vetting
An awkward silence accompanied the Kentucky House of Representatives’ passage of HB 80 by a vote of 94-0 on January…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell finds himself on the spot; question is can he hold on to power?
After 17 years finagling and conniving as the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell finds himself on the…
Opinion – Susan Douglas: We’re unboxing the future of Northern Kentucky girls
There’s a lot going on with local Girl Scouts and it’s not just about boxes of cookies. Of course selling…
Opinion – Gary Houchens: It’s time for Kentucky to elect the State Board of Education
The Kentucky state legislature is considering a bill that would allow voters to elect members of the Kentucky Board of…
Opinion – John Yarmuth: Don’t mistake ending Kentucky’s income tax for a valid economic strategy
My brother has been very successful in the barbeque restaurant business. (Full disclosure: I am a passive investor in his…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: FERPA wall keeps secret a school board’s ‘investigation’ of counselor
I questioned the Anderson County Board of Education’s refusal to disclose the investigative report into widely publicized accusations leveled against…
Joe Heller: A cartoonists’ view of week’s news — long winter, Biden&Trump again, awards season, it’s cold
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Stephen Voss: The irony of Kentucky election reform
I believe that former state Sen. Charles Booker, the progressive who sought to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2020, fell short in his…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell have their difference; try to count the ways
Sen. Rand Paul, that sentinel of good sense and comity, hopped aboard the Never Nikki express running through the Republican…
Opinion – Susan Weston: House budget against Big Bold ask; more needed in Early Childhood
The House of Representatives has released House Bill 6, its initial budget proposal for the next two fiscal years. Here,…
Opinion – Mitch McConnell: As threats to our interests grow, Israel deserves U.S.’s firm support
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Tuesday on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities:…
Opinion – Jamie Ruehl: Seasonal depression or something more? Understanding suicide…
In the last two months, two people I knew took their own lives. Before those two tragedies, I’ve had other…
Opinion – John Schaaf: The negative outcomes from using public money for private schools are very real
Like salmon swimming home to spawn, lobbyists are again roaming the hallways of the Kentucky State Capitol. This year, big-dollar…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of week’s news — MLK character, January, emergency exits, missing Austin
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Kelly Read: Teachers are on a ‘wage strike’ as they leave the classroom for much better pay
“Educators are on Strike in the Commonwealth” That’s quite the title. And you might look at it and say it’s…
Opinion – Bill Straub: This is a circus, dear readers, and Gomer Comer lies and flirts with pornography
Besides the fact that they are both proud sons of the old Commonwealth sod, what do Rep. Jamie Comer, wherever…
Opinion – Al Cross: Republicans, it’s time to stop sniveling about 2020 election, follow the right leaders
The tableau in the rotunda of the state Capitol on the year’s first day of business was, for a moment,…
Opinion – Teri Carter: ‘Having a conversation is not an act of aggression,’ so let’s talk about gun control
Kentucky’s 2024 regular session opened with lawmakers insisting leadership consider rules changes to make the legislative process more transparent. Rep….
Opinion – Mitch McConnell: The country’s growing national security challenges won’t solve themselves
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding government funding and…
Opinion – Chris McDaniel: Reporting on first week of the legislature — and explaining what to look for next
As outlined in Kentucky’s Constitution, the General Assembly must gavel into session on the first Tuesday following the first Monday…