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Al Cross: As most see democracy threatened, KY’s election chief says keep calm and listen

November 4, 2021November 19, 20213

Millions of Americans went to the polls this week, no longer confident that their votes would be accurately counted, because…

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Al Cross: McConnell must give senators go-ahead to disavow election laws built on Donald Trump’s lies

October 14, 2021October 13, 20211

This column has never dealt at length with Donald Trump because it’s about Kentucky politics. But now, Kentuckians and our…

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Al Cross: Questioning authority has become too much of a good thing, and it’s killing people

September 23, 2021September 22, 20212

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” – Benjamin Franklin Franklin may have said it first,…

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Al Cross: Voting with their faces and making deadly decisions; the real issue is lack of political courage

September 9, 2021September 9, 20219

When I was covering Kentucky politics for a living, I started a file folder labeled “Gutless Wonders.” It was about…

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Stivers says legislature may allow school districts to determine mask policy, rather than follow state board

August 31, 2021August 30, 20210

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly may well let local school officials decide mask policy, rather…

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Al Cross: Legislators get the power they wanted; now they must use it wisely and show courage

August 26, 2021August 25, 20210

Permanent federal approval for one coronavirus vaccine Monday should have eliminated the arguments of some sadly misled, vaccine-hesitant Americans that…

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Al Cross: Some Republicans sacrifice science on the altar of politics — and, here we are, on the brink of crisis

August 13, 2021August 12, 20210

The pandemic has returned, perhaps stronger than ever, and the politics of it are more deadly than ever. Americans are…

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Al Cross: Gov. Andy Beshear may be masking a reason for not going to Fancy Farm… masks

July 30, 2021July 29, 20210

When Gov. Andy Beshear said he and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman wouldn’t attend the Aug. 7 Fancy Farm Picnic because…

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COVID cases hit two-month high; at current vaccine rate, state won’t reach 70 percent until December

July 16, 2021July 15, 20210

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 669 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the largest daily number in…

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Al Cross: Rand Paul trends more eccentric, leaving room in the middle

July 16, 2021July 16, 20211

By his own account, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., is discouraging Kentuckians from getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. He wrote…

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Al Cross: Both parties go too far with election bills; bipartisan compromise is needed

June 18, 2021June 17, 20210

In a democratic republic, it’s essential that voters have confidence in the system by which they, democratically with one vote…

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Al Cross: Mitch McConnell continues to choose his own interests over those of the country

May 28, 2021May 27, 20214

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell usually has facts and logic to support what he says, but in opposing a bipartisan…

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Under three percent of Ky. coronavirus tests positive in last seven days; new cases continue to decline

May 18, 2021May 18, 20210

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Major measures of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to decline last week. The percentage…

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Al Cross: Mitch McConnell’s silence makes him less worthy of leadership — at what price is power?

May 14, 2021May 14, 20211

So, Liz is out. What about Mitch? Republican House members’ removal of Rep. Elizabeth Cheney from their leadership Wednesday made…

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Al Cross: For our Derby visitors, real and remote, a scratch sheet on Kentucky politics

April 30, 2021April 29, 20210

OK, we’re back to normal. Partly. The Kentucky Derby is back where it has been since the Great Depression, on…

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Al Cross: Republican legislature grabs wheel from Democratic governor; voters will have a say in 2022

April 16, 2021April 15, 20210

When Kentuckians elected Andy Beshear in 2019, they created a recipe for partisan conflict between a legislature with a recent,…

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Al Cross: Rural Republican Stivers finds common ground on race with urban, Democrat senators

April 2, 2021April 1, 20210

Just before the legislature adjourned Tuesday night, there was a remarkable scene on the dais of the Senate: fist bumps…

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Al Cross: Al Smith’s journalism was one of good faith, now often missing

March 26, 2021March 25, 20210

Al Smith, my friend and mentor who died last weekend after a very full life, was known best as the…

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Al Cross: In a sneaky way, the secretive, short-circuited legislature makes itself more secret

March 5, 2021March 4, 20212

For years, the Kentucky General Assembly has been sliding down the slippery slope of secrecy, into a hole that shields…

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Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight; masks, distancing still needed

March 1, 2021March 1, 20210

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As a new vaccine was released and the coronavirus and Covid-19 kept waning in…

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Al Cross: McConnell stayed true to form; no guardian of the republic, but ready for the next battle

February 16, 20212

As the House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump Saturday, one seemed focused on a senator in the…

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Pandemic metrics continue to fall in Kentucky, but state’s infection rate remains one of the highest

February 14, 2021February 13, 20210

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two major measures of the pandemic in Kentucky, new cases of the novel coronavirus…

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