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Al Cross: McConnell cares most about the state Attorney General race, and things are looking up

October 25, 2019October 25, 20194

For Mitch McConnell, things in Kentucky are looking up. In Washington, not so much. The races are close, but the…

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Al Cross: Facts are facts and they matter; Matt Bevin has convictions — but it’s fair to ask hard questions

October 18, 2019October 25, 20190

Matt Bevin is a conviction politician; he has beliefs and sticks to them. That’s one thing to like about the…

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Al Cross: As political earthquake shakes Washington, how will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape?

October 3, 2019October 3, 20192

A political earthquake is shaking Washington. How will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape? The quick and easy answer – and…

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Al Cross: Bevin resorting to scare tactics on immigration in ad designed to play to Trump’s base

September 20, 2019September 20, 20191

On Sept. 9, Gov. Matt Bevin accused his opponent for re-election, Attorney General Andy Beshear, of using a “scare tactic”…

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Al Cross: As race for governor heats up, both sides are missing an honest discussion on health care

September 13, 2019September 13, 20190

The race for governor has begun in earnest, with both sides using scare tactics. But both sides also seem scared…

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Al Cross: Trump is back-and-forth on gun control legislation; in the end, he and McConnell must agree

August 23, 20190

In Louisville on Wednesday, President Trump said he would get, or help get, Gov. Matt Bevin and Sen. Mitch McConnell…

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Al Cross: We learned some meaningful things at Fancy Farm; raucous crowd tells us a lot too

August 7, 2019August 23, 20190

FANCY FARM, Ky. – For all its hoopla, the political speaking at the Fancy Farm Picnic rarely has much effect…

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KY town with moxie, history of slavery dedicated statue of native, a pioneering black woman journalist

August 7, 2019August 6, 20190

By Al Cross University of Kentucky In a little park amid the main intersection in downtown Russellville, Kentucky, stands a…

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Al Cross: McGrath stumbles, Broihier steps up, others in wings, then there’s Mitch McConnell

July 18, 2019July 18, 20190

The very idea that Kentucky voters would turn out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell next year, given his and their…

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Al Cross: Beshear, Bevin, Alvarado finagle with the facts, but everyone wants their own version of truth

July 5, 2019July 4, 20190

People and politicians have always wanted their own versions of the truth, facts and science be damned, but the modern…

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Al Cross: More questions arise about governor’s race as Bevin continues to dig hole and Beshear advances

June 14, 2019June 14, 20190

When America’s most unpopular governor limped through last month’s four-way Republican primary with 52 percent of the vote, losing 31…

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Al Cross: Now that the governor’s race is down to a grudge match, expect a scorched-earth campaign

May 24, 2019May 24, 20190

Kentucky voters delivered two mild surprises in Tuesday’s primaries for governor: Rocky Adkins ran a strong second to Democratic Attorney…

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Al Cross: The primary looms and so do choices; voters may be asking, ‘Who am I most tired of?’

May 18, 2019May 17, 20190

The race for governor of Kentucky is occasionally a harbinger of the contest that begins or ends the four-year election…

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Al Cross: Primary candidates trying to attract voters with largely irrelevant, misleading arguments

May 10, 2019May 10, 20193

If you’re one of the relatively few Kentuckians who will vote in the May 21 primary for statewide constitutional offices,…

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Al Cross: Welcome, Derby visitors to Kentucky; here’s a brief introduction to our political landscape

May 1, 2019May 1, 20191

Welcome, Derby visitors! This column continues our longstanding tradition of giving folks who are in Kentucky for the big race,…

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Al Cross: Three Democrats for governor make their cases in first contested primary race since 2007

April 26, 2019April 26, 20190

The shape of the May 21 Democratic primary for governor became clearer Wednesday night as the three major candidates held…

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Al Cross: Slow pace so far for the primary and those seeking to be governor; we need to know more

April 12, 2019April 15, 20190

In little more than five weeks, Kentuckians will go to the polls to begin the process of electing their next…

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Amye Bensenhaver: How to succeed in open records by refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer

March 30, 2019March 29, 20191

Al Cross, director of the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, has succeeded where other open…

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Al Cross: Gov. Bevin is reckless to disregard the science on chickenpox; public health matters

March 29, 2019March 29, 20190

When Gov. Matt Bevin volunteered to a Southern Kentucky radio audience March 19 that he had exposed his nine children…

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Al Cross: AG’s race shapes up as most interesting; Republican side rests on McConnell’s involvement

February 1, 2019February 1, 20190

The filing deadline has passed, so let’s make up the scorecard for this year’s statewide elections, starting with the party…

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Long-time Kentucky journalist, political commentator Al Cross joins NKyTribune as regular columnist

January 18, 20190

Al Cross, a Kentucky journalist with a long, distinguished career, has joined the NKyTribune as a regular columnist. His column…

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Al Cross: Bevin’s chances for re-election, if he runs, are better than you think, popularity notwithstanding

January 18, 2019January 18, 20191

FRANKFORT, Ky. – If Gov. Matt Bevin really does run for re-election, as he keeps saying he will, and as…

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