Andrew McNeill Archives

Opinion – Andrew McNeill: Andy Beshear’s presidential ambitions could have a paper trail problem

May 30, 2026May 29, 20260

Gov. Andy Beshear recently emerged to slam the General Assembly for not providing $50 million in the state budget for…

March 11, 2026March 10, 20260

Remember the internet in the 1990s? Yahoo’s home page had categorized links like News & Media, Business & Economy, or…

December 4, 2025December 3, 20250

Frankfort’s political dynamics tend to be rendered as clashes between our Democratic governor and the Republican General Assembly and the…

August 13, 2025August 12, 20250

There was something odd about a statement issued in July by Kentucky’s Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher. In the 2024 session,…

June 26, 2025June 25, 20250

A recent camping trip took me through the heart of Eastern Kentucky. First, the Red River Gorge, next a visit…

February 22, 2025February 21, 20250

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is all the rage. Conservatives like me are thrilled with this effort to root…

March 19, 2024March 18, 20241

In late February, energy legislation (SB 349) that’s been promised from Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, arrived on the last day for…

December 20, 2023December 20, 20230

Politics is based on the exchange of ideas. So, there’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come,…

November 16, 2023November 16, 20230

Speculating on the future of Kentucky’s open government laws under Attorney General-elect Russell Coleman may be premature, even unfair, but…

November 14, 2022November 13, 20221

Kentucky’s mildly suspenseful midterm election season went late into the night before some final results were known but didn’t deliver…

May 4, 2022May 3, 20221

The General Assembly wrapped up the 2022 session with two long days and nights of veto overrides and last-minute legislating,…