Al Cross: McConnell again makes a boulder out of a pebble, then makes political hay of crisis
It’s a time for us to be apart literally, and a time to be together figuratively. But politics long ago…
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Bill Straub: Saying whatever is necessary to assure their legends for a place in history; it’s all in the spin
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell has dished out some doozies during his time in the District of Columbia and…
State’s community health centers get $1.6m in federal funds to combat coronavirus outbreak
Kentucky will receive $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to combat the coronavirus outbreak in…
Covington buying IRS site; goal is to reshape its ‘identity and economics’ long into the future
The City of Covington will soon own 23 acres of land once described by an East Coast commercial developer as…
Mitch McConnell announces Kentucky will receive at least $7 million to help fight new coronavirus
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Kentucky will receive at least $7 million to help fight the…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell has been called out, however gently; the permanent stain is failure
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell has spent 36 long years in the nation’s capital splitting asunder a once great…
McConnell announces KY will receive more than $1 Million for transitional housing for those in recovery
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced Tuesday that Kentucky will receive $1.116 million from the U.S. Department of…
Al Cross: McConnell surely cannot approve of Trump’s inappropriate behavior; why not say so?
Last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a press conference in Louisville, which he had to cancel because his…
Bill Straub: Which side are you on? Who you going to believe? Sounds like the start of a sad song
There’s an old labor song emanating out of the Harlan County Wars of the 1930s, popularized by the great Pete…
Bill Straub: Making a hash of impeachment hearings — and of country; thanks McConnell, Barr and Paul
It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has made a hash of the impeachment proceedings against President Donald…
Bill Straub: The whole world is watching the ‘dive,’ but that’s the way it goes in McConnell’s world
America hasn’t witnessed a dive like this since Sonny Liston kissed the canvas after that infamous “phantom punch’’ from a…
Al Cross: We have waited patiently for the moment that Mitch McConnell would come to his senses. . .
More than once, this space has said Mitch McConnell would face a day of reckoning in his relationship with Donald…
Bill Straub: ‘Spoils system’ on full display as judges with questionable qualifications get appointments
It was Sen. William L Marcy, assessing some of the questionable appointments rendered by President Andrew Jackson back in the…
Al Cross: Continuing the tradition of gifts for public officials; hoping for a 2020 in which facts matter most
The tradition of a Christmas-gifts column for public figures in Kentucky was started almost four decades ago by the late…
Daniel Cameron takes oath of office for Attorney General early; Beshear appointed him to vacant seat
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While Kentucky’s newly elected Constitutional officers won’t take office for their full four-year terms until…
Bill Straub: What’s the definition of word ‘honor,’ and doesn’t an oath to act with ‘impartial justice’ matter?
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has attracted plenty of notorious titles over the years, ranging from Moscow Mitch to the…
Matt Bevin responds with tweetstorm with defense of his controversial pardons, 400 coming after defeat
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Former Gov. Matt Bevin responded to a swirl of controversy over his pardons and commutations…
Bill Straub: The Grim Reaper holds fast, then blames the other side; count the bills just sitting on his desk
The best way to describe the legislative acumen of Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is to resurrect the three-card…
Al Cross: Of course we agree with McConnell that we need more ‘civility’ in our public discourse — from all
“Elections have consequences” is a favorite saying for politicians of all stripes, and for those of us who try to…
Bill Straub: Where is the line drawn on reprehensible conduct? After Sondland testimony, where is honor?
It’s kind of like the old joke, “Well, besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” For many…
Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones decides he is not going to seek Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones said Friday that he will not be a candidate…
Kentucky by Heart: Kentucky Senator Richard Mentor Johnson led an interesting and controversial life
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I have been reading The US Senate and the Commonwealth (University Press of Kentucky, 2019),…