Constance Alexander: Lockout at Murray State Arboretum inspires public to speak up and be heard
Whether you saw the padlock first and then read the sign, or vice versa, it didn’t matter. The results were…
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Al Cross: Mitch McConnell continues to choose his own interests over those of the country
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell usually has facts and logic to support what he says, but in opposing a bipartisan…
Bill Straub: Despite his early condemnation of Jan. 6 events, McConnell’s one true allegiance remains clear
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell displayed, for him, at least, rare courage and righteousness on Jan. 6 and he has…
Al Cross: Mitch McConnell’s silence makes him less worthy of leadership — at what price is power?
So, Liz is out. What about Mitch? Republican House members’ removal of Rep. Elizabeth Cheney from their leadership Wednesday made…
Bill Straub: We can’t have bipartisanship when McConnell says his job is to stop the administration
You can be forgiven if you viewed President Biden’s decision this week to meet with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell…
KY well represented on new national group overseeing throughbred racing safety, other issues
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky is well represented on both the board of directors and standing committees of a…
Bill Straub: If you wonder what’s up, it’s that Mitch McConnell, GOP are ready to ‘Defend White People’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is notorious for playing things close to the vest. This is the man who, after…
Al Cross: For our Derby visitors, real and remote, a scratch sheet on Kentucky politics
OK, we’re back to normal. Partly. The Kentucky Derby is back where it has been since the Great Depression, on…
Bill Straub: Bipartisan commission on Supreme Court should perhaps consider term limits
Now that Republicans have made hash out of the supposedly non-political U.S. Supreme Court with a series of underhanded maneuvers,…
Mitch McConnell: Vaccine doses filled with hope, optimism — every eligible Kyian should get the shot
We’ve witnessed a modern, medical miracle over the last twelve months. Multiple safe and highly-effective COVID-19 vaccines are helping Kentuckians…
Bill Straub: Sing it to ‘Which Side Are You On’ and call it the ballad of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
The gossip sheets and the tabloids are constantly filled with reports about individuals who work closely together for years but…
Bill Straub: Where oh where is McConnell’s infrastructure plan to fix all the bridges and roads?
It would be redundant to note that the term “infrastructure week,” invoked during the administration of erstwhile President Donald J….
Bill Straub: Suddenly Republicans have discovered the national debt they built up, and don’t like it
We’re approaching the Spring after an election that saw Republicans lose both the White House and the Senate so, just…
Bill Straub: Go figure Mitch McConnell’s turnabout, forevermore putting party over country
Calling on any public figure to resign, retire, hit the road or however you might want to put it is…
Bill Straub: McConnell put his energies into court appointments (not much avail); Biden can do better
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, as benevolent as ever, has graciously decided to forgive U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland…
Bill Straub: The Republican Party is trying to find itself — a ‘house divided against itself cannot stand’
It was Lincoln, the pre-eminent member of a political organization formerly known as the Republican Party, who cited the synoptic…
Shane Noem joins Dinsmore & Shohl’s Roebling Solutions to provide government relations services
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is launching a new ancillary business, Roebling Solutions, with political strategist Shane Noem, based in the…
Al Cross: McConnell stayed true to form; no guardian of the republic, but ready for the next battle
As the House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump Saturday, one seemed focused on a senator in the…
McConnell explains his vote against impeachment; he does not condone Trump’s ‘disgraceful actions’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks after the Senate voted 57-43 Saturday in favor of the conviction…
Al Cross: McConnell never evolved so quickly, and then in reverse
The 50-year political career of Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. is a study in evolution. When he was running for and…
Bill Straub: Leadership AWOL, ghost of Lincoln looms, future of Republican Party hangs in balance
Reports about the impending death of the Republican Party are, as Twain once remarked about his own alleged demise, an…
Al Cross: McConnell makes play to sideline Trump as he has chance to remake how he’ll be remembered
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to fortune. . ….