Two U.S. congressmen introduce bi-partisan bills to strengthen state’s equine industry
Congressmen Andy Barr (KY-06) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), reintroduced two bipartisan bills to strengthen Kentucky’s equine industry by incentivizing investment…
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Democrat Cassie Chambers Armstrong takes seat in state Senate, filling vacancy left by Morgan McGarvey
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Democrats held on to one of their few seats in the Kentucky Senate, following Tuesday’s…
Bill Straub: From calamity to farce, House speaker election highlights a GOP circus lead by the clowns
Isn’t it bliss? Don’t you approve? One who keeps tearing around One who can’t move Where are the clowns? Send…
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie to face Newport Democrat Matt Lehman, Indpt. Osborne in fall’s general election
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie easily outdistanced his three opponents Tuesday in the Republican primary…
Kentucky’s lone democrat in U.S. congressional delegation announces his eighth term is his last
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It’s the end of an era, as the only Democratic member of Kentucky’s congressional delegation…
Beshear signs order allowing student athletes ‘fair compension’ for use of name, image, likeness
After talking with higher education and legislative leaders in the Commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing…
Al Cross: Rural Republican Stivers finds common ground on race with urban, Democrat senators
Just before the legislature adjourned Tuesday night, there was a remarkable scene on the dais of the Senate: fist bumps…
Al Cross: Mischievous Christmas gifts for Kentucky politicians, a tradition continued
Thirty-nine years ago, Ed Ryan, then the Frankfort Bureau chief of The Courier-Journal, wrote a column headlined “Possible gifts for…
Senators introduce hate crime legislation to honor victims of the 2018 Jeffersontown Kroger shooting
Senators Morgan McGarvey, Gerald Neal and Julie Raque Adams held a press conference Friday to introduce hate crime legislation and…
Braidy Industries’ new CEO reports to Senate committee; McDaniel asks for leadership details
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Top management at Braidy Industries briefed lawmakers Tuesday on the status of the aluminum mill…
Cameron follows recommendation of state legislators, asks FBI to investigate Bevin pardons
NKyTribune staff Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville and State Rep. Chris Harris, D-Forest Hills, received confirmation that Attorney General…
Secretary of State Grimes launches new notary portal in accordance with 2019 passage of legislation
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has announced the launch of a new online notary portal on sos.ky.gov. The announcement…
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…
Al Cross: As General Assembly ends, it did not — in most big ways — act in the public interest
FRANKFORT – With almost all its work done, has the current session of the Kentucky General Assembly acted in the…
Bi-partisan task force promotes Kentucky’s 2020 census and the importance of participation
The 2020 Census State Task Force, Governor Matt Bevin, and others gathered in the Capitol Rotunda last week to promote…
Special session shortlived: House adjourns saying issues too complicated for a short session
Staff report While the two public pension bills remained in the House, members of the Senate were not sitting still…
Senate democratic caucus elects Morgan McGarvey of Louisville as new floor leader
The Senate Democratic Caucus has elected Senator Morgan McGarvey, 38, D-Louisville, as its new floor leader. “I am appreciative of…
David Hawpe: What Kentucky needs? Among others, traditional media that keep the public informed
The following remarks were delivered to the annual Summit on Philanthropy held last week in Lexington. David Hawpe moderated a…