KSP Still on Scene After Deadly Shooting at Home of Fmr. Rep. Wesley Morgan
Kentucky State Police remain on the scene of Rep. Wesley Morgan’s Richmond, Kentucky, home, where an early Tuesday morning invasion took the life of his daughter, a lawyer and former Kentucky political staffer. A spokesperson for the state police says the investigation is ongoing as they continue to search for clues into what led to...
Reports: Fmr. Rep. Wesley Morgan Shot, Daughter Dead
Former state. Rep. Wesley Morgan and his wife have been shot, and his daughter is dead according to multiple news reports on Tuesday. Rep. Morgan confirmed the death of his 32-year old daughter, Jordan, to the Richmond Register and the Lexington Herald Leader, a police investigation into the death is ongoing. Kentucky State Police are...
Primary Elections Will Proceed Under New Maps Judge Rules
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate denied a motion from the Kentucky Democratic Party to halt the May 17 primary elections under newly passed House and Congressional maps. Democrats are challenging the new district maps passed by Republicans in the General Assembly under the grounds the maps violate the state Constitution by excessively and unnecessarily...
Uno Reverse: Beshear Issues Executive Order Cutting Vehicle Property Tax, Proposes Sales Tax Cuts
FRANKFORT – With the stroke of a pen Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, slashed vehicle taxes and some Republican hopes on Wednesday. With an executive order, Beshear effectively issued an Uno Reverse Card, immediately cutting vehicle property taxes caused by rising used car values, increases that Republicans were blaming on him. The move side-lined Republican legislation...
Republicans Win 2022 KY Elections on Filing Day, Democrats Did Not Show Up
Nearly 700 candidates filed for the 2022 primary elections in Kentucky, but the story behind the numbers is not the increased trend in candidates filing for office, but the failure of Democrats to recruit candidates up and down the ballot. The entire state House of Representatives and half of the state Senate is up for...
KY Democratic Party Brings Lawsuit Against State House & Congressional Maps
As state Republican lawmakers override vetoes to the state House and U.S. Congressional maps the Kentucky Democratic Party and several citizens have filed a lawsuit to halt the redistricting plans. The suit is brought from citizens in Franklin County who call into question district lines in the Congressional plan that stretch the 1st District from...
Gov. Beshear Vetoes GOP Redistricting Maps Calling them ‘Political Gerrymandering’
Gov. Andy Beshear tore up state House and Congressional redistricting maps on Wednesday night calling the maps political gerrymandering. Beshear issued his vetoes of Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 3 on Wednesday evening, calling into question how the districts were redrawn to benefit Republicans. The General Assembly has veto proof majorities in the House...
Hot Mic Meltdown; Sen. Harper Angel Caught Unloading Profanities During Committee Meeting
UPDATED: An angel Sen. Denise Harper Angel was not during a hot microphone moment caught on a Zoom meeting on Wednesday. Courier Journal reporter Joe Sonka first clipped and shared the surprising outburst on Twitter of state Sen. Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, verbally unloading on someone during a Senate State and Local Government Committee meeting....
Redistricting Adds Chaos Into Already Jam-Packed Election Year
The legislative district boundaries have shifted in plans that likely await the Governor’s veto pen and subsequent General Assembly override, but for more than candidates and incumbents, this process will add a healthy dose of chaos to an already chaotic election season. If the districts move forward this year the shifts will mean additional work...