Call for Nominations: Kentucky Fried Politics Power Brokers
Kentucky Fried Politics is now accepting nominations for this year’s class of power brokers. Power comes in many forms and facets and there are many people with their hands on the levers of control in Kentucky, do you know who they are? Categories of power brokers in Kentucky include lobbyists, staffers, political and or campaign...
Sen. C.B. Embry Formally Resigns Senate Seat
Sen. C.B. Embry, R-Morgantown, has formally submitted his letter of resignation to Senate President Robert Stivers Embry announced his retirement during the 2022 Regular Session, due to fighting a long battle with cancer. Embry continued to cast votes during the legislative session with the aide of his wife Wanda. “It has been an honor of...
Secretary of State Adams Targets State Senator for Misinformation
Secretary of State Michael Adams is fed up with claims of voter fraud and he’s not mincing words about a member of his own party who continues to make claims. The Republican statewide official has taken on state Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg, as she has toured the state claiming widespread voter fraud. “It’s one thing...
The Fastest Growing Political Affiliation in KY is “Other”
As the GOP takes a victory lap for edging Democrats in voter registration, the group that is growing the fastest in Kentucky are independent voters. In July, “Other” registration grew at more than double the rate of Republican or Democrat registration, according to Secretary of State Michael Adams. “Political allegiances are in flux,” Sec. Adams...
Gov. Beshear Joins Lawmakers to Sign $212 Million Relief Package to Help Flood-Damaged Eastern Kentucky Rebuild Over Next 6 Months
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Andy Beshear joined state lawmakers in the Capitol Rotunda to sign a nearly $212.7 million relief package that will provide critical help over the next six months to Eastern Kentucky communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July 26. The Governor called a special session earlier this week after working with...
Gov. Beshear, Legislative Leaders Announce $212 Million to Help Flood-Damaged Eastern Kentucky Rebuild Over Next 6 Months
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Following his call for a special legislative session to speed relief to Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear today joined state lawmakers in the Capitol Rotunda to announce a plan to spend $212.7 million over the next six months to help rebuild communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July...
Lawmakers Called to Frankfort for Special Session
Gov. Andy Beshear has called a special session to address a relief package after historic flooding which ravaged eastern Kentucky July 26-30. The act may be cited as the Eastern Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies, or the EKSAFE Fund. The Senate will gavel in for the 2022 Extraordinary Session at 3p.m. on August 24....
KFP 4-Pack: Special Session This Week? Threat to Democracy Top Issue in New Poll
‘Threats to Democracy’ Overtake ‘Cost of Living’ as Voters’ Top Issue: Poll For the first time in recent months, registered voters in the U.S. say that the top issue on their minds is the threat facing democracy, according to a poll from NBC released Sunday. Previous NBC polls in March and May showed that the...
Flood Relief Special Session ‘Will Happen,’ Beshear Says
The Kentucky General Assembly will be called back into an extraordinary special session next month, Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters on Monday. Lawmakers are being asked to craft a comprehensive bill to offer relief to Eastern Kentucky flooding victims. The legislation will be comparable to the relief bill passed in the regular session for victims...