Beshear’s Executive Order on Marijuana: a Master-Level Political Maneuver
With the stroke of his pen, the Democratic Governor of Kentucky who is seeking re-election next year has put a handful of his Republican rivals into a box, forcing them to take action against him or concede to his authority. On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear used executive authority to narrowly allow Kentuckians with medical needs...
Greenberg Names Transition Team
News Release: LOUISVILLE – Surrounded by dozens of community, neighborhood, labor and business leaders from across the city, along with several elected officials from both the Democratic and Republican Party, Louisville Mayor Elect Craig Greenberg announced his new transition team Wednesday at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA on West Broadway. The 58-person team is organized...
Kelly Craft Spent Day After Election Calling GOP Winners and Losers
The day after Republicans added to their supermajorities in the Kentucky state House and Senate the former United Nations Ambassador sat down and started dialing. Republican candidate for governor Kelly Craft, President Donald Trump’s former Ambassador to the United Nations and Canada, dialed and dialed and dialed, according to a source and later confirmed by...
Gov. Beshear Issues Executive Orders Allowing Some Use of Medical Marijuana in Kentucky
FRANKFORT- Gov. Andy Beshear is issuing two executive orders to allow some Kentuckians with medical needs the ability to possess and use medical marijuana in Kentucky. Beshear is pointing to the Kentucky General Assembly to take action and pass full legalization for medical cannabis, but in the meantime, he is allowing the use of the...
Senate GOP Leaderships Stays the Same
Republican majority leaders in the state Senate will stay the same as none of the current team was challenged by other members of their party. Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, remains the Senate President; Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, will remain Senate President Pro Tempore; Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, holds his position as Senate Majority Leader; Sen....
Greenberg Calls on Community to submit ideas and resumes for the incoming Administration
News Release: Mayor-Elect Craig Greenberg announced the launch of www.NewDirectionLouisville.com, a new website for Louisvillians to stay up to date on the transition and submit comments and ideas for the Mayor Elect and his team. Anyone interested in working in the administration is also encouraged to submit their resume and cover letter through the website....
Redistricting Maps Upheld in Franklin Circuit Court
A constitutional challenge to new legislative maps enacted by Republicans in the state legislature has been upheld by the Franklin Circuit Court. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ruled in favor of Republicans on Thursday that maps passed by GOP supermajorities are constitutional. Wingate wrote that the new legislative maps, done in conjunction with census...
Daniel Cameron “Heartbroken” Amendment 2 Failed
Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial primary contender Daniel Cameron says he and his wife, Makenze, are “heartbroken” that a constitutional amendment stating there is no right to an abortion, or to fund an abortion was defeated on Tuesday. Cameron, who is running to become the Republican gubernatorial nominee next year, has focused much of his...
Republicans Fail to Take Control of Ability to Call General Assembly Into Special Session
Republicans were unable to convince Kentuckians to grant conservative super majorities powers currently held by the governor to convene the General Assembly in a special session. A constitutional amendment that would have allowed the House Speaker and Senate President instead of the Governor to call a special session for up to 12 days for any...