Teacher Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Kim Banta Over Charter Schools Vote
FRANKFORT – A Republican Kentucky lawmaker is facing an ethics allegation after taking a vote on legislation creating a funding mechanism for charter schools in the state. The former advocacy group turned teacher’s union, KY120United-AFT held a press conference Monday morning to announce they have filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Kim Banta, R-Ft. Mitchell....
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian Withdraws From Primary
LOUISVILLE What was an incumbent standoff created by Republican redistricting in the Kentucky House has now led to an uncontested race for Rep. Josie Raymond as Rep. Mary Lou Marzian announces she is dropping out of the race, and ending her time in the legislature. Marzian, a Democrat, has represented the 34th House District for...
Charles Booker Suggests McConnell is Racist for Opposing Supreme Court Justice Nominee
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker is insinuating that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a racist for his opposition to President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. On Thursday, McConnell announced he would not support Judge Jackson “after studying the nominee’s record and watching her performance this week.” Booker, who ran in...
Path in Question for Marijuana/ Sports Betting Bills
Two bills that polling shows a majority of Kentuckians favor are in question in the waning days of the Kentucky legislative session. A bill allowing medical marijuana in Kentucky and sports betting are both stuck in the upper chamber, as the bill’s sponsors are seeking the votes they need to move them forward. House Bill...
Are Republicans in Danger of Reigniting Beshear’s Teacher Base Ahead of Election?
A slim majority of Republicans in the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a funding mechanism on Tuesday that would send public tax dollars to charter schools in Kentucky and set up two pilot charters including one in Louisville’s west end. The single-day legislative melodrama that led to the passage of the bill in the House...
Morgan McGarvey Launches First Congressional TV Ad
State Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, is the first on the air in the Democratic primary to replace current Congressman John Yarmuth, who is retiring at the end of the year. The ad, titled Uphill, references the battle he faces in the state legislature as just one of eight Democrats in the upper chamber. McGarvey uses...
Greenberg Adds to List of Endorsements in Louisville Mayor’s Race
Louisville Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg is adding to his list of endorsements with a nod of approval from another union. IUE-CWA Locals 83761 & 3310 have joined six others in Louisville’s organized labor community in endorsing Greenberg’s campaign for Mayor of Louisville. “We took a long look at the candidates for Mayor and believe...
McConnell Agrees With Many of Biden’s Moves on Ukraine Wants Faster Actions
Kentucky’s senior U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Leader, made a rare appearance on Sunday morning news to talk about the war in Ukraine and what the United States can do to help them win the war in their country against Russia. McConnell was clear-spoken on his hopes for what the United States can...
Nine Days Left of KY Session; Here’s What Happened This Week
Article by Mike Wynn, Legislative Research Commission Public Information Officer FRANKFORT — The final days of the 2022 legislative session are well in sight, and lawmakers are redoubling efforts to count votes and move bills, including some high-profile measures this week on gambling and medical cannabis. The Kentucky General Assembly has nine days left in...