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...
Rep. Susan Westrom Endorses Chad Aull in the 79th Dist. Democratic Primary
Rep. Susan Westrom is telling voters her choice to replace her in the Kentucky House of Representatives after withdrawing from re-election. Westrom is endorsing Democratic operative Chad Aull in the Democratic primary for the 79th District House seat in Lexington, Kentucky. “I am proud to announce my enthusiastic endorsement of my friend, and neighbor, Chad...
Bond Raised to $100k for Activist Charged in Attempted Shooting of Louisville Mayoral Candidate
The bond has been raised for the BLM activist charged with attempting to kill Democratic Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg. Quintez Brown, 21, was arraigned Monday morning and a non-guilty plea was entered on his behalf on charges of attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment. Brown’s bond was raised from $75,000 to $100,000...
Louisville Mayoral Candidate Craig Greenberg Safe After Being Targeted in Shooting at Campaign Office
Democratic Louisville Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg narrowly avoid being shot Monday morning at his campaign office in Louisville, according to LMPD police reports. Greenberg took to social media to tell the community he and his team were safe and talking to the Louisville Metro Police Department after a gunman opened fire Monday morning. “My team...
Sources: Kelly Craft Plans on Hiring Youngkin Strategist for KY Gubernatorial Race
Former UN Ambassador Kelly Knight Craft and her husband billionaire coal executive Joe Craft are preparing to spend big on campaign talent. According to sources, Craft is planning on hiring Jeff Roe, the founder of Axiom Strategies, who was the strategist behind Glenn Younkin’s 2021 gubernatorial win in Virginia. Roe, and his firm Axiom, are...
Sen. Ralph Alvarado Considering Gubernatorial Run, Sources Say
Republican state Sen. Ralph Alvarado is considering a bid for the GOP nomination in next year’s gubernatorial primary, multiple sources say. The physician from Winchester, Kentucky, is no stranger to statewide political races, he ran with Gov. Matt Bevin as his pick for lt. governor in the 2019 loss to current Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky....
Ag Commish Quarles Offers His Resume to County Attorneys & Offers to Babysit for AG Cameron
LEXINGTON – Dozens of shifting and disinterested county attorneys shift in their seats and make hushed conversation as the biography of Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is read aloud in a ballroom in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. He stares back at a group from the front of the room standing to the side of the elevated...
Rep. Susan Westrom Withdraws From Re-Election
UPDATED: State Rep. Susan Westrom is withdrawing from her re-election contest making this year her last in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Westrom, a Democrat from Lexington, has represented the 79th House District for 24 years. “Being a voice in Frankfort for the 79th District in Lexington after being elected in 1998 has been a highlight...
President Biden Appoints Amy McGrath to Naval Academy Board of Visitors
Former Democratic Kentucky House and Senate candidate Amy McGrath has a new gig thanks to the White House. McGrath has been appointed as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy, the White House announced on Tuesday. The Kentuckian is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served as a Marine F/A-18...