Senate GOP Cancels Bowling Green Caucus Retreat
Senate Republican lawmakers have canceled their annual retreat scheduled for this week in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in light of the severe weather that devastated the state. Republicans in the supermajority were planning on convening to hear reports and plan the legislative agenda for the session starting Jan. 4. “After discussion with fellow members of Senate...
N. KY Democrat Files Bill to Allow Independents to Vote in the Primary of Their Choice
A northern Kentucky Democrat has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that could change the shape of primary elections in Kentucky if passed. The bill was pre-filed this week by Rep. Buddy Wheatley, D-Covington, and it would allow a registered independent the ability to vote in the primary of one political party. Kentucky...
How GOP Lawmakers Could Shift One of Their Own Into a Primary…Plus More in the Juice Bar
Thirty of the 38 elected individuals of the Kentucky state Senate are members of the Republican Party, but at least one of those members could find themselves in another district after multiple issues within the GOP caucus. State Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg, was first elected to the upper chamber in Nov. of 2020 and she...
Federal Judge Halts Healthcare Worker Vaccination Mandate After Multi-State Lawsuit
A Louisiana federal judge has temporarily halted a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers across the nation after 13 states including Kentucky filed suit against the regulation. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined the suit led by Republican Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to block an emergency regulation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
AG Cameron Joins Lawsuit Challenging Mandatory Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined 13 other states in challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandatory vaccination requirement for healthcare workers. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The GOP state Attorneys’ General argues that the mandate is unlawful and unconstitutional, adding...
McConnell Advocating for Federal Dollars For AppHarvest
On Monday, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell traveled to Morehead, Kentucky, to praise the work of Agri-Tech Company AppHarvest calling it the “future of agriculture,” and making a pitch for federal dollars to float the business further into coal country. The visit happened days before the company released 3rd Quarter earning results that broke...
Majority of Kentuckians Want Access to Nonpublic School Tuition Assistance, Poll Finds
A single-question poll to Kentuckians shows a majority of voters think a new school choice program should be expanded to include non-public school tuition statewide. The poll, finds 71 percent of Kentucky’s likely voters support the expansion of a law passed last year that allows private funding for student tuition assistance to non-public schools. The...
Husband-Wife Duo Open Boutique Lobbying & PR Firm
A husband and wife duo with deep ties to Frankfort has opened a lobbying, strategy, and public relations firm. Democratic campaign consultant Jared Smith and former Jefferson Co. Public Schools lobbyist/ PR Professional Abby Piper started the joint venture together last month as Piper transitioned out of her role with the school system. Piper has...
KFP Juice Bar: Gov. Beshear Moves LG Coleman
JUICE OF THE DAY On Thursday Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, D-Kentucky, stepped down from her role as dual cabinet secretary of Education and Workforce Development, a move some in the GOP see as potential protection for Gov. Andy Beshear from unemployment controversy. In the weeks leading up to the move staffers close to Coleman had been...