Al Cross: As Beshear largely shuns Booker, Republicans prepare for first face-off at Fancy Farm
As we look forward (well, I do) to the political speaking at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Graves County on Saturday, Aug. 6, I think about the 1994 picnic, which helped set the stage for Republicans’ takeover of the region once known as the Gibraltar of Democracy, with a capital D (as told in George...
KY Democratic Party Chair to Speak on Behalf of Dems at Fancy Farm
With Gov. Andy Beshear scheduled to be out of the country, Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge will take the Fancy Farm stage on behalf of Kentucky’s Democrats. Elridge is the latest addition to the speaking list for the annual Fancy Farm Picnic political speaking event that benefits St. Jerome Catholic Church. Event organizers have...
Legendary Louisville Democratic Ward Boss Clarence Yancey Dies
A prominent Louisville political activist and west end ward boss has died at 89. Clarence Yancey passed away on Sunday, according to his family. Yancey connected and helped elect numerous high-profile Democrats over decades. He served as the district chairman for Louisville’s West End Democratic Party. He became the 43rd Legislative District chair in 1982....
Ricky Lee Williams: One of a Kind in KY Politics
“Hey, honey. How you doin’,” an excited deep male voice says dripping with an eastern Kentucky drawl. “Now, don’t say nothin’ yet. Just listen, OK. I need you to listen and then you can talk.” When Ricky Lee Williams would call it would almost always start with what was on his mind. He had an...
Invitations to Fancy Farm Pending for Gov. Beshear, US Senators, & AG Cameron
Fancy Farm 142 is a month away and organizers say most of those invited to the annual political speaking event that benefits St. Jerome Church are slated to attend with a few that have yet to respond, including Gov. Andy Beshear. Beshear, D-Kentucky, did not attend the annual event last year citing rising cases of...
Todd Inman Steps Down From FL Government to Follow Love
Kentucky transplant J. Todd Inman is stepping down from his position within the DeSantis administration to follow his wife. Inman has submitted his resignation with the Florida Department of Management Services to live In the same city as his wife, Ann, who has a top executive position with a global company in Washington, D.C. The...
Here’s Who is Serving on Gov. Beshear’s Cannabis Committee
On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear made his first steps towards allowing medical cannabis in the Commonwealth by seating an advisory committee. After the General Assembly failed to pass a medical marijuana bill in the legislative session, Beshear promised to take action on the issue that polls incredibly well with Kentuckians. Through an executive order, the Governor...
Quick Bites: Fmr. State Rep. Charged With Public Intoxication; ‘Liberty’ Candidates Wanting Recounts Will Have to Pony Up
A former state Representative and current candidate for Scott County Judge-Executive has been charged with six infractions ranging from fleeing police to public intoxication. Charlie Hoffman, 66, was arrested on Friday in Georgetown, Kentucky, and charged with evading police, alcohol intoxication in a public place, resisting arrest, second-degree disorderly conduct, prescription container substances not properly...
KY Firm Rubicon Cements Partnership with Peter Thiel’s Palantir
A Kentucky company just announced a partnership with a political juggernaut for Donald Trump and his allies. Lexington-based Rubicon Technologies, which focuses on the digital marketplace for waste and recycling announced on Thursday their strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to enhance and expand their data, analytics, and reporting capabilities, according to a news release. Palantir...