House Committee Chairs announced as lawmakers prepare for 2023 Regular Session
News Release – As members of the Kentucky House of Representatives prepare to convene the 2023 Regular Session on January 3, today House Speaker David Osborne and members of House Majority Leadership released an updated list of committee chairs and co-chairs. “This is a tremendously talented group of individuals who are well-prepared to take the...
Jonathan Shell Makes it Official Files to Run for Ag Commissioner
Farmer and former House Majority Floor Leader Jonathan Shell has officially filed his paperwork with the Secretary of State to run for Agriculture Commissioner next year. Shell, a Republican, is the first to file for the open seat, that has been held by outgoing Commissioner Ryan Quarles, R-Kentucky, for two terms. “I am excited to...
Democrat Pamela Stevenson Files to Run for Attorney General
A Democratic state Representative from the West End of Louisville has filed to run for Kentucky Attorney General next year. Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and state Rep. Pamela Stevenson filed her paperwork to run for Kentucky’s top law enforcement official, an open seat next year as current Attorney General Daniel Cameron is seeking a...
Op-ed: Kentucky Democrats Need a “New Deal”
Op-Ed from T.J. Hensley This Midterm election cycle will likely be recorded with an asterisk in the history books. A poor midterm performance for the party which occupies the White House is the general rule of thumb in American politics, with the President’s party often suffering an average loss of almost thirty seats in the...
Al Cross: In politics, John Y. Brown Jr. was a reformer who delivered
The first time I was in a helicopter, and the first time I covered a race for governor, was the first time I met John Y. Brown Jr. It was the Monday after the 1979 Kentucky Derby, and Brown was using a helicopter to make up for his late-starting candidacy, choppering from town to town,...
The 2022 KFP Holiday Gift Guide
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Former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. To Lie in State in Capitol Rotunda
FRANKFORT – News Release – Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie in state in the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Brown’s family will host a public visitation in the Rotunda from...
KY State Senator Named Commissioner for Tennessee Department of Health
UPDATED: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee made an unexpected announcement for many Kentucky political watchers this week as he named Kentucky state Senator Dr. Ralph Alvarado as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective January 16. “Dr. Alvarado’s significant clinical and hospital management experience make him well-positioned to lead the Department of Health, and...
Former Gov. John Y. Brown Dies at 88
Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. has died at the age of 88, according to his family. Brown, served as Kentucky’s 55th governor of the Commonwealth from 1979 until 1983. A statement from his children, Lincoln, Pamela, John the 3rd, Sissy and Sandy, confirmed Brown’s passing. “Our Dad, John Y. Brown Jr., not only...