FOP Endorses Rep. Nemes in Contentious Re-Election Fight
Democrats are on the attack in the 33rd House District race where the state Fraternal Order of Police has just endorsed incumbent Republican Rep. Jason Nemes. Democrats are bullish in the fight for this suburban district that stretches from the Middletown area of Louisville into parts of Oldham and Shelby Counties. Nemes faces Kate Turner,...
Congressman Massie Campaigning with Joe Fischer for State Supreme Court Seat
State Rep. Joe Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, is primed to receive more partisan political help in the nonpartisan race for the Northern Kentucky Supreme Court district. On Nov. 3, Republican Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie will appear alongside Fischer for a “Sixth Supreme Court District Tour,” in Falmouth, Independence, Owenton, and Shelbyville, Kentucky. Fischer continues to...
Beshear Proposes Education First Plan; GOP Responds Telling Governor Budgeting Will be Done Again in 2024
FRANKFORT – Surrounded by education leaders in the Capitol Rotunda Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled a new plan to address student learning loss brought on by the pandemic and years of denied pay raises that he said has led to record teacher vacancies. Beshear’s plan comes as the Kentucky Department of Education revealed the latest statewide test...
Absentee In-Person Voting Underway; Other Dates to Remember
On Wednesday, Kentuckians began casting their ballots for the U.S. Senate, Congress, state House, state Senate, Mayor, and a slew of other local elected offices. Absentee in-person voting started on Oct. 26 at local county clerk’s offices, or locations decided by your county board of elections. Reasons for voting an Excused In-Person Absentee Ballot Is...
Rand Paul Keeps TV Campaign Churning with Ad on Violence in Louisville
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is continuing his air assault in the race for re-election against Democratic nominee Charles Booker. Paul released another tv ad this week, his tenth of the campaign, featuring Navada and Krista Gwynn, who in 2019 lost their son to a drive-by shooting in Louisville, and then in 2021 experienced the...
Fmr. Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson Endorses Craig Greenberg
As Craig Greenberg seeks distance from current Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer another longtime Democratic mayor is endorsing his campaign. Jerry Abramson, who earned the nickname “mayor for life,” after serving as Louisville’s mayor from 1986 to 1999 and later under the consolidated city-county government of Louisville Metro from 2003 to 2011, endorsed Greenberg for the...
Al Cross: Partisan politics invades judicial races, which are supposed to be nonpartisan
The government of the United States was the first with a clear separation of powers among executive, legislative and judicial branches, and checks and balances that keep one branch from exercising too much power. Political parties hadn’t firmed up when the Constitution was written, but did soon afterward. After the first transfer of power from...
Gaffe Alert: Typo Campaign Text Message Now Links to Opponent’s Website
The race for 14th Circuit Court Judge took an odd twist this week as candidate Rob Johnson sent out a robo-text to voters in the district with a typo in the link to his website, his opponent, Katie Gabhart quickly took advantage of the blunder, and now the link directs to a new website created...
Rand Paul Runs Ad Showing Charles Booker Calling to Defund Police
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is targeting his Democratic challenger in the weeks leading up to Election Day in Kentucky. Paul, who is seeking a third 6-year term in the United States Senate, is on television across the commonwealth with a new ad featuring his opponent Charles Booker, in his own words, advocating to defund...