Sources: Craft Plans Campaign Launch; Wise Tells Friends He is the Running Mate
The wife of an Oklahoma coal baron is inching closer to a run for governor of Kentucky on the GOP ticket, and sources continue to confirm she will be launching her campaign with a state Senator as her running mate. Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft is now expected to launch her campaign on Tuesday,...
Gov. Beshear Joins Lawmakers to Sign $212 Million Relief Package to Help Flood-Damaged Eastern Kentucky Rebuild Over Next 6 Months
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Andy Beshear joined state lawmakers in the Capitol Rotunda to sign a nearly $212.7 million relief package that will provide critical help over the next six months to Eastern Kentucky communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July 26. The Governor called a special session earlier this week after working with...
Gubernatorial Intrigue Star of KFB Ham Breakfast
LOUISVILLE – The GOP Gubernatorial intrigue cut the salty ham and long-winded speeches at the annual Kentucky Farm Bureau breakfast. The event, which Mitch McConnell called Kentucky’s version of the State of the Union, only better, drew out a veritable who’s who of Republicans both announced and considering a race for the nomination to challenge...
Gov. Beshear, Legislative Leaders Announce $212 Million to Help Flood-Damaged Eastern Kentucky Rebuild Over Next 6 Months
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Following his call for a special legislative session to speed relief to Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear today joined state lawmakers in the Capitol Rotunda to announce a plan to spend $212.7 million over the next six months to help rebuild communities devastated by the deadly flooding that began July...
Lawmakers Called to Frankfort for Special Session
Gov. Andy Beshear has called a special session to address a relief package after historic flooding which ravaged eastern Kentucky July 26-30. The act may be cited as the Eastern Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies, or the EKSAFE Fund. The Senate will gavel in for the 2022 Extraordinary Session at 3p.m. on August 24....
KFP 4-Pack: Special Session This Week? Threat to Democracy Top Issue in New Poll
‘Threats to Democracy’ Overtake ‘Cost of Living’ as Voters’ Top Issue: Poll For the first time in recent months, registered voters in the U.S. say that the top issue on their minds is the threat facing democracy, according to a poll from NBC released Sunday. Previous NBC polls in March and May showed that the...
McConnell Downplays Chances to Take Senate; Trump Attacks McConnell and Former Transportation Sec. Chao
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling the GOP may not win the Senate this November, which has sparked the ire of former President Donald Trump. “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” McConnell said at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week. “Senate races are...
Republican Governor’s Race Betting Guide – August 2022
If you attended the Fancy Farm picnic and political speaking chances are you have already seen this guide as it appeared in a special print edition of Kentucky Fried Politics. Each month as the race for the GOP nomination draws closer Kentucky Fried Politics will be updating our odds for the GOP gubernatorial field. Here...
Planned Parenthood Backs Craig Greenberg in Louisville Mayoral Election
Planned Parenthood Action KY is endorsing Democratic candidate for Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg. Greenberg has promised not to use the Louisville Metro Police Department to enforce an abortion ban in Louisville. “Planned Parenthood Action KY is on the front lines in the fight to restore and protect reproductive rights in Kentucky. I am honored to...