Pro-Craft PAC Takes Aim at Daniel Cameron Again with more Teddy Bears
A political action committee backing Kelly Craft in Kentucky’s Republican primary for governor has a new ad calling Cameron soft on crime, again comparing him to a stuffed teddy bear. Commonwealth PAC released a new ad this week with a new attempt to discredit Cameron’s conservative record. More than three dozen law enforcement officials backing...
Op-Ed: Ryan Quarles Offers “Commonsense” Tax Plan
Op-ed from Republican candidate for Governor and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. “Kentucky is one of only six states that still has an inheritance tax. Coal severance tax receipts are declining because of the Obama-Biden war on coal. And income tax rates undermine Kentucky’s competitiveness. I’ve got a Kentucky Commonsense Plan to fix all of...
Lawmakers Sprint to Veto Recess This Week
From LRC Public Information Officer Mike Wynn: Lawmakers often compare the chambers of the House or Senate to an arena. They sometimes quote Theodore Roosevelt’s famous passage about faces “marred by dust and sweat.” If ever a week in the General Assembly proved those sentiments correct, it was the one that wrapped up late Thursday night when...
Kelly Craft Promises Extra Funding for Volunteer Fire Departments if Elected
Republican candidate for governor Kelly Craft is ringing the alarm for volunteer fire departments. Craft is promising to work with the state legislature, which controls the state budget, and deliver an additional $5,000 annually to the 520 volunteer fire departments in Kentucky. “Kentucky’s volunteer firefighters are some of the most selfless people I’ve met when...
Senate Committee Advances Medical Marijuana Legislation
Legislation that would set up a regulatory authority for medical marijuana and the qualifying health conditions to receive the drug has cleared a state Senate committee. The issue has been a hot-button topic in this year’s race for governor. Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen. Steve West, R-Paris, has cleared the Senate Standing Committee of...
Allison Ball Endorses OJ Oleka to Replace her as KY Treasurer
Term-limited Republican Treasurer Allison Ball is endorsing her former Chief of Staff OJ Oleka to replace her in the position next year. Ball, who is running for state Auditor this year, says she encouraged Oleka to run for Treasurer this year. “He’s a conservative, he’s a strong Christian, those things are important to me and...
Final Days of KY Legislative Session on the Horizon
From LRC Public Information Officer Mike Wynn: The final days of the 2023 legislative session are now visible on the horizon, and lawmakers have spent the past week pushing a raft of bills closer to the finish line, including one measure on gaming machines that appeared to stall in the House last week. Bills on firearms,...
Kelly Craft Attacks Daniel Cameron over West Virginia Coal Fired Power Plant
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated on Monday, March 13, with a response from Craft’s campaign. Former Ambassador Kelly Craft, who is married to Alliance Coal CEO Joe Craft, is on the attack against Daniel Cameron, the front runner in the Republican primary for governor, over a West Virginia coal plant. In a statewide...
Al Cross: No-compromise culture war has ruined our politics
When the Kentucky House voted to ban gender-affirming medical treatment for Kentucky minors, even if their parents want them to have such care, it illustrated what’s wrong with our politics, and with the Kentucky General Assembly. Medical science and wisdom are ignored, and the legislative process is abused, all for political expediency. The loudest and...