News Analysis: Does Amy McGrath have a chance against McConnell?
The former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, who announced on Tuesday morning her campaign against Mitch McConnell, is a very long shot to defeat him. But that doesn’t mean she can’t win. There is no guarantee that McGrath is the Democratic nominee to take...
Federal appeals court takes up Affordable Care Act case
By Julie Rovner | Kaiser Health News The fate of the Affordable Care Act is again on the line Tuesday, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case in which a lower court judge has already ruled the massive health...
Amy McGrath will take on Mitch McConnell in Senate bid
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Amy McGrath announced in a campaign video Tuesday morning that she will run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky next year, taking on six-term incumbent and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McGrath — who served 20 years in the Marines...
Alcohol plume from Jim Beam bourbon fire out of Franklin County
By Hannah Brown | The State Journal A 23-mile alcohol plume on the Kentucky River — a result of spills from a fire at a Jim Beam warehouse — made its way out of Franklin County Sunday afternoon, Franklin County Emergency Management Director Tommy...
Protesters demonstrate outside McConnell’s office to end ICE camps at the border
Despite the scorching July heat, about 200 protesters showed up at the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House on Broadway for a Protest Play Date against the detention centers at the border and the U.S. government’s family separation policy. The #FreeOurFamilies Protest Play...
Bevin, Beshear headline Fancy Farm in August
By Eric Walker | The Mayfield Messenger Eight candidates for political and judicial seats this fall, including Gov. Matt Bevin, seeking a second term in office, and his Democrat challenger, Andy Beshear, are among 10 confirmed speakers for this year’s 139th St. Jerome Catholic...
Old Louisville, Eastern Parkway to get public studies for traffic changes and improvements
Two neighborhoods may be seeing some traffic changes coming down the pike, as a pair of public studies are set for both Old Louisville and the Eastern Parkway corridor. In Old Louisville, the city is considering replacing stop lights along Seventh and Eighth streets...
Commentary: U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Kentucky ethics law
By John Schaaf The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently put its stamp of approval on Kentucky’s legislative ethics law, sending a clear signal for strong public ethics laws across the nation. Kentucky’s ethics law was challenged in a lawsuit filed...
655 rides per day: How electric scooters are faring in Louisville
Louisville’s dockless vehicle market looks likely to expand, as new companies have been granted permission to drop their “fleets” of electric scooters and bikes downtown. Recent city data shows a steady increase in riders in the last couple of months. From Aug. 8, 2018,...
Bevin and Rogers tout completion of first KentuckyWired section
Gov. Matt Bevin and Congressman Hal Rogers announced Friday that the first portion of the state’s KentuckyWired high-speed fiber network is now complete, with the project expected to be finished next summer. The project to build a statewide broadband network was first hatched by...
GovernmentJuly 18, 2019
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