Nov 6 Kentucky Politics Down 5,000 Votes, Bevin Makes Vague Claims Of Voter Fraud As of Wednesday, the number of election complaints reported to the state was on par with those made during the 2015 election. By Ryland Barton and Ryan Van Velzer Nov 6 Kentucky Politics Down 5,000 Votes, Bevin Makes Vague Claims Of Voter Fraud Ryland Barton and Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 6 Kentucky Politics Beshear Begins Building Administration, Despite Lack Of Bevin Concession Andy Beshear is turning his attention towards setting up a new administration after vote totals showed him winning the race for governor. By Ryland Barton Nov 6 Kentucky Politics Beshear Begins Building Administration Ryland Barton
Nov 4 Kentucky Politics Trump Makes Last-Minute Pitch For Bevin In Lexington President Trump lent a hand to Gov. Matt Bevin’s reelection effort on Monday, headlining a rally hours before Kentuckians head to the polls. By Ryland Barton Nov 4 Kentucky Politics Trump Makes Last-Minute Pitch For Bevin In Lexington Ryland Barton
Oct 31 Kentucky Politics Ky. Supreme Court Dismisses Gay Pride T-Shirt Case The Kentucky Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Lexington T-shirt maker Hands On Originals, which refused to print T-shirts for a 2012 gay pride parade on religious grounds. By Ryland Barton Oct 31 Kentucky Politics Ky. Supreme Court Dismisses Gay Pride T-Shirt Case Ryland Barton
Oct 29 Kentucky Politics Beshear And Bevin Talk Bridges, Guns And Casinos In Final Debate Gov. Bevin and Attorney General Beshear made their final pitches ahead of next week’s election before a packed crowd at Northern Ky. University. By Ryland Barton Oct 29 Kentucky Politics Beshear And Bevin Talk Bridges, Guns And Casinos In Final Debate Ryland Barton
Oct 28 Kentucky Politics Beshear And Bevin Bicker Their Way Through KET Debate Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear squared off in the second-to-last gubernatorial debate before Election Day November 5. By Ryland Barton Oct 28 Kentucky Politics Beshear And Bevin Bicker Their Way Through KET Debate Ryland Barton
Oct 28 Kentucky Politics Part Of Delayed KentuckyWired Broadband Network Finally Going Live Parts of KentuckyWired were supposed to go live in 2016, but the state has had trouble obtaining right-of-way agreements and permissions to hang fiber-optic cable from privately-owned telephone poles. By Ryland Barton Oct 28 Kentucky Politics Part Of Delayed KentuckyWired Broadband Network Finally Going Live Ryland Barton
Oct 26 Kentucky Politics During Debate, Bevin Denies Linking Casino Gambling To Suicide In a radio interview in July, Gov. Bevin claimed that “every night somewhere in America” someone dies by suicide in a casino. By Ryland Barton Oct 26 Kentucky Politics During Debate, Bevin Denies Linking Casino Gambling To Suicide Ryland Barton
Oct 25 Kentucky Politics Judge Rules Gov. Bevin Has Authority To Fire Lt. Gov. Hampton’s Staff “The Office of Lieutenant Governor has no employees assigned to it by statute,” Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd wrote. “Accordingly, the employees assigned to assist the Lieutenant Governor are included within the personnel of the Office of the Governor. The Governor therefore has superseding authority to hire and fire the employees who are assigned to the Lieutenant Governor’s staff.” By Ryland Barton Oct 25 Kentucky Politics Judge Rules Gov. Bevin Has Authority To Fire Lt. Gov. Hampton's Staff Ryland Barton
Oct 25 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Trump To Stump For Bevin The President will visit Lexington the night before Election Day. By Ryland Barton Oct 25 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Trump To Stump For Bevin Ryland Barton
Oct 23 Kentucky Politics Bevin Touts Plan To Kill Income Tax, Raise Sales Tax Gov. Matt Bevin says that if he’s reelected, he’ll push for changes to the state’s tax code, including a shift from the income tax to a sales tax and raising the state’s gas tax. Bevin made the comments during the Kentucky Association of Counties’ (KACo) annual conference on Wednesday at the Galt House Hotel in […] By Ryland Barton Oct 23 Kentucky Politics Bevin Touts Plan To Kill Income Tax, Raise Sales Tax Ryland Barton
Oct 17 Kentucky Politics Ky. GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Represented Disgraced Missouri Governor Attorney Michael Adams has ties to former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned last year amid accusations of campaign impropriety. By Amina Elahi Oct 17 Kentucky Politics Ky. GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Represented Disgraced Mo. Governor Amina Elahi