Oct 18 Local News Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern The first debate between the candidates for Kentucky attorney general repeated many themes of the campaign. Democratic incumbent Jack Conway and Republican challenger Todd P’Pool squared off on KET last night. Conway continued touting his accomplishments as the state’s chief prosecutor fighting cyber crime, child pornography and prescription drug abuse. P’Pool, meanwhile, continued his efforts […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 18 Local News Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern Gabe Bullard
Oct 13 Local News Non-Partisan Group Says Gubernatorial Candidates Lack Courage All three candidates for governor of Kentucky have failed to turn in a survey put out by the non-partisan group Project Vote Smart. The Political Courage Test quizzes candidates on a variety of issues, including abortion, education and taxes. To encourage participation, candidates are not allowed to use the results of the survey in campaign ads. […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 13 Local News Non-Partisan Group Says Gubernatorial Candidates Lack Courage Gabe Bullard
Oct 11 Local News Gubernatorial Debate Offers Few Surprises For the first time, Kentucky voters had a direct comparison between the three candidates vying for governor when incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear, Republican David Williams and independent Gatewood Galbraith shared a debate stage. There were few surprises in the hour-long forum, but the candidates took several jabs at one another while defending their platforms. State […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 11 Local News Gubernatorial Debate Offers Few Surprises Gabe Bullard
Oct 11 Local News Gubernatorial Debate Tonight at 7 pm For the first time in the general election, the three candidates for governor of Kentucky will debate tonight. Democratic incumbent Steve Beshear, Republican David Williams and independent Gatewood Galbraith last appeared together in early August at the Fancy Farm picnic. Beshear has drawn criticism for refusing to attend debates and forums with his opponents. And […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 11 Local News Gubernatorial Debate Tonight at 7 pm Gabe Bullard
Oct 3 Local News Beshear’s Decisions on Debates Draw Criticism Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s re-election strategy is drawing increased criticism from political opponents and media outlets. Both of the state’s major newspapers (Courier-Journal editoral, column; Herald-Leader) have written editorials slamming Beshear for skipping a KET debate on education. He has also declined an invitation to appear at an AARP forum. Recently, the governor changed his […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 3 Local News Beshear’s Decisions on Debates Draw Criticism Gabe Bullard
Sep 1 Local News KET Schedules Candidate Debates, Beshear Agrees to One of Two Appearances Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has agreed to participate in one of two planned televised forums with his opponents in the November Election. Beshear faces Republican state Senate President David Williams and independent Gatewood Galbraith. The incumbent Democrat has a significant lead in the polls and has declined to attend several forums with his rivals, citing […] By Gabe Bullard Sep 1 Local News KET Schedules Candidate Debates, Beshear Agrees to One of Two Appearances Gabe Bullard
Jun 6 Local News Board of Elections Certifies Primary Results The vote tallies from Kentucky’s May 17th primary election are now official. The results were certified by the State Board of Elections, meeting in Frankfort. The board’s focus now turns to the November 8th general election. “One of the things that we do in all of our meetings is that we approve reimbursement for the various […] By Tony McVeigh Jun 6 Local News Board of Elections Certifies Primary Results Tony McVeigh
May 27 Local News Beshear Touts More GOP Support Governor Steve Beshear’s campaign says the list of Republicans backing the Kentucky Democrat’s re-election bid this fall is growing. On the day before Kentucky Republicans held their post-primary unity rally at GOP headquarters in Frankfort, Gov. Beshear’s campaign released the names of 70 Republicans backing his re-election bid. Among the names was former Lt. Gov. […] By Tony McVeigh May 27 Local News Beshear Touts More GOP Support Tony McVeigh
May 21 Local News Kentucky Republicans Hold Unity Rally In the wake of Tuesday’s primary election, around 200 Kentucky Republicans turned out for a unity rally Saturday at state GOP headquarters in Frankfort. The spotlight fell mostly on Senate President David Williams, the Republican gubernatorial nominee. After getting all of Tuesday’s winners to join him on stage, Williams launched into an attack on Gov. […] By Tony McVeigh May 21 Local News Kentucky Republicans Hold Unity Rally Tony McVeigh
May 20 Local News Legg Officially Requests Recanvass Former federal administrator Hilda Legg of Somerset has officially requested a recanvass of the vote in the Republican primary for Kentucky Secretary of State. On Tuesday, Legg lost the primary by just over 1,100 votes to tea party favorite Bill Johnson of Elkton. The unofficial vote tally was 66,439 for Johnson, to Legg’s 65,325. Legg’s […] By Tony McVeigh May 20 Local News Legg Officially Requests Recanvass Tony McVeigh
May 18 Local News Primary Does Little to Change Twitter Counts for Candidates, Media Candidates in last night’s primary election were celebrating and commiserating in hotels, restaurants and campaign headquarters across the state. But the real action was online. Even for a contest with 10 percent turnout, activity on Twitter was feverish at times for followers and users of the #kyelect and #kyelects hashtags. It’s a scientific principle of the news […] By Gabe Bullard May 18 Local News Primary Does Little to Change Twitter Counts for Candidates, Media Gabe Bullard
May 18 Local News Beshear Ready for Tough Battle With Williams It’ll be Democratic Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear against Republican Senate President David Williams in the fall. Beshear had no primary opposition, but he roused a crowd of several hundred at a rally in Frankfort with a litany of his accomplishments in his first three and a half years in office. Beshear told the crowd he […] By Tony McVeigh May 18 Local News Beshear Ready for Tough Battle With Williams Tony McVeigh
May 17 Local News Johnson Declares Victory The Republican nominee for the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office has already begun his general election campaign. Bill Johnson narrowly defeated Hilda Legg to win the nomination, and he says his Tea Party endorsement and appeal to mainstream Republicans will make him a formidable opponent against Democratic nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes. In his victory speech, […] By Gabe Bullard May 17 Local News Johnson Declares Victory Gabe Bullard
May 10 Community The Future of Forecastle: JK McKnight Interview Forecastle Founder JK McKnight has announced the headliners for this summer’s Halfway to Forecastle Festival. WFPL’s Dalton Main talked with him about the future of the event. By Dalton Main May 10 Community The Future of Forecastle: JK McKnight Interview Dalton Main
Apr 26 Environment Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Mountaintop Removal The three Republican candidates for Governor of Kentucky have shown varying degrees of support for the coal mining technique commonly called mountaintop removal. Businessman Phil Moffett calls the procedure ‘mountaintop development,’ and says it creates flat land that can be used for commercial purposes. State Senate President David Williams says he will stand up to […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 26 Environment Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Mountaintop Removal Gabe Bullard