Apr 24 Community Primary election 2022: U.S. Senate Here's who's running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky this year. The primary election is scheduled for May 17. By Ryland Barton Apr 24 Community Primary election 2022: U.S. Senate Ryland Barton
Jul 14 Kentucky Politics Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Charles Booker Looks To Build On 2020 Run Charles Booker talks about his decision to run for U.S. Senate in 2020 and why he thinks Rand Paul is 'weaponizing hate.' By Ryland Barton Jul 14 Kentucky Politics Senate Candidate Charles Booker Building On 2020 Run Ryland Barton
Jun 30 Kentucky Politics Rand Paul Not Concerned By Potential Charles Booker Challenge Rand Paul says he’s not concerned by a potential challenge from former state Rep. Charles Booker next year. By Ryland Barton Jun 30 Kentucky Politics Rand Paul Not Concerned By Potential Charles Booker Challenge Ryland Barton
Nov 3 Kentucky Politics Mitch McConnell Wins Seventh Term In U.S. Senate Mitch McConnell has won his seventh term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Amy McGrath. By Ryland Barton Nov 3 Kentucky Politics Mitch McConnell Wins Seventh Term In U.S. Senate Ryland Barton
Oct 22 Politics Pensions At The Polls: Will Concern Over Shaky Plans Show Up On Election Day? Labor leaders are looking to Congress to help shore up shaky pension funds and they pledge to make pensions an issue when voters head to the polls in a few weeks. By Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Oct 22 Politics Will Concern Over Shaky Pension Plans Show Up On Election Day? Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Jul 6 Health Sounds Good: Study Finds Some Drugstore Devices Work As Well As Prescription Hearing Aids Hearing aids are expensive, but there could be cheaper options. That's according to findings from a new study by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 6 Health Study: Some Retail Devices Work As Well As Prescribed Hearing Aids Lisa Gillespie
Sep 7 Politics As Senate Races Blare Elsewhere, Kentucky’s Is Quiet Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race continues its sleepy pace past Labor Day as Democratic candidate Jim Gray fights to be competitive and the incumbent lays low. By Ryland Barton Sep 7 Politics As Senate Races Blare Elsewhere, Kentucky's Is Quiet Ryland Barton
Apr 19 Politics Kentucky’s Democratic Candidates For Senate Debate During an hour-long debate Tuesday evening, the six candidates weighed in on how Democrats could turn the political momentum around. By Ryland Barton Apr 19 Politics Kentucky's Democratic Candidates For Senate Debate Ryland Barton
May 26 Local News Failure of Paul Amendment Clears Way for Patriot Act Renewal Kentucky’s senior Senator Mitch McConnell won a legislative victory over his colleague Rand Paul today. Senator Paul had proposed an amendment to a measure extending the Patriot Act for four years. The amendments delayed action on the legislation, which was likely Paul’s goal. He says the Patriot Act, which was passed in response to the […] By Gabe Bullard May 26 Local News Failure of Paul Amendment Clears Way for Patriot Act Renewal Gabe Bullard
May 24 Local News Drug Czar Says Kasper Isn’t Enough to Fight Drug Abuse by Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio Kentucky’s system for tracking prescription drug sales is “forward leaning” but it’s not enough to curb abuse. That’s according to U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske. Speaking to the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Kerlikowske said the system, known as KASPER, and similar initiatives in other states work well, […] By WFPL News May 24 Local News Drug Czar Says Kasper Isn’t Enough to Fight Drug Abuse WFPL News
May 24 Local News Paul Lobbying for Exemption to Pay Expenses for Medical Practice Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is seeking an exemption to conflict-of-interest rules. Paul is an ophthalmologist and he’s been performing eye surgeries for free at his Bowling Green practice since taking office. Senate rules prohibit members from being paid for other employment, but Paul is asking his colleagues to allow him to bill patients only to […] By Gabe Bullard May 24 Local News Paul Lobbying for Exemption to Pay Expenses for Medical Practice Gabe Bullard
Apr 6 Politics State Senate Reconvenes As expected, the Kentucky Senate reconvened the special session on Medicaid. But not much has happened yet. Senate President David Williams gaveled the session to order, and 27 members recorded their presence. A couple of resolutions were read, and then Senate Republicans went behind closed doors to caucus, where they remain. Democratic Senatir Walter Blevins […] By Tony McVeigh Apr 6 Politics State Senate Reconvenes Tony McVeigh
Mar 31 Politics McConnell Reaches Out to Tea Party In a speech on the Senate floor today, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will praise and welcome a group of Tea Party protesters rallying on Capitol Hill. By Gabe Bullard Mar 31 Politics McConnell Reaches Out to Tea Party Gabe Bullard
Mar 24 Politics Senate Medicaid Plan Clears Committee Senate Republicans still want across-the-board cuts to state agencies, including education, to balance Medicaid. But most of the education cuts wouldn’t come until January 31, 2012. And if Governor Beshear attains 82 percent of his projected savings from Medicaid managed care before then, the legislature could rescind the cuts. By Tony McVeigh Mar 24 Politics Senate Medicaid Plan Clears Committee Tony McVeigh
Mar 15 Politics McConnell Seeks to Stop EPA From Further Regulating Carbon Emissions McConnell calls such regulations "a back-door national energy tax," and says they would lead to higher prices for gasoline, groceries, electricity and natural gas. Representative Ed Whitfield of Kentucky has filed similar legislation in the House. Carbon is a common pollutant and is linked to climate change. For more on the science of carbon emissions, watch this video from NPR and Robert Krulwich. By Gabe Bullard Mar 15 Politics McConnell Seeks to Stop EPA From Further Regulating Carbon Emissions Gabe Bullard