FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Election day is two weeks away, and with only one competitive Congressional race (6th District with Congressman Ben Chandler and Andy Barr) and no statewide races on the ballot, this year's politics will definitely be local. Kentucky Public Radio's Kenny Colston has this look at key match-ups.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Super PAC that is helping defend Democrats is Kentucky state House races has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars. And with two weeks left until Election Day, Kentucky Public Radio’s Kenny Colston reports on who is helping fund the initiative.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky’s Blue Ribbon Tax Commission has spent months learning how the state’s tax system works, and is now beginning to hammer out proposals to reform the state’s tax code.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As Democrats head to Charlotte, North Carolina this week for the Democratic National Convention, many Kentucky delegates will be going for the first time.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky may not be a key state in this fall’s presidential election, but its two senators played a key role in GOP attacks on the president Wednesday night. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul spoke back to back at the Republican National Convention. Their speeches were a one-two punch against many of President Barack Obama's policies.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Governor Steve Beshear has promoted his deputy chief of staff to the top spot. Louisville native Larry Bond was named chief of staff Wednesday. He replaces Mike Haydon, who died unexpectedly earlier this month.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two of Kentucky’s highest profile Republicans are teaming up to rally for industrial hemp. U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will hold a news conference at the Kentucky State Fair on Thursday to double down on their support for the crop, which can be used for textiles or oil.
