After several negative attacks from Kelly Craft, it’s now Daniel Cameron’s camp that is unleashing some of their opposition research, albeit without any cash behind the attack. In response to a statewide ad backed by six figures from Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kelly Craft, the campaign of GOP frontrunner Daniel Cameron is seeking to tie her...

For a few minutes on the ides of March, it seemed the legislature was really legislating. Faced with a transgender-youth bill that ignored medical advice, the state Senate did a rare thing in this era of tight partisan control: It voted on a substantive floor amendment, and wonder of wonders, narrowly passed it. The amendment...

The latest ad released Thursday from GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft is doubling down against her top rival Attorney General Daniel Cameron over the issue of a coal fired power plant. Craft is making the signature industry a highlight of her campaign, and in doing so has remained on the attack against Cameron – who...

A political action committee backing Kelly Craft in Kentucky’s Republican primary for governor has a new ad calling Cameron soft on crime, again comparing him to a stuffed teddy bear. Commonwealth PAC released a new ad this week with a new attempt to discredit Cameron’s conservative record. More than three dozen law enforcement officials backing...

Op-ed from Republican candidate for Governor and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. “Kentucky is one of only six states that still has an inheritance tax. Coal severance tax receipts are declining because of the Obama-Biden war on coal. And income tax rates undermine Kentucky’s competitiveness. I’ve got a Kentucky Commonsense Plan to fix all of...

From LRC Public Information Officer Mike Wynn: Lawmakers often compare the chambers of the House or Senate to an arena. They sometimes quote Theodore Roosevelt’s famous passage about faces “marred by dust and sweat.” If ever a week in the General Assembly proved those sentiments correct, it was the one that wrapped up late Thursday night when...

Republican candidate for governor Kelly Craft is ringing the alarm for volunteer fire departments. Craft is promising to work with the state legislature, which controls the state budget, and deliver an additional $5,000 annually to the 520 volunteer fire departments in Kentucky. “Kentucky’s volunteer firefighters are some of the most selfless people I’ve met when...

Legislation that would set up a regulatory authority for medical marijuana and the qualifying health conditions to receive the drug has cleared a state Senate committee. The issue has been a hot-button topic in this year’s race for governor. Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen. Steve West, R-Paris, has cleared the Senate Standing Committee of...

Term-limited Republican Treasurer Allison Ball is endorsing her former Chief of Staff OJ Oleka to replace her in the position next year. Ball, who is running for state Auditor this year, says she encouraged Oleka to run for Treasurer this year. “He’s a conservative, he’s a strong Christian, those things are important to me and...