Republican Larry Forgy With Deep Ties to KY Politics Dies at 82
Prominent Kentucky Republican Larry Forgy who ran for governor three times and had ties to politics going back decades has died. He was 82 years old. Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr, R-Lexington, Forgy’s sister shared the news on her Facebook page Thursday morning. Kerr said that Forgy died at UK Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, just before...
Kentucky’s Digital Mad Men
Surrounded by tall shelves of fine Kentucky bourbon on the fourth floor of a renovated building on Market Street, in Louisville, that is owned by his company and leased to other tech startups Stacy Griggs takes a bite of salad. Griggs is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of El Toro, a tech company based...
Lexington Based Recycling Software Company Going Public With $2 Billion Merger; Founder Has Ties to KY Politics
A Lexington, Kentucky, based waste and recycling platform has agreed to go public with a Founder SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company, in a deal worth a combined $2 Billion. Rubicon Technologies founder Nate Morris is the CEO of the software company that manages waste and recycling for customers like Apple, Walmart, Starbucks, and he...
On the Move: Lawrence Smith Leaving WDRB for KY Baptist Convention
WDRB Political Reporter Lawrence Smith is leaving the Louisville-based Fox affiliate and joining the Kentucky Baptist Convention where he will serve as their communications director. Smith, 64, has been with WDRB for nearly 10 years and in television news for nearly three decades, he will sign off with WDRB in mid-January 2022 and transition to...
On the Move: Treasurer Allison Ball Names New Chief of Staff
Kentucky Treasurer Allison Ball has promoted Lorran Hart Ferguson to the position of Chief of Staff and Deputy Treasurer. Ferguson previously served as deputy chief of staff, as the Chief of Staff for the Kentucky Treasurer, Ferguson will advise Ball on policy and legislative issues. “Lorran has expertise in every section of the Treasury’s functions...
On the Move: RPK Political Dir. Joins Consulting Firm; Babbage Co-Founder Dir. of Advocacy Joins House GOP
The Republican Party of Kentucky lost a valuable member of their political team recently to a direct mail firm, and one of the state’s top lobbying firms now has a member working with House Republicans on policy matters. Last month, Adam Feldman left the Republican Party of Kentucky where he served as Political Director, helping...
Former Congressman Larry Hopkins Passes at 88
Former Kentucky U.S. Rep. Larry Hopkins passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. Hopkins stunned Kentucky politics in 1978 winning the 6th Congressional District, a feat not performed by a Republican in the previous half-century with the district under Democratic control. Hopkins held the district for 14 years, until 1993. He served as...
Husband-Wife Duo Open Boutique Lobbying & PR Firm
A husband and wife duo with deep ties to Frankfort has opened a lobbying, strategy, and public relations firm. Democratic campaign consultant Jared Smith and former Jefferson Co. Public Schools lobbyist/ PR Professional Abby Piper started the joint venture together last month as Piper transitioned out of her role with the school system. Piper has...
Shake Up in Frankfort Lobby Corps
There is a reshuffling of the deck when it comes to the lobbyists with the highest disclosed compensation. A new report Monday from the Louisville Courier-Journal shows lobbyist John McCarthy taking the top spot in compensation. The newspaper reports, that Bob Babbage, once the highest-paid lobbyist, has slipped to the second spot. Babbage, a Democrat,...