Kentucky politicians, mostly Republicans, confirm they will speak at Fancy Farm Picnic
This year’s emcee is Dave Baker, a longtime broadcaster whose career has spanned more than four decades at WKYT in Lexington.
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Adkins, senior adviser to Beshear, leaving Kentucky governor’s administration
After April launch, Coleman raises $303K for gubernatorial election bid
Beshear asks McConnell to update Kentuckians about his health after June hospitalization
Beshear wrote in the letter, dated Wednesday, he requested McConnell “fully update Kentuckians regarding the current status of your health.”
As Kentucky GOP numbers have grown, 25 counties still have more registered Democrats
At the state level, Republicans gained the majority of registered voters in July 2022.
Kentucky Supreme Court backs Beshear over GOP lawmakers’ efforts to move executive powers
Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman are currently the only Democrats elected to the executive branch; the rest are Republicans.
How Kentucky’s rainy day fund showered nearly $2 billion on towns and counties
Some of the projects in HB 900 weren’t tied to a specific locality, like $11.4 million to be distributed between general aviation airports.
McConnell is ‘fully engaged’ on Senate, KY matters amid hospitalization, spokesperson says
McConnell announced last year that he would not seek reelection to the seat he’s held since his election in 1984.
Ethics commission nixes complaint against KY lawmaker over lobbying interests payments
The ethics commission does not confirm or deny the receipt of a complaint. All of the early stages of the ethics commission’s review of a complaint are confidential.
Some incumbents ousted, others fend off challengers in primaries for Kentucky’s legislature
Unofficial voter turnout was 25.67% statewide, about 5% higher than Kentucky’s turnout for the last midterm election primaries.