by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – All but one Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday endorsed what some of them characterized has “common sense” gun laws during a debate on Kentucky Educational Television Monday night.. Ron Leach, a former Army Green Beret, said he favors “pragmatic, reasonable steps” to deal with gun violence, including requiring safety…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Several underfunded candidates have piled on Democratic front-runner Jim Gray for putting his own money into his campaign for a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat. Six Democratic candidates met in a forum shown statewide on Kentucky Educational Television on Monday night, days ahead of the state’s May 17 primary. Candidate Ron Leach called the reliance on big campaign…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Republican Jason Nemes is crying foul over a campaign mailer from incumbent state Rep. Ron Crimm that seems to imply that he has won the Courier-Journal’s endorsement. Nemes, a lawyer in Louisville, is challenging Crimm in the May 17 GOP primary. “I think it’s an indication that he will say anything…
