By Ryland Barton Mitch McConnell holds a nine-point lead over Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll. McConnell has consistently polled ahead of McGrath throughout the race, though McGrath has significantly outraised and outspent the six-term incumbent. According to the survey by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, McConnell is backed…
By RYLAND BARTON Kentucky election officials are predicting that 70% of registered voters will cast ballots in this year’s General Election — an uptick from the 2016 election, which had 59% turnout. The presidential election and Mitch McConnell’s race for a seventh term in office have energized voters, who have more options and a longer window…
Hayden Ristevski LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Growth at Louisville’s airport is soaring to new heights, and it’s landed the city on a list of the world’s busiest air cargo hubs. The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport ranks behind airports in Hong Kong, Memphis and Shanghai, but recently moved up above some major cities around the…
By Andrea Walker LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Early in-person voting is underway in Kentucky, and across much of the United States. More than 22-million Americans have already cast their ballots with only 15 days until Election Day. More than 600,000 votes have been cast so far here in the bluegrass. As of Saturday, more than half of…
By Jared Bennett At the daily coronavirus briefing on Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear acknowledged that Kentucky mistakenly overpaid people who requested unemployment benefits — and advised recipients to save that money if they’re notified of an investigation because the state may eventually ask for it back. “We ask people, obviously, to save that money,” Beshear said…
By Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media Now that summer is over and temperatures are dipping across the Midwest, people are headed indoors, some experts fear the already striking rise in cases is the beginning of another wave of COVID-19. “I think that as fall moves forward… what we’re seeing right now is kind of a…
by Joe Sonka, Louisville Courier Journal As American coal jobs and production continue to plummet in 2020, so too has the political influence of the industry that once bankrolled campaign ads decrying the so-called war on coal. While contributions to federal candidates and PACs from coal industry executives have fallen to their lowest level since the…
By ALAN LYTLE This week on Capitol Chat Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock provides a rundown of the competitive legislative races in Central Kentucky. While not on the ballot this time around Andy Beshear, the state’s Democratic Governor, could be a factor in several.
By Jacob Ryan The attorney for Brett Hankison had one request during his arraignment in a Jefferson Circuit Court earlier this month: that his client, who is charged with three felony counts of first degree wanton endangerment, could keep his guns. Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police officer, had received threats against his life since he…
By JOSH JAMES Nearly half of Kentucky’s 120 counties haven’t changed or updated their ethics codes since they were put in place in the mid-90s. That’s according to a new report from State Auditor Mike Harmon. Harmon says his office decided to a deep dive into counties’ ethics codes, and the boards meant to enforce them,…
