Record total of Kentuckians registered for May primary election By WYMT News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday that a record total of Kentuckians are registered to vote in the primary election on May 21. There are 1,684,200 registered democratic voters and 1,437,897 registered Republican voters. Democratic…
Adkins touts his experience at Bowling Green stop by WES SWIETEK wswietek@bgdailynews.com With the primary election a little more than two weeks away, members of the Bowling Green Rotary Club are getting a firsthand look at the three front-runners to be the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. Rocky Adkins, a state representative from Sandy Hook, was the…
Bevin’s pension relief bill quickly greeted with criticism after lawmaker briefings by JACK BRAMMER, JOHN CHEVES, AND DANIEL DESROCHERS FRANKFORT Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday shared his plan for pension relief for Kentucky’s regional universities and “quasi-public” agencies, such as local health departments and mental health nonprofits. But the terms and price — a possible $827…
Branham Clark discusses past legislative session Rachel Adkins | The Daily Independent ASHLAND Rep. Terri Branham Clark, D-Ashland, on Monday gave Ashland Rotarians an overview of bills she supported in the past legislative session. “Each piece of legislation that I voted on this year, I studied it, I contemplated it and I really considered how it…
Edelen campaign faces questions over family and business ties to super PAC By JOE SONKA The Lexington office suite that Adam Edelen and his companies share with those owned by donors and a consultant to an unaffiliated super PAC supporting his election as governor. A mysterious super PAC that spent hundreds of thousands of…
In second debate, Democratic rivals vying for governor focus attacks on Bevin by Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville Courier Journal The top three Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial contenders avoided attacking one another in their second televised debate in as many weeks, but they didn’t spare Republican incumbent Matt Bevin from sharp jabs on Tuesday. House Minority Leader…
Kentucky Horse Tracks Paid For Their Own Video Gambling Regulations By Caitlin McGladeBecca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource When gamblers bet at the chirping, neon-glowing machines that stretch across Kentucky’s gambling parlors, they depend on a state commission to ensure they’re winning — or losing — fair and square. The commission that oversees gambling depends on…
Absentee voting by mail now open for Kentucky May primary by Leanne Fuller Absentee voting by mail is now open for the May 21 primary election in Kentucky, and the secretary of state’s office has announced in-person absentee voting will begin for all counties no later than Friday, May 3. In Kentucky, absentee voting is…
Governor Bevin sees economic advantages of the Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin stopped by Churchill Downs Tuesday morning. He took time to talk with the WDRB in the Morning team on the backside about the economic impact of the Kentucky Derby. The governor also discussed his plan to call a…
Edelen fundraising benefits from running mate’s loan Adam Edelen has raised more than $2.3 million since entering Kentucky’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, boosted by $1.4 million in loans from his running mate that gave him a campaign-cash advantage over his rivals, according to their latest campaign-finance reports. Another prominent Democratic contender, longtime state lawmaker Rocky Adkins,…