Nearly nine months to the day he lost his reelection bid to the 65th District House seat, Buddy Wheatley stood on a stage in Marshall County, pitching his credentials to a room full of Democrats on why he should be Kentucky’s next secretary of state. “As a firefighter and a former state legislator, I faced […]
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Despite health issues, McConnell wants to ‘finish the job’ in Kentucky
It’s been 28 years since Sen. Mitch McConnell’s first Fancy Farm, and at 81, he said it’s not his last. But, with recent health issues, including a moment at the country’s Capitol where he momentarily lost his train of thought during a press conference, leading to other Senate members having to escort him to a […]
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Kentucky’s Gubernatorial and Secretary of State candidates to face off at Fancy Farm
Gov. Andy Beshear will duke it out verbally with Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, today during Kentucky’s annual political picnic. The annual picnic is an event that allows Kentucky politicians to roast each other on a stage while supporters from both sides cheer and boo. It is […]
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Daniel Cameron to campaign in Newport Thursday
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, will hold a campaign event in Newport Thursday. The event is part of “Moms for Daniel Cameron.” It’s Cameron’s first official campaign event in NKY since appearing in Boone County in June. It’s also the first event in the region since Cameron backed out of NKY’s […]
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Culture war issue front and center in latest governor’s ads
In an ad released Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear works to distance himself from a claim by his opponent, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, that Beshear supports gender reassignment surgery for children. The ad, and an ad from a Political Action Committee, known as a PAC, supporting Cameron, show that national culture war topics are likely […]
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Beshear pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaign
Written by Bruce Schreiner for Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back hard against Republican efforts to cast him as an advocate of gender reassignment surgery for minors, saying his detractors have misrepresented his position and invoking his Christian faith and support for parental rights to explain why he vetoed a measure that […]
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Gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron picks Sen. Robby Mills as running mate
The Republican nominee for governor, Daniel Cameron, announced his running mate as Sen. Robby Mills (R-Henderson) on Wednesday morning. “I was looking for a strong conservative with a track record of getting things done,” Cameron said. “Someone who shares our values and fights for what’s right.” Cameron described Mills as pro-coal, pro-family, pro-life, and a […]
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New ads, big spending in the Kentucky governor’s race: ‘He’s got my vote this time around’
A new ad from Andy Beshear’s campaign hit the airwaves this week featuring a Republican who didn’t vote for the Kentucky governor in 2019 but is planning to this time. Beshear’s campaign is spending big this week, but so is a PAC supporting his opponent, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. In Beshear’s new ad, Jim, […]
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Voter registration increase largest since 2022
Voter registration in Kentucky grew by over 10,000 in June, offset by more than 9,300 voters being removed from the voter rolls. Overall, the voter rolls grew by just 670 voters, which was the largest jump since November 2022. Removals included 7,049 deceased voters, 1,175 voters convicted of felonies, 734 who moved out of state, […]
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Daniel Cameron backs out of NKY’s Freedom Fest after pressure from Thomas Massie
Attorney General Daniel Cameron backed out of Eric Deters’ Freedom Fest after Northern Kentucky’s Congressman Rep. Thomas Massie questioned Cameron’s attendance at the event. The move comes after some have called Deters out for making disparaging comments and using racial slurs in videos that he posts on Youtube. “Daniel Cameron’s decision not to attend FreedomFest […]