A voter registration campaign launched in Kentucky with a special focus on registering people who had their voting rights restored through executive action by Gov. Andy Beshear last December. The Kentucky Democracy Project said in a news release that it is a new effort to register, educate and mobilize tens of thousands of Kentucky voters, […]
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Newport Brewery Joins Secretary of State’s Effort to Recruit Poll Workers, Voter Registration
Newport-based Wooden Cask Brewery is among four across Kentucky to take part in Secretary of State Michael Adams’s new initiative to promote poll worker recruitment and voter registration. Adams’s office cited a “critical need for poll workers” as the November election approaches. In response, the Secretary of State’s Office formed a partnership with the Kentucky […]
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Republican Voter Registration Up More than 20,000 as Dems See Decline
Voter registration in Kentucky increased slightly following the June primary election, Secretary of State Michael G. Adams announced on Monday. From June 24 when the voter rolls reopened through July 31, 21,548 net voters were added in the state. Most of those were Republican registrants. Adams reported that 20,597 of the newly registered Kentucky voters […]
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Op-Ed: Bipartisan Election Agreement Puts Kentuckians’ Health First
The following op-ed is authored by Governor Andy Beshear (D) and Secretary of State Michael Adams (R). In the midst of a global health pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), as a Democratic Governor and a Republican Secretary of State we have proven that we can put partisanship aside to make our elections safer for our […]
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Sandmann, Cameron to Speak at Republican National Convention
The Republic National Convention begins Monday, following the Democratic National Convention last week in which former Vice President Joe Biden officially accepted the banner of the Democratic Party in November’s presidential election, along with his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California. President Donald Trump will officially be nominated again this week and Kentucky will […]
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Op-Ed: Safety Should Drive Schools’ Reopening Plan
The following op-ed is written by Nancy Bardgett, of Fort Thomas, a Democratic candidate for state representative in House District 68. Governor Beshear’s recommendation that schools wait until September 28th to begin in-person instruction has garnered both indignation and applause. As a retired special education teacher who is still active in the field, I […]
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How Voting Will Work in Kentucky this November
Voting procedures in Kentucky were announced Friday by Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael G. Adams who reached a bipartisan agreement as part of an effort to make voting safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Adams sent Beshear a formal recommendation that Beshear then turned into an executive order outlining procedures for the […]
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Massie, Owensby Comment on HBO’s “The Swamp” Which Features the NKY Congressman
Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie is featured in the new HBO documentary The Swamp, which tells a story of what is characterized as three renegade Republican members of the U.S. House. Along with Massie, Matt Gaetz of Florida and Ken Buck of Colorado are profiled. The film premiered last week. Rep. Massie said that the film […]
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Poll Shows McConnell, Trump Up Big in Kentucky
A new poll released Tuesday by Morning Consult shows President Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell well ahead of their Democratic rivals in Kentucky. The poll of 793 likely voters, conducted July 24 – August 2, has Trump ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden, 59-35, and McConnell ahead of Amy McGrath, 53-36. It has […]
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McGrath Visits Newport to Check Out Forthcoming Mural
Amy McGrath appeared in Newport on Friday afternoon to talk about the significance of a recently commissioned mural celebrating the city’s 225th anniversary, the general election, and the pandemic. The mural will honor the Southgate School, Newport’s school for African-American students during segregation. It will be placed on Dave Cowens Drive along the floodwall. McGrath, the Democratic […]