Frankfort Is Illuminated In Blue

by KARYN CZAR –  The support for police is visible today in Frankfort.  The State Capitol and Governor’s mansion are lit in blue in a show of solidarity for the men and women who work in law enforcement across the state. A unity march will take place on the Capitol steps tonight at 5:30 and Governor Matt…

Bevin wants foster care settlement thrown out

by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration wants a judge to throw out a court settlement that is intended to ensure that church-run foster care programs don’t try to proselytize to children in their custody. The administration this week asked a judge to toss out the settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans…

Corporations Can Now Make Political Donations In Kentucky

by RYLAND BARTON –  After a successful challenge to a Kentucky campaign finance law, corporations are now allowed to make contributions to political campaigns through political action committees. The change comes amid the ongoing fight over so-called “right-to-work” policies. Until last week, unions (usually anti-right-to-work) were allowed to make donations to candidates and political action committees, while…

PACs, lobbyists, others give big to GOP

by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ –  FRANKFORT, Ky. – June was another strong fundraising month for the Republican Party of Kentucky. The party took in $208,700 during the month, spent $104,900 and had $1.6 million in the bank as of June 30. Those figures are from a report the RPK filed late last week with the Federal Election…