Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was greeted at his home state’s premier political event over the weekend with loud boos and chants of “retire!” as the longtime Republican leader faces increased scrutiny following a series of recent health incidents. As McConnell opened his speech at Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm picnic, …
Read More »At A McDonald’s In Kentucky, 10-Year-Olds Worked Past Midnight, Department Of Labor Finds
Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the …
Read More »Five Dead, Eight Injured In Mass Shooting At Louisville Bank
Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and leadership with Louisville Metro Police Department asked people to pray and provided further details at a Monday morning news conference on a mass shooting that killed five people, including the shooter, in downtown Louisville at Old National …
Read More »Even Red-State Voters Back Abortion Rights Via Ballot Questions, Rejecting Court Ruling
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury Voters in five states — including GOP-dominated Kentucky — backed abortion rights Tuesday, signaling that while the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority no longer believes the procedure is protected within the U.S. Constitution, many Americans want their states to do just that. California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana …
Read More »Abortion Access Is On The Ballot In November In These States
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Voters in at least three states will determine at the polls in November what abortion access looks like for their neighbors, colleagues, friends and family — becoming some of the first Americans to deliver their own verdicts on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe …
Read More »Key Results From Tuesday’s Primaries
North Carolina and Pennsylvania votes for open Senate seats highlighted a list of primaries Tuesday that also included races in Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon. Here’s how races for open seats and for districts expected to be the most competitive in November turned out, based on election race calls by The …
Read More »Kentucky Is First State To End Virtually All In-State Abortions
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Kentucky is the first state where clinics will completely stop providing abortions. The state legislature enacted a far-reaching abortion law Wednesday with so many restrictions, including a 15-week ban, that clinics said they have been forced to stop performing the procedure. The law, …
Read More »Louisville, Kentucky Candidate For Mayor Shot At Inside Office
A Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, Craig Greenberg, was unhurt after someone shot at him in his office at the Butchertown Market Monday morning, police said. “I am blessed. My team is blessed. No one was physically injured today,” Greenberg told reporters during a press conference Monday evening. …
Read More »Dozens Dead, Injured After Historic Tornado Outbreak
Dozens of people are dead, and search efforts are ongoing after a historic tornado outbreak and rounds of severe weather ripped through several states Friday and Saturday. Bodies were pulled from a candle factory destroyed in Kentucky, and deaths were confirmed at an Amazon facility that was ripped apart in …
Read More »Congressman Massie Posts Christmas Gun Photo Days After School Shooting
Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie is facing backlash over a Christmas photo he shared of his family holding military-style rifles just days after a shooting that claimed the lives of four teenagers in the state of Michigan. Massie posted the picture on Twitter saying: “Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring …
Read More »House Budget Chair John Yarmuth Announces Retirement
Representative John Yarmuth, a Louisville Democrat who has served in Congress since 2007, said Tuesday he won’t seek reelection next year. It's been an incredible journey since my first campaign in 2006 until now. I will continue to fight for Louisville in Washington for another 15 months, and then, I …
Read More »The Justice Department Is Investigating The Louisville Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department is investigating the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The investigation comes after Breonna Taylor was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky last year. Her death sparked widespread protest around the world. “It will determine whether LMPD engages in unconstitutional stops, …
Read More »Republican Lawmakers Are Passing Bills That Target Protestors
Republican legislators are introducing laws that target protestors. According to Truthout, Republicans have introduced 81 bills in 34 states aimed at protestors. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an anti-protest bill into law. Chris Sprowls, speaker of the Florida House, doesn’t want future protests to get out of hand …
Read More »President Biden Plans To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan By September 11
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. Many Republicans are condemning the president’s plan because they believe that it’s not the right time to remove the troops. “Precipitously withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan …
Read More »Kentucky Partially Bans No-Knock Warrants After Breonna Taylor Killing
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill at Louisville’s Kentucky Center for African American Heritage that partially bans no-knock warrants. The passage of the law comes after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police officers in her home during a police raid. The law forbids no-knock warrants if there …
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