Kentucky Republicans nominate Trump-endorsed abortion rights opponent for governor
Daniel Cameron won Tuesday’s primary and will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023Daniel Cameron won Tuesday’s primary and will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023‘Going through the wrong puberty, every day your body is a little bit farther from what feels like you,’ one trans teenager said. ‘And eventually, you don’t even recognize yourself in the mirror.’
By Associated Press - March 29, 2023State lawmakers could override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the bill banning discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools next week.
By Associated Press - March 25, 2023Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron called the Pregnancy Help Center, which seeks to convince pregnant people not to get abortions, ‘an amazing resource.’
By Emily Singer - February 24, 2023An overview of six of the 12 states with strict abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision shows the drastic effects anti-abortion policies can have.
By Lisa Needham - August 31, 2022Conservatives continue to use so-called ‘parental rights’ bills as a weapon against LGTBQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - June 01, 2022The bill is being denounced as a ‘blatant and extremely partisan power grab.’
By Associated Press - March 30, 2021Gov. Andy Beshear has filed suit against Kentucky House and Senate leadership to have their moves declared unconstitutional.
By Emily Singer - February 03, 2021Petitions have been filed calling for the impeachment of the state’s governor and attorney general.
By Associated Press - February 01, 2021Conservatives in Kentucky couldn’t get their act together as they tried to push several new abortion restrictions through the state Legislature.
By Lisa Needham - April 30, 2020Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg graces the cover of Time magazine and voting rights take the spotlight in Kentucky.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 13, 2019A new executive order by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will restore rights to those with nonviolent felony convictions, who previously lost their ability to vote.
By Josh Israel - December 12, 2019The judge who sentenced the man said he had ‘never seen a more compelling or complete case’ in his 30 years on the bench.
By Emily Singer - December 12, 2019Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has put on Virginia’s attempt to impose a work requirement on Medicaid expansion beneficiaries on hold.
By Josh Israel - December 05, 2019Kentucky voters replaced their unpopular governor last month with Democrat Andy Beshear.
By Josh Israel - December 04, 2019Kentucky voters ousted their Republican governor and elected Democrat Andy Beshear, and the GOP-controlled legislature is not happy about it.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 26, 2019Kentuckians voted earlier this month to make Attorney General Andy Beshear the next governor of Kentucky.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 14, 2019Republican Matt Bevin lost the Kentucky governor race to Democrat Andy Beshear, but is refusing to concede.
By Associated Press - November 13, 2019Kentucky Republican Senate President Robert Stivers now wants Gov. Matt Bevin to just concede the race.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 08, 2019‘There’s nobody who thinks he won the election. We counted the votes, and he lost.’
By Dan Desai Martin - November 08, 2019Kentucky voters want Gov. Matt Bevin ousted, but Kentucky’s Republican Senate leader says he has a way to overturn the will of the voters.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 06, 2019With virtually all votes counted in Kentucky, Democratic challenger Andy Beshear leads incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by more than 5,000.
By Josh Israel - November 06, 2019Kentucky has a high-profile governor race, while every state legislator in Virginia is on the ballot on Tuesday.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 04, 2019A subsidiary of the Republican Governors Association launched an anti-immigrant ad attacking Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear and others for supporting universal access to health care.
By Josh Israel - October 16, 2019Matt Bevin, America’s least popular governor, turns to racism after finding himself lagging behind his Democratic opponent.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 17, 2019Gov. Matt Bevin is 9 percentage points behind Democrat Andy Beshear in the latest poll in Kentucky.
By Oliver Willis - August 30, 2019Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to visit Kentucky Thursday, following visits from both his dad and Mike Pence.
By Oliver Willis - August 28, 2019