Guest Essays
Opinion: AGs Cameron and Coleman, acting as ‘unapologetic defenders of government secrecy,’ find the General Assembly to be a receptive audience
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributorThe best and the worst of Attorney General open records analysis were…...
Opinion: Christians should guard against Trump co-opting Scripture for his own political, personal and financial gain
Christopher Parr, guest contributorFormer President Donald Trump and country singer Lee Greenwood have released the…...
Opinion: In rare joint editorial, Kentucky college journalists defend DEI against legislative threats, calling DEI ‘vital’ to the future of the commonwealth
‘University administration is not taking a stand, so we are.’The editorial boards of the College…...
Opinion: Kentucky House Bill 509 ‘creates a massive loophole’ that hides government activities from the people
Kentucky Press AssociationThe Kentucky Press Association remains strongly opposed to HB 509 – including the…...
Opinion: McConnell stepping down as leader – Here’s what he had to say about his final term as the Republican leader
‘To lead my Republican colleagues has been my highest privilege. But one of life’s most…...
Opinion: Public pressure pushes sponsor Hodgson to revise bad open records bill
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it,…...
Opinion: Governor’s School for the Arts expands students’ horizons, supports Kentucky’s workforce development
Nick Covault, guest contributorJobs and Kentucky workers are the backbone of the state’s economy, and…...
Opinion: Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers; private schools are not accountable to taxpayers
John Schaaf, guest contributorLike salmon swimming home to spawn, lobbyists are again roaming the hallways…...
Opinion: Some investments pay for themselves – Medicaid and child care help all Kentuckians thrive
Kelly Taulbee, guest contributorIt’s that time of every-other-year again: Kentucky’s General Assembly is working on…...
Opinion: New Year’s wish for Kentucky lawmakers is to resist temptation to hike spending on ‘short-term political benefits’
Jim Waters, guest contributorProponents of big government at all levels always have a strategy for…...
Calendar
All times local.
- March 5-7: Insurance Risk and Safety Conference, Kentucky League of Cities. Center for Rural Development, Somerset. 8 a.m.
- March 10: Kentucky Writers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Kentucky Theater, Lexington. 6:30 p.m.
- March 17-19: Kentucky Spirits Industry Conference, James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association. Gatton Student Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 9:30 a.m.
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