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A state legislator, who ran for governor in 2019, was arrested Tuesday morning in Laurel County for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to kill her. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert S. Goforth, 44, of East Bernstadt, following an investigation into a...

By the time of this printing, legislators from across the state will have convened for the 2020 Kentucky General Assembly. This always comes with a little nervousness and anticipation. This year’s assembly will convene on January 7, 2020 at noon. Please be prayerful for each of...

Changes paying off for pension systems, but steep challenges remain No issue has received more legislative attention over the last two years than the potential failure of our public pension systems. Our state employee pension system remains one of the worst-funded in the United...

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin discussed a wide range of topics during a private local fundraising event last week in Corbin, but the one question he didn’t fully answer is if he plans to run for re-election. The event, held last Thursday at the Corbin home of Eric and Kathryn Baker,...

Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers will face a primary challenger in May as Jackson County resident Gerardo Serrano has announced his candidacy. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. They control both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly and the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion. Now what? This was one of the primary topics of discussion by speakers at 79th Annual Fifth District Lincoln Day...

3,176 Whitley County Republicans went to the county’s lone polling location at Whitley County High School Saturday to caucus and their opinions on whether Kentucky should caucus again after this year varied about as much as their opinions on who would make the best...

A common misconception many people are having about Saturday’s Republican Presidential Caucus is that if they don’t cast a ballot in that race, then they can’t vote in the May Primary election or November General Election, which simply isn’t the case. Read...