1+ week, 1+ day ago   (132+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 300,000 dead voters have been removed from Kentucky’s voter polls since Secretary of State Michael Adams took office, officials say. On Friday, Adams made the announcement, bringing the total number of removals since January 2020 to 753,181. “We’ve vigorously…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (236+ words) Va. (WSET) — Virginia ended the last fiscal year in a stronger financial position than expected, bringing in significantly more revenue than state officials had projected. But Gov. Abigail Spanberger is warning lawmakers not to get too comfortable. Spanberger made the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (458+ words) The Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson has made significant gains in staffing and continues to provide high-quality care, but legislative analysts told lawmakers Wednesday that additional improvements are needed to ensure the facility can meet future…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (438+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he received two calls suggesting Mitch McConnell had died before the senator was released from the hospital. July 18 2026, Published 11:20 a.m. ET Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has revealed he received two separate calls falsely suggesting Senator Mitch…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (427+ words) Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear expressed his readiness to initiate a legal challenge that would enable him to select a successor for Mitch McConnell should the senator be unable to resume his duties. Beshear, a member of the Democratic Party, informed…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (117+ words) Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all Kentucky state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. Beshear orders Kentucky flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Sen. Lindsey Graham (LEX NEWS) — Gov. Andy…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (133+ words) Mitch McConnell is Kentucky's longest-serving U.S. Senator. McConnell was instrumental in securing billions in federal funding for Northern Kentucky over the years, including $1.6 billion for the... How Sen. Mitch McConnell changed Northern Kentucky and its politics Love him or hate him,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s 14 budget amendments Monday, completing work on the state’s two-year spending plan ahead of the Wednesday's start of the new fiscal year. The Senate and the House of Delegates adopted all 14 amendments…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (36+ words) The next political event is the Fancy Farm picnic, followed by the Kentucky Democratic Party's "Forward Together Dinner."... The next political event is the Fancy Farm picnic, followed by the Kentucky Democratic Party's "Forward Together Dinner."...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (490+ words) Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is asking lawmakers to delay the launch of a regulated retail cannabis market until July 2027, pushing back the original January start date approved by the legislature. (Credits: Office of the Governor of Virginia, AP/Kim Chandler,…...