Keeping with the theme of legislative contempt for the voters who elected them to public office, this weekend we learned that Senate President Robert Stivers said during a media tour of a temporary workspace necessitated by renovations to the Kentucky Capitol that a gallery for the public 鈥溾榙idn鈥檛 seem like a relevant expenditure that we wanted to incur鈥 and that the public would still be able to see what is happening via live-streams in two large rooms鈥 in the Capitol Annex.聽
This week on the Crossroads Suncast, acclaimed quilt artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry and historian Stacey Wilson discuss the role of quilting in documenting social change and personal history.
The Kentucky State Board of Elections has purged 225,311 voters it called "ineligible registrations" from the state voter rolls. The voters purged were confirmed to have been inactive for at least two federal elections.
While it鈥檚 a short piece of legislation, Senate Bill 84 could have widespread impacts on how Kentucky courts review authority disputes between executive branch agencies and the legislature.
The US government has had the authority to check the authority of its branches since 1803.聽The checks and balances mechanism has been under scrutiny in recent weeks. "Our judiciary is experiencing a true constitutional crisis as district court judges in liberal districts across are misusing their position to obstruct President Trump's fundamental executive authority on his own. During a White House press conference, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated. Read more to find out what local retired judges and attorney's have to say about the checks and balances system the U.S. government operates.聽
One McCracken County public defender shared how the national shortage in her field affects not just those accused of a crime, but their families, jobs, and the court system.
Kentucky election officials on Tuesday told lawmakers they know of no instances of noncitizens having voted in Kentucky. Nonetheless, Kentucky is among a number of states where voters in November will be asked to ban noncitizens from voting.聽
The National Association of School Resource Officers has announced Paducah Police Officer Gretchen Morgan and her bearded dragon, Rizzoli, will receive the Safety and Support Companion Award on July 15.聽
In-person, no excuse absentee voting begins Thursday, May 16, for Kentucky's May primary.聽
