Kentucky Political News
Jul 7th, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story
Kentucky’s Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Rand Paul’s opponent isn’t the only one who thinks Paul compromised his stance against business as usual in Washington, D.C., by taking campaign cash at a high-dollar fund-raiser there last month.
Tags: Louisville Tea Party, Tea Party Movement Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story |
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Jun 19th, 2010 |
By United We Stand Contributors & Staff |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News
The president of the anti-gay American Family Association of Kentucky, Dr. Frank G. Simon, is also in charge of the Louisville Tea Party, though not endorsed or recognized by the national Tea Party movement. Dr. Rand Paul, is scheduled to speak at Kentucky Freedom Fest 2010.
Tags: American Family Association of Kentuck, Kentucky Equality Federation, Libertarian Party of Kentucky, Louisville, Louisville Fairness Campaign, Louisville Tea Party, Tea Party Movement Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News |
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May 31st, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, United We Stand News
Kentucky Senate distances itself from Rand Paul and says any form of discrimination is inconsistent with Kentucky values. However, did Senate Resolution 31 include gay and lesbian couples?
Tags: Discrimination, Election 2010, Kentucky Republican Party, Kentucky Senate, Tea Party Movement Posted in Kentucky Political News, United We Stand News |
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May 21st, 2010 |
By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, United We Stand News
Rand Paul, winner of Kentucky’s Republican nomination to represent the Commonwealth in the U.S. Senate, is working to tamp down the controversy over his statements criticizing nondiscrimination laws. Governor Steve Beshear (D) issued a press release Wednesday calling for Democratic Party unity to defeat Rand Paul in November’s general election. Lieutenant Governor Dan Mongiardo still hasn’t pledged to work on Conway’s behalf. And until he does, that could freeze large numbers of Democratic voters who are faithful to Mongiardo.
Tags: Anti-Gay, Election 2010, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky Lt. Governor, Kentucky Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Posted in Kentucky Political News, United We Stand News |
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May 20th, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News
Democratic turnout in Kentucky declined 8% from the last midterm, while Republican turnout rose 27%. Most of the increased Republican turnout across Kentucky was contributed to the anti-gay Tea Party movement. No openly gay candidate has every been elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives or the Kentucky Senate. Former Senator Ernesto Scorsone (D-Lexington), didn’t announce his true sexual orientation until after he was elected and did not seek re-election. Scorsone was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor Steve Beshear as a Circuit Court Judge, thus, the Commonwealth’s tolerance of electing a gay lawmaker has yet to be gaged.
Tags: Curtis Morrison, Election 2010, Gay Lawmakers, Jim Gray, Kentucky House of Representatives, Matthew Vanderpool, Mike Slaton, Tea Party Movement Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News |
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May 5th, 2010 |
By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News
Dee Johnson, the mother of Cheyenne Williams says the Kentucky State Police Investigator assigned to investigate the assault of her daughter perjured himself during the preliminary hearing in Jackson County on April 29, 2010. The judge reduced the charges against the three females charged with the attempted murder and kidnapping of Williams to misdemeanors. Johnson told Kentucky Equality Federation, the advocate for the victim, that the police officer testified he spoke to Sheila Clemons at Daniel Boone about the overall mental state and personal appearance of Cheyenne Williams when she arrived for her job interview after the assault. According to Johnson, who contacted Clemons, the police never contacted her about the investigation.
Tags: Anti-Gay, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Family Foundation of Kentucky, Hate Crimes, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky Senate Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News |
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May 1st, 2010 |
By Trevor Ashley, Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story
House District 28 representing a portion of Louisville in the Kentucky House of Representatives is a hotly contested race, with no pro-LGBTI candidates. In this election, when the Kentucky General Assembly failed to pass a budget, which will cause a lot of Kentucky’s Government to shut down on June 01, 2010, no pro-gay candidate is running for office in House District 28.
Tags: Anti-Gay, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Election 2010, Kentucky House District 28, Kentucky House of Representatives Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story |
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Apr 15th, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News
Facing a deadline of midnight tonight to adjourn, legislative leaders have yet to agree on a budget. Governor Beshear told Kentucky lawmakers to “get their egos under control” and produce a budget by midnight as Kentuckians expect. Currently, the new budget has no funding for the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program, but an effort led by Kentucky Equality Federation effectively killed House Bill 350, a bill that would have dismantled the education and prevention efforts performed by the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Branch, a unit of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Tags: AVOL, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky Senate Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story, United We Stand News |
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Apr 4th, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, National News
Governor Steve Beshear has been receiving threatening letters ordering him to resign according to his security detachment from the Kentucky State Police. Governor Beshear kept a campaign promise to Kentucky’s gay and lesbian community by issuing an executive order adding equal opportunity employment to all employees and prospective employees.
Tags: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Healthcare, Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky Governor, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. President, U.S. Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Political News, National News |
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Apr 1st, 2010 |
By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor |
Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story
Budget negotiations in Frankfort collapsed Wednesday amid enormous differences over a sliver of the spending plan that would create a spate of state-backed construction projects while adding to the Commonwealth’s debt. Organizations across the Commonwealth have expressed alarm and dismay that the budget will be passed that does not include funding for the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP).
Tags: AVOL, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Election 2010, HIV/AIDS, KADAP, Kentucky Budget, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky House Speaker, Kentucky Senate, Kentucky Senate President, Kentucky Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story |
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