Sylvia Goodman
Capitol ReporterSylvia is Kentucky Public Radio's Capitol reporter. Email her at sgoodman@lpm.org.
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Republican Party of Kentucky chairman Mac Brown announced in an email to state party officials he would resign from the post.
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As Gov. Andy Beshear enters his second term as Kentucky’s governor, he will take part in another tradition-filled inauguration on Dec. 12. The ceremony includes country ham, a 21-gun salute and the Inaugural Parade.
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Republican lawmakers promise a “school choice” amendment will come up in Ky. legislative sessionConservative legislators have long pushed for “school choice” measures, like charter schools and scholarship tax credits, but a provision in the state constitution banning public education dollars from being spent on entities besides “common schools” has hamstrung their efforts. Now Republican leaders say they plan to amend the state’s fundamental document to allow such programs.
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As Republican state legislators discuss their legislative priorities for the upcoming biennial budget session, few seem daunted by the veto power of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who's challenging incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, is trying to turn the gubernatorial race into a referendum on national politics.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has beaten his Republican challenger. Beshear is a blue governor in a red state, and the race saw national politics as a primary issue.
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Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, faces state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Trump-endorsed Republican challenger. Cameron is a protégé of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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As he competes against incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear for Kentucky’s governorship, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron has stood in opposition to affirmative action, diversity-equity initiatives and required anti-bias trainings.
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In a 6-1 decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a new “change of venue” law that would have allowed defendants to move certain cases to a randomly selected circuit court. Republicans have long claimed they are treated unfairly in Franklin Circuit Court, where most challenges to new laws are heard.
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Education took center stage as Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron debated before a statewide audience a little more than two weeks before election day.