Elections

NPR’s Steve Inskeep interviewed Beshear on “Morning Edition” last week, and Washington Monthly just published an article headlined “Why Andy Beshear Is a First-Tier Presidential Contender.”

McGrath, who joins three Democrats vying for the open U.S. Senate seat and at least three Republicans, wrote on social media that “democracy was under siege” and “cowards in Washington are bowing to Donald Trump.”

“Kentucky has a large and growing political center. Candidates should take note and court this growing bloc of voters," said Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican.

Disclosure reports filed with federal regulators early this month show that — by far — the largest shares were applied here in Kentucky.

Over the past year, Beshear, 47, has taken steps to raise his national profile.

Soon after his reelection last year, Beshear established a political action committee (PAC) called In This Together that he said would raise money to support Democratic candidates in Kentucky and across the country.

Senate Republican Floor Leader Damon Thayer’s surprise overhaul of gambling oversight was cited as an example of "insider tactics" that undermine democracy.

"There is no excuse for not going to work" and "never stop dreaming," says first Black woman elected to high court.

65% of voters rejected Amendment 2, which would have opened a path for the GOP-controlled legislature to allow public money to fund private schools.

The rural vote, combatting partisanship, and showing up: how a Democratic governor increased his popularity among rural voters.