Elections

Election stories.

Super PACs are unlike traditional political action committees because they can accept contributions of unlimited amounts but cannot contribute directly to or coordinate with a candidate’s campaign.
Community members can use an online form to submit questions the league will consider during its candidate forums.
Debates
The bill to move Kentucky’s off-year elections to the often better-attended presidential years passed the state Senate last Wednesday.
The governor's campaign manager disputes Randall Weddle's account of what went wrong.
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Craig Richardson, a Hopkinsville attorney, will represent Senate District 3 after he was the lone candidate to file for the seat that Sen. Whitney Westerfield will not seek again at the end of his current term.
There will also be four contested council races in the November general election.
Kentucky is a closed primary state, so you can only cast your vote for candidates who are in the party with which you are affiliated.
The high court affirmed a previous decision by a circuit judge that the maps were a result of  “partisan gerrymanders” but did not find them unconstitutional. 
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear took the oath of office Tuesday, making him one of only three consecutive second-term governors in state history.
The parade will tell the story of Beshear's first term governing through a time of unprecedented adversity, his office announced.
The League's report examined how often the General Assembly did not follow its established process to give Kentuckians time to review and comment on proposed legislation.
There is a steady tension, sharp disagreement, and even increased violence stemming from competing political ideologies, writes Northern Kentucky University professor Dr. David Childs.