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Forgy's political pedigree included being budget director for Gov. Louie Nunn, partner in the law firm headed by former Democratic Gov. Bert Combs and manager of Ronald Reagan’s successful Kentucky campaigns, recalls columnist Al Cross

Republicans made Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s budget speech largely irrelevant. Rarely in Kentucky has so much political thunder been stolen, observes columnist Al Cross.

Growing distrust in elections poses a threat to democracy that could become more prevalent at statehouses and in local communities, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Humor might seem out of place in these times, but a smile or a chuckle is still something we could use, observes political columnist Al Cross.

"... I don’t think stereotypes are a great way of judging an entire region. For rural America contains multitudes. As do I," writes Leslie County, Kentucky, native Skylar Baker-Jordan.

Wendell Berry’s novel, “Hannah Coulter,” captures life in rural Kentucky at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

There's little room for compromise in politics today, which was the way members of both parties got things done when Republican Larry Hopkins represented the Bluegrass region in Congress, observes longtime political columnist Al Cross.