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Following the Fancy Farm Picnic and Gov. Andy Beshear being passed up for vice president on the Harris ticket, columnist Al Cross takes a look at the prospects for several leading politicians in Kentucky.
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A select handful of Kentucky’s most prominent state legislators are able to secret away “confidential” fiscal notes from the public and most other lawmakers, writes open government advocate Amye Bensenhaver.
Gov. Andy Beshear aggressively auditioned for the job of vice president by tearing into his would-be opposite: Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.
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Relatives traveled here for the interment of a grandson's ashes at Cave Springs Cemetery and learned more about Coach Falls' legacy as the Attucks basketball coach.
Gov. Andy Beshear gets mentioned in any Top 10 list of possible replacements, and sometimes in a Top 5, but is not yet a major player like the governors of Michigan and Pennsylvania, two states Democrats need and could carry, unlike Kentucky, and other governors of larger states, writes columnist Al Cross.
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Courts do not, in general, indicate in advance how they will rule on a issue not yet before them. Nor should the Kentucky Attorney General, writes retired Kentucky assistant attorney general Amye Bensenhaver.
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The line separating good and evil is not party affiliation, it is fear of the other, writes columnist and gun safety activist Teri Carter. 
It takes intention and an early awareness of how quickly time is passing to gather family stories while we can, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.
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Long before anyone else, Mac Arthur imagined what a revitalized Sixth Street could mean for downtown Hopkinsville.
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The University of Kentucky president says changes approved by the Board of Trustees — which affect authority over academic decisions — are needed to meet challenges that will benefit the state.