Kentucky political news
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2019
No news has been posted yet for this year.
2018
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/31/2018 Feb 01, 2018
2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/27/2017 Sep 27, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/29/2017 Aug 30, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 7/26/2017 Jul 26, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 6/28/2017 Jun 28, 2017
- The Federal Vacancy Count 5/31/2017 May 31, 2017
2016
No news has been posted yet for this year
2015
- Open offices draw big names, new faces to Kentucky state executive elections in 2015 Jan 28, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Trio of legislators in legal trouble Jan 26, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislators spark controversy early in sessions Jan 12, 2015
2014
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/10/2014 Dec 10, 2014
- Kentucky judicial elections summary, 2014 Nov 06, 2014
- 2014 supreme court election results: Democratic gain in North Carolina, incumbents dominate nationally Nov 05, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Attorneys weigh in on non-partisan elections, Tennessee judges and conspiracy Jul 31, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Don't discount the primaries! Many races already concluded May 22, 2014
- 2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in six states May 21, 2014
- 2014 elections review: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania hold congressional primaries May 21, 2014
- 2014 elections preview: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania to hold congressional primaries May 19, 2014
- 2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in six states May 19, 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/2/2014 Apr 02, 2014
- JP Election Brief: Wisconsin primary concludes as the rest of the nation is just heating up Feb 20, 2014
2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Smokes and jokes Sep 26, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Healthcare and hearts Sep 05, 2013
- Kentucky holds redistricting special session Aug 31, 2013
- Kentucky special session ready to begin Aug 15, 2013
- Kentucky Senate races heats up Jul 31, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/24/2013 Jul 24, 2013
- Special session called in Kentucky Jul 15, 2013
- Kay wins Kentucky state house special election Jun 30, 2013
- Kentucky legislative special session looming Jun 15, 2013
- Special session likely to deal with redistricting May 31, 2013
- Kentucky legislator resigns May 16, 2013
- Kentucky initiates pension reform Apr 16, 2013
- Keller appointed to Kentucky Supreme Court Apr 05, 2013
- Courtroom Weekly: Discipline in the courts Mar 28, 2013
- Former Kentucky department head crushes ethics violations record Mar 19, 2013
- Kentucky Senator makes a stand Mar 15, 2013
- Kentucky redistricting bill filed by House Speaker Stumbo Feb 28, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/6/2013 Feb 06, 2013
- The Tuesday Count: Land preservation comes to the forefront of state's 2013 legislative session Feb 05, 2013
- Kentucky Gov. Beshear supports amendment on local sales taxes Jan 30, 2013
- Kentucky Supreme Court justice retires Jan 18, 2013
- Kentucky legislators elect new leaders, look towards short, productive session Jan 14, 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/9/2013 Jan 09, 2013
2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Kentucky Congressional Seats Dec 04, 2012
- Kentucky look to prevent looming pension crisis Nov 27, 2012
- Kentucky judicial election recap, 2012 Nov 15, 2012
- 2012 Ballot Measure Election Results:Kentucky Nov 07, 2012
- JP Election Brief: 2012 State Supreme Court Results Nov 07, 2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 Regional Ballot Measure Breakdown Series: Southeast region Nov 02, 2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Kentucky Congressional Seats Oct 31, 2012
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Kentucky State Legislature Oct 31, 2012
- 2012 State Supreme Court Elections Oct 19, 2012
- JP Election Brief: The Supreme Court Special Oct 18, 2012
- State Legislative Tracker: Pre-filed bills in Alabama and Kentucky Oct 17, 2012
- Kentucky: Chandler-Barr race intensifies Oct 15, 2012
- JP Election Brief: Race mix-ups and a pledge of peace Oct 11, 2012
- "Blue Ribbon Commission" looks at the Kentucky tax code Sep 26, 2012
- JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states Sep 06, 2012
- Kentucky ranked 47th in fiscal health Sep 05, 2012
- Kentucky sets congressional special election for November 6 Aug 30, 2012
- Kentucky state courts to close for second of three furlough days in fiscal year 2013 Aug 27, 2012
- Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments August 15 to 17 Aug 16, 2012
- 2012 competitiveness in Kentucky state legislative elections Aug 13, 2012
- Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis resigns Aug 01, 2012
- Kentucky state courts to shutter for three days to balance budget Jul 29, 2012
- Lawsuit against US Army to be heard by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Jul 15, 2012
- Kentucky Governor to create health care exchange Jul 13, 2012
- Kentucky attorneys seek for Christian healthcare group to be found in contempt Jun 30, 2012
- Kentucky lawmakers to pay attorney in redistricting suit Jun 30, 2012
- Kentucky legislators block payment of legal fees for redistricting lawsuit Jun 15, 2012
- Sixth Circuit rules that detention did not violate Sixth Amendment Jun 05, 2012
- 150 pounds of marijuana ruled inadmissible in Kentucky court due to unlawful GPS tracking May 25, 2012
- 2012 elections review: One incumbent toppled in Kentucky primaries May 23, 2012
- 2012 elections preview: Kentucky voters to select primary winners in congressional, legislative races May 21, 2012
- GOP primary race intensifies in Kentucky's 4th congressional district May 16, 2012
- JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more! May 03, 2012
- Kentucky Supreme Court rules that guns are allowed on university grounds in vehicles May 01, 2012
- One third of Kentucky state legislative races uncontested Apr 30, 2012
- Gov: Kentucky legislators have to come back in on Monday Apr 16, 2012
- Kentucky Court of Appeals reinstates lawsuit by ticket broker Apr 16, 2012
- Kentucky man unlikely to receive settlement from Klan leader Mar 24, 2012
- The Tuesday Count: Constitutional convention, "Fighting Sioux" mascot topics of newly certified measures Mar 20, 2012
- Redistricting Roundup: Legislature approves new maps, much to chagrin of voters Mar 16, 2012
- Federal District Court judge Jennifer Coffman to retire Mar 11, 2012
- 2012 Elections preview: Comparing state legislative filing deadlines Mar 05, 2012
- Redistricting Roundup: Courts continue to play an active role in redistricting Mar 02, 2012
- Public financing proposed for Kentucky Supreme Court Mar 01, 2012
- Redistricting Roundup: Another state sees court-drawn maps implemented Feb 24, 2012
- Kentucky Senate allows higher dropout age Feb 14, 2012
- Kentucky legislative redistricting conflict rages on Feb 11, 2012
- Kentucky House Republicans sue over redistricting Jan 31, 2012
- Redistricting conflict to be heard by Kentucky court Jan 28, 2012
- Former Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith remembered by friends and family Jan 13, 2012
- J. Kelly Clarke seeks post in 19th Judicial District Jan 10, 2012
2011
- The Tuesday Count: Lawsuit knocks measure from ballot for the time being Dec 20, 2011
- Kentucky court system requests $62 million budget increase Dec 15, 2011
- Kentucky Dems say gambling amendment is a gamble Dec 15, 2011
- Kentucky to reconsider petition process Nov 30, 2011
- Former Murray State University Board of Regents Chairman begins role as federal bankruptcy judge Nov 22, 2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011 Nov 16, 2011
- Two more Amish men convicted for failing to display buggy signs Nov 16, 2011
- Election wrap-up: What you need to know about the November 8th state executive elections Nov 10, 2011
- Election wrap-up: Down ballot state executive races Nov 10, 2011
- Breaking news: Beshear and Democrats win big in Kentucky state executive races Nov 09, 2011
- Election preview: Kentucky to elect top state officers Nov 07, 2011
- Former Kentucky circuit court judge disbarred for misconduct Oct 31, 2011
- Kentucky executive elections approach Oct 27, 2011
- Election outlook: Ballotpedia's final predictions for state executive elections Oct 12, 2011
- Kentucky Supreme Court to hear religious billboard case Oct 11, 2011
- Redistricting Roundup: Parties continue accusations of gerrymandering Oct 07, 2011
- Kentucky AG Race: Todd P'Pool TV ads hammer Jack Conway on health care, energy policy Oct 05, 2011
- Circuit court judge found guilty of misconduct Oct 01, 2011
- Kentucky Secretary of State debate sees sparks fly over photo IDs for voting Sep 23, 2011
- Kentucky police arrest Amish men who refused to put safety signs on buggies Sep 16, 2011
- Election outlook: Ballotpedia predicts no partisan changes in state executive offices Sep 14, 2011
- Kentucky Secretary of State race tightens up as fall campaign season begins Sep 08, 2011
- Kentucky high court rules that cities must pay millions to firefighters Aug 30, 2011
- Kentucky pension funds in trouble following spring debt downgrade Aug 26, 2011
- Kentucky Rep. Keith Hall faces corruption charges before state ethics commission Aug 17, 2011
- Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges Aug 16, 2011
- Three months to go - Ballotpedia predicts changes in three state executive offices for Democrats Aug 10, 2011
- Kentucky gubernatorial candidates hit with ethics complaints Aug 04, 2011
- Gov. Beshear's campaign faces fundraising complaints Aug 01, 2011
- Federal Judge Joseph McKinley's tobacco ruling appealed in 6th Circuit Jul 27, 2011
- Tiff over Kentucky voter registration continues Jul 18, 2011
- Former lawyer sentenced in Kentucky kickback scheme Jul 15, 2011
- KY SoS candidate Bill Johnson slams incumbent for homeless voter registration Jul 07, 2011
- Kentucky Court of Appeals investigates leaked abortion ruling Jun 30, 2011
- Democrats lead the pack in fundraising for 2011 Kentucky elections Jun 24, 2011
- Counting the Kentucky state legislative committees Jun 16, 2011
- Woman presides over a Kentucky Supreme Court hearing for first time in its history Jun 15, 2011
- State Legislative Tracker: Which state has the most committees Jun 13, 2011
- Adulterous liaisons can give rise to custody rights, says Kentucky Supreme Court May 31, 2011
- And the (gubernatorial) nominees are... May 18, 2011
- Kentucky state executive races take shape in wake of primaries May 18, 2011
- Kentucky voters head to the polls for state executive primaries May 17, 2011
- Lovelace says tampering with Williams file impugns court's integrity May 16, 2011
- Kentucky Rep. Hurt switches parties, puts Democrats one vote short of a supermajority May 04, 2011
- Work starts on new courthouse in Franklin County May 01, 2011
- Two weeks to go before the Kentucky primary Apr 30, 2011
- Final days to register for KY gubernatorial primary see divorce, endorsements, and tax records Apr 15, 2011
- Federal judge rules that Kentucky can restrict speech of attorneys Apr 13, 2011
- Hit with misconduct charges, Judge Russell Alred responds with federal lawsuit Mar 31, 2011
- Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary heats up with first ad Mar 30, 2011
- Cletus Maricle, former Clay County circuit judge, sentenced to 26 years for vote fraud Mar 15, 2011
- The Tuesday Count: a pair of hunting measures boost 2012 total Mar 08, 2011
- Hunting amendment snags place on 2012 ballot in Kentucky Mar 07, 2011
- Kentucky hunting proposal faces Senate vote Mar 02, 2011
- Simpson sentences woman to 7 years in Pitino extortion case Feb 20, 2011
- Redistricting Roundup: Redistricting affects more than Congressional and state legislative districts Feb 18, 2011
- The Tuesday Count: a slew of proposals but no certifications Feb 15, 2011
- The Tuesday Count: 2011 certified total aching to increase with newly proposed measures Feb 08, 2011
- Right to hunt and fish being discussed in Kentucky Feb 08, 2011
- Circuit Judge Daniel Ballou faces misconduct charges Feb 05, 2011
- 2011 bill filing deadlines: New Hampshire has latest date Feb 04, 2011
- Candidates have until January 25 to file in Kentucky Jan 18, 2011
- Kentucky Governor nominates new Secretary of State Jan 10, 2011
- Immigration debate begins to heat up in Kentucky Jan 03, 2011
- Republican Governors Association will be headed by former campaign manager to Virginia's Bob McDonnell Jan 03, 2011
2010
- States to begin legislative sessions in 2011 Dec 29, 2010
- Governors in the news: state executives tackle healthcare and budget woes, issue pardons, and face criticism over comments on Civil Rights Dec 21, 2010
- Kentucky receives first GOP Attorney General candidate Dec 18, 2010
- Kentucky Legislature looks ahead to redistricting Dec 14, 2010
- Ballotpedia takes a first look at the 2011 governors' contests Dec 13, 2010
- Kentucky governor's pledge of tax incentives for Creationist theme park doesn't sit well with advocates of Church and State separation Dec 06, 2010
- Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson will not seek election in 2011 Nov 29, 2010
- Two Kentucky House candidates ruled ineligible Nov 01, 2010
- Investigation of alleged voter fraud in Kentucky Oct 24, 2010
- Kentucky candidate remains on ballot despite ineligibility Oct 13, 2010
- Competitiveness in national elections does not trickle down to state level Oct 05, 2010
- Kentucky House Republicans put forth 2011 agenda Sep 28, 2010
- Kentucky measure proposed to keep state a 'happy hunting ground' Sep 02, 2010
- KY Senate President Williams expected to announce run for Governor Aug 31, 2010
- Kentucky state workers file lawsuit to stop mandatory furloughs Aug 06, 2010
- Democratic majorities in state senates at greater risk than Republican majorities, analyst says Jul 16, 2010
- Federal court strikes down non-partisan judicial races Jul 15, 2010
- KY Governor announces plan to furlough state workers, saving $24 million Jul 10, 2010
- New chief judge for Kentucky Court of Appeals Jul 08, 2010
- KY Governor warns of possible $240 million budget shortfall Jun 29, 2010
- Kentucky Legislature agrees to budget in special session Jun 01, 2010
- Former Kentucky Supreme Court justice passes away May 26, 2010
- Former Kentucky judge named to Executive Branch Ethics Commission May 25, 2010
- Unofficial primary election results: Kentucky May 19, 2010
- Kentucky Governor calls special session to seek a budget compromise May 18, 2010
- Kentucky county judge executive cleared of drug charges May 12, 2010
- Kentucky Lt. Governor files ethic complaint against State AG May 04, 2010
- Research topples Kentucky from its place in the I&R firmament Mar 31, 2010
- Kentucky Supreme Court reverses Appeals Court desicion on domain seizures Mar 20, 2010
- Poll shows support for Kentucky slot question Feb 05, 2010
- Will Kentucky see gambling on ballot Jan 29, 2010
- Slot machine referendum a possibility in Kentucky Jan 25, 2010
- Kentucky appeals court allows the ten commandments in county courthouse Jan 15, 2010
2009
- Book highlights 'limited' ballot measures in Kentucky Nov 11, 2009
- District judge appointed in Kentucky Jul 28, 2009
- Kentucky county alcohol referendum on ballot Jul 24, 2009
- Kentucky Mayor's budget approved by Metro council Jul 15, 2009
- Kentucky Mayor's budget includes plenty of layoffs Jul 13, 2009
- Family court judge faces misconduct charges Jul 08, 2009
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