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Rand Paul Set To Release Second Book In September

by Kenny Colston on May 21, 2012

Kentucky’s junior senator is working on his second book.

Rand Paul has already penned one book while in office, called “The Tea Party Goes to Washington.” It was mainly about his 2010 campaign victory.

Now, BuzzFeed reports that Paul is working on a book that outlines his opposition to the Transportation Security Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.

University of Louisville political scientist Dewey Clayton says this could be a strategic move on Paul’s part.

“It’s sort of beginning to be a trend here if you start look back at President Obama, when he was Senator Obama and even before he began writing books. It gets your name out here, people start reading and seeing what your particular philosophy is,” Clayton says. [click to continue…]

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Principled Endorsement Gives Candidate Hope in Sixth Congressional District Primary

by Kenny Colston May 21, 2012

An outside Republican group is backing the long shot candidate in tomorrow’s Sixth Congressional District Republican Primary. Patrick Kelly is running against Andy Barr. Barr won the 2010 GOP primary, and is expected to win this year as well. But today, Kelly picked up a last-minute endorsement from the Republican Liberty Caucus, a Texas group [...]

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Political Observers Expect No Surprises in Kentucky’s Presidential Primaries

by Kenny Colston May 21, 2012

Even though the presidential nomination process is effectively over, Kentuckians can still vote for candidates other than Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in tomorrow’s primary. Republicans can cast ballots for Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, even though they’re no longer in the running. And Democrats will be able to choose ‘uncommitted’ instead [...]

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No Surprises Expected in Most Congressional Primaries

by Kenny Colston May 21, 2012

Residents of Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District will see a spirited primary Tuesday, but that won’t be the case elsewhere. While there are primaries in most of Kentucky’s five other congressional districts, none are as competitive or as closely-followed as the race in Northern Kentucky. In the Sixth District, Republican Andy Barr is expected to easily [...]

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Key Senate Primaries Are In Louisville, Northern and Southern Kentucky

by Kenny Colston May 20, 2012

The races to watch in tomorrow’s primaries for General Assembly seats are in Louisville, Northern and Southern Kentucky. In Louisville, four Democrats are vying to replace retiring Democrat Tim Shaughnessy in the 19th district, where no Republicans are running. In the 37th District, former Republican Metro Councilman Doug Hawkins and political activist Chris Thieneman are [...]

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Super PACs May Give Massie Edge in Fourth District Primary

by Kenny Colston May 20, 2012

The most competitive primary in Kentucky will come to an end Tuesday. Seven Republicans are vying to replace retiring incumbent Geoff Davis in the Fourth Congressional District. County judge-executives Gary Moore and Thomas Massie and state representative Alecia Webb-Edgington are considered the frontrunners. Those three have raised the most money and former GOP operative Les [...]

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Several State Senate Democrats Remain ALEC Members

by Kenny Colston May 18, 2012

Several Democrats in the Kentucky Senate have held on to their memberships in the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, despite national blowback against the group for its conservative model laws. ALEC has been criticized for drafting conservative state laws, such as Florida’s Stand Your Ground measure, and then helping lawmakers pass them. Until this [...]

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Twelve Percent Turnout Expected for Kentucky Primaries

by Kenny Colston May 17, 2012

Kentucky elections officials once again expect most voters to ignore Tuesday’s primaries. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is predicting turnout between 10 and 12 percent. Low turnout has plagued Kentucky elections for the last few cycles. About a third of voters cast ballots in the 2008 and 2010 primaries. Grimes says the lack of [...]

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Minton Re-elected Chief Justice

by Kenny Colston May 17, 2012

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John Minton has been elected to a second term. “With this re-election, the justices have expressed their appreciation for the hard work and leadership of Chief Justice Minton,” says Mary C. Noble, deputy chief justice for the Supreme Court in a statement. “We have an unusually close court that works [...]

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Williams Says He Had “No Idea” About Farmer’s Alleged Misdeeds

by Kenny Colston May 16, 2012

Kentucky Senate President David Williams says he had no idea what trouble his former gubernatorial running mate Richie Farmer was causing as agriculture commissioner. During an interview on Kentucky Sports Radio Wednesday, host Matt Jones asked Williams about the abuses of power and resources that were uncovered in a recent audit of Farmer’s time in [...]

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