The next three months will likely be a hard political fight as the candidates grapple for those undecided voters and try to pull supporters from each other. The candidates are drawing the battle lines now.
Charlotte ranks above Louisville in education attainment and in higher wage technical and professional jobs. In addition to an educated workforce and tax incentives for businesses, Charlotte’s professional sports, support for the arts, climate and improved public transportation helped keep graduates in town while also helping recruit companies that would hire those graduates.
To mark the centennial of the state Capitol building in Frankfort, WFPL and Kentucky Public Radio are spotlighting some of Kentucky’s top statesmen, influential political leaders who served the commonwealth in Frankfort or Washington, or both. Today, we profile U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell.
Given the crowded field, it’s possible that a candidate could win the primary with 25 to 30 percent of the vote…
by Gabe Bullard Of the eight Democrats running for mayor of Louisville, three of them either hold or have previously run for public office. They are: Metro Councilmen David Tandy and Jim King and businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Greg Fischer. In the first of two reports on the Democratic mayoral primary, WFPL’s Gabe [...]
In eight days, Republican voters in Jefferson County will choose a nominee who’s hoping to become Louisville’s first GOP mayor in decades.
by Stephanie Crosby Four Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination to try to unseat two-term Third District Congressman John Yarmuth. The Democrat is unopposed in his party’s primary. Leading the pack in terms of fundraising is Jeff Reetz. He’s contributed $100,000 to his campaign, and raised another $70,000 or so. The 57-year-old Pizza Hut [...]
