Westerfield Edges Out Victory Over Incumbent Pendleton
Republican challenger Whitney Westerfield edged out long-time Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton in yesterday’s vote. Unofficial third district state Senate results show Westerfield with 50.4 percent of...
View ArticlePendleton Plans to Request Vote Recanvass
Kentucky Third District State Senator Joey Pendleton plans to request a recanvass after he narrowly lost in Tuesday’s election. Pendleton, a five-term Democratic incumbent, lost by around 300 votes to...
View ArticlePendleton Officially Concedes Race
Long-time state senator Joey Pendleton of Hopkinsville has officially conceded the Third District senate race to opponent Whitney Westerfield. Pendleton, a Democrat, requested a recanvass after he lost...
View ArticleSenators-elect Westerfield, Humphries Named Senate Committee Chairs
The Republican Kentucky Senate has completed its shake-up, after announcing new committee chairs today. Among the appointees, the caucus named Senator-elect Whitney Westerfield, of Hopkinsville, chair...
View ArticlePublic Support for KY State-Wide Smoking Ban Rises
A new poll shows more than half of Kentuckians interviewed last fall support a state law to ban smoking in indoor public places. The poll from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Health...
View ArticleHopkinsville's Whitney Westerfield May Run for Attorney General
Kentucky State Senator Whitney Westerfield,a Republican from Hopkinsville, might put his name in the currently unopposed race for Kentucky Attorney General. Westerfield said he doesn’t want current...
View ArticleWhitney Westerfield Announces Bid for Kentucky Attorney General
Hopkinsville's State Senator Whitney Westerfield has filed his candidacy for Kentucky Attorney General, a day after saying he may enter the race. His announcement makes him the only Republican in the...
View ArticleState Rep Kenny Imes Announces Bid for Kentucky Treasurer
Kentucky’s 5th District State Rep Kenny Imes says he’s in the race for State Treasurer. He filed his candidacy with the Secretary of State's office today. The Murray Republican says that, beside...
View ArticleRepublican Candidates for Statewide Offices to Make Their Case in Murray Next...
Western Kentucky Republicans will get their first taste of the 2015 campaign season next weekend at the Calloway County Republican Party's annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner.The dinner will be held Saturday,...
View ArticleJames Comer Leads Republicans in Fundraising For Governor’s Race
Three Republicans and one Democrat have raised more than $1 million in this year’s race for governor in advance of the May 19 primary election.
View ArticlePolls: Republicans Lead All of Kentucky's Statewide Races; Paul Tops GOP...
With just over four months until November’s election, a national pollster is calling Kentucky’s gubernatorial race a toss-upPublic Policy Polling released a poll Tuesday showing Republican Matt Bevin...
View ArticleSupreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Enters the Kentucky Race For Governor
Kentucky was one of 13 states where same-sex marriage bans were overturned by a landmark Supreme Court decision on Friday.In Kentucky, an estimated 57 percent of the population still disapproves of...
View ArticleAccusations of Nepotism and Pedicures in Kentucky Attorney General Race
If you listened to the candidates at the Fancy Farm Picnic on Saturday, this year’s race for attorney general is about nepotism and pedicures.Democrat Andy Beshear, an attorney and son of Gov. Steve...
View ArticleAG Candidate Westerfield Hits Back Against Criticism of Prosecutorial Record
Calloway County attorney K. Bryan Ernstberger has penned an op-ed, published in the Murray Ledger & Times, slamming fellow Republican Whitney Westerfield’s candidacy for Kentucky Attorney...
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Aren’t Finished Targeting Heroin Abuse
Few pieces of legislation drew as much attention this year as the bill addressing Kentucky’s recent surge in heroin abuse and overdose-related deaths.State lawmakers approved the bill at the close of...
View ArticleBeshear Narrowly Defeats Republican Challenger in Attorney General Race
Democrat Andy Beshear has narrowly defeated Republican state Senator Whitney Westerfield to become the state’s next Attorney General. Beshear is the son of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and is just...
View ArticleKentucky State Senator Pushing Marijuana Legalization
A state senator from Louisville wants to legalize marijuana in Kentucky, but a key committee chair says the bill likely won’t get an opportunity to advance in the upcoming General Assembly session.The...
View ArticleKy Senate Votes to Broaden Jury Options ‘Vulnerable Victim’ Crimes
A bill intended to help in the prosecution of certain crimes against the very young, disabled, or elderly is on its way to the Kentucky House. The measure got unanimous backing in the Senate Thursday.
View ArticleKentucky Senate Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood
The state Senate on Tuesday approved striking from the budget a portion of the state’s contribution to Planned Parenthood, with the bill’s supporters pointing to the Louisville branch’s recent efforts...
View ArticleBill That Would Ban Kratom, Synthetic Opioids Clears Kentucky Senate
A bill that would increase restrictions on hydrocodone derivatives and ban three other substances in the commonwealth has cleared the Kentucky Senate.
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