Donald Trump Jr. touts Bevin to a mostly-empty arena in Kentucky coal country
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Kentucky politics news from @heraldleader journalists John Cheves (JC), @TessaDuvall (TD), @AcquistoA (AA) & @HannahPinski (HP).
- Gov Beshear said he'll sign an executive order on Thursday restoring voting rights to more than 100,000 felons, to show that "we all matter." ^JC
- Gov Beshear: If you truly believe unemployed people won't look for work because that extra $600 in federal benefits is a disincentive, then I worry we're not paying working folks enough money. ^JC
- McConnell calls on McGrath to take down political ads as coronavirus cripples Kentucky kentucky.com/news/politics-…
- Mitch McConnell's Elizabeth Warren quote ("She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.") now on a shirt. ^JC
- Well, no, this wouldn't be the first time. On Oct. 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon held a televised debate with Kennedy in New York and Nixon in Los Angeles. The moderator was in Chicago. Amazing what they could do in 1960. ^JCI don’t understand how you just announce that a debate will be virtual for the first time in American history. Don’t you have to discuss with the campaigns?
- Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, released the following statement in the wake of her son Henry's death. "The vitriol against trans people is not happening in a vacuum. It is not just a way of scoring political points by exacerbating the culture wars." ^AH
- Country music star and Kentucky native Tyler Childers to perform at Gov. Beshear's inauguration tinyurl.com/5xh39jzw
- Gov. Beshear issues a statement on overwhelming defeat of Amendment 2, says Ky Leg should take the hint and get serious about properly funding public schools - including teacher pay raises and pre-K for all 4 year olds. ^JC
- H-L editorial: An endorsement for Charles Booker for U.S. Senate. "It’s long been unclear what Rand Paul actually does for the Commonwealth." bit.ly/3Dfy4SK ^JC
- KY secretary of state suggests making early voting permanent and other election ideas kentucky.com/news/politics-…
- “The problem with J.D. Vance is he has no conviction, but his running mate has 34,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN on Monday night. shorturl.at/kLBgg ^JC
- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, endorses Charles Booker, D-Louisville, in his race to unseat U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green. ^JB
