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Who's No. 2? Here are the top Democrats who could be a running mate for Kamala Harris
Read full article: Who's No. 2? Here are the top Democrats who could be a running mate for Kamala HarrisAs support coalesces around Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee for president, the conversation has turned to a potential running mate.
Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers
Read full article: Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powersThe Kentucky Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional change to limit a governor’s end-of-term pardon powers.
Andy Beshear's path to reelection as Kentucky governor went through Trump country
Read full article: Andy Beshear's path to reelection as Kentucky governor went through Trump countryDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to Kentucky’s highest office Tuesday by improving upon the path to victory he carved in his successful 2019 bid.
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky's general election
Read full article: AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky's general electionKentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear seeks a second term in the heavily Republican state on Tuesday in one of the most competitive and closely watched races on the ballot this year.
Swing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely watched off-year election
Read full article: Swing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely watched off-year electionThere's an election for governor next month in Kentucky, and voters are trying to decide between Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Daniel Cameron, the state attorney general.
GOP nominee says he would renew push for Medicaid work requirement if elected governor in Kentucky
Read full article: GOP nominee says he would renew push for Medicaid work requirement if elected governor in KentuckyRepublican Daniel Cameron says he would move quickly as Kentucky’s governor to revive a push to require some able-bodied adults to work in exchange for Medicaid health coverage.
Kentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primaries
Read full article: Kentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primariesKentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams still doesn't have a clear path for reelection despite winning bipartisan praise during his first term in office and expanding voter access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justices allow new defense of blocked Kentucky abortion law
Read full article: Justices allow new defense of blocked Kentucky abortion lawThe Supreme Court has ruled that Kentucky’s Republican attorney general may continue defending a restriction on abortion rights that had been struck down by lower courts.
Supreme Court could OK new defense of Kentucky abortion law
Read full article: Supreme Court could OK new defense of Kentucky abortion lawThe Supreme Court seems inclined to allow Kentucky’s Republican attorney general to continue defending a restriction on abortion rights that had been struck down by lower courts.
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
Read full article: Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slayingA Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt Bevin has been arrested on federal charges in connection to the same crime.
Court to hear bid for new defense of Kentucky abortion law
Read full article: Court to hear bid for new defense of Kentucky abortion lawThe underlying issue in the case, to be heard in the fall, is a blocked Kentucky law that abortion rights supporters say would have effectively banned a standard abortion method in the second trimester of pregnancy. AdFive days later, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down an unrelated Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. But Cameron, who became attorney general in 2019, said the reasoning used by the high court called into question the ruling against the Kentucky law. The appeals court, however, rejected his efforts to intervene, prompting his appeal to the Supreme Court. In February, Kentucky's Republican-led legislature gave Cameron the power to seek civil and criminal penalties for any violation of Kentucky’s abortion laws.
Elections in 4 states offer tests of 2020 voter enthusiasm
Read full article: Elections in 4 states offer tests of 2020 voter enthusiasmMatthew Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesGubernatorial and legislative elections in four states Tuesday will test voter enthusiasm and party organization amid impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and a fevered Democratic presidential primary scramble. Matt Bevin, a first-term Trump ally, as he tries to withstand Democrat Andy Beshear, the attorney general whose father was the state's last Democratic governor. "Republicans are sweating elections in traditionally conservative areas," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez. Bevin's first term as Kentucky governor has been marked by pitched battles against state lawmakers - including Republicans - and teachers. McConnell is favored to win reelection next year in Kentucky, even as national Democrats harbor hopes of defeating him.
Impeachment politics face test in Kentucky governor's election
Read full article: Impeachment politics face test in Kentucky governor's electionMatt Bevin of Kentucky speaks with the media prior to a campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Nov. 4, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. (CNN) - The impact of impeachment faces a test on Tuesday as Kentucky voters head to the polls to select their next governor. As the impeachment process ramps up in Washington, the Kentucky election will test whether Trump's base is energized enough to reelect an unpopular Republican incumbent. On Monday night, Bevin attended a big get-out-the-vote rally with the President in Louisville, where impeachment was front-and-center. "Probably not here in Kentucky," Beshear supporter Rick Wanalista said when asked if the impeachment inquiry would help the Democrats.