Politics

1/3/18 — Cherlynn Stevenson

Session Starts, Jeff Hoover is playing House of Cards

• The session began yesterday, Jan. 2, and man were there some fireworks.
• As we talked about in a previous show, Jeff Hoover had to resign DURING the session in order for it to…

12/22/17 — Rep. Dan Johnson, Bevin’s Blocks, Who’s Speaker?, and the Shortfall Blues

Dan Johnson

• The biggest story in Kentucky politics over the past few weeks has been the massive Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting story about Bulleit…

12/14/17 — The Budget Process in Kentucky

The Budget Process in Kentucky

• We’ve talked about a ton of stuff that the legislature has done since we started the podcast, but in reality, the Kentucky legislature has ONE real job: setting the biennial budget.

12/6/17 — Updates on Sexual Harassment in KY Legislature, Eric C. Conn, & the 6th US Congressional Race

Jim Gray Jumps In

• After months of speculation, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced that he was running for the 6th District US…

11/23/17 — Bevin Wins on Boards, Dan Johnson Removed, & Trump v. Louisville

Court rules mostly, but not all the way of favor of Bevin

• This case is about several education boards. Andy Beshear sued Bevin, arguing that reorganizations should be left up…

11/8/17 — The Fall of Jeff Hoover, Councilman Dan Johnson’s Harassment Trial, Rand Paul Assaulted, & Alison Lundergan Grimes Controversy

The Fall of Jeff Hoover

• On Nov. 1, the Courier-Journal reported that…

10/25/17 — Took Back Cheapside & Pension Framework

Took Back Cheapside

• Back in August, the city council unanimously voted to move two Confederate statues (John Breckenridge and John Hunt Morgan) that were located in the Cheapside pavilion area of downtown Lexington…

10/18/2017 — Rep. Kelly Flood

Joining us today on My Old Kentucky Podcast is Kelly Flood, a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Her district is the 75th, which covers much of downtown Lexington, the University of Kentucky and it’s surrounding community, as well as some area in Southwest…