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The Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky General Assembly overrides veto, passes anti-transgender legislation

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 29, 2023

The Kentucky General Assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150, which places a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. The...

Political perspective

Calling for a compromise in government over shutdown, border wall

Kellsie Kennedy January 10, 2019

Earlier this year, NPR released a podcast called “Red Brain, Blue Brain,” which examined a multitude of studies and placed them together to understand what causes political differences and how those...

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Obama called out Trump, and we needed to hear his message

September 10, 2018

Last Friday, former U.S. President Barack Obama broke his silence about President Donald Trump and the Republican Party at a University of Illinois speech and his message was one we all need to heed.Until...

State senator Reggie Thomas speaks to the crowd about sexual assault on April 28, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Congressional candidate Reggie Thomas hopes to make a difference for students

Sarah Ladd April 18, 2018

With primary elections looming, state Sen. Reggie Thomas, wants to promote his policies.Thomas hopes to replace incumbent Repbulican Andy Barr for Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District Senate seat, but...

How to avoid political arguments at Thanksgiving

Sydney Nash November 22, 2017

It's that time of year again– families gather together under one roof, turkeys baste and, inevitably, political arguments ensue.So how does one avoid this seemingly unavoidable reality of family holidays?Compiled...

Republican students can fall into “spiral of silence” in class discussions

Madison Rexroat June 21, 2017

Sure, Republicans won the presidency and often enjoy the privileges of sticking with the status quo, but that’s not always the case on college campuses. College atmospheres tend to lean toward the liberal...

An open letter to Nancy Pelosi

Saadia Akhtar February 19, 2017

Nancy, before I begin this letter, I want to commend you for all that you have accomplished and to thank you for all that you have done for the United States of America. Your tenure as Speaker of the House...

Letter from a Trump voter: Hear me out

Connor Evanoff November 17, 2016

I am just as shocked as the rest of you.I absolutely expected that Hillary would win the election and I would be fighting to recognize her as a legitimate president.The thing I have heard the most of coming...

Students reflect on low voter turnout among youth

Emily Cole March 31, 2016

As Kentucky nears the Democratic primaries, the topic of politics has become more and more prevalent on campus. While millennials and young people often get accused of being politically inactive, young...

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Hearing their voices: Poll shows UK political views

Patrick Brennan [email protected] March 3, 2016

In a campus-wide poll conducted by the Kentucky Kernel from Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Bernie Sanders won the Democratic support in a landslide, and Republicans chose Marco Rubio ahead of the rest of the field.Results...

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