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Time: 6 Myths About Abortion

By KATHA POLLITT

1. The Bible forbids abortion.

Forward Kentucky: Besieged in his bunker

By BERRY CRAIG

Holed up in his quarters and protected by armed guards, the leader refuses to admit inevitable defeat.

KDP Statement in Response to Kentucky House Republicans’ Press Conference

The following is a statement from Marisa McNee, spokesperson for the Kentucky Democratic Party:

National Catholic Reporter: Catholics, voting and abortion: Time to correct the record

By David E. DeCosse

It may surprise many Catholic voters to know that church teaching does not prohibit a Catholic from voting for a pro-choice candidate.

In fact, the teaching of Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops all permit a Catholic to do so.

A statement from the Kentucky Education Association

By EDDIE CAMPBELL

Kentucky Education Association

Trump Ally is Blocking Biden’s Transition Process

Thanks for Kirk Gillenwaters for sending us this.
     The head of the General Services Administration, Emily Murphy, is trying to stall the Biden-Harris transition.
     

Louisville Courier-Journal: 'Discipline, shrewdness, shamelessness': Obama writes about Mitch McConnell in new memoir

By MORGAN WATKINS

Former President Barack Obama had quite a bit to say about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his new memoir, especially concerning the Kentucky Republican's  efforts to block his policy goals and McConnell's resulting political gains.

Kentucky Democratic Party Staff Unionize; Join IBEW Local 369

By KENNY COLSTON

Kentucky Democratic Party

Forward Kentucky: Press Release: ‘The GOP can and must stop the delusion and return to reality.’

Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) released the statement below regarding President Trump, the Trump Administration, and Congressional Republicans’ continued attack on our democracy in refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election and begin the necessary transition process:

Forward Kentucky: QAnon — a recycled conspiracy theory spreading through the GOP

By BERRY CRAIG

QAnon fan and former state representative C. Wesley Morgan came up way short against Sen. Mitch McConnell in the June GOP primary, but Marjorie Taylor Green, a Georgia Republican and another QAnon devotee, is on her way to Congress.