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Send Roberts and Redwine to the House

Governor Beshear called for two special elections for the state House to be held on February 25.

From The Lexington Herald-Leader: Crusading conservative Stan Lee withdraws from bid for reelection to KY legislature

EDITOR'S NOTE: Lee is fiercely anti-union and richly deserves his place on the USW District 8 "

'The unions and the NAACP go hand-in-hand'

By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

My friend and union brother W.C. Young said his wallet always contained two cards--his union card and his NAACP card.

Mine does, too.

From Forward Kentucky: New House minority leader Joni Jenkins on issues, bills, and Republicans

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rep. Jenkins is one of labor's best friends in Frankfort.

By BRUCE MAPLES

From Daily Kos: McConnell and his Republicans cooking up tricks to give gloss of legitimacy to impeachment trial

By JOAN McCARTER

From The Washington Post: This media failure really could help Trump politically

By GREG SARGENT

ICYMI from the Lexington Herald-Leader: Beshear pledges to enforce wage law, hold coal company accountable amid miner protest

UPDATE FROM THE HERALD-LEADER: KY coal miner protest ends in victory for the few who remained; company pays all wages READ MORE HERE. 

By RYAN C. HERMENS

Responding to the pleas of coal miners who blocked a Pike County railroad track Monday night over unpaid wages, Gov. Andy Beshear vowed Tuesday that his state Labor Cabinet will take the miners’ employer to court if the company does not comply with his administration’s demand for records.

From Daily Kos: The Republican tax law is bringing in far less money than claimed—but it's not an accident

By HUNTER

From the KDP: ICYMI: Watchdog Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Mitch

By KENNY COLSTON

KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

From The Washington Post: Trump has betrayed his voters

By KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL