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Lexington Herald-Leader: The legislature wants to curb Beshear’s executive powers. What does that look like?

Lexington Herald-Leader: The legislature wants to curb Beshear’s executive powers. What does that look like?

By DANIEL DESROCHERS

After adding to their existing supermajorities in the Kentucky General Assembly in November, Republicans in Frankfort laid out a clear mission for the 2021 legislative session: scale back the executive powers of the governor of Kentucky.

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Washington Post: The Post has published Trump’s full phone call with Georgia election officials. Listen to the audio and read the transcript.

Washington Post: The Post has published Trump’s full phone call with Georgia election officials. Listen to the audio and read the transcript.

By Amy Gardner and Paulina Firozi

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Washington Post editorial: The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.

Washington Post editorial: The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.

SINCE LOSING reelection, President Trump has failed to overturn the results. But his post-election tantrum, not to mention his behavior before now, has magnified legitimate concerns about weaknesses in the nation’s democratic institutions. Mr. Trump lost the electoral college by a secure margin.

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Musings on the New Year: A Tale of Two Veeps and ‘unseaming’ Capo McConnell ‘from the nave to th’ chops’

Musings on the New Year: A Tale of Two Veeps and ‘unseaming’ Capo McConnell ‘from the nave to th’ chops’

By BERRY CRAIG 

AFT Local 1360

Former Vice President Al Gore, who lost to President George W. Bush 20 years ago, is back in the news. 

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