The labor movement played a decisive role in the election of a pro-worker majority in the U.S. Senate. After delivering the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, we regrouped and remobilized to keep the momentum going in Georgia.
Kentucky Republican lawmakers ignored cries of overreach from their Democratic colleagues Friday and approved in committee two major bills challenging Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency orders to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Separately, another committee did not act on a bill that would reshape the state’s courts system after Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. railed against it.
The following is a statement from Colmon Elridge, Chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party, after both Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue conceded their respective races.
“Congratulations to Senators-elect Warnock and Ossoff for their tireless campaigning and hard fought victories.
Soon-to-be Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stood in the well of the United States Senate on Wednesday and stood up for the rule of law when he called on members of Congress to end the silliness and certify the results of the 2020 election that saw former Vice President Joe Biden beat Donald Trump.
Last night Governor Andy Beshear gave a budget address calling for funding of education priorities that will benefit every student and educator in the Commonwealth. Kentucky has 685,000 public school students. That’s 685,000 reasons why our legislators should fund the Governor’s budget priorities for education.
