(Editor’s Note: We wrote this after the 2016 election. We are in the process of updating it.) In the aftermath of the 2016 election cycle, as we navigate the Trump presidency and the GOP-controlled Kentucky government, one counter-trend has become apparent: Activism is growing, and growing exponentially. Whether it is the numerous independent grassroots groups like Indivisible that have sprung up across the nation, or the surge in interest in running for office, or the amazing mobilization of everyday voters that has so far saved healthcare coverage for most people, the evidence is clear:...…(Editor’s Note: We wrote this after the 2016 election. We are in the process of updating it.) In the aftermath of the 2016 election cycle, as we navigate the Trump presidency and the GOP-controlled Kentucky government, one counter-trend has become apparent: Activism is growing, and growing exponentially. Whether it is the numerous independent grassroots groups like Indivisible that have sprung up across the nation, or the surge in interest in running for office, or the amazing mobilization of everyday voters that has so far saved healthcare coverage for most people, the evidence is clear:...WW…

We have had a number of persons contact us, asking how they can donate to the work of Forward Kentucky. Since we are not a non-profit (even though right now we are certainly a No-Profit 😉), such “donations” would not be tax-deductible as charitable donations.Nevertheless, we continue to get the request to provide a means for people to support the work. So, in order to be clear that this is not a charitable donation, we are providing this page where you can “purchase” some support! The item is titled “Pay What You Want,” and it is exactly that: enter the amount you wish to pay to help...…We have had a number of persons contact us, asking how they can donate to the work of Forward Kentucky. Since we are not a non-profit (even though right now we are certainly a No-Profit 😉), such “donations” would not be tax-deductible as charitable donations.Nevertheless, we continue to get the request to provide a means for people to support the work. So, in order to be clear that this is not a charitable donation, we are providing this page where you can “purchase” some support! The item is titled “Pay What You Want,” and it is exactly that: enter the amount you wish to pay to help...WW…

On this May Day, I'm thinking of May 1, 1933. May 1 has been the international labor day since the 19th-century. But ninety-one May Days ago, a European country’s new leader proclaimed May Day a national holiday in honor of workers, many of whom belonged to unions. It was a brutal hoax. The country’s powerful unions had outspokenly opposed the new leader’s rise to power. He hated and feared them.  But soon after he took power, he shocked the unions by promising them he’d be on their side. To show his government’s “solidarity with the worker,” he flew union leaders from across the...…On this May Day, I'm thinking of May 1, 1933. May 1 has been the international labor day since the 19th-century. But ninety-one May Days ago, a European country’s new leader proclaimed May Day a national holiday in honor of workers, many of whom belonged to unions. It was a brutal hoax. The country’s powerful unions had outspokenly opposed the new leader’s rise to power. He hated and feared them.  But soon after he took power, he shocked the unions by promising them he’d be on their side. To show his government’s “solidarity with the worker,” he flew union leaders from across the...WW…

Under the leadership of Governor Andy Beshear and Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Democrats in the Kentucky General Assembly worked tirelessly this legislative session to build on the incredible economic momentum created by the Beshear-Coleman administration, to find solutions that create a better future for every Kentucky family, and to secure a budget that addresses Kentuckians’ needs. Unfortunately, Republicans had a different agenda. They stood in the way of positive policy and progress and pursued an out-of-touch, cruel agenda that inflicts harm on communities across our Commonwealth....…Under the leadership of Governor Andy Beshear and Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Democrats in the Kentucky General Assembly worked tirelessly this legislative session to build on the incredible economic momentum created by the Beshear-Coleman administration, to find solutions that create a better future for every Kentucky family, and to secure a budget that addresses Kentuckians’ needs. Unfortunately, Republicans had a different agenda. They stood in the way of positive policy and progress and pursued an out-of-touch, cruel agenda that inflicts harm on communities across our Commonwealth....WW…

A Kentucky judge has declined to remove a court injunction that has blocked executions in the state for more than a decade.Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd, whose order blocked Kentucky’s lethal injections in 2010, wrote in a ruling Wednesday he would hold off on deciding on the ban, saying there have been changes to lethal injection regulations since then. He said there may also be constitutional questions about the new regulations that have to be settled.Kentucky prison officials have carried out three executions since 1976, and none since 2008. There are about two dozen...…A Kentucky judge has declined to remove a court injunction that has blocked executions in the state for more than a decade.Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd, whose order blocked Kentucky’s lethal injections in 2010, wrote in a ruling Wednesday he would hold off on deciding on the ban, saying there have been changes to lethal injection regulations since then. He said there may also be constitutional questions about the new regulations that have to be settled.Kentucky prison officials have carried out three executions since 1976, and none since 2008. There are about two dozen...WW…