Kentucky Politics Weekly

Abby is out, so it's just the boys. Tres and Jared look at all the new news affecting State and Federal elections, ponder the question of who still goes to Chili's, stake their ground on wiz or no wiz, and, multiple times, devolve into old men yelling at clouds and complaining about kids these days.

Kentuckians start going to the polls on Thursday, Oct. 29th so KPW is back for our 5th 3 of every 4 Years so not quite annual look at every General Assembly race across the Commonwealth along with some of the local races you should be keeping an eye on!

We're less than a week until the start of early voting and KPW has all the new in the lead up to the election. The crew talks KY Senate and KY-6 debates, run through all the state's federal races, and talk about the major headlines effecting elections nationwide.

We're less than a week until the start of early voting and KPW has all the new in the lead up to the election. The crew talks KY Senate and KY-6 debates, run through all the state's federal races, and talk about the major headlines effecting elections nationwide.

We're less than 2 weeks until early voting starts and, as any political operative will tell you, it all comes down to turnout. KPW takes a quick spin around the state of races as well as a look at other news of the week including Andy Beshear declaring himself a judge and an interesting name in Peruvian elections.

We're less than a month to election day and the insanity won't stop. This week, a potential Mt. Rushmore content machine is back, there's polls in KY-6, and a Russian Plague.

Advice from this episode: only spend your campaign money on paid media and voter contact, always check with an expert before sending an email about campaign finance, never vote for someone who keeps a reptile as a pet, and mask up if you're going to bars in Greenfield, MA.

The crew goes over the 60 day pre finance reports for House candidates, discuss new ads up in the US Senate and 6th Congressional District races, and celebrate the discovery of a new cat!

The Herald-Leader calls it a wrap on local reporting, Republicans gather in Da las, and AI is here to kill us all! Plus, NFL picks!

It was a slow week in the news, highlighted by Andy Beshear's strongly worded letter, great news from KTRS, and some interesting crimes from California.

News from the Ky State Road Plan, KY-6, and dueling website stories lead off the show this week! Also, the NFL season is here and Tres and Jared have their season long NFL bets.

FCPS Superintendent is out, Andy Beshear stakes out some new positions on a Sunday show, Nancy Mace gets tatted up, and Darth Vader supports Flock cameras. All this and more on a new KPW!

Sen. McConnell gives a health update, RFK, Jr. does some good in KY, a debate over hemp is ongoing in Washington, and KPW searches for signs of life in the Red's front office.

Fancy Farm 2026 is a wrap! The KPW crew has post-game coverage with Craig Richardson, Michael Meredith, Jason Howell, Kim Moser, and Dave 'Buzz' Baker!

It's Fancy Farm week! KPW has a preview, along with a very bad week for Andy Beshear, a rookie mistake by Zack Dembo, and one Lexington resident REALLY wants their KFC.

Randall Weddle may no longer be a Mayor but he's still making news; and fellow mainstay FCPS joins him in a busy news week

Are there important things going on in the world? Sure. But this week, the real focus for KPW has been on the UK candidacy of Count Binface. The Crew discusses that, and other, less important stories such as JCPS and FCPS scandals, Senator McConnell, Iran, Ukraine, and Maine.

Back by popular demand, former State Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer joins the show to talk State Fair Board drama, air conditioning, and the US Supreme Court and, the crew works to answer the question: do aliens walk among us?

FCPS has progressed from total cluster to raging dumpster fire, AG Coleman takes on predictive markets, inflation hits Iran (in a good way, for the IRGC), and some goats draw the ire of a union.

KPW holds out first ever live recording at Slainte Public House in Georgetown! State Senator Matt Nunn, State Rep. Vanessa Grossel, CJE Joe Pat Covington, and Dr. Ralph Alvarado all make an appearance as the crew talks gas taxes, FCPS clusterf*cks, and more!

Interim General Assembly meetings have begun and the gas tax is a hot topic. KPW brings you up to speed on why you should care. Also, a one-two punch of George Santos and Hunter Biden news? What more could you want?

Kentucky is gearing up for the beginning of the interim General Assembly session but, in the meantime, we've got Randall Weddle news, a rocket ship explosion, a faulty casket, and a possible baseball strike.

The Kentucky Primary is over and we have a full breakdown of the results and what it means for the Commonwealth. Also, a new KY Gov poll, the crew tries to tamp down some conspiracy theories, and Tres is very excited for a special vote in October.

Early voting has begun in the Commonwealth and KPW has a look at the races you should be watching on Primary Night, including a few races that have gotten wild towards the end.

Donald Trump changes the races in Kentucky with two big endorsements, a quick look at the 15 day pre-primary campaign finance reports, and is another global pandemic on the way?