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• Man Walks Through Window At Polling Place Play Video

  November 8, 2011 8:15 AM

  An eager voter in Woodford County accidentally walked through a plate glass window Tuesday morning. The man crashed through a glass pane next to the front door of Woodford County High School around 6:30 a.m. He was on his way to vote at a polling place in the school.... more »

• Senate Takes Up Debt Limit Bill, Passage Likely

  August 2, 2011 5:10 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - With just hours left before the national debt bumps against its ceiling, emergency bipartisan legislation to allow the government to borrow more faces one final test in the Senate. Expected passage there sends the bill to President Barack Obama, averting a potentially disastrous, first-ever government default and... more »

• Polling Places Open; Low Turnout Expected Play Video

  May 17, 2011 6:41 AM

  Voting in the Kentucky primary election kicked off at 6 a.m. Tuesday, but officials don't expect voters to swamp polling places. In fact, state election officials say they expect near record low turnout for the primary elections. The Fayette County election board director says the lowest turnout was... more »

• GOP Pushes Photo ID at the Polls

  March 25, 2011 2:15 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. - Empowered by last year's elections, GOP leaders in about half of states are pushing to require voters to show ID at the polls. The effort comes despite limited signs of voter fraud and already-hefty punishments for those who vote illegally. Democrats are concerned that stringent ID... more »

• Polls Open Across State; Some Voters Relieved It's Almost Over Play Video

  November 2, 2010 10:40 AM

  Polls opened at 6 a.m. around Kentucky. Precinct workers around Lexington reported brisk activity as voters began casting ballots. Many voters say they are just glad the election season is coming to a close. "I am ecstatic it's done. It's been exhausting seeing people argue back and... more »

• Republicans Block Bill To Lift Military Gay Ban

  September 21, 2010 3:48 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation that would have repealed the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. The partisan vote was a defeat for Senate Democrats and gay rights advocates, who saw the bill as their last chance before November's elections to overturn the... more »

• Voters Head To The Polls Play Video

  May 18, 2010 5:38 AM

  Voters across the Bluegrass State will head to the polls Tuesday, as Kentuckians cast ballots in numerous primary races and special elections. Kentucky's Senate race has garnered national attention. Republicans and Democrats will select candidates to vie for the seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning in November. Polls... more »

• Northern Kentucky Official Wants Smoking Ban Vote

  May 10, 2010 1:44 PM

  COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A proposal to regulate indoor smoking in northern Kentucky is expected to come to a vote this summer. An advocacy group, Northern Kentucky Action, has been lobbying for a smoke-free law in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties for more than two years. The Kentucky Enquirer reports... more »

• Rep. Ben Chandler Statement On Health Care Vote

  March 22, 2010 6:49 AM

  "As I traveled throughout the sixteen counties in my Central Kentucky district, I have heard much about healthcare reform from the people I represent. In November, I voted against the House bill because it did not lower the cost of healthcare in the long term and did not adequately protect... more »

• Independents Won't Get To Vote In Primaries

  March 17, 2010 9:03 AM

  FRANKFORT (AP) - A House committee has voted down a bill that would allow registered independents to vote in Republican and Democratic primaries in Kentucky. The measure failed Tuesday in the House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs. Republican Sen. Jimmy Higdon of Lebanon said the legislation would... more »

• Liquor Vote Tuesday In Danville

  March 2, 2010 7:57 AM

  DANVILLE (AP) - Voters in Danville will decide on Tuesday if the city should allow expanded alcohol sales. Liquor by the drink sales began in Danville in 2003 but are allowed only at restaurants that can seat at least 100 patrons and derive 70 percent of gross receipts from food... more »

• Election Worker Testified She Was Taught To Change Votes

  February 20, 2010 12:04 PM

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A former Kentucky election worker testified that top election officers taught her how to change votes during a federal vote-fraud trial. Wanda White testified Friday that Clay County Clerk Freddy Thompson helped show her how to manipulate voting machines, along with Democratic election commissioner Charles Wayne... more »