Charles Booker won the core counties of the state’s two largest metro areas. But Amy McGrath more than made up the difference among the state’s rural, suburban and small-city voters. Former Marine Corps pilot Amy McGrath took the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Kentucky by winning in rural counties, […]
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The Jobs We Earn*: The Progress Made Toward Economic Equity Wasn’t Given to Us, It Was Won
Last week, The New York Times editorial board published, “The Jobs We Need,” an opinion piece addressing the important issues of corporate power, wages and the workplace. The editorial rightly points out that average worker’s wages in the United States have not kept up with inflation nor productivity growth, while […]
Read MoreMeet the Teen Leading This Kentucky Town’s Discussion of Racism in Appalachia
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. The courtroom was silent as 19-year-old Dayjha Hogg approached the lectern at a Letcher County fiscal court meeting, stared down a panel of county magistrates, and spoke. “I know COVID’s going around right now, so just imagine, there’s no COVID, […]
Read MoreIf Trump’s Rural Edge Has Eroded, What Does that Mean for Electoral Math?
The latest Fox News poll suggests Donald Trump’s rural advantage has dropped by two-thirds since 2016. When is a lead not a lead? When it’s a mere 9-point advantage for Donald Trump among rural voters, which is what the latest Fox News poll is reporting. In 2016, Trump won the rural vote […]
Read MoreMeet West Virginia’s First Out Trans Lawmaker: Rosemary Ketchum
“Breaking into a space that wasn’t built for you is incredibly difficult.” Rosemary Ketchum has been a community organizer in Wheeling, West Virginia, for about a decade. Now, she’s the state’s first out transgender elected official. As the associate director of the city’s local drop-in center for the National Alliance for […]
Read MoreFormerly Disenfranchised Kentucky Voters Cast Their Ballots
This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. For many in the Ohio Valley, voting is a choice, a right they are free to exercise if they want to. But for Jackie McGranahan and the more than 175,000 other formerly disenfranchised Kentuckians, this primary election is special. It’s her […]
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