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The Republican primary for the chance to replace retiring Sen. Jack Westwood, R-Erlanger, was looking to be one of hotter races of the spring until the proposed redistricting maps got tossed out the state Supreme Court. That cut the field from a competitive three-candidate race into a two-man contest between Taylor Mill business owner Chris McDaniel and Fort Mitchell Councilman Will Terwort. And since then, it has become more of a low-key race with McDaniel amassing the most money ($65,047... Read more 

After initially staying out of the 4th Congressional District race, Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has decided to endorse Thomas Massie in the seven-candidate GOP primary, Massie’s campaign chairman confirmed. The campaign is working on the details on when Paul will make the formal announcement, said Phil Moffett, the former Republican gubernatorial candidate who is serving as Massie’s campaign chairman. The official announcement will likely happen Friday, he said. Since February, Paul said he didn’t plan to get involved in... Read more 

The founder of the libertarian-leaning group Liberty for All Super PAC that has gotten involved in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District race has pledged to do “whatever it takes to win the election” for GOP candidate Thomas Massie. John Ramsey, who created the Super PAC in his hometown of Texas and has since opened an office in Bellevue, Ky., told Pure Politics that the organization will open up a call center to contact GOP voters, as well as direct mail and... Read more 

The Republican primary for the state House seat in northeastern Boone County is one of the most high-profile match ups this spring between a tea party candidate, in former Boone County Commissioner Cathy Flaig, and an establishment incumbent in state Rep. Addia Wuchner. Wuchner has served in the state House for four terms as a member of the House Republican minority. Wuchner has pushed for bills aimed at helping dyslexic students and aimed at educating new parents so as to... Read more 

State Auditor Adam Edelen will release the findings on Monday of his first major investigation since taking office in January — the review of the Kentucky Agriculture Department under its former commissioner, Richie Farmer. Farmer, who ran on the Republican gubernatorial ticket with David Williams last year, has been the subject of numerous articles about questionable spending and personnel moves. But Edelen wouldn’t comment on what else the audit revealed or how much trouble Farmer could be in until the... Read more 

(UPDATED WITH VIDEO) Republican U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis of Hebron made a pick after all in the seven-candidate GOP primary for the seat he decided not to run for again in 2012 and formally endorsed state Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington on Monday. Webb-Edgington was thought to have the quiet support of the congressman, whose former spokesman, Rick VanMeter, is now serving as Webb-Edgington’s campaign manager. But Davis had insisted earlier in the campaign that he was staying out of it, although... Read more 

The Kentucky state House passed the prescription pill bill and transportation budget sending the legislation to the state Senate for action in the special session. Representatives passed the transportation budget bill 96-2. Only Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville, and Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington, R-Fort Wright, opposed the measure. Both said they believed the legislation endorsed the concept of placing tolls of bridges. House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D- Prestonsburg, also told reporters Wednesday that he expects Governor Beshear to sign the road projects... Read more 

It was “grossly inappropriate” and immature for 4th Congressional District candidate Thomas Massie to use Congressman Geoff Davis’ floor speech in a political ad earlier this month, Davis said in his first interview about the spot. Davis, who has not endorsed a candidate in the Republican primary race to replace him, said that he did not authorize his comments or images to be used in the television commercial has asked Massie to have the commercial pulled. The only contact Massie... Read more 

As a tax preparer, Republican Rep. Bill Farmer saw the flaws in Kentucky’s tax structure, which prompted him to run for the legislature in 2002. Since then, he has pushed for revamping the system, including eliminating the personal income tax and replacing that state revenue by closing loopholes and spreading out the sales tax to other areas. Farmer is serving as one of the non-voting members of a blue ribbon commission Gov. Steve Beshear formed to suggest ways to change... Read more 

Republican state Sen. Ken Winters of Murray began his political career at an age when most people already are retired. Winters, the former president of Campbellsville University, was 70 when supporters talked him into running for the open 1st state Senate District in 2004. And he said it was the chance to improve learning in Kentucky by becoming chairman of the Senate education committee that swayed him. Winters went on to push for changes to the statewide curriculum and testing... Read more