Capitol Chat

The deadline for candidates to file to run in this year’s elections has now come and gone and already it’s been an interesting start to the legislative session in Frankfort. Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock returns for some expert analysis on Kentucky's political scene.

We are just hours away from the start of the 2024 Legislative Session and it’s a long one with lawmakers tasked with passing a new two-year spending plan. We already know what Democrat Governor Andy Beshear wants, now we find out what Republican lawmakers will do in response. Plenty of pre-session storylines are getting ready to play out. Joining WUKY for the first Capitol Chat of the New Year is the editor and publisher of the Frankfort based Kentucky Gazette Laura Cullen Glasscock.

WUKY's Alan Lytle and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock examine the strategies and talking points that Kelly Craft and Daniel Cameron are emphasizing in their ads and on the campaign trail. They also talk about what Craft's running mate, Senator Max Wise - the author of the controversial Senate Bill 150 has been doing on her behalf.

Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock highlights a number of bills addressing what some Kentucky GOP legislators regard as pressing social and cultural issues in the commonwealth, some long-standing Democrat priorities showing up in this session and a few bills that may have bipartisan support.

After four weeks off the Kentucky General Assembly resumes its 30-day session on Tuesday. With the Republican supermajority expected to hit the ground running by giving final passage to its top-priority tax cut bill, what other measures have a chance of passing both chambers and getting to the governor's desk? We put that question to Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock for this week's edition of Capitol Chat.

The first four legislative days of the thirty-day session are in the books and lawmakers in Frankfort will now take a break before coming back next month. What was the first week of January like for a reporter covering state government? Laura Cullen Glasscock, the editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette joins Alan Lytle for the first edition of Capitol Chat for 2023. They talk about major legislative priorities for the GOP dominated General Assembly, recap Governor Andy Beshear's annual State of the Commonwealth address, and discuss the bizarre way in which former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin let us all know he's not running for the office this year.

The Kentucky Gazette's Laura Cullen Glasscock was in the Franklin County courthouse covering the Democrats' lawsuit challenging the new House and Congressional district maps drawn by GOP lawmakers. She also talks about long-time Democrat Representative Susan Westrom's decision not to run for reelection.

GOP redistricting maps have drawn a legal challenge from several concerned citizens and the Kentucky Democratic Party. This week on Capitol Chat Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock tells us what's at stake and why time is of the essence for an adjudicated outcome. We also discuss the status of the state budget and several other bills that may or may not be acted on during this sixty day legislative session.

This week on WUKY's Capitol Chat Alan Lytle and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock discuss the race to fill three legislative…

As predicted election night in Kentucky was a good night for Republicans running for the legislature, but not so much for the Democrats. With the GOP…