Elections

Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock and WUKY's Alan Lytle discuss the new lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Kentucky in an effort to get access to voter registration information. Secretary of State Michael Adams and Governor Andy Beshear have vowed to fight the request in court.

Voting Matters is back with an episode focusing on energizing young voters. Recently our guest, Lexington SCAPA student Cricket Brown appeared in the Voices Amplified production of What the Constitution Means to Me and we were so blown away by their performance, we thought who better to talk about the youth vote? Cricket talks about being a non-binary performer on the local theatre scene and gives tips on how to speak to young people about why and how voting matters.

CivicLex and the Lexington chapter of the League of Women Voters kick off the first of four district council candidate forums as part of the lead-up to the November election. Tonight, voters can come to Lafayette High School and hear from candidates in districts 2 and 10.

As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow, seen in both the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump campaigns, a new study by…