Activists recently launched a TV campaign to convince Republican state lawmakers not to demonize or target trans people — using conservative cable news channels to spread a message that attempts to appeal to politicians’ basic human decency.
“This is our home — and here’s us at work,” says a narrator. “This is what freedom feels like, what beauty looks like. This is just us.” The ad features a series of photos of trans people, with written text overlaid: “We are brothers. We are sisters. We are careworkers. We are firefighters. We are workers.
“This is our home — and here’s us at work,” says a narrator. “This is what freedom feels like, what beauty looks like. This is just us.” The ad features a series of photos of trans people, with written text overlaid: “We are brothers. We are sisters. We are careworkers. We are firefighters. We are workers.
- 4/3/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden’s administration held the first in a series of events centered on marijuana reform: a roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris, rapper Fat Joe, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and others.
Hosted by Harris in the West Wing on Friday, the event is the administration’s first action since Biden’s announced earlier this month that his cabinet will “review the federal classification of marijuana.” Additionally, Biden is looking at “expunging thousands of convictions” for possession, and joining the roundtable discussion will be a number of individuals who received pardons for prior cannabis convictions.
“Friday’s engagement will build on the Vice President’s efforts to uplift the historic actions the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to ensure everyone has access to opportunity, including by making the criminal justice system more just,” a White House official said, according to NBC News. “This will continue in the weeks and months to come.
Hosted by Harris in the West Wing on Friday, the event is the administration’s first action since Biden’s announced earlier this month that his cabinet will “review the federal classification of marijuana.” Additionally, Biden is looking at “expunging thousands of convictions” for possession, and joining the roundtable discussion will be a number of individuals who received pardons for prior cannabis convictions.
“Friday’s engagement will build on the Vice President’s efforts to uplift the historic actions the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to ensure everyone has access to opportunity, including by making the criminal justice system more just,” a White House official said, according to NBC News. “This will continue in the weeks and months to come.
- 3/17/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Kentucky Republicans have created a controversy with their new “Safer Kentucky Act.”
The bill, also known as House Bill 5 or HB5, focuses on increasing public safety by imposing stricter penalties on certain criminal offenses. The most notable targets have been homelessness and drug use. Introduced by state Rep. Jared Bauman (R-Louisville) to the Kentucky legislature, the bill has 52 sponsors with voting set for next week.
Critics of the bill point out that it would allow property owners to use deadly physical force on homeless individuals if deemed necessary. Democrats have brought up how the bill does not address the root issues of homelessness and affordable housing.
Director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, Jason Hall, stated that this new bill is “counterproductive.”
Louisville Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright also expressed her concerns and said HB5 would “[criminalize] poverty” at a committee hearing.
Outspoken Democrats included state Reps. Keturah Herron and Nima Kulkarni,...
The bill, also known as House Bill 5 or HB5, focuses on increasing public safety by imposing stricter penalties on certain criminal offenses. The most notable targets have been homelessness and drug use. Introduced by state Rep. Jared Bauman (R-Louisville) to the Kentucky legislature, the bill has 52 sponsors with voting set for next week.
Critics of the bill point out that it would allow property owners to use deadly physical force on homeless individuals if deemed necessary. Democrats have brought up how the bill does not address the root issues of homelessness and affordable housing.
Director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, Jason Hall, stated that this new bill is “counterproductive.”
Louisville Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright also expressed her concerns and said HB5 would “[criminalize] poverty” at a committee hearing.
Outspoken Democrats included state Reps. Keturah Herron and Nima Kulkarni,...
- 1/28/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Bomb threats forced the evacuation of multiple state Capitols on Wednesday. Law enforcement and state officials in Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Connecticut, Montana, and Michigan confirmed having received threats or reports of suspicious activity. None of the threats have been found to be credible at press time, and several of the complexes have reopened following sweeps for explosives.
“Starting 2024 with a bomb threat at the Georgia State Capitol,” Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s chief operating officer in the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State, wrote on X. Sterling later confirmed in...
“Starting 2024 with a bomb threat at the Georgia State Capitol,” Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s chief operating officer in the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State, wrote on X. Sterling later confirmed in...
- 1/3/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Voters have delivered yet another resounding blow to the Republican myth that Americans want less bodily autonomy and individual freedom is what the people actually want. Tuesday’s elections saw the passage of a pro-choice ballot measure in Ohio, the failure of GOP efforts to oust Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, and an overall lackluster performance by Republicans that shows the party has some work to do before 2024.
As race results poured in, it became abundantly clear that the destruction of abortion rights continues to be a key driver...
As race results poured in, it became abundantly clear that the destruction of abortion rights continues to be a key driver...
- 11/8/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, 5:08 Am Pt, Wednesday: Democrats won significant victories in off-year elections on Tuesday, with Andy Beshear reelected governor of Kentucky, an abortion rights ballot measure easily approved in Ohio and the party taking full control of Virginia’s General Assembly.
As cable news networks deployed graphics and teams of pundits to offer their takes, there was a bit of vexation when it comes to making sense of it all when it comes to 2024.
Earlier in the evening, CNN released the results of a poll showing President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in a rematch, giving fuel to the storyline that Democrats are facing a five-alarm fire when it comes to their prospects next year.
On MSNBC, as it was clear that Beshear was on his way to winning reelection over Republican Daniel Cameron in the deep-red state, Chris Hayes said, “If everything was going as poorly as people say things are going,...
As cable news networks deployed graphics and teams of pundits to offer their takes, there was a bit of vexation when it comes to making sense of it all when it comes to 2024.
Earlier in the evening, CNN released the results of a poll showing President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in a rematch, giving fuel to the storyline that Democrats are facing a five-alarm fire when it comes to their prospects next year.
On MSNBC, as it was clear that Beshear was on his way to winning reelection over Republican Daniel Cameron in the deep-red state, Chris Hayes said, “If everything was going as poorly as people say things are going,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Andy Beshear is staying in the governor’s mansion.
The Democratic governor has defeated Republican Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, in his bid for reelection. The Associated Press called the race at 8:57 p.m. Et.
Beshear, 46, retained a high approval rating throughout his first term leading the conservative state, and outpaced Cameron by double digits for much of the race. Those polls tightened considerably as Tuesday’s election neared, but Cameron was never able to overtake the sitting governor — who presided over record-low unemployment last year and earned...
The Democratic governor has defeated Republican Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, in his bid for reelection. The Associated Press called the race at 8:57 p.m. Et.
Beshear, 46, retained a high approval rating throughout his first term leading the conservative state, and outpaced Cameron by double digits for much of the race. Those polls tightened considerably as Tuesday’s election neared, but Cameron was never able to overtake the sitting governor — who presided over record-low unemployment last year and earned...
- 11/8/2023
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Hours before a ban on gender-affirming care was set to take effect in Kentucky, a federal judge stepped in and placed a temporary injunction on the bill.
On Wednesday, Judge David J. Hale sided with seven trangender minors, and their families, who sued the state in response to Sb 150, arguing that the bill’s ban on access to medical care violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The bill originally passed in March, over the veto of Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.
On Wednesday, Judge David J. Hale sided with seven trangender minors, and their families, who sued the state in response to Sb 150, arguing that the bill’s ban on access to medical care violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The bill originally passed in March, over the veto of Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.
- 6/29/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
As Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg addressed his city and the national media the day after a mass shooting at a bank in his city, Fox News cut away from the mayor’s address as he called for blood donations on behalf of the victims to accuse him of politicizing the shooting.
On Monday, a shooter killed five people at Louisville’s Old National Bank, injuring nine others. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear gave an emotional address following the shooting, noting that one of the victims was a close friend of his.
On Monday, a shooter killed five people at Louisville’s Old National Bank, injuring nine others. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear gave an emotional address following the shooting, noting that one of the victims was a close friend of his.
- 4/11/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Six people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky Monday morning, April 10.
At a press conference, Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department said that authorities received a call about a possible active shooter at the Old National Bank at around 8:30 a.m. Et.
“Within three minutes of being dispatched, officers arrived on scene and encountered the suspect almost immediately still firing gunshots,” Humphrey continued. “Officers exchanged gunshots with that suspect and ultimately that suspect did die at the scene.
At a press conference, Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department said that authorities received a call about a possible active shooter at the Old National Bank at around 8:30 a.m. Et.
“Within three minutes of being dispatched, officers arrived on scene and encountered the suspect almost immediately still firing gunshots,” Humphrey continued. “Officers exchanged gunshots with that suspect and ultimately that suspect did die at the scene.
- 4/11/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday, the town of Louisville, Kentucky, was left reeling from the tragedy of a mass shooting that killed four people at a local bank. The community is mourning the loss of the victims who have been identified by the Louisville Metro Police Department as four executives of the Old National Bank: Joshua Barrick, Thomas Elliott, James Tutt, and Juliana Farmer.
During a press conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg asked the public to pray for the nine additional people injured in the shooting and offered words of comfort to residents.
During a press conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg asked the public to pray for the nine additional people injured in the shooting and offered words of comfort to residents.
- 4/10/2023
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
Survivor has crowned 41 castaways as the Sole Survivor (with Sandra Diaz-Twine and Tony Vlachos as the show’s only two-time winners) since 2000. While sometimes the jury gets it right and awards the most deserving person with the $1 million, other times fans don’t agree with the winner. And now and then (certainly in Nick Wilson’s case), personal ideologies and opinions influence Survivor fans’ thoughts on a Sole Survivor.
Nick Wilson | Photo by CBS via Getty Images Nick Wilson won ‘Survivor: David vs. Goliath’
Survivor fans first met Nick Wilson when he joined the David tribe in Survivor: David vs. Goliath, aka season 37. And they likely would have waved goodbye to him during the premiere had the producers not medically evacuated Pat Cusak following a boating accident. The Davids lost their Immunity Challenge, and some castaways wanted to send Nick home due to his laziness around camp. But he was...
Nick Wilson | Photo by CBS via Getty Images Nick Wilson won ‘Survivor: David vs. Goliath’
Survivor fans first met Nick Wilson when he joined the David tribe in Survivor: David vs. Goliath, aka season 37. And they likely would have waved goodbye to him during the premiere had the producers not medically evacuated Pat Cusak following a boating accident. The Davids lost their Immunity Challenge, and some castaways wanted to send Nick home due to his laziness around camp. But he was...
- 3/20/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88.
Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an exciting adventure” for the former Democratic governor, who served from 1979 to 1983.
“He was a true Kentucky original who beamed with pride for his home state and its people,” the family said. “He had many prominent accomplishments, but most of all he loved his family with all of his heart, and we in turn loved him with all of our hearts.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Brown was a “remarkable leader who was committed to serving the people of Kentucky.”
Brown had been a leading Democratic fundraiser in the 1970s by the time he made his own run for public office. He also acquired an international reputation as a master salesman.
John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88.
Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an exciting adventure” for the former Democratic governor, who served from 1979 to 1983.
“He was a true Kentucky original who beamed with pride for his home state and its people,” the family said. “He had many prominent accomplishments, but most of all he loved his family with all of his heart, and we in turn loved him with all of our hearts.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Brown was a “remarkable leader who was committed to serving the people of Kentucky.”
Brown had been a leading Democratic fundraiser in the 1970s by the time he made his own run for public office. He also acquired an international reputation as a master salesman.
- 11/23/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had just returned home late last night when she saw the report of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court that, if unchanged, would fully overturn federal abortion protections. She began reading the news around the time her phone started flooding with texts. “I’m vacillating between depression and fighting mode,” the Michigan Democrat says. “It’s not unexpected, and yet, it’s such a massive gut punch.”
Abortions are relatively accessible in Michigan — for now, anyway. Lying dormant in the state’s legal code is a...
Abortions are relatively accessible in Michigan — for now, anyway. Lying dormant in the state’s legal code is a...
- 5/3/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
At an evangelical church in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday, Governor Ron Desantis signed into a law a bill prohibiting abortions 15 or more weeks after conception.
“This will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state in a generation,” the Republican governor crowed.
The law carves out exceptions if the mother’s health is endangered or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, but not for rape, incest, or human trafficking. It will take effect July 1, barring any successful legal challenges. Until then, abortions are...
“This will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state in a generation,” the Republican governor crowed.
The law carves out exceptions if the mother’s health is endangered or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, but not for rape, incest, or human trafficking. It will take effect July 1, barring any successful legal challenges. Until then, abortions are...
- 4/14/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
In 2020, police reformers had many believing that Minneapolis was headed in the right direction.
After Black Lives Matter protests demanded accountability following the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by a white officer, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proposed a series of reforms to address the unrest.
One of the major proposals was to also restrict the use of unannounced raids known as “no-knock warrants” — a controversial practice that allows police to enter a property without announcing their presence beforehand — at one point, there were more than...
After Black Lives Matter protests demanded accountability following the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by a white officer, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proposed a series of reforms to address the unrest.
One of the major proposals was to also restrict the use of unannounced raids known as “no-knock warrants” — a controversial practice that allows police to enter a property without announcing their presence beforehand — at one point, there were more than...
- 2/12/2022
- by Ernest Owens
- Rollingstone.com
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that extreme weather events like the tornados that recently devastated portions of the South and Midwest will become increasingly common as climate change wreaks havoc on the planet.
“This is going to be our new normal,” Fema Administrator Deanne Criswell said on CNN’s State of the Union.
At least 90 people died, according to The New York Times, after a string of tornadoes tore through more than 200 miles across the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. “This is...
“This is going to be our new normal,” Fema Administrator Deanne Criswell said on CNN’s State of the Union.
At least 90 people died, according to The New York Times, after a string of tornadoes tore through more than 200 miles across the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. “This is...
- 12/12/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
While the Delta variant’s dominance in the United States is nearly universal, news of another spreading strain of Covid-19 has recently surfaced.
Known as R.1, the new variant was first found stateside in Kentucky which, according to Governor Andy Beshear, is among the three states with the highest infection rates. R.1 was first identified via an outbreak at a skilled nursing facility there.
According to a CDC report, among 83 residents and 116 healthcare workers, 26 residents and 20 workers tested positive for Covid. Twenty eight specimens were subjected to whole genome sequencing and, on March 1, found to have mutations that aligned with the R.1 lineage. (The outbreak reportedly began with an infected staffer.) “Attack rates were three to four times as high among unvaccinated residents and [workers] as among those who were vaccinated,” according to the findings.
Roughly 90% of the facility’s residents and and 52% of the staff had received 2 vaccine doses. Among those,...
Known as R.1, the new variant was first found stateside in Kentucky which, according to Governor Andy Beshear, is among the three states with the highest infection rates. R.1 was first identified via an outbreak at a skilled nursing facility there.
According to a CDC report, among 83 residents and 116 healthcare workers, 26 residents and 20 workers tested positive for Covid. Twenty eight specimens were subjected to whole genome sequencing and, on March 1, found to have mutations that aligned with the R.1 lineage. (The outbreak reportedly began with an infected staffer.) “Attack rates were three to four times as high among unvaccinated residents and [workers] as among those who were vaccinated,” according to the findings.
Roughly 90% of the facility’s residents and and 52% of the staff had received 2 vaccine doses. Among those,...
- 9/21/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman’s 2020 debut, Old Time Feeling, made her one of Rolling Stone’s Artists You Need to Know. In this exclusive op-ed, the musician, who grew up in Hickman, Kentucky, writes about the upcoming election in her home state pitting Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell against Democratic nominee Amy McGrath, and why the stakes this November have never been higher.
My concern for rural communities, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the greater South has been a conviction that has long permeated my art. When all my tours...
My concern for rural communities, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the greater South has been a conviction that has long permeated my art. When all my tours...
- 10/28/2020
- by S.G. Goodman
- Rollingstone.com
Jakia Marie huddled in her car just before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky. Her phone tuned to a local radio station, Marie listened as state Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced no officers were charged for the death of Breonna Taylor. A 26-year-old emergency medic, Taylor was killed in her home on March 13th after three members of the Louisville Metro Police Department fired into her apartment.
Six months after her death, a Kentucky grand jury filed no charges against two officers — Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove — while...
Six months after her death, a Kentucky grand jury filed no charges against two officers — Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove — while...
- 9/24/2020
- by Austyn Gaffney
- Rollingstone.com
Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot in her home on March 13th when three plainclothes police executed a no-knock search warrant while she was sleeping. Sunday, June 21st, will mark 100 days since her death and the three officers responsible have yet to be fired or charged.
The Lmpd officers who shot Taylor — Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove — believed Taylor’s home address had been used by an already arrested drug suspect to pick up packages. While Taylor, an Emt, was sleeping, they entered her home and were shot at by her boyfriend Kenneth Walker,...
The Lmpd officers who shot Taylor — Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove — believed Taylor’s home address had been used by an already arrested drug suspect to pick up packages. While Taylor, an Emt, was sleeping, they entered her home and were shot at by her boyfriend Kenneth Walker,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
You can imagine how hard it is for some folks that have the same name as a famous celebrity, even those that are long deceased such as Tupac Shakur, but things went even more sour for one individual that was given the same name as the iconic rapper recently when he was denied unemployment benefits since it was believed that he was making a fraudulent claim. To make matters even worse the governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, called him out by name when describing those that were trying to take advantage of the unemployment system. Most folks might have blown
Turns out Tupac Shakur Was Just Denied Unemployment...
Turns out Tupac Shakur Was Just Denied Unemployment...
- 5/4/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Trevor Noah continued his at-home monologues on The Daily Social Distancing Show Wednesday night with a riff on Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who had an unfortunate mix-up involving the state’s flood of unemployment applications during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a press conference, Beshear publicly called out a form that listed the applicant’s name as “Tupac Shakur,” and admonished others who might be tempted to file for unemployment under a fake name. Later, he apologized, as the guy’s name really was Tupac Shakur.
“On the one hand, the...
In a press conference, Beshear publicly called out a form that listed the applicant’s name as “Tupac Shakur,” and admonished others who might be tempted to file for unemployment under a fake name. Later, he apologized, as the guy’s name really was Tupac Shakur.
“On the one hand, the...
- 4/30/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams are opening their contact lists for their new endeavor to help children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Not long after the U.S. came to a screeching halt because of Covid-19, the two superstars launched “SaveWithStories,” an Instagram account that features celebrities and other notable figures reading children’s books. The line-up already includes Chris Pratt, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, J.J. Abrams, Kaitlyn Dever, Gabrielle Union, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Evans, Eva Longoria and Hoda Kotb, among others.
The campaign is a fundraiser for Save the Children and No Kid Hungry. The celebrity readers explain in their videos how to make a $10 donation with just one text. “We have had 25,000 individual $10 donations come in,” Garner says.
Variety caught up with Garner and Adams by phone on Wednesday morning to find out how a trip to get school supplies inspired “SaveWithStories,” who caused Garner to sweat while writing...
Not long after the U.S. came to a screeching halt because of Covid-19, the two superstars launched “SaveWithStories,” an Instagram account that features celebrities and other notable figures reading children’s books. The line-up already includes Chris Pratt, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, J.J. Abrams, Kaitlyn Dever, Gabrielle Union, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Evans, Eva Longoria and Hoda Kotb, among others.
The campaign is a fundraiser for Save the Children and No Kid Hungry. The celebrity readers explain in their videos how to make a $10 donation with just one text. “We have had 25,000 individual $10 donations come in,” Garner says.
Variety caught up with Garner and Adams by phone on Wednesday morning to find out how a trip to get school supplies inspired “SaveWithStories,” who caused Garner to sweat while writing...
- 4/2/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
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