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Carrie Ray

Op-Ed: LGE-KU Wants You to Pay $1.4 Billion for Two New Fossil Fuel Plants in Kentucky

Op-Ed by Carrie Ray, Energy Program Director at Mountain Association

A $1.4 billion infrastructure request to be paid for by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities ratepayers is currently being considered in Frankfort. LG&E and KU have proposed the construction of two new natural gas power plants in West Louisville and Mercer County.

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Jacob Clark

OP-ED: Will "Big Money" buy the Keys to the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion in the Most Expensive GOP Primary in the History of the Commonwealth?

Opinion Editorial by Born & Raised in Kentucky, Businessman Jacob Clark

I'm, a liberty favorite for Kentucky Governor, and have continued to climb in the polls. Recently gaining the support of State Senator Adrienne Southworth, I got a last minute boost.

However, while there are 12 candidates in the Republican primary, the media and the political establishment would like you to think there's only 2 or 3.

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Chris Woolery

Op-Ed: Utility Disconnections in Kentucky are Dangerous, Ineffective, and Unnecessary

Opinion Editorial by: Chris Woolery, the Residential Energy Specialist at the Mountain Association

The number of Kentuckians who had their power disconnected increased by 228 percent last year as compared to a 29 percent increase nationwide, according to a new study by the Energy and Policy Institute and Center for Biological Diversity. Kentucky’s average electric bills also increased 17 percent. Huge increases in disconnections and bills make it clear: current rates are unaffordable, especially as inflation soars.

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Op-Ed: "Private Ownership of Public Utilities" in Kentucky

Opinion Editorial by Larry Averitt, Administrator, Bluegrass Water Resistance

I read with great interest the April 30, 2023 news article in ClayCoNews entitled, "Attorney General Cameron's Office of Rate Intervention Saves Kentuckians Nearly Half a Million Dollars in Proposed Water Utility Rate Increases." The story notes that the AG's Office of Rate Intervention (ORI) saved taxpayers $432,122.00 in utility rate increases.

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Dr. Ben Mudd

Two Kentucky Congressmen at Forefront of Major National Healthcare Debate

Op-Ed Submission by Dr. Ben Mudd, executive director of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association

Too often, when Kentuckians visit their pharmacy to pick up a prescription, they are shocked to see the price on the register. This is frustrating for pharmacists as well as we have little control over what our patients pay. But the real reason—and what most often dictates the price you pay out-of-pocket for your medicine—may come as a surprise.

 

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