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Kentucky Deserves Better - Help Us Tell Rep. Hal Rogers on October 14

We are Kentuckians. We want some basic things for ourselves good jobs, clean water and air, and safe and healthy families. We want adequate, honest, and transparent government. These basic things aren't much, but they're much more than Congressman Hal Rogers has delivered.

Policies that will shape our future are being debated in Congress, and Rep. Rogers has a powerful role in shaping those polices. Rogers represents Kentucky's 5th District of eastern and south-central Kentucky. As the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Rogers is one of the most powerful politicians in Washington. Yet, his district and Kentucky as a whole rank at or near the bottom of the nation in many important quality of life indicators.

Editorial: State working against citizens, for coal

An editorial this morning in the Lexington Herald-Leader reminds us of the open-door access the coal industry has to the governor's office. This results in many policies and acts that hurt people and communities while doing the industry's bidding.

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