Two months ago, I sent an invitation to all declared Republicans running in the 6th Congressional District to take part in a video forum similar to the one I did for some of the Kentucky Senate candidates recently.

The request included the very candidate-friendly details: the candidates would receive ten questions and have three weeks to record video responses that could average three minutes each.

Out of all the candidates, only Ryan Dotson agreed, so I sat down with Rep. Dotson and we had a conversation about domestic and foreign policy, federal spending, immigration, and a few other topics.

You can listen to it here.

What role should America play in supporting Israel?

Is the national debt a problem?

Why do you think McConnell has such a low approval rating?

I asked Kentucky US Senate candidates Andy Barr, Daniel Cameron, and Nate Morris these questions in part 2 of the video forum I did with these three of the six or so Republican candidates who have said they are running for the US Senate in Kentucky.

You can also listen to this and part 1 on all major podcasting platforms; just search "The Andrew Cooperrider Show."

I asked Andy Barr, Nate Morris, and Daniel Cameron about immigration, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, the Ukraine war, and why they are even running for the Senate in the first place.

This is episode one of two, and next week I ask about the national debt, Israel, and a few other topics.

Beshear finds $9.1 million in Kentucky's couch cushions to fund a senior meals program.

While most of us have no issue with the program itself, it does leave one to wonder why Kentucky just has $9.1 million somewhere we were previously unaware of. Beshear said the money was earmarked for a Medicaid study that was never done.

Where else do we have money just squirreled away that the government doesn't realize it has?

A Kentucky Democratic legislator is on work release from house arrest while doing legislative work in Frankfort. Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton is serving 10 days of home incarceration for a 2024 DUI plea.

Ed Gallrein jumps in to run against Massie.

Shelby County Schools seems to be hiding financial information in order to run the clock out on a tax referendum signature drive.

Levi Anderson joins the show to talk about how the community in Shelby County is trying to fight back against a 10% property tax revenue increase from the schools.

Community members have been requesting financial information from the schools through open records requests. The schools have been late in responding. When they do respond they claim there is some technicality wrong with the request. Why are they doing this?

The citizens only have 8 more days to get signatures from registered voters in order to put the tax increase on the ballot. If Shelby County Schools can hold off on revealing potentially damning information, it won't motivate voters to sign and the tax increase can go through, BEFORE the voters find out about the waste, fraud, and abuse inside the school system.

Powell County Schools is raising property taxes over 15% while student enrollment has dropped 20% over the last ten years. How do the people fight back when school districts in Kentucky are engaging in predatory taxation?

Shannon Denniston joins the show to talk about how citizens are trying to stop the Powell County increase.

Beshear takes his family on a taxpayer-funded vacation to Ireland, England, and France. Why do we pay the marketing company VRA Solutions $693,747 to market Kentucky in the UK and France, then?Republicans and Democrats are renewing a fight for universal pre-K. I explain why this is a terrible idea that will only raise our taxes.Amy McGrath decides to run for the Senate, leaving many on both sides of the aisle to ask, "Why?"School districts are trying a new tactic to excuse their tax increases: blaming the PVA for rising property values.Joseph Gerth writes a hate-filled op-ed that calls standard Christian beliefs antisemitic.

Hillary Clinton says white Christian men are the real problem with America. A mom strips at a school board meeting to make a point; was it a good move? The Shutdown Sombrero war rages on.Former State Auditor Mike Harmon, Constitutional Kentucky's Tony Wheatley, and activist Jacob Clark join me for another sneak peek of Late Night On The Right.I dropped one sneak peek episode a few weeks ago and asked for feedback. We have made some adjustments based on that feedback. We still have a few production issues we are working through before we do a full launch. The show has continued to air weekly on TV but will not release weekly episodes online until after the first of the year. Once again, feedback is welcomed as we try to improve the project.

People who think it is racist to pause immigration from non-English-speaking countries until English Learner programs in K-12 education stop overwhelming our schools are wrong, and I explain why.

JCPS is trying to get taxpayers to bail them out of their financial mess by passing new and higher taxes. Kentucky lawmakers are saying, 'We will change the law' to stop JCPS from increasing taxes.

Andy Barr sent a cease and desist letter to a PAC that is running an attack ad he claims is false. I'll explain what this can teach us about campaigning in general.

Fayette County School Superintendent is called before the Legislature and asked about his financially failing school district that has been spending millions on travel, hotels, and restaurants.
Jefferson County School Board learns they must sell assets in order for the district to remain solvent.
A new poll is out in the Senate race. I go through how each candidate's strengths and weaknesses are shaping up.