To be an American means playing a role in voting for candidates that represent towns, states and the nation as a whole. A bill supporting voter rights seems like it would be a shoo-in, but the bill failed in the Senate with a 48-52 vote. The filibuster was prioritized over The Freedom to Vote: John Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Sept. 12, democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Amy McGrath will make her way to the Higgins House in Murray to host a voter registration event from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. geared toward students. The retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel will focus on registering people to vote, how to Read More
Paige Bold Contributing Writer pbold1@murraystate.edu Kentucky’s democratic primary is quickly approaching on June 23 and the Sunrise Movement Murray hub endorsed senate candidate Charles Booker with a banner drop on campus. On Saturday, June 13, the organization participated in the banner drop as a part of a series of drops happening for Charles Booker at Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Senate voting will take place on election day and Kentucky Senate incumbent Rand Paul is campaigning to receive students’ votes at Murray State. Students had the opportunity to take a photo with Paul and ask questions at the end of his campaign speech. Paul focused his speech on protecting Read More
Kentucky’s U.S. Senate candidates have brought potential presidential contenders to help boost voter turnout in the final week of one of the country’s most closely watched races. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigned with Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes Tuesday and Hillary Clinton campaigned with her Saturday in Lexington, Ky., and northern Kentucky. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Read More
Student loan debt is an issue Alison Lundergan Grimes plans to face head on if she is voted as the new U.S Senator for Kentucky in next week’s election. Murray State graduates averaged nearly $21,000 in debt in 2012, according to the Project on Student Debt. Grimes met with approximately 50 people Tuesday at the Read More
Murray’s Briggs and Stratton engine company received a rare visitor Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell stopped to talk business. McConnell, the Senate minority leader, visited Briggs and Stratton to talk with the plant management team. Rodney Bohannon, plant manager, said the visit had been planned for a month. Bohannon said the Senator’s visit was Read More
Students for Alison, the campus organization supporting Alison Grimes’ senate campaign, is pounding the pavement asking students to register to vote. Students for Alison began asking students to register or change their registration city to Murray, at the beginning of the fall semester. They plan to continue registering on campus until the deadline in October. Read More