FRANKFORT, Ky. — Having led the push to take down a statue of Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky Capitol, the state’s governor had a ceremonial role Saturday in … It was taken out of the rotunda the next day.The statue was relocated to Davis’ birthplace in western Kentucky.DHS opens investigations into intelligence collection on journalistsAt least 150 hospitalized due to salmonella outbreak in 48 statesCost of Jefferson Davis statue removal at Ky. Capitol cost $225KShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. The commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday to review public comments and discuss the matter further.Debate over Confederacy symbols reverberates on Capitol Hill© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/08/04/jefferson-davis-statue-ky-capitol/31102113/ Published 11:55 a.m. FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2015 file photo, a statue of Jefferson Davis, left, faces a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) - The project to remove the Jefferson Davis statue from the Kentucky State Capitol is costing the state at least $225,000. A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis stands in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky.(Photo: Ed Reinke, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal)(Photo: Glenn Hall, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal) A statue of Jefferson Davis, left, faces a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. (Timothy D. Easley / Associated Press) By Associated Press Republicans backed the Capitol display 84% to 9% while Democrats said it should remain 68% to 22%.
“I don’t understand why they want to change everything that had to do with history.”The Jefferson Davis State Historic site, all 351 feet of it, is located in Fairview, Ky., near the former Confederate president's birthplace.Powers, who lived in Georgia before moving to Frankfort — “a Southerner and proud of it” — argued that the Civil War ended long before anyone living today was even born. Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP

Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutFRANKFORT, Ky. — Despite a nationwide push to remove Confederate symbols from government property, a large majority of Kentucky voters still want to keep the statue of Jefferson Davis displayed in the state Capitol.A link has been sent to your friend's email address.FRANKFORT, Ky. — Despite a nationwide push to remove Confederate symbols from government property, a large majority of Kentucky voters still want to keep the statue of Jefferson Davis displayed in the state Capitol.Although Kentucky never joined the Confederacy, Davis, who was a senator from Mississippi in the 1840s and 1850s and president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, was born in what is now Fairview in western Kentucky. FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) -- After years of controversy, crews removed a statue of Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky Capitol on Saturday. He said the statue only serves to remind certain groups of people of a time when their views were favored and allowed people to profit from slavery.“As long as you keep them out, what you are saying is that we haven’t lost sight of those views,” he said.Events in the news prompting such discussions have been going on for a long time, Smith said.“People want to say things have changed, but they really haven’t,” he said.

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