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Year-long effort at reaching consensus on annexation measure culminates in Frankfort

Many Kentucky cities have been expanding their boundaries in one form or another ever since municipalities popped up in the Commonwealth. In some parts of Kentucky, where significant growth is occurring, it’s become more of a sticking point.

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Kentucky receives more than $74 million to help clean up historic mine sites

The money comes from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Best photos from the top DL, edge rusher, and LB performances at 2024 NFL Combine

We're looking at the top photos from the edge rusher, linebacker, and defensive line performances at the 2024 NFL Combine

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Promoted as visionary research legislation, it comes out of the Kentucky State Senate

Regarded as a top priority in the Kentucky Senate, SB 1 is on its way to the State House. The measure, championed by Senate President Robert Stivers establishes an endowed research fund.

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Legislation aims to require corporate social media to do more to protect Kentucky minors from preda

State lawmakers are considering ways to require social media companies and digital service providers to better protect minors from online predators.

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Fiscal report says Safer Kentucky Act would cost state more than $1 billion over next decade

A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy says the proposed House Bill 5, also known as the Safer Kentucky Act, would cost the state more than $1 billion over the next ten years.

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Second-highest number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Kentucky since 2014

Twenty-six Kentucky state legislative incumbents face primary challenges this year, representing 26% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the second-highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014.

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Mitch McConnell to step down as head of Republicans in US Senate

The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker has been in the position for 17 years, the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

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Mitch McConnell’s time in the Senate will be remembered as sad and cynical

He was once a moderate. As his party moved right, so did he – presiding over an ever-more partisan, acrimonious Senate

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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in US Senate

Kentucky senator, 82 and the longest-serving Senate leader in history, will step aside as minority leader at end of this year

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Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard Announces NIL Deal With Racehorse as Season Enters Home Stretch

You will never read a more Kentuckian story.

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Kentucky School bus camera bill aimed at catching passing motorists

Putting cameras outside Kentucky school buses is found in a bill moving in the State House. This latest version doesn’t call for a local mandate as contained in a bill two years ago.

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Kentucky Youth Advocates respond to the Horizon Act

A bill promoting quality childcare in the state passed the first step to becoming law.

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Couple Finds Lost Lottery Ticket, Wins ,000 After Months

Kentucky couple and Nebraska man find luck with lost lottery tickets, winning ,000 and ,000 prizes respectively.

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Teacher Red Tape Reduction Bill pending in the Kentucky House

Kentucky legislators are being asked to explore ways to reduce paperwork requirements for teachers. It comes in the form of a resolution before lawmakers.

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Lifeguard requirements the focus of legislation in Frankfort

Kentucky lawmakers are taking up legislation to specify the number of lifeguards at certain public swimming pools. The bill pertains to public pools that are 2000 square feet or larger.

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EKU continuing its case in Frankfort to launch an osteopathic medicine doctoral program

Eastern Kentucky University has made its pitch for Senate support for the Richmond school to pursue establishing an osteopathy program.

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Kentucky Senate action on uniform commercial code includes talk on digital money

The need to update the uniform commercial code in Kentucky created a philosophical debate in the State Senate about digital currency.

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Eight grader wins high school varsity basketball game at the buzzer

An eighth grader scores a dramatic game-winner in a high school basketball game.

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How to buy Bob Dylan concert tickets for 2024 Rough and Roudy Ways Tour

Want to watch Bob Dylan live on the Rough and Roudy Ways Tour? Some tickets still remain.

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Aspiring distillery owner says he’ll meet with Madison County residents concerned about plans

Karl Cook is a champion equestrian with an Instagram following of nearly 280-thousand people who wants to build a small distillery on property he bought last fall. When asked why he selected Madison County, Kentucky for his entry into the bourbon business, he said it began with horses.

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Kentucky legislature eyes bill seeking to ensure Medicaid coverage for early sepsis diagnosis

Kentucky lawmakers are taking up legislation focused on addressing early detection of sepsis. The measure relates to current Medicaid coverage in these cases.

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Great-grandson of enslaved Kentuckians honors family through farming

Sam Dick visits a Fayette County farmer who is the great-grandson of enslaved Kentuckians

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Proposal to limit Kentucky Governors end-of-term pardon power passed in state Senate

The Kentucky Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional change to limit a governor’s end-of-term pardon powers.

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U.S. Census of Agriculture reports growth for Kentucky food producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports a 40 percent growth in Kentucky’s agricultural production since 2017.

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