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Legislative winners
FRANKFORT — Soldiers deployed overseas would have a better shot at voting back home under one of several high-profile measures that passed in this year’s legislative session. The following bills...
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Failed proposals
FRANKFORT — A proposal to draw new boundary lines around House districts was among a litany of high-profile bills that didn’t survive the legislative session that ended Tuesday night. The follow...
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Judd won’t run for US Senate
FRANKFORT — Actress Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she won’t run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, saying she had given serious thought to a campaign but decid...
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Lawmakers OK pension funding plan
FRANKFORT — A pension system that had become so financially troubled that it weakened Kentucky’s credit rating would be shored up under legislation approved by the Legislature on Tuesday. The pr...
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Report: Under ACA, Kentucky claims to go up 34 percent
LOUISVILLE — A new study says costs of medical claims would rise an average of 34 percent for individuals in Kentucky next year under the Affordable Care Act. The study was released recently by ...
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Condemned inmate rejected for hip surgery
LOUISVILLE — Six Kentucky hospitals have refused to perform a $56,000 hip replacement surgery on a death row inmate whose execution date could come this year. Their refusal pits the hospitals’ s...
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House overrides Beshear’s religious freedom veto
FRANKFORT — The General Assembly voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill intended to better protect legal claims of religious freedom. The House vote was 79-15. The Senate voted 32-6. ...
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Watchdog has never requested reviews
FRANKFORT — Rep. Dennis Horlander is supposed to act as a watchdog over state government contracts, but a records review by The Courier-Journal found that he has never asked for a review of a singl...
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Associated Press Lobbyist Amy Wickliffe (right) speaks with Rep. Addia Wuchner of Burlington at the Capitol in Frankfort on Feb. 26. Lawmakers are in the final days of a legislation session that has been largely devoted to finding a way to shore up the state's pension system for government retirees.
Kentucky lawmakers gird for busy 2 days
FRANKFORT — Lawmakers return to the Capitol today with two days remaining to pass legislation intended to shore up Kentucky’s pension plans for state and local government retirees. Restoring sol...
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Kayak fishing club prepares for first meet
LEXINGTON — A Central Kentucky kayak fishing club is preparing to hold its first open tournament. The Bluegrass YakMasters hope to use the April 6 tournament to grow enthusiasm for the sport tha...
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