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Lawmakers approve congressional redistricting
FRANKFORT — Lawmakers approved a congressional redistricting plan for Kentucky on Friday, a day after an attorney went to court to ask a judge to take over the issue. The House voted 58-26 for t...
Feb 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Schools to track students’ body mass index
LOUISVILLE — Public school health screenings in Kentucky are changing with the times. In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the state Board of Education recently approved a propo...
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Broad coalition presses for casino gambling in Kentucky FRANKFORT — A coalition of business, labor and education groups pressed state lawmakers Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment tha...
Feb 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Study looks at lung cancer in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A two-year study will look for the reason the treatment of lung cancer is lagging in southern Illinois. Previous research has shown that lung cancer death rates and cases of ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teen gets life sentence, apologizes for murder
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an “ahmazing” thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday ...
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Ford’s Theatre opens center to study Lincoln
By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Flowers once attached to President Abraham Lincoln’s coffin and ribbons from mourners have joined videos and interactive displays to explore his...
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Jubilant Santorum wins Minnesota caucuses
WASHINGTON — A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questio...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senate unanimously approves Amish buggy tape provision
FRANKFORT — Amish men from across Kentucky arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to watch the Senate approve a bill that would allow them to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Gov. Steve Beshear joined House Speaker Greg Stumbo, right, and other top state officials to push for legislation to help limit the supplies of drugs to addicts.
Beshear calls for coordinated effort on drug abuse
FRANKFORT — Prescription drug abuse deserves the same level of attention in the Kentucky legislature as some other issues that have captured most of the headlines over the past month, Gov. Steve Be...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crews recover body from Ohio River
Crews recover body from river OWENSBORO — Police are investigating after a woman’s body was pulled from a sport utility vehicle that was submerged in the Ohio River. Daviess County Sheriff Ke...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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