Support fading for tolls
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sat Jul 19, 2:37 pm EDTTop Kentucky elected officials are backing away from using tolls to help pay the projected $3 billion cost of replacing the Brent Spence Bridge.
Kentucky Elections
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News Stories
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No More Bullying, Animal Cruelty
The Kentucky Post - Fri Jul 4, 2:25 pm EDTMost new laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2008 regular session will go into effect July 15. According to the Kentucky Constitution, bills that don’t contain emergency clauses or specify delayed effective dates go into effect 90 days after a legislative session ends.
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Kernel Editorial: Presidential candidates offer students hope for higher education needs
The Kentucky Kernel - Thu Jul 3, 12:33 am EDTAs the Board of Trustees has approved a raise in tuition and with the state cutting finances for higher education, it's time students begin looking outside of Kentucky for financial support and start looking at the bigger picture. As mentioned in last week's edition of the Kernel, Student Government president Tyler Montell, vice president Grant Mills and other members of SG traveled to ...
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State by State
The Hill - Tue Jul 1, 6:06 pm EDTRep. Ron Lewis’s (R) seat might not be so safe after all. Democrat David Boswell and Republican Brett Guthrie are virtually tied in their race to replace the retiring Lewis in Kentucky’s 2nd district, according to a new poll.
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Another Hollywood Tough Guy on the Ballot
Washington Post - Mon Jun 30, 2:30 am EDTMaybe it's time to rent "Predator" again. The 1987 sci-fi horror movie has spawned a trio of unlikely politicians: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura. . . and now Sonny Landham, who is running for the Senate in Kentucky.
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Lawyers, judges line up for high court seat
Louisville Courier-Journal - Sun Jun 29, 4:55 am EDTLawyers and judges across Southern Kentucky are lining up for a chance to replace former Chief Justice Joseph Lambert on the state Supreme Court. Lambert retired Friday, the day Justice John D. Minton Jr. of Bowling Green was sworn in as the court's fifth chief justice.
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McCain praised by old adversary
Lexington Herald-Leader - Sun Jun 29, 2:30 am EDTLOUISVILLE . Putting old differences behind them, U.S. Sens. John McCain and Mitch McConnell buddied it up Saturday evening in Louisville at a record-setting fund-raiser. About 650 of Kentucky's most influential Republicans . and a few Democrats . attended the $1,000 per plate event at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Organizers said the total raised was $2 million. This ...
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Supreme Court ruling may affect Ky. Senate race
Louisville Courier-Journal - Fri Jun 27, 4:51 am EDTIn a ruling that could affect this year's Senate race in Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday struck down a campaign-finance provision that penalizes congressional candidates who spend their personal wealth to try to get elected.
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Top Local Stories
FOX 6 News Birmingham - Wed Jun 25, 6:37 am EDTHere are the top stories at this hour: a disgruntled employee goes on a shooting spree in Kentucky before taking his own life, Congress is looking to pass a relief bill for homeowners, and a roadside bomb claims the life of 3 American soldiers...
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6 dead in Henderson, Ky., plastics plant shooting
Winston-Salem Journal - Wed Jun 25, 6:00 am EDTHENDERSON, Ky. The CEO of a company that operates a western Kentucky plastics plant where an employee opened fire after an argument says a sixth person has died.
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News briefs
The Times of Northwest Indiana - Wed Jun 25, 1:25 am EDTINDIANAPOLIS Correction Department commissioner resigns Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner J. David Donahue has tendered his resignation and plans to return to his home state of Kentucky later this summer.
Local Stories
McConnell ad links rival to gas prices
Lexington Herald-Leader - Sat Jul 19, 3:44 am EDTNew laws take effect in Kentucky today
WPSD Paducah - Tue Jul 15, 2:00 am EDTVoters to Decide on Liquor Sales
WPSD Paducah - Wed Jul 16, 10:30 pm EDTScorsone leaving state Senate, says he'll seek Fayette judge's position
Louisville Courier-Journal - Tue Jul 15, 4:55 am EDTNew Beshear chief of staff promises better communication
Lexington Herald-Leader - Mon Jul 14, 3:43 pm EDTFancy Farm could be presidential campaign affair
Lexington Herald-Leader - Mon Jul 14, 9:44 am EDTWilliams and Beshear at odds again?
Lexington Herald-Leader - Mon Jul 14, 9:44 am EDTNew laws aimed at protecting children
Richmond Register - Fri Jul 11, 10:48 pm EDTMcConnell campaign grows by $3 million
Louisville Courier-Journal - Fri Jul 11, 4:56 am EDTCity Makes Stand Against Smoking Ban
The Kentucky Post - Thu Jul 10, 1:40 pm EDT
