By the Associated Press’ Wyatte Grantham-Philips With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking all but inevitable ahead of this weekend’s deadline. While the Senate pushes forward with bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, the Republican-controlled House has made little progress — most recently with Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan collapsing Friday. If spending measures […]
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The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?
Written by Stephen Groves for the Associated Press The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, […]
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Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
Written by Mike Stobbe and Lauran Neergaard for the Associated Press Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel’s recommendation. That […]
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Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign by linking his Republican challenger to an extreme scenario of the strict law — requiring young victims of rape or incest to carry their pregnancies to term. Beshear’s […]
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Sen. McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder, Capitol doctor says
Written by Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick for the Associated Press Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show “no evidence” of being a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said in a letter on Tuesday, offering little further explanation for the apparent freeze-ups that have drawn concerns about the 81-year-old’s situation. McConnell’s […]
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Cameron touts income tax cuts, Medicaid work rules for some able-bodied adults in his economic pitch
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Republican Daniel Cameron pledged Wednesday to keep Kentucky on course toward eliminating its individual income tax if he is elected governor, saying his budget proposals would reflect an overarching goal of letting workers “keep more of their own money.” Cameron, the state’s attorney general, is trying to […]
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Beshear pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaign
Written by Bruce Schreiner for Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back hard against Republican efforts to cast him as an advocate of gender reassignment surgery for minors, saying his detractors have misrepresented his position and invoking his Christian faith and support for parental rights to explain why he vetoed a measure that […]
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Cameron releases crime-fighting plan in bid to unseat Gov. Beshear in Kentucky
Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron proposed awarding recruitment and retention bonuses to bolster police forces, part of a sweeping public safety plan unveiled Tuesday that calls for tougher penalties against drug traffickers found responsible for causing deaths in Kentucky. In his first major policy rollout of the general election campaign, Cameron declared that his plan would have […]
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Daniel Cameron is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating
Written by Bruce Shreiner for the Associated Press Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron directly solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a Kentucky drug treatment organization that his office began investigating last year, according to an attorney for the organization. The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year […]
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Kentucky to stay in voter fraud system for another year while seeking alternatives
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Kentucky will remain in a multistate effort designed to ensure accurate voter lists for another year while looking for possible alternatives to detect voter fraud, the state’s chief election officer said Wednesday. Secretary of State Michael Adams weighed in on Kentucky’s future role in a partnership that […]