A Northern Kentucky Republican is working on a bill that would require all Kentucky police agencies to enter federal agreements for immigration enforcement under a program that has rapidly expanded during the Trump administration. Rep. TJ Roberts, of Burlington, presented the proposal during a Thursday meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government. He argued that […]
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Massie says Trump ‘finally on side of justice’ as U.S. House votes to release Epstein files
After Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie led the charge for months to release federal investigation files about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. House members overwhelmingly voted to release them Tuesday afternoon. The vote, 427-1, comes after months of Republican opposition to a discharge petition sponsored by Massie directing the U.S. Department of Justice to […]
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Rand Paul warns McConnell-backed provision will regulate hemp industry ‘to death’
Kentucky’s two U.S. senators sparred this week over the future of the country’s hemp industry — one arguing that a provision attached to the package that will reopen the government will close a problematic loophole and the other contending the language will regulate the industry “to death.” Sen. Mitch McConnell ultimately prevailed and was able […]
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Report: Kentucky worst in nation for new lung cancer cases, second worse for smoking
If you smoke and want to quit, call the national quit line at 1-800-784-8669 to speak with a confidential coach. Despite a robust screening system, Kentucky is the worst state in the nation for new lung cancer cases, a report shows. The American Lung Association’s State of Lung Cancer report, released Wednesday, shows lung cancer is the […]
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Kentucky clerk’s bid to challenge same-sex marriage fails
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. Davis made national headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to several same-sex couples based on her religious beliefs. With the help of conservative legal firm Liberty Counsel, […]
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State health cabinet to ban sale, possession of ‘dangerous’ kratom derivative
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, in a Wednesday press conference, said 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, is a “powerful and addictive drug […]
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Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. This comes days after Beshear sent $5 million from the state’s “rainy day fund” to Feeding Kentucky, a network of food banks, and tasked the organization with buying […]
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SNAP work reporting requirements are expanding: what Kentuckians should know
Even if their SNAP cards don’t work at the grocery store because of a political stalemate in Washington D.C., most Kentuckians receiving federal food benefits will have to start submitting proof of work this month, even as the federal government stays shut down. Effective Nov. 1, veterans, the homeless, recent foster care youth and adults ages […]
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Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88
Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88. Her husband, Dr. Bill Collins, said his wife died in her sleep at Richmond Place, a retirement community in Lexington […]
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Drop off prescription drugs Saturday for national take-back day
Kentuckians can safely dispose of prescription drugs on Saturday at around 50 locations during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The national movement is aimed at safely disposing of medicines that, in the wrong hands, could be dangerous. In April, during the last campaign, Kentucky collected 9,843 pounds of unused prescription drugs, according to Gov. Andy Beshear’s […]
