Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office. After leaving a position in Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in September, Booker announced Wednesday morning that he would run for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat. In a campaign video, Booker emphasized that his platform includes supporting initiatives for Medicare, […]
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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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Sen. Rand Paul hosts community forum with local leaders
United States Sen. Rand Paul hosted a community forum with regional leaders Friday morning to discuss issues pertinent to the region and hear concerns from local communities. Paul fielded questions at Covington City Hall from the attendees while also expounding on his own policy platform and the state of the country generally. He began the […]
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Paul goes looking for donors on Utah ski slopes
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s brimming reelection campaign fund paid $44,240 in December to Pendry Park City, a luxurious Utah ski resort. Pendry Park City describes itself on its website as a “ski-in/ski-out resort nestled in the center of Canyons Village” and says “our slopeside retreat’s modernist designs, luxury service and thoughtful amenities will help ensure […]
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Rand Paul talks Social Security retirement age in Erlanger
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul told the NKY Chamber Tuesday that a gradual increase in the full Social Security retirement age to 70 over the next 20 to 30 years could “fix two-thirds of the problem” facing the program’s sagging reserves. Kentucky’s junior senator indicated support for bucking up the entitlement program by gradually increasing the […]
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Rand Paul promotes trades education during visit to Enzweiler Building Institute
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) visited the Enzweiler Building Institute in Latonia on Tuesday to learn about the institute’s programming, extol the virtues of trades education, and discuss his political platform. “These are good jobs,” Paul said. “A welder, a plumber, a carpenter, HVAC: All these are great jobs, leaving you solidly in the middle class […]
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Cottingham Hardware in Alexandria selected as small business of the week
Started by married couple Tom and Betty Cottingham in 1957, Cottingham Hardware has been serving the residents of Alexandria for 65 years. In recognition of their commitment to their business and community, Kentucky junior Sen. Rand Paul, a ranking member of the U.S. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, honored Cottingham’s Hardware by naming it […]
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Senators McConnell, Paul vote against Respect for Marriage Act
Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul voted against the Respect for Marriage Act that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Sen. McConnell did not respond to requests for comment. The bill, which seeks to protect gay and interracial marriage, passed the upper chambers by a vote of 61-36, paving the way for it to […]
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul wins 3rd term in Kentucky
This was originally reported by BRUCE SCHREINER with the Associated Press Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a libertarian-leaning conservative and former presidential candidate, won a third term Tuesday by defeating a rival from the other end of the political spectrum, progressive Democrat Charles Booker. First elected in the tea party-driven wave of 2010, Paul’s […]
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Biden calls out Rand Paul for calling infrastructure bill ‘socialism’ then asking for funds
Last week, President Joe Biden called out several Kentucky legislators in a speech at the Volvo Group Powertrain Operations Facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, over their vote and comments against the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. Biden was in Maryland to comment on the economy and the September jobs report. As […]