The majority opinion of Kentucky justices ruled government business conducted on private devices are not public records, which critics say could “eviscerate” open records law.
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While more than half of Kentucky residents are women, they lead less than 7% of the commonwealth’s county governments.
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Three Democratic and one Republican candidate vying for Sen. Mitch McConnell's open seat attended Monday night's televised debate on KET. The longtime Republican leader and former Senate majority leader is retiring at the end of his term.
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Churchill Downs Incorporated looks to buy the intellectual property for the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan-Stakes for $85 million. Churchill Downs plans to license the rights annually to the state of Maryland to stage the races.
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The bill would require reporting immigrants without legal status who apply for public benefits to the state’s Centralized Immigration Enforcement Bureau or face loss of funding; government employees could face criminal charges for not reporting
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Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman will run for the governor’s office next year when Gov. Andy Beshear’s term ends.
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