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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a 2022 law creating a public funding mechanism for charter schools violated the state constitution.
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Groups set an all-time record for lobbying spending in the first month of a Kentucky General Assembly session, with the statewide business advocacy group easily leading all spenders.
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After more than a decade of expansion, the latest report from the Kentucky Distillers’ Association says decreases in demand for bourbon and other spirits brought on by trade policies and shifting consumer tastes could slow growth in one of the Bluegrass State’s signature industries.
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Despite voters rarely using these forms of identification in Kentucky elections, the state Senate advanced a bill to prohibit social security and food stamp cards from counting as a valid secondary ID.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Kentucky Republican lawmakers to push for a convention to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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The Hotel Metropolitan is partnering with the McCracken County Public Library to celebrate for Black History Month.
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The House voted to approve a stop-gap bill to fund DHS through May 22, Late Friday. This came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called the earlier Senate vote to fund much of DHS "a joke."
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A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.
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Two-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines shocked Montana when he announced his retirement. Democrats worry a new independent candidate will split their party's vote.
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In August, Education Department employees will relocate to a smaller office roughly a block away, and the larger Energy Department will take over the old headquarters.
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The order briefly stops the government from labeling tech company Anthropic a "supply chain risk," calling that "classic First Amendment retaliation."
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It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday.