Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

McConnell Proposes Raising Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco Products

By • Apr 18, 2019
RYLAND BARTON

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said he will introduce a bill raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 across the country.

Coal Investor Offers To Buy Kentucky Power Plant Slated For Closure

By • Mar 27, 2019
Peabody Energy, Inc., via Wikimedia Commons

A coal investor has offered to purchase a Tennessee Valley Authority plant in Kentucky that's slated for closure next year.

Kentucky Republicans Eye Firm Grip On Constitutional Offices

By • Mar 17, 2019
Courtesy of Terry Little

Prominent Kentucky Republicans are urging grassroots efforts to expand GOP influence in Frankfort by flipping the last two Democratic constitutional offices in the upcoming election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Governor Matt Bevin and Congressman James Comer joined incumbent officers and Republican office-seekers at the First District Lincoln Reagan Dinner Saturday night in Murray.

First District Lincoln Reagan Dinner To Feature McConnell, Comer, State Office GOP Candidates

By • Mar 15, 2019
callowayrepublicans.org

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Congressman James Comer and Republican candidates for constitutional offices in Kentucky are scheduled to speak at The First District Lincoln Reagan Dinner at Murray State University on Saturday evening.

Trump Signs Legislation That Includes Provisions To Combat Invasive Species

By • Mar 12, 2019
ERICA PETERSON, WFPL NEWS

President Donald Trump signed legislation Tuesday that would require federal agencies to develop plans to reduce or eliminate invasive species, such as Asian carp.

McConnell: Trump To Include VA Hospital In Budget Proposal

By • Mar 4, 2019
WKMS News

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that President Donald Trump has personally assured him the money needed to fully fund a new Veterans Affairs hospital in Kentucky's largest city will be included in the White House's budget request to Congress.

McConnell Announces $23M Grant To Expand U.S. 641 In Calloway Co.

By • Dec 6, 2018
WKMS

Calloway County is getting a $23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand U.S. Route 641 to the Tennessee state line. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the grant in a release on Thursday.

McConnell Vows Congressional Response To 'Abhorrent' Khashoggi Slaying

By • Nov 27, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the role of Saudi Arabia in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it "abhorrent" — and said that it deserves a congressional response.

Breaking with the president, who has said that the CIA had made no conclusions about whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death, McConnell said that the intelligence agency has "basically certified" Saudi involvement at the highest levels.

McConnell ‘Not Happy’ With Republicans’ Performance In Suburbs

By • Nov 9, 2018
RYLAND BARTON

After Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Election Day and made small gains in the Kentucky General Assembly, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s “not happy” with how Republicans performed in suburban areas.

McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund

By • Oct 24, 2018
Michelle Hanks / WFPL

Amid a surge in cases of black lung disease, concerns are rising about the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which provides federal benefits to some coal miners with the disease. A tax that supports the fund would be cut by half at the end of the year unless Congress acts.

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