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A provision in House Bill 534 would invite judicial candidates to disclose their political party affiliation and their current and past voter registration, including “communicating political values or viewpoints consistent with his or her party affiliation.”
A Kentucky Senate committee has approved a bill allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to carry concealed firearms with provisional licenses.
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The budget approved by the Senate became publicly available on the legislature’s website just hours before the vote.
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Rep. TJ Roberts, R-Burlington, sponsor of House Bill 78, told lawmakers that “criminals should be held liable for their actions — not manufacturers, not sellers who had no clue that someone was going to act that way.”
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At the Christian County Jail, 104 detainees were being held as of Feb. 5, according to ICE data.
Pruitt belonged to the 6th Air Refueling Wing based at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. 
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Supporters say the move protects sensitive utility data, but critics warn could allow taxpayer-funded work to be conducted in secrecy.
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Decisions will require "exhaustive negotiation" with the Senate, according to the state House speaker.
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Kentucky election officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking access to sensitive voter registration data, arguing the request exceeds federal authority and threatens the privacy of millions of voters.
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The release states Pennington was assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, serving in the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade in Fort Carson, Colorado. 
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The highest level of contamination was recorded at Fort Campbell Water System.
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Even as Trump insists his "AI dominance" agenda will benefit rural communities, most Americans, including rural residents, don't want to live near a data center project.