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The governor said he would have preferred a cut to the state sales tax but that the bill would help Kentuckians struggling with higher prices.
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Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County, said the push follows reports that some relief funds went to people unaffected by recent disasters.
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The ruling means the commonwealth’s six-week abortion ban will remain intact as the case is litigated.
Some Kentucky Republican officials spoke out against the bill after it was filed on Tuesday.
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House Billl 153 would prevent local law enforcement and public officials from assisting or cooperating with a federal ban on firearms.
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A Kentucky advocacy group wants to know if inadequate reclamation contributed to disaster.
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A staffing strategy that has permeated hospitals, particularly emergency rooms, seeks to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
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According to experts, 91% of maternal deaths in 2018 were "potentially preventable."
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Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of how the donated disaster funds have been used so far.
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When he won the White House in 1860, Lincoln lost every county and failed to tally a single vote in 36 of the state’s 110 counties.
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In recent years, election officials have sent out postcards to the addresses of “inactive” voters to verify if people are still eligible. 
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