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Revenue from sales and income taxes has been higher than expected, but has dropped off since the expiration of federal stimulus programs.
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The Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history.
The attorney general has not responded to questions about whether he thought Kentucky mail-in ballots received after Election Day should be thrown out.
Owls are very efficient hunters because of several attributes, including their eyesight, hearing and claws — and because of their ability to fly silently.
COVID-19 closures and supply chain failures have sharpened concerns about food security and more. Rural areas were not spared from the worries.
A big drop in third-party candidate votes gave both the Democratic and Republican candidates get a larger share of the total vote than they did in 2016.
The past week marked the most coronavirus cases for a single week in Kentucky since the pandemic began.
The senator's response is in sharp contrast to last year, when he publicly urged then-Gov. Matt Bevin to move on after the election despite Bevin’s unfounded claims of voter fraud.
The research teams say this stage of the trial means the vaccine has been through testing that makes it safer for broader use. Specifically, they're looking for people at high risk for the virus.
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McConnell, who easily secured his seventh term in the U.S. Senate, said,, “claiming you win the election is different than finishing the counting.”
Unofficial results show Kentucky voters will again approve the constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, aiming to expand rights for crime victims.
Christian District Judge Foster Cotthoff was an advocate for the constitutional amendment but said the current political environment made it difficult to pass.