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The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence on a nearly party-line vote, with Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky being the only Republican to vote against her.
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University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said he expects the Trump administration policy will cut tens of millions of dollars annually from its National Institutes of Health funding for research.
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U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul nearly universally stuck with their parties in voting in favor of confirming President Donald Trump’s picks for top offices in his administration.
Disclosure reports filed with federal regulators early this month show that — by far — the largest shares were applied here in Kentucky.
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The first major union election in the South this year is headed to Glendale, Kentucky, a small farming community off Interstate 65 just south of Louisville.
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With the Trump administration targeting the country's three largest agricultural trading partners, farmers could face the harshest consequences.
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Out of nearly 5,000 “Rosenwald” schools built to educate African American students in the south, approximately 500 remain. Photographers, advocates, and academics are working to preserve their history.
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Rep. Maddox says her proposed fiscal note requirement is still needed
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Lowering the tax rate has been a priority in recent years for Republican lawmakers.
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The bill is sponsored by House Appropriations and Revenue Committee chair Jason Petrie, R-Elkton.
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