While the guy she hopes to run against is often mind-numbingly stupid, don’t hold your breath. Longtime education advocate Elisabeth Jensen has launched a campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep Andy Barr in Central Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. [H-L] Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex [...]

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State lawmakers may have to redraw the boundaries of Kentucky’s six congressional districts later this year when they meet in a special session to remake state legislative districts, Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday. [Bluegrass Politics] The Supreme Court says deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms [...]

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Kyle Thacker’s bloodline in the underground coal mines of Eastern Kentucky goes back decades. His grandfather Willard Thacker raised 16 children on a miner’s pay, beginning in the days when the back-breaking job involved blasting down coal and loading it into carts with a shovel. [H-L] President Obama told attendees at an LGBT Pride Month [...]

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The libertarian streak in Congress is starting to show. A group of conservatives in the House have managed to hang together and cause a lot of headaches for leadership. [Politico] Churchill Downs Inc. executive vice president and CFO Bill Mudd might have raised a few eyebrows last week when he said the Louisville-based gaming company [...]

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The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday on the medical helicopter crash that killed three people in Manchester June 6, but the board revealed no cause. [H-L] A fresh debate has erupted this week within the GOP over explosive social issues, as House Republicans press for a restrictive abortion measure and a [...]

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The Lexington Public Library has asked a Fayette Circuit Court judge to vacate an arbitration panel’s ruling that would award $927,491 to Kathleen Imhoff, the library’s former chief executive officer. [H-L] The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed lawsuits seeking to restore $4.9 million of misused pension funds to two pension plans. The complaints [...]

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A legislative oversight committee did not vote on the contract for the head of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Tuesday after questions arose about other possible investigations into the department that oversees hunting, fishing and wildlife management in Kentucky. [H-L] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said National Security Agency [...]

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As summer travel season kicks into high gear, Kentucky’s new tourism secretary wants you to think about staying close to home. [H-L] Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday suggested that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has lost his credibility in fighting global terrorism. [HuffPo] Kentucky Democrats who were hoping for word on whether Secretary of State [...]

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Wondering what your dear, dear friend and environment lover Keith Hall is up to these days? Oh, nothing: State Rep. Keith Hall, chairman of the House committee on energy, holds the permits for Pike County coal mines with a repetitive pattern of safety and environmental violations, according to state officials. Since 2010, state inspectors have [...]

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The Pike County coroner said several open alcohol containers were found on scene and he thinks Jessica Hall was lying unconscious in the road before being struck by a vehicle. [H-L] Why are people just now beginning to freak out about this? Hasn’t this been going on for at least a decade? [HuffPo] A well [...]

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