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Beshear update, Court of Appeals setback, Sen. Wise tests positive, Half of households losing employment income, How endorsements happen, & TSOK.
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Beshear update, Yarmuth on federal aid, Healthy at Home study, Push for help with health care, Meatpacking health department complaints, & TSOK.
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Brought to you by — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! Last night, at a few minutes before midnight, this year’s General Assembly adjourned sine die. Thus, KYGA21 is in the books. A
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— Publisher’s Note — Good morning! Welp – a few weeks ago we have “vote-a-rama” in Frankfort, as legislators tried to pass as many bills as possible before they adjourned. Yesterday, we
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Five Things to Know Today — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! I like how Daniel Desrochers starts his story on the reconvening of the General Assembly: “Like Jack Nicholson in The Shining
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Publisher’s Note Hello! Couple of quick notes: Be sure to check out Aaron Smith’s cartoon on “Mitch’s Threats.” It’s one of his best ones yet, and worth sharing through your social media.
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Five Things to Know Today — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! My wife and I have fairly extensive flower gardens around our house, which means that this time of year is filled
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Brought to you by — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! Well, the two vetoes we’d been waiting on finally arrived on Wednesday. Governor Beshear vetoed the so-called “school choice” bill, and the
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Five Things to Know Today Brought to you by — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! Most of us, including me, are expecting the legislature to override all of Governor Beshear’s vetoes.
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Brought to you by — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! The bill signings have started in Frankfort, with the governor signing a number of health-related bills yesterday. The vetoes have also
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Five Things to Know Today — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! Take a moment or two to read the story linked below about the health items that got pulled from Beshear’s budget
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Publisher’s Note Hello! With the General Assembly doing Vote-A-Rama on Monday and Tuesday before leaving for veto days, there’s obviously a lot of KYGA21 news this week. We did a couple of
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