Politics and Government
Exclusive: 2 state housing workers fired after having sex in closet with inmate
FRANKFORT — Two state workers were fired in early May after telling investigators that they had sex with a prison inmate who was performing janitorial work at the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, according to state records.
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VOTE RESULTS
Chris Girdler gets GOP nomination in 15th Senate District
Republicans chose Chris Girdler of Somerset to succeed the retiring Vernie McGaha, a Republican state senator since 1997, in the 15th Senate District, comprised of Pulaski, Casey, Russell and Adair counties.
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Jonathan Shell defeats Nathan Mick in GOP primary for 36th House District
A 24-year-old farmer beat the Garrard County Economic Development director in the Republican primary for the open 36th House District seat in Garrard County and part of Madison County.
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Damon Thayer defeats Ricky Hostetler in GOP primary for 17th Senate District
Republicans in north-central Kentucky’s 17th state Senate district stuck with Damon Thayer of Georgetown on Tuesday.
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Third-place candidate plans to ask for recanvass in Frankfort mayoral race
Donna Hecker said she'll seek a recanvass of election results. Hecker finished behind Bill May and Kyle Thompson. The top two vote-getters advance to November's general election.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Without Lexington and Louisville, Obama would have lost Kentucky to 'uncommitted'
President Barack Obama's poor showing in Tuesday's Democratic primary could mean trouble for Kentucky Democrats on the ballot this fall.
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VOTE RESULTS
Two in five Kentucky Democrats vote for 'uncommitted' instead of Obama
Democrats say vote doesn't mean much, but Republicans are gleeful about primary in which two in five Kentucky Democrats chose someone other than the incumbent Obama for president.
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18 of 19 state House incumbents survive primary challenges
All but one of the 19 state House incumbents on Tuesday's ballot held off their primary challengers, including Republican Rep. Stan Lee and Democratic Rep. Carl Rollins in Central Kentucky.
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Voters select finalists in three Lexington council districts
An incumbent, a former councilwoman and several newcomers all won enough votes in Tuesday's primary race for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council seats to move on to the November general election.
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In state Senate races, voters stick with incumbents, insiders
Voters stuck with incumbents and other political insiders in most of Tuesday's state Senate primaries, including Republicans in north-central Kentucky's 17th Senate district, who backed Damon Thayer of Georgetown.






