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Judge denies Beshear's motion to dismiss Tea Party lawsuit

FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd denied a request by Gov. Steve Beshear Thursday to dismiss a Tea Party lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange.

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No foul play suspected in man's death at Pikeville park, police say

Pikeville police said there was no evidence of foul play involving a man's body found Wednesday at a Pikeville city park.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Chandler accepts second job in addition to director of state Humanities Council

Ben Chandler, Kentucky's former Sixth District U.S. representative and the new full-time director of the Kentucky Humanities Council, has taken a second job with a law firm.
DAILY BUSINESS REPORT

Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill to drop the eight USDA tobacco insurance programs.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Grimes says Democrats united in U.S. Senate race but doesn't reveal her plans

Recent interest by some well-known Democrats in possibly running for U.S. Senate shows that Kentucky Democrats will be united in their efforts to oust Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell next year, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Wednesday.
STATE

UofL trustees panel backs 3 percent tuition hike

A University of Louisville trustees committee has recommended a 3 percent increase in undergraduate tuition for the next academic year.

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Ky. firefighters from tornado-torn town collecting goods for Oklahoma

Firefighters in a Kentucky town that is still rebuilding after being devastated by tornadoes last year are collecting goods to send to tornado victims in Oklahoma.
STATE

Tea party wins round in health care reform lawsuit

The tea party won the first round Thursday in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.
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Former county attorney disbarred for vote buying

A former county attorney from northeast Kentucky was disbarred Thursday for paying voters to cast ballots for him in a 2006 election and then lying about it to a grand jury.
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Northern Ky attorney Deters suspended for 60 days

The Kentucky Supreme Court has suspended northern Kentucky attorney Eric C. Deters for 60 days because of misconduct in two civil cases.
STATE

Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg - so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4.