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Heather French Henry says she's being encouraged to run for Senate

Olivia Henken, Miss Fayette County, left, answers a question during the final five as Miss America Heather French Henry looks on during the 2012 Miss Kentucky pageant at Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, July 14, 2012. Photo by Matt Goins 14336

FRANKFORT — Former Miss America Heather French Henry of Louisville said Tuesday night that public and private figures are encouraging her to run for the U.S. Senate next year, but she is "not ready to confirm or deny" that possibility.

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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Richie Farmer's sister resigns state job

FRANKFORT — Rhonda K. Monroe, a sister of former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, has resigned from her $77,391-a-year post as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
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Grandparents urge state to reconsider cuts to child care assistance programs

FRANKFORT — Grandparents pleaded with state officials Tuesday to reverse a freeze on new applications for a program that provides $300 in monthly assistance to relatives who take custody of abused and neglected children.
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Contract for wildlife chief caps pay at $218K

Compensation for the head of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources would be capped at $218,000 for the next year under a contract expected to be reviewed by the state Legislature's Government Contract Review Committee next month.
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State worker accused of directing subordinate to place hundreds of bets

FRANKFORT — The superintendent of the Adair Youth Development Center faces ethics charges for allegedly directing a state employee to research and place illegal bets on sporting events for him while the employee was working.
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Stumbo responds to redistricting lawsuit; Stivers asks for more time

Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Monday that he would ask Gov. Steve Beshear to call an immediate special legislative session on redistricting if the Senate offered a valid plan.
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Judge considers request to dismiss lawsuit challenging Kentucky health exchange

Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd said Monday he plans to make a ruling as soon as possible on Gov. Steve Beshear's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange.
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Prosecutors say Richie Farmer's alleged wrongdoing started before 2008

Former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer misused state resources to further his personal and political agendas before 2008, federal prosecutors alleged in court documents filed late Friday.
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Three former Kentucky agriculture employees settle ethics charges

Three former agriculture employees agreed Monday to pay a total of $15,500 in fines to settle ethics charges that stemmed from their employment under former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer.
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Rand Paul, GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing...
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Prosecutors: Farmer's wrongdoing started before 2008

Former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's "unwarranted sense of entitlement" goes beyond what he has been charged with, federal prosecutors said in a court filing.