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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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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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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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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.
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Former Kentucky Democratic Party chief mulling possible bid for U.S. Senate

FRANKFORT — Former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Bill Garmer said Friday he is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year if Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes declines to enter the race against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell.
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Former McConnell aide leaves state post one month after promotion

The former longtime state director for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is retiring from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture a little more than a month after being appointed to one of the department's top jobs, agriculture officials said Thursday.
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Richie Farmer's trial rescheduled for Oct. 22

A federal judge has rescheduled the trial of former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer for Oct. 22.
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Beshear introduces website for Kentucky's health insurance exchange

After expanding the state's Medicaid program last week to about 308,000 Kentuckians, Gov. Steve Beshear launched several public education and awareness efforts Wednesday to help another 332,000 Kentuckians in need of health care coverage.

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