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McConnell pushes plan to force EPA action on surface-mining permits
PIKEVILLE — The federal government would face a deadline to issue or deny surface-mining permits under legislation Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he will file next week.
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- Kentucky Association of Counties
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- Kentucky Remembers 9-11
- Law & Mortar: Courthouse building boom
- Lexington Development
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- Steve Nunn
- The crash of Comair Flight 5191
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- Voiceless & Vulnerable: Nursing Home Abuse
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STEVE NUNN
Prosecutors seek to block Steve Nunn from getting photos of Amanda Ross
Prosecutors filed a motion Friday asking a Fayette Circuit Court judge to reconsider whether to allow convicted murderer Steve Nunn to see candid photographs of the woman he killed.
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STEVE NUNN
Fayette judge rules Steve Nunn may review former attorney's case files
A Fayette Circuit Court judge ruled that former state lawmaker Steve Nunn mayreview his former attorney's case files despite concerns about "protected" photographs of his murder victim, Amanda Ross.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Eastern Kentucky pain clinic owners plead guilty to pill conspiracy
Two Eastern Kentucky pain clinic owners will be sentenced in September after admitting in federal court they conspired with doctors to illegally dispense more than 50,000 prescription pills, officials said Friday in a press release.
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VOICELESS & VULNERABLE: NURSING HOME ABUSE
Groundbreaking to be held for Midway's $13.5 million 'senior living community'
Fourteen years after the Midway Nursing Home Task Force incorporated, proponents will finally see ground broken Tuesday for The Homeplace, a $13.5 million "senior living community."
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BUSINESS
Eastern Kentucky program awarded $5.2 million to help laid-off coal miners
An Eastern Kentucky jobs program has been awarded $5.2 million to help laid-off coal miners get jobs.
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VOICELESS & VULNERABLE: NURSING HOME ABUSE
Erlanger nursing home to pay $350,000, enhance care
In a settlement agreement with the federal government that is the first of its kind in Kentucky, an Erlanger nursing home will pay $350,000 and enhance the care it provides, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Monday.
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DIDUCIT?
As world demand for coal surges, Eastern Kentucky output plunges
China, India want more coal, but U.S. demand drops and Kentucky loses jobs.
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FAYETTE COUNTY
Lexington firefighter to receive Silver Star for saving lives in Afghanistan war
Shannon Ison, who graduated Friday from the fire department's Officer Academy, will get the Silver Star Sunday in Louisville.
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KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES
Kentucky schools face bill of as much as $60 million after insurance trust dissolves
Kentucky's school districts are facing an unanticipated bill of $50 million to $60 million to pay off a longstanding deficit in a financially troubled insurance trust, a development that officials warn could bring cuts to classroom spending.
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FIFTY YEARS OF NIGHT
Chapter 5: Harry Caudill inspired the War on Poverty, but gloom darkens his legacy
Frustrated with Appalachia, 'Night Comes to the Cumberland' author Harry Caudill left for academia; he came back eight years later with a reputation diminished by his views on genetics and criticism of his literary methods.
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Voiceless & Vulnerable
Ruby Ethel Goode's death was one of many incidents in which nursing homes were cited for violations, but few cases were prosecuted as crimes.
Ky. Association of Counties
Investigation reveals questionable expenses.
Ky. League of Cities
Thousands of dollars went to law firms employing the executive director's husband, and to a restaurant owned by the husband.
Lexington Public Library
Executive director stepped down after review of expenditures.
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Top staffers resigned after stories about spending practices.
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