State
Bill to open family courts passes key hurdle
FRANKFORT — A bill that would allow a pilot project to open family courts unanimously passed a House panel Wednesday and will likely pass the full House in coming days.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Full Senate expected to vote Thursday on casino gambling bill
FRANKFORT — Decades of debate about allowing casino gambling in Kentucky may come to a crescendo Thursday in the state Senate, where Republican leaders say they will vote on a constitutional amendment to allow up to seven casinos.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
State labor leader, Democratic activist dies in Georgetown house fire
Charles Britton Wells, 52, a longtime state labor leader and Democratic Party activist, has been identified as the victim of a Georgetown house fire Tuesday evening.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
After Tea Party rally, Senate votes to set limit on state debt
FRANKFORT — After a Tea Party rally in the Capitol Rotunda to curb government debt, the Senate approved a bill Wednesday to set a limit on state debt.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Bill to toughen Ky human trafficking laws passes House panel
FRANKFORT — A measure that would strengthen Kentucky human trafficking laws and provide more resources to trafficking victims was approved unanimously Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Stumbo seeks spending records for Morehead State officials
The sponsor of a bill to make the University of Pikeville a public school has requested spending records for the president and all members of the Board of Regents of Morehead State University, who vigorously oppose the measure.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Campaign to turn University of Pikeville public moves to legislature
FRANKFORT —Saying 12 southeastern Kentucky counties are underserved by the state's higher education system, former Gov. Paul Patton and two lawmakers made their first pitch Tuesday to legislators about turning private University of Pikeville into a publicly funded school.
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STATE
More than 10,000 in E. Kentucky still without power after weekend snow
The number of Eastern Kentuckians without power continued to shrink Tuesday, as Kentucky Power worked to resolve the outages.
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STATE
In trouble at shelter, dog gets fresh start as narcotics canine
Bear, a 2-year-old black Labrador retriever, was the troublemaker of the shelter. Bear was an unwanted, mischievous dog when Dustain Vance, head trainer for Advance Canine Academy in Scottsville, adopted and trained him. Now, Bear is in his first week in his new job as a narcotics canine for the...
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STATE
Ky. labor leader Charles Wells dies in house fire
Kentucky labor leader Charles Wells has died in a house fire in central Kentucky. He was 52.
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STATE
Eastern Ky. man fatally shot by police
An eastern Kentucky man has died after being shot by a police officer responding to a report of a domestic disturbance.








