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Thank you, Governor Beshear
Governor Beshear hired outside consultants, listened to health care advocates and hospital officials, did the math, and decided to expand Kentucky’s Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. More than 300,000 additional Kentuckians will...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Health Insurance, Politics
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John David Dyche: Beshear wrong to expand Medicaid
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expanding Medicaid eligibility by executive fiat. His action is wrong in several respects. About one of every five Kentuckians is already on Medicaid, the joint federal — and state health care program for low...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Steve Beshear, Finance
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John David Dyche: Grimes makes her case for U.S. Senate run
If Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, decides to run against incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell for the U. S. Senate next year, her announcement might go something like this ... if she is completely candid. The scene: a...Tags: Lawyers, Bill Clinton, Elections, Gun Control, Barack Obama
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Are lawmakers trying dodging Obamacare?
A rumor has been circulating recently that members of both the House of Representatives and Senate in Washington, D.C., have been meeting secretly to try and figure out a way to avoid public outrage when it’s announced that they and all their...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Washington, DC
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McDowell Place offering health care decisions educational series
McDowell Place of Danville will host a health care decisions educational series beginning April 9. The free educational programs are designed for seniors and they focus on helping individuals make informed decisions about their health care. The...
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Local representatives size up legislative losers
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Some local lawmakers are relieved that a proposal to draw new boundary lines around House districts was among a litany of high-profile bills that didn’t survive the legislative session that ended Tuesday night, but legislators warn...Tags: Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Gun Control, Laws, Personal Weapon Control
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Damron, Buford share thoughts on Kentucky General Assembly
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comAbout two dozen people joined state Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, and state Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, at a legislative breakfast Saturday as they discussed topics tackled by legislators during the short session of the general assembly....Tags: Pension and Welfare, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Health Insurance
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General Assembly '13: Lincoln's representative, senator propose wide variety of legislation
ben@theinteriorjournal.comFRANKFORT — Legislation supported by Lincoln County's elected representatives in this year's general session covers a wide variety of topics, from drugs to miscarriages to telephones to funeral directors. Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford, has...Tags: Laws, Health Insurance, Politics
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Sen. Rand Paul wows Casey crowd with extended visit
tkleffman@amnews.comLIBERTY — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul opened his visit to Casey County Friday by delivering some breaking news from Washington. "I don't know if you've heard this yet, but I heard reports about it all the way here — the Federal Reserve has been...Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Steve Beshear, Medicaid
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Chicken Littles lost out in telecom deal
I would have thought that current weather conditions make it too cold for Chicken Little to venture outdoors and hysterically declare the sky is falling in the commonwealth. However, he apparently has bundled up and trekked to Frankfort for the early days...Tags: Cincinnati Bell Incorporated, Weather, Weather Reports, Marketing
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In 2013, escalating battles over claims of conscience
Let’s start the New Year with a conundrum as old as the Republic: When religious convictions clash with secular laws, how far should government go to accommodate religious claims of conscience? From Colonial conflicts over the refusal of Quakers...Tags: Laws, Roman Catholicism, Gays and Lesbians, Birth Control, Family
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Assembly faces no shortage of issues in 2013's short session
Greetings and best wishes for a new year. A new year also marks a new season in your state capital. On Tuesday, the Senate convened for the 2013 30-day General Assembly session. The first week is traditionally an “organizational” week in which...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government, U.S. Senate, Budgets and Budgeting
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