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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: Interior Policy, Politics, Steve Beshear, Crime, Law and Justice, 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: Washington, DC, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. House of Representatives
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John David Dyche: Why is Hillary so popular?
Contributing ColumnistA recent Gallup survey shows Hillary Clinton with a 64% favorability rating. She is the clear favorite for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But why is Hillary so popular? She came on the national scene in 1992 as presidential...Tags: Politics, White House, Government, Executive Branch, Barack Obama
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Time for McConnell to go
Senator Mitch McConnell is up for re-election next year. It would be the opportune time to retire McConnell and send him back to Alabama, from whence he came. I ask one very simple, but also one very serious question: In these last several years, what has...Tags: Politics, Mitch McConnell
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FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters
Associated PressOXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...Tags: Jeff Flake, Roger F. Wicker, Politics, Claire McCaskill, Joe Manchin III
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Ky. House bill provides funds for pension
State representativeAt midnight last Tuesday, the 2013 General Assembly came to an end. All the negotiations, all the hand-wringing over what bills would or would not clear the 2013 Kentucky General Assembly ended. After at least 25 hours of talks over two days and earlier...Tags: Interior Policy, Finance, Politics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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U.S. Rep. Guthrie to speak at Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce luncheon
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie will speak at the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce AT&T Public Policy luncheon Wednesday at the Danville Country Club. Guthrie represents Kentucky’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of...
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Redistricting plan would affect Lincoln County, but unlikely to pass
ben@theinteriorjournal.comFRANKFORT — A redistricting plan passed by state house Democrats would change the geography and number of Lincoln County's representative district, but local Rep. David Meade says its unlikely to become law. The plan, which passed the Kentucky...Tags: Elections, Politics, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, Robert Stivers
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Paul¿s filibuster sends strong message
Guest ColumnistWhat began as a simple, straightforward question on Wednesday concerning the White House’s secret drone program eventually turned into the boldest stance taken by any lawmaker — whether from Washington or Frankfort — in a long time....Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Elections, Politics, White House, C-SPAN (tv network)
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House passes plan that puts local lawmakers in same district
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a redistricting bill Wednesday in a move that some local legislators believe is politically motivated. Under the redistricting, the areas represented by state Rep. Jonathan Shell, R-...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Rocky Adkins, United States Census Bureau, Republican Party
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General Assembly '13: Gun laws pushed, but unlikely to pass
ben@theinteriorjournal.comFRANKFORT — The state senator and representative representing Lincoln County in this year's general session have both thrown their support behind bills pushing against any future federal gun regulations, but getting those bills passed into law...Tags: Gun Control, Laws, Politics, Government, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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House keeps busy with many issues
Ihave heard many say that this is the busiest start to any 30-day legislative session in memory, and it has been busy at the state capitol, no doubt. But we have a lot to do and only three weeks to complete our work. Pension reform, legalizing...Tags: Social Sciences, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Medicaid, Biotechnology Industry
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