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EDITORIAL: Some hope for industrial hemp in Kentucky
You know an idea's time has come when those once among the most inclined to run from it are the ones leading the charge on its behalf. The recent support from federal and state leaders indicate hemp's moment has finally arrived. Legalizing industrial...Tags: Industrial Production
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State lawmakers hold town hall meeting in Lancaster
kpeek@amnews.comLANCASTER — From taxing districts, to Medicaid and affordable health-care reform, to industrial hemp production, to the Grand Theater, a variety of topics were discussed during Tuesday’s town hall meeting in Lancaster with state Rep....Tags: Brett Guthrie, Health Insurance, U.S. House of Representatives, Medicaid, Stan Lee
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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: Interior Policy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pension and Welfare, Budgets and Budgeting
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Looking Back: Lewis owned hundreds of acres of land in Kentucky
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This the first of a two-part series about Jacqueline Amber Lewis, who was among the first settlers in the Forkland community in Western Boyle County. Jaqueline Amber Lewis, a pioneer who came west from Virginia in early 1800, owned...Tags: Clarence Thomas, Inventories, Crime, Law and Justice, Nancy Walker, Laws
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House gives final passage to fiscal cliff bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Past its own New Year's deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a struggle that...Tags: Labor Markets, Democratic Party, Washington, DC, Unemployment Benefits, Parties and Movements
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Buford: ARC system must be put in place for state pension plan
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comKentucky lawmakers will have much to digest during the 2013 short session of the General Assembly, which will kick off Tuesday. The state’s pension fund and its $30 billion shortfall is at the top of the “to do” list, said state Sen....Tags: Interior Policy, Civil Laws, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture
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Letter to editor: Young voters are interested in issues
In the 2012 presidential election, young voters were a mighty force keeping a Republican out of the White House. An analysis of the 2012 race by the Pew Research Center revealed that if the legal voting age were 30 in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and...Tags: Religion and Belief, Ethics, Values, Political Fundraising, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 27, 2012
Buses are a plus for those in need Dear Editor, I’d like to say how grateful and thankful to God that our little small “storybook” town of Winchester has finally got a bus to transport those who don’t have any other means,...
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It's time politicians work for the common good
The election is over. The Romney-Ryan ticket has gone down in defeat. President Obama has won a decisive second term, as I predicted he would - twice. While we still have a divided government, this decisive win by President Obama is speaking to...Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Government
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UPDATED: Obama wins reelection over Romney
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he...Tags: Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Olympic Games, Voting, Al-Qaeda
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U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie gets to know Jessamine chamber
Congressman Brett Guthrie, who represents the 2nd Congressional District that includes the western part of Jessamine County and encompasses Wilmore, had lunch at Wesley Village last Thursday, Oct. 25, with members of the Jessamine County Chamber of...
Tags: Brett Guthrie, U.S. House of Representatives, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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Sen. McConnell speaks in Nicholasville on importance of upcoming election
brossi@jessaminejournal.comThe fate and direction of the country may be in the hands of independent voters in the upcoming 2012 presidential election, according to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The longest sitting senator in Kentucky’s history paid a...Tags: Democratic Party, 2012 Democratic National Convention, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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