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3 days ago | 
dailygazette.com | Karla Ward |Lexington Herald-Leader
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4 days ago | 
dailygazette.com | Valarie Spears |Lexington Herald-Leader
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4 days ago | 
arcamax.com | Karla Ward |Lexington Herald-Leader
A statement by Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell that people will “get over” proposed Medicaid cuts drew strong reaction on social media Tuesday night, particularly among Democrats. McConnell was speaking at a private lunch meeting among Republican Senators Tuesday when he said: “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it,” Punchbowl News reported.
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4 days ago | 
arcamax.com | Valarie Spears |Lexington Herald-Leader
LEXINGTON, Ky. — School funding in Kentucky has not kept pace with inflation in recent years, resulting in an annual statewide shortfall of $1.3 billion, according to new reports from a group of superintendents who lobby for public school funding. The Council for Better Education, comprising superintendents from across Kentucky, released reports Monday to every public school district in the state.
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4 days ago | 
govtech.com | Valarie Spears |Beth Musgrave |Lexington Herald-Leader
It’s up to each district to decide what platform staff can use to contact students — Fayette County plans to use an app called ParentSquare — but more private forms of communication like email, text and social media are banned. The law comes after several incidents of inappropriate sexual communication involving school staff and students in Kentucky have led to criminal charges in recent years.
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6 days ago | 
dailygazette.com | Taylor Six |Austin Horn |Lexington Herald-Leader
As President Donald Trump addressed the nation late Saturday to tell of “very successful” bombs dropped by the U.S. on Iranian nuclear sites, Kentucky politicians took to social media to praise — or challenge — his decision. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican and frequent critic of Trump, immediately criticized the bombings, posting on social media: “This is not Constitutional.” × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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6 days ago | 
arcamax.com | Taylor Six |Austin Horn |Lexington Herald-Leader
As President Donald Trump addressed the nation late Saturday to tell of “very successful” bombs dropped by the U.S. on Iranian nuclear sites, Kentucky politicians took to social media to praise — or challenge — his decision. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican and frequent critic of Trump, immediately criticized the bombings, posting on social media: “This is not Constitutional.”Many of Kentucky’s other prominent Republicans, including Sen.
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6 days ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Karla Ward |Lexington Herald-Leader
By Karla Ward, Lexington Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings took the stage in Lexington Friday night and announced that his mother, Debra Apostol, has died. "I'm going to do my best to make it through this," he told the sold-out crowd at Rupp Arena. "This is probably going to be one of the hardest things I've ever done."
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1 week ago | 
arcamax.com | Karla Ward |Lexington Herald-Leader
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Utilities is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to approve a rate hike that would raise base rates for residential customers by 13.6%. That translates to about $18.15 a month for a residential customer using 1,085 kWh of electricity per month, which is the average for KU residential customers, according to the company. If approved, the change would provide KU an additional $226.1 million a year, or 11.5% more revenue, according to the filing.
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1 week ago | 
dailygazette.com | Karla Ward |Lexington Herald-Leader
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