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Kentucky politics news from @heraldleader journalists John Cheves (JC), @_AustinHorn (AH), @TessaDuvall (TD) and @AcquistoA (AA).
Lexington, KY
Joined February 2009
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GOP bills would end gender transition care in KY prisons, codify “Women’s Bill of Rights” From @AcquistoA & @_AustinHorn:
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RT @heraldleader: Lexington police respond to protesters at KY Sen. Mitch McConnell’s local office
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RT @_AustinHorn: Beshear on Davos travel $ criticism from GOP Rep TJ Roberts: “There’s a new freshman Republican out there that seems pre…
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RT @heraldleader: KY bill would bar ‘sanctuary city’ immigration policy, require law enforcement to aid ICE
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RT @heraldleader: KY lawmakers want reforms from juvenile detention centers, ‘Bill of Rights’ for jailed kids
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RT @heraldleader: Federal government employs thousands in KY. What if they take Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer?
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Rep. James Comer quashed a motion by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to subpoena billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to answer questions about his unprecedented role in shrinking the U.S. government.
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BREAKING: Kentucky senior Senator Mitch McConnell fell down the stairs in Washington Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports.
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RT @_AustinHorn: Some tidbits from this Stivers media availability: - wants to "narrow the focus" of Beshear's Medicaid expansion for visio…
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RT @_AustinHorn: Boone County is one of the state's bigger Republican parties. Not the first time they've censured McConnell, IIRC.
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RT @heraldleader: KY bill would punish parents who leave guns where kids can get them. Will it go anywhere?
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RT @heraldleader: Bill filed to centralize local tax collection. Is it red tape reduction or ‘government overreach’?
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RT @_AustinHorn: Want to know who's spending the big bucks to influence the KY legislature? We've got a list of all 140 groups that spent $…
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RT @_AustinHorn: Why legislative lobbying spending keeps going up & up: simply put, it's a good investment. And the GOP-led legislature con…
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RT @heraldleader: Gov. Beshear urges KY’s federal lawmakers to fight Trump’s tariffs, especially on bourbon
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RT @heraldleader: Kentucky’s legislative session is back. DEI, Trump influence & more: 6 things to watch for
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RT @heraldleader: See all 140 groups that spent at least $50,000 lobbying the KY state legislature in 2024
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