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Income tax revenue boosts state budget in October
FRANKFORT — Income tax revenue rose in Kentucky in October while sales tax receipts declined sharply, sending mixed signals about economic recovery in the state. Budget Director Mary Lassiter sa...
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Judd doesn’t rule out Senate run
FRANKFORT — Actress Ashley Judd isn’t ruling out a run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. The former Kentuckian is an active supporter of Tennessee Democrats. She said in a statement Friday that she’s...
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Community dedicates new veterans memorial
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — A western Kentucky community has dedicated a new veterans’ memorial. The Messenger reports several hundred people attended the ceremony Wednesday in Madisonville. The memo...
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Associated Press Pfc. Carlos Verdejo (center) completes his rappel at the Sabalauski Air Assault School on Friday at Fort Campbell. After years of repeated deployments, the 101st Airborne Division is returning to the training that makes it unique as the military's only helicopter-based air assault division.
101st boosts air assault training
FORT CAMPBELL — Less combat means more school for soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division as the Army’s only helicopter-based assault force intensifies training for the kind of fast air-led deploym...
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Mine officials face prison for safety breach
LOUISVILLE — Two officials at an eastern Kentucky mine where a coal miner was killed last year knowingly violated federal safety laws, according to proposed plea agreements filed in federal court. ...
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Candidates tie for council seat
WALTON — One of the six seats for the Walton City Council is undetermined after two people on the ballot tied for sixth place. The Kentucky Enquirer reported that Robert McDonald and Olivia Ball...
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1 more needed for commission
OAKLAND — A small Kentucky city has been left with one empty seat on its commission after the election. The ballot for commissioner in Oakland was empty because no candidate met the filing deadl...
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Law-enforcement group targets constables
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky should abolish the office of constable or strip its law-enforcement powers because it has outlived its usefulness and is no longer essential to modern law-enforcement work, a ...
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Candidates settle with coin toss
WHITESBURG — Forget complicated vote recounts. A tie in a city council race in eastern Kentucky was settled the easy way, with a coin toss. The Mountain Eagle says Whitesburg candidate Tom Sexto...
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GOP makes gains in former Democratic stronghold
LOUISVILLE — For years, state Sen. Joey Pendleton was a political survivor in western Kentucky even as Republicans chipped away at a tradition of Democratic dominance. But sharing the ballot with P...
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