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Pension talks please Beshear
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear is heartened that lawmakers are discussing sources of revenue to bolster Kentucky’s financially troubled pension system for government retirees. The second-term De...
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hemp bill faces some challenges in state House
LOUISVILLE — An industrial hemp bill rode a quick spurt through the Kentucky Senate, but the pace will slow in a more skeptical House, where its top leader has doubts about the crop’s marketability...
Feb 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Exchange grows into $39.5 million operation
FRANKFORT— Federal health care reforms have led to the creation of a government agency in Kentucky that will be comparable in staffing to the secretary of state’s office with 30 employees but that ...
Feb 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maker’s Mark to restore alcohol content of whiskey
LOUISVILLE — After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker’s Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey. Rob Samuels, Maker’s Mark’...
Feb 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shop that made UK, U of L license plates burns
PARIS — Fire destroyed a shop near Paris where specialty Kentucky auto license plates were manufactured. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, CWF Products in Bourbon County made plates for ...
Feb 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deadly blaze leads to fire prevention drive
PIKEVILLE — A blaze that killed a father and four children in eastern Kentucky has led to a renewed focus on fire prevention. Pike County Firefighters Association President Randy Courtney said t...
Feb 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rehearing sought in bluegrass fest naming dispute
HARTFORD — A court fight over the name of legendary bluegrass musician Bill Monroe isn’t over yet. The Messenger-Inquirer reported the Ohio County Industrial Foundation has filed a petition with...
Feb 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Industrial hemp bill passes Senate
FRANKFORT — Industrial hemp’s growth from the fringes to the political mainstream in Kentucky continued Thursday, with state Senate passage of a bill to strictly regulate the crop if the federal go...
Feb 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ex-boxer Pennington dies in crash
PIKEVILLE — A former boxer and one-time training partner of Muhammad Ali has been killed in a car crash in eastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police say 62-year-old Mayfield Pennington’s car was s...
Feb 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Jefferson, addresses colleagues in 2009 on the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee approved a Marzian-sponsored bill on Wednesday that if the full legislature passes would allow police to take DNA samples from people arrested on felony charges.
Panel passes bill to take DNA after arrest
FRANKFORT — Police would take DNA samples from people arrested on felony charges under a bill approved Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee. If the measure is passed by the full Legislatur...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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