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Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:53 PM EDT
Frankort State Journal. June 11, 2021. Editorial: Juneteenth should be a national holiday Although President Abraham...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 01:29 PM EST
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Lexington Herald-Leader on the federal...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, while Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, listens at left. “There will be another major rescue package for the American people," McConnell said in announcing an agreement for a relief bill, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, that would total almost $900 billion. “It is packed with targeted policies to help struggling Americans who have already waited too long.” (Nicholas Kamm/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping

By Matthew Daly Dec. 22, 2020 12:59 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 12:40 PM EST
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Nov. 19 The Daily Independent on the coronavirus...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, center, waves to supporters while carrying daughter Eleanor and accompanied by husband Erik Henderson at Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport, Georgetown, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Trump carries Kentucky; McConnell, representatives reelected

Nov. 03, 2020 12:36 AM EST

In this image from video, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)
McConnell, McGrath offer stark contrasts in closing pitches

By Bruce Schreiner Nov. 02, 2020 04:53 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after casting his vote in the 2020 general election at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Nov. 02, 2020 09:57 AM EST

In this image from video, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)
Hard-hitting U.S. Senate race headlines Kentucky election

By Bruce Schreiner Oct. 31, 2020 06:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo, Democrat Josh Hicks poses for a photo in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Hicks.(AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Oct. 31, 2020 06:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks to supporters at his victory celebration in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Barr and Democratic challenger Josh Hicks.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Barr-Hicks race continues district's battleground reputation

By Bruce Schreiner Oct. 24, 2020 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath holds a rally with supporters during a campaign stop at Woodland Park in Lexington, Ky. Amy McGrath will face US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Election Day in November. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot

Oct. 21, 2020 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks to supporters at his victory celebration in Lexington, Ky. Barr faces Democratic challenger Josh Hicks in a televised debate, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in the hotly contested race in Kentucky’s 6th District. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Congressional debate turns fiery between Barr, Hicks

By Bruce Schreiner And Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Oct. 05, 2020 07:57 PM EDT

Hicks claims Dem nomination for House seat, will face Barr

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 30, 2020 12:34 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Josh Hicks, a Marine veteran who switched parties after growing disillusioned with Republican policies he saw as favoring the wealthy,...

Voters patiently waited in line to cast their ballots in the Kentucky primary at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Higher than expected turnout pushed the wait time to 90 minutes or more. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky incumbents win easily in rare unfinished primaries

By Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan Jun. 23, 2020 09:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. gives a thumbs up as he leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, where a deal has been reached on a coronavirus bill. Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials face a deluge of mail-in votes that are likely to delay results for days in high-profile congressional primaries on Tuesday, June 23. There's a lot of interest in two contests in particular. One involves former Marine combat pilot Amy McGrath's fight for the Democratic nomination to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The Latest: Primary race for Engel's seat too early to call

Jun. 23, 2020 12:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath, who seemed to be gliding toward a primary victory in Kentucky, has come under heavy fire from both directions in the closing days of the Democratic contest to determine who challenges Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
McConnell, GOP congressmen win Kentucky primaries

Jun. 23, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2019, file photo, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Broihier poses for a photo in Frankfurt, Ky. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath, who seemed to be gliding toward a primary victory in Kentucky, has come under heavy fire from both directions in the closing days of the Democratic contest to determine who challenges Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. Broihier and Freshman state Rep. Charles Booker support a universal basic income and Medicare for All — ideas that McGrath has resisted. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)
Senate, House races among decisions in Kentucky primary

Jun. 19, 2020 02:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, administers a ceremonial re-enactment of the House oath-of-office to Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., accompanied by his wife Eleanor Carol Leavell on Capitol Hill in Washington. Eleanor Carol Leavell died unexpectedly in the family’s home Tuesday night at the age of 39, news outlets reported. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Funeral for U.S. Rep. Andy Barr's wife to be held on Monday

Jun. 19, 2020 07:56 AM EDT