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Federal mine funds send millions to Ky. Appalachian region

Mar. 23, 2021 06:53 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Millions in federal funds are going to Kentucky's Appalachian region for projects to improve water supply, modernize businesses and train...

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

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

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear puts on a face mask after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., to provide an update on the coronavirus situation, Monday, May 11, 2020. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
Kentucky governor tests negative for COVID-19

By Bruce Schreiner Aug. 11, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

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 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