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Commission recommends funding for school district projects

Jun. 03, 2021 06:39 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A state commission has recommended funding for projects in several Kentucky school districts as part of a $127 million school...

Feds to send more than $2.1B to Kentucky state government

By Bruce Schreiner May. 10, 2021 04:31 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State government in Kentucky will receive more than $2.1 billion from the latest round of federal coronavirus aid — a smaller-than...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to reporters following the signing of bills related to the American Rescue Plan Act at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky governor points to new sign of economic recovery

By Bruce Schreiner May. 05, 2021 04:27 PM EDT

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signs a bill related to the American Rescue Plan Act in the Rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Beshear signs bills to appropriate federal relief money

By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 07, 2021 03:34 PM EDT

Beshear praises lawmakers for decisions on using federal aid

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 31, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State lawmakers are off to a “good start” in using a massive infusion of federal pandemic aid to create jobs and stimulate economic...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers addresses the members of the Senate during the last day of the Legislature at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to fund full-day kindergarten

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 30, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pose after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill during an enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

By Alan Fram Mar. 11, 2021 05:35 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pose after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill during an enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

By Alan Fram Mar. 10, 2021 12:18 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2021, file photo Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to the chamber as the defense finishes arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, in Washington.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Dems reluctant to wound him

By Alan Fram Feb. 22, 2021 12:49 AM EST

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 Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks during a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials, Monday, June 8, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Kentucky AG in spotlight over Breonna Taylor probe

By Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan Aug. 24, 2020 11:07 AM 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