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Bill Straub: The Grim Reaper holds fast, then blames the other side; count the bills just sitting on his desk

December 12, 2019December 11, 20190

The best way to describe the legislative acumen of Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is to resurrect the three-card…

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Al Cross: Of course we agree with McConnell that we need more ‘civility’ in our public discourse — from all

November 22, 2019November 21, 20190

“Elections have consequences” is a favorite saying for politicians of all stripes, and for those of us who try to…

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Bill Straub: Where is the line drawn on reprehensible conduct? After Sondland testimony, where is honor?

November 21, 2019November 20, 20199

It’s kind of like the old joke, “Well, besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” For many…

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Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones decides he is not going to seek Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat

November 17, 2019November 16, 20190

By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones said Friday that he will not be a candidate…

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Kentucky by Heart: Kentucky Senator Richard Mentor Johnson led an interesting and controversial life

October 29, 2019October 28, 20190

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I have been reading The US Senate and the Commonwealth (University Press of Kentucky, 2019),…

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Al Cross: McConnell cares most about the state Attorney General race, and things are looking up

October 25, 2019October 25, 20194

For Mitch McConnell, things in Kentucky are looking up. In Washington, not so much. The races are close, but the…

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Bill Straub: McConnell dismisses rules of fair play, obstructs progress, to further his own agenda

October 17, 2019October 16, 20196

WASHINGTON – The United States Senate has been converted into a cemetery during the 116th Congress and it should come…

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Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul touch on impeachment issue in speeches to Federalist Society in Frankfort

October 9, 2019October 13, 20192

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Both of Kentucky’s U.S. Senators weighed in on the impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump…

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Mitch McConnell: Kentucky is turning the tide against substance abuse, but there’s more work ahead

September 28, 2019September 27, 20190

Families in nearly every neighborhood of our country have suffered because of the opioid and substance abuse epidemic. For years,…

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Bill Straub: President Trump hides in plain sight, while Mitch McConnell provides the cover he needs

September 26, 2019September 25, 20190

WASHINGTON – It was left to Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott and a couple of senior members of the upper…

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Bill Straub: Deja vu all over again — gun massacres, promise of controls, then nothing; repeat rapid fire

September 5, 2019September 4, 20197

All right, let’s break this one down to its component parts. On the morning of Aug. 3, a gunman, 21-year-old…

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McConnell announces that Kentucky to get $31.48 million, part of State Opioid Response Grants Program

September 5, 2019September 4, 20192

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that Kentucky will receive $31.48 million from the U.S. Department of…

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Letter to the Editor: Voter Ruth Bamberger says McConnell should act in a democratic way as Leader

August 31, 2019August 30, 20192

In a recent NKyTribune op-ed by Sen. McConnell, I agree with his assessment of China’s authoritarian regime’s suppression of freedom,…

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McConnell: The rest of the world should do what the protesters in Hong Kong are doing; confront Beijing

August 27, 2019August 25, 20190

The Hong Kong crisis is something the world has seen time and again: authoritarian rulers seeking to repress the innate…

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Al Cross: Trump is back-and-forth on gun control legislation; in the end, he and McConnell must agree

August 23, 20190

In Louisville on Wednesday, President Trump said he would get, or help get, Gov. Matt Bevin and Sen. Mitch McConnell…

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Grant allows former Ky. governor Fletcher to start treatment, housing for addicts in 101 rural counties

August 20, 2019August 19, 20190

An organization headed by former Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher will get $6.6 million in federal funds “to establish a center…

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Both of Kentucky’s U.S. Senators, Paul and McConnell, are recuperating from surgeries

August 18, 20190

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s U.S. Senators are on the mend following surgeries this week. 
U.S. Senate Majority Leader…

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Mitch McConnell: Kentucky leads the way with industrial hemp, as new doors are open for farmers

August 17, 2019August 15, 20190

Kentucky’s farmers are among the best in the world. It’s no surprise agriculture leaders from around the country are looking…

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Bill Straub: Following the McConnell footsie game through Russia to an aluminum plant in Greenup

August 15, 2019August 14, 20191

They don’t call him Moscow Mitch for nothing. Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell, of Louisville, has earned so many…

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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell falls on patio at his Louisville home Sunday and fractures his shoulder

August 4, 20191

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, 77, is recovering at home in Louisville after suffering a fractured shoulder in a fall when…

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Bill Straub: ‘Moscow Mitch’ has a ring (of truth) to it, but what’s one more notch in McConnell’s belt?

August 1, 2019July 31, 20190

One of the items on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s massive to-do list, before he left office in May, was to…

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Kentuckian Kelly Knight Craft confirmed as latest United States ambassador to United Nations

August 1, 2019July 31, 20190

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A Kentuckian was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to serve as the nation’s…

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