Kentucky is first to get Medicaid waiver; Bevin says Kentucky HEALTH is answer, but opposition strong
Kentucky is the first state to get a Medicaid waiver that would permit the state to require work of service…
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Candace McGraw: CVG making great progress, but millions needed to keep our airport competitive
When you fly out of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), the need for increased investment may not be your…
Bill Straub: With Ryan stuck on entitlements, is McConnell ready to work with Dems on infrastructure
WASHINGTON – One thing that can be said about Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root and Branch’’ McConnell, to paraphrase the…
Bill Straub: Republicans are on verge of adopting bad tax cut measure; they’ll lie — and get away with it
Senate Republicans are on the verge of adopting a tax cut measure that will make the old Fresh Kills landfill…
Mitch McConnell: Republican tax reform plan aims to put more money into pockets of American families
For the last decade, many Kentucky families have been left behind by the Obama economy. It seemed like only the…
Mitch McConnell: Seeing success in the process of putting the right judges on the nation’s courts
There’s an important issue that hasn’t gotten a lot of headlines, but it’s a key part of President Trump’s agenda….
Mitch McConnell: Why fighting opioid epidemic is necessary, and why we must fight back
The pain of the opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities across the country – especially here in Kentucky. For years,…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell’s dilemma is simple pursue tax cuts and keep job — and worry later
Here comes Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell, riding into town in the lead wagon of the Snake…
Mitch McConnell: Kentuckians’ generosity eases burden of those in hurricane disaster areas
Several powerful hurricanes have recently devastated the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Already, Congress has…
Bill Straub: With Senate unable to get anything done, McConnell is facing opposition from all sides
It’s becoming obvious that Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell needs to embrace the advice of the late…
More than 1 million signatures on gun control petition delivered to Sen. McConnell’s Ft. Wright office
Just days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history took the lives of 58 Americans, more than one…
Mitch McConnell: Congress faces number of pressing issues related to disaster relief — and debt ceiling
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s upcoming agenda items:…
Mitch McConnell: Delivering tax reform won’t be an easy process, but it will move Kentucky forward
Speaking with a group in Louisville, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the single most important action we can take…
Bill Straub: Trump’s disposition should unsettle one and all so the question is — should he be replaced?
WASHINGTON – The immortal Hank Hill would often in frustration intone, “That boy ain’t right,’’ in reference to the antics…
Bill Straub: Fear of change culminated in events in Charlottesville — where is the accountability?
WASHINGTON – So, how did we get here? It’s now apparent that the United States of America, the most powerful…
Bill Straub: Never popular with Democrats, McConnell now facing critics from the right as well
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell, who has contributed more to the noxious political divide that…
KY’s Kelly Knight Craft, ‘proven advocate for national interests,’ named Ambassador to Canada
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Knight Craft of Lexington to be Ambassador to Canada. She was nominated by Pres….
Bill Straub: McConnell learns the hard way that depriving 22 million of health care not the best idea
Listen closely and you might hear the slightly edited and decidedly un-dulcet tones of the late Howard Cosell bellowing in…
McConnell says he doesn’t have votes for health care bill; will move forward on effort to repeal ACA
In a statement released late Monday night, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), acknowledged that he does not have…
Sen. Mitch McConnell: Across the state, the message is clear: Make Washington work for Kentucky
After celebrating our nation’s Independence Day, I traveled around the Commonwealth to hear directly from Kentuckians. By engaging with families,…
Sanders at Northern Kentucky Convention Center Sunday; speaks against repeal of Affordable Care Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders was at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington for a rally Sunday evening. A large crowd…
NKY to “Feel the Bern” Sunday; Sanders will be in Covington protesting effort to repeal ACA
Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Covington Sunday to rally the people of Kentucky to demand that Republican Senate Leader…