McConnell to step down as U.S. Senate leader but take over two key chairmanships
By Jennifer Shutt Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced this week he’ll become chairman of the Defense Appropriations…
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McConnell announces $37m federal funding for state through the State Opioid Response Grant Program
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, announced the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will award $37,207,505…
Mitch McConnell: Articulate plan for returning to normalcy, encourage vaccines, COVID is here to stay
Mitch McConnell made these remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday: “This week marks two years since the federal government first…
Kentucky Healthcare Providers, including StE Healthcare, to get over $115million in pandemic relief
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will distribute more…
Bill Straub: Shouldn’t every American have a right to vote? Isn’t that the American way? But wait. . .
It has received relatively sparse attention, understandable given the ongoing COVID-19 danger and the developing events in Afghanistan, but the…
Sen. McConnell announces $6m to help combat opioid epidemic; NKU receives $1m
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that six Kentucky substance abuse treatment programs in high-risk rural communities received $1 million…
ProPublica: ‘Don’t you work with old people?’ Many elder-care worker still refuse COVID vaccine
By Jenny Deam, Ryan Gabrielson and Bianca Fortis ProPublica They are two sisters in two states. Both are dedicated health care professionals who watched…
McConnell announces $269 million in additional boost for Kentucky colleges and universities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Kentucky’s colleges and universities were allocated a total of…
Senators McConnell, Kaine introduce bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, raising age to 21 to buy
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced the bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, which…
Sen. Mitch McConnell on midterm elections: ‘The wind is going to be in our faces’
By Roger Alford Kentucky Today Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in marshaling forces to pass the largest tax…
Nirumpama Kulkarni: Reforming broken immigration system is one way to increase Kentucky’s labor pool
What do Toyota Kentucky, distilleries across the Commonwealth, and Churchill Downs (not to mention the entire horse racing industry) have…