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Kansas to Be First Test of Voter Sentiment in the ‘Post-Roe’ Era

June 24, 2022
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The first ballot test of the official, newly-minted “post-Roe era” will be on Aug. 2, when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed amendment on their primary ballots that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment is the first of four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion that will…

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Senate Blocks Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul’s Resolution to Balance Federal Budget Within Five Years

June 16, 2022
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U.S. Senate lawmakers on Wednesday voted against proposed legislation introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that he said would have balanced the federal budget within five years. Lawmakers took to the Senate floor to vote on Paul’s “Six Penny Plan” federal budget plan but ultimately rejected the proposal with a vote of 67-to-29. In a statement…

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Senate Blocks Sen. Rand Paul’s Resolution to Balance Federal Budget Within Five Years

June 16, 2022
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U.S. Senate lawmakers on Wednesday voted against proposed legislation introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that he said would have balanced the federal budget within five years. Lawmakers took to the Senate floor to vote on Paul’s “Six Penny Plan” federal budget plan but ultimately rejected the proposal with a vote of 67-to-29. In a statement…

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Jury Convicts Militia Leader of Pointing Rifle at Police

May 30, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The leader of a pro-gun group that has staged armed protests has been convicted of pointing a rifle at law enforcement while in Kentucky for a demonstration, officials said. A federal jury found John F. Johnson, who goes by “Grandmaster Jay,” guilty on Friday on charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement and…

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Kentucky Mom Gives Birth to Baby by Roadside While Older Kids Wait in Car

May 19, 2022
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A Kentucky woman and proud mother of six delivered her baby boy on the side of a road on May 15 after feeling heavy contractions when she was driving home that day with her five children. Heather Skaats recalled the experience with TODAY Parents, explaining that her previous home births “sort of taught” her to know…

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Incumbents Prevail in Kentucky U.S. House GOP Primaries

May 17, 2022
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Incumbents prevailed across the board in Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries on May 17. In Congressional District , neither Rep. Jamie Comer (R-Ky.) nor Democrat Jimmy Ausbrooks faced primary opponents Tuesday. Comer is a former two-term Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, 12-year state lawmaker, and gubernatorial candidate. He is the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee and an…

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Incumbents Prevail in Kentucky US House GOP Primaries

May 17, 2022
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Incumbents prevailed across the board in Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries on May 17. In Congressional District , neither Rep. Jamie Comer (R-Ky.) nor Democrat Jimmy Ausbrooks faced primary opponents Tuesday. Comer is a former two-term Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, 12-year state lawmaker, and gubernatorial candidate. He is the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee and an…

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Rand Paul Wins Kentucky U.S. Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

May 17, 2022
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An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…

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Rand Paul Wins Kentucky US Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

May 17, 2022
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An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…

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November Paul-Booker US Senate Clash Is Most Compelling Race in Kentucky’s May 17 Primaries

May 14, 2022
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The biggest race in the Kentucky primaries isn’t on the May 17 ballot, but the presumptive November clash between two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker. Both are so heavily favored to secure their party’s nod in the primaries that their campaigns are already targeting each other. Paul…

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