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Miners awarded $67.5 million in 3M dust-mask black-lung lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 18 2127
Comedy Central roasts Matt Bevin over criticism of KY teachers. And his hairline. 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 2235
Kentucky Retirement Systems ignored adviser's warning to avoid risky hedge funds, suit says 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1701
Matt 'Never To Blame' Bevin 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 2 1711
Kentucky teachers denounce governor for saying students were "sexually assaulted" due to walkout 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 1929
Kentucky gov: 'I guarantee' children sexually assaulted, poisoned because of teacher protests 3 workinclasszero Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 2148
Kentucky pension overhaul wins Senate approval 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1961
GOP Candidate Tweets He Wants to Use Democratic Lawmaker for Target Practice Can't Believe How Up 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 3 2403
A cheaper way to get glasses and contacts online could be blocked by Kentucky optometrists 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 2124
Doctor in Kentucky case convicted of illegally dispensing 300,000-plus pain pill 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1978
Emergency 28 percent rate hike ordered to prevent collapse of Kentucky water district 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1506
Now it's up to Bevin: Limit on underage marriage in Kentucky wins legislative approval 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1547
'I don't see a lot of hope for it': Kentucky's pension reform bill is unlikely to pass 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1964
AG's office: University of Louisville broke open records laws denying Courier Journal requests 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1742
Kentucky regulators slap Louisville Gas and Elec. with highest-ever natural gas pipeline safety fine 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1493
'People are going bankrupt.' Caregivers say Kentucky unfairly denying foster payments. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 3 1756
Bevin comments about teachers draws rebuke from House leader 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1815
Kentucky workers' compensation bill puts cap on benefits 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 2153
After 11 years in prison, Kentucky man wrongly convicted of murder awarded $7.5M 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 3 1843
Kentucky Republicans just made it easier for parents to marry off their underage children 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 2106
Kentucky business leaders tell lawmakers to dump teachers defined-benefits pensions 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 2904
Freedom From Religion group takes issue with 'blatant praying' at Carter County school 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1656
Morehead State University announces buyout plan as financial reckoning begins 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1606
Critics say UK abused power by having state collect debts. Judge orders it to stop. 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1648
He used his banking job to issue fraudulent loans. Accomplice spent the money at casinos. 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1646
Lawmakers want to slash Kentucky's unemployment checks ... to motivate the jobless 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1758
Marshall County shooting suspect's identity confirmed, will be tried as an adult 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1633
Gov. Matt Bevin protects the NRA while our children keep dying in school shootings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1640
Students at for-profit schools might soon have fewer protections in Kentucky 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1992
Kentucky Democrats Hope State Issues Trump Loyalty to Trump 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1919

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Kentucky Kingdom withdraws support for bill banning overtime pay for seasonal workers 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2212
Former Kentucky Youth Center Founder Indicted for Fraud 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1622
Ex-Campbell County Judge Timothy Nolan to serve 20 years, pay $100K fine after plea 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1606
Discrimination or religious freedom? Bevin weighs in on gay pride t-shirt lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2288
To win, GOP changes rules 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2354
Bevin's Medicaid changes actually mean Kentucky will pay more to provide health care 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1716
Corrupt Kentucky mayor took cash, gas on the side. Appeals court says no new trial. 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1705
Kentucky's 'worst' water system might be only weeks away from collapse 6 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Feb 2018 2 3321
Kentucky Governor to File Court Brief Supporting Printer Who Refused to Make Gay Pride T-Shirts 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2744
Five people dead after "murder spree" in Johnson County, Ky. 3 shenmue Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2983
Another 2,000 Kentuckians could lose disability benefits 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2206
Kentucky official: State prisons to run out of space by 2019 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1836
Trump effect in Northern Kentucky? Dems in every state legislative race for the 1st time since 1994. 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1885
Update on shooting at Marshall County High School 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 2628
Bevin to coal country -- no help for you 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2117
Bevin's War on Public Education 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2366
Kentucky House GOP chief of staff who signed secret sex harassment settlement resigns 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1773
Health advocates and state officials want to raise Kentucky's cigarette tax by at least $1 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1518
Louisville Youth Detention Center Fails on Basic Services, Report Says 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1679
Some Kentucky schools could fail under Gov. Matt Bevin's proposed budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1644
Judge dismisses right-to-work lawsuit; labor groups will appeal 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1690
Bill regulating naming of state property advances 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1602
'Devastating' cut could mean some retired Kentucky teachers pay thousands more in insurance 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1994
Former assistant police chief sent messages urging recruit to shoot black people 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 3048
Kentucky governor says he'll end Medicaid benefits for 400,000 if court blocks work requirements 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2714
Judge orders lawyers for Rick Pitino and University of Louisville to discuss settlement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1794
So, the GOP speaker of the KY house just gave a resignation tantrum 2 Ken Burch Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 2782
Meet the teacher who keeps suing the state of Kentucky to get pensions fully funded 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1612
Number of state House Democrats not seeking re-election grows to 8 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1852
'Brutal.' 'Unprecedented.' Nothing is safe as lawmakers slash $1 billion from budget. 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 2620

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No pension bill yet, but clues teased out 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1777
State official working on Real ID compliance exits from Bevin administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2084
Eight House members file complaint, call for expulsion of Speaker Jeff Hoover 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1732
Accused of molesting a teenage girl, Kentucky lawmaker refuses to resign 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2231
The president of slave-holding Confederate states still a hero in Kentucky Capitol 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2652
Kentucky Baptists threaten to kick out churches that think it's OK to hire 'practicing homosexuals' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2008
Pitino sues Louisville for breach of contract. 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1997
Former Bevin employee says state lawmaker sent her 'highly inappropriate' messages 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 2111
State pays $43,000 to settle lawsuit alleging cover up in horrific child abuse case 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1758
Did T-shirt company violate Lexington's fairness ordinance? States high court to decide. 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 2326
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and there's still no revised pension bill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1642
Officials: Kentucky cop agreed not to arrest woman for sex 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1970
'I did it to kill people': 11-year old Louisville girl crashes truck into home 0 sl8 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 3359
In Kentucky town, gay-marriage opponent Davis still divides 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1755
Kentucky will reopen private prison despite past inmate sex abuse 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1567
Lexington's rainbow crosswalk is a safety hazard, federal official says 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2298
Judge rules for, against Kentucky political rivals 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1662
Bevin administration asks for re-do on report that was critical of pension reform 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1657
Former House Speaker Jeff Hoover released from hospital following heart issues 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1597
In lawsuit, former University of Louisville Foundation exec says he was board's 'fall guy' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1591
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