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Area highway projects included in state plan
dbrock@amnews.comSeveral local roads and bridges are slated for upgrades or replacement as part of a two-year, $3.5 billion transportation budget passed Friday by the Kentucky House of Representatives. House Bill 267 will likely see some changes as it works its way...Tags: Traffic, Tom Buford, Reconstruction, Budgets and Budgeting, Transportation
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No guts, no glory as legislative session winds down
dbrock@amnews.comLocal lawmakers will return to Frankfort next week to officially wrap up a regular session dominated by the budget and a redistricting effort that was shot down in court. The Kentucky House and Senate will put the finishing touches on what was mostly a...Tags: Steve Beshear, Politics, Tom Buford, Elections, Health
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Former Lincoln County superintendent withdrawals from 36th District race
jking@amnews.comLANCASTER — The game of musical chairs that has been the run-up to the 2012 state legislative elections has lost another player with the withdrawal of former Lincoln County school superintendent Larry Woods as a Democratic candidate for the 36th...Tags: Politics, Elections, Local Elections
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Area lawmakers weigh in on feud between Beshear and Williams
dbrock@amnews.comAfter a grinding regular session characterized by bickering over redrawn legislative districts, a power struggle between the governor and the Senate president has the General Assembly back in Frankfort for a costly special session. “What we have is...Tags: Steve Beshear, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Buford, Government
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Lancaster lands $1.13 million in Kentucky budget for water treatment plant
FRANKFORT — Rep. Lonnie Napier, R-Lancaster, has added language to Kentucky’s biennial budget that would provide $1.13 million to go toward the construction of a new water treatment plant for Lancaster.
The funding was included in the...Tags: Water Supply, Plant Openings
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Former Lincoln Judge-Executive files for state representative
dbrock@amnews.comIt may take filling out some paperwork in Frankfort to get the name just right on the ballot, but Lincoln County voters won't have any trouble recognizing the moniker Buckwheat when they vote in the May primary. Former Lincoln County Judge-Executive...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Democratic Party, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Public Officials
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State Rep. Donna Mayfield: Process is slow, but legislative session one-third complete
State Representative, District 73FRANKFORT – The 2012 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is officially one-third of the way to completion. Unfortunately, few bills passed addressing some of the most complex issues we face in Kentucky, including tax reform, bills to help...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Kentucky Legislature, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Justice System
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Legislative update: Bipartisan spirit at work in the House
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly continues to work through the process of hearing testimony and considering 319 pieces of legislation that have been filed in the House of Representatives and 119 filed in the Senate.
Despite some bruised...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Kentucky Legislature, Health, Justice System
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Redistricting plan would shake up area politics
bkleppinger@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Republicans have vowed to challenge the legislative redistricting plan approved last week by the Democratic majority in the state House of Representatives. If the plan stands, it will mean significant changes for the districts covered...Tags: Republican Party, Mount Vernon, Geography, Science
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Garrard Rep. Napier will not seek re-election
bkleppinger@amnews.comLANCASTER — After 28 years in the state legislature, Rep. Lonnie Napier, R-Lancaster, is stepping down at the end of his current term. Napier, a senior member of the Kentucky House who serves on several powerful committees including...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Labor Legislation, John Wilson, Justice System
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Garrard, Lincoln officials optimistic about redistricting
dbrock@amnews.comLocal elected officials are sounding mostly positive about redrawn State House boundaries approved last week that will bring Lincoln and Garrard counties together in the same district. House Bill 1 places Lincoln and Garrard in District 36, currently...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Mount Vernon, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice
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Redistricting plan draws fire
FRANKFORT — A plan for congressional redistricting approved in a House committee Thursday would shift several local counties into a district that stretches as far as Bowling Green.
The redistricting proposal unveiled Thursday by House Speaker...Tags: Mount Vernon, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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