House Passes McConnell's Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act / Support Pours in for Bipartisan Legislation

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) applauded passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. Today's vote marks the first time legislation to federally recognize an independent horseracing regulatory authority has passed a chamber of Congress.

Chapin International Inc. to Locate in Rockcastle County, Create 100 Jobs

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FRANKFORT, KY (Sept. 29, 2020) – Chapin International Inc., a manufacturer of metal compressed air sprayers, plans to locate a production operation in Mount Vernon with a nearly $5.5 million investment creating up to 100 full-time jobs in the coming years, Gov. Andy Beshear announced today.

Lexington, Ky. Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking

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LEXINGTON, KY A Lexington man, Guadalupe Ramos, 28, was sentenced in federal court on Monday, to 240 months in prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and marijuana.

Alabama woman charged with Manslaughter after allegedly giving Heroin/Fentanyl to a victim in Southeast Ky.

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Bryon Lawson placed additional charges on Bridgette Renea Merritt age 42 of Trussville, Alabama on Monday morning September 28, 2020 at approximately 8:33 AM.

McConnell Applauds President Trump's Selection of "Exceptionally Impressive" Judge Amy Coney Barrett

'President Trump could not have made a better decision. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an exceptionally impressive jurist and an exceedingly well-qualified nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.'

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

LOUISVILLE, KY — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued this statement Saturday following President Trump's announcement regarding the Supreme Court vacancy:

Deputies Conducting a Drug Investigation Arrest Two at a Business in London, Ky.

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective James Sizemore along with shift Sgt. John Inman, Deputy Landry Collett, and Deputy Hobie Daugherty arrested two individuals early Thursday morning September 24, 2020 at approximately 4:42 AM.

 

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