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Trump claims the title of ‘father of IVF’ in Fox News town hall with women voters
Former President Donald Trump fielded questions from women voters during a Fox News town hall in Georgia that aired Wednesday, and dubbed himself “the father of IVF” while discussing the fertility treatment that grabbed the spotlight after an Alabama court’s ruling earlier this year. The GOP presidential nominee — who’s also called himself a “protector” […]
Harris campaign stresses ‘the threat that Donald Trump is to Latino communities’
WASHINGTON —Top advisers to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign held a Wednesday press conference including children who were separated from their parents under the highly criticized Trump administration immigration policy, as a warning of what a second term under the former president could bring for the Latino community. The press conference in Doral, Florida, came […]
Addiction Recovery Care cuts more staff, facilities in response to payment cuts
The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is making further cuts in staff and facilities as it faces steep cuts in Medicaid payments from the government health plan that covers nearly all its clients. Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, based in Louisa, said it will temporarily close four programs and reduce staff as […]
Billionaire gives $5 million to PAC trying to sway Kentuckians to vote for school amendment
FRANKFORT — A multimillion-dollar television advertising campaign supporting the so-called “school choice” amendment on the November ballot is being single-handedly funded by Jeff Yass, a Pennsylvania billionaire and Republican mega donor. In early September a political action committee called Protect Freedom began running television ads advocating passage of Amendment 2 which would change Kentucky’s Constitution […]
Kentucky domestic violence survivors?now have a way to remove personal information from online
Reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.? Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office has launched a program to help domestic violence survivors delete their personal identifying information (PII) from the internet.? Called DeleteMe, the program is a national privacy company that removes personal information from certain online sites. […]
After 44 years on death row, Kentucky man says DNA shows he’s innocent?
Brian Keith Moore has spent most of his life in prison, serving a death sentence for the 1979 murder of Virgil Harris.? From the beginning, Moore said he was framed by an old friend. He’s spent decades filing appeals and fighting to get out of prison.? Over the years, judges acknowledged the delicate balance between […]
Walz rallies with Steelers fans in Pittsburgh, questions Trump’s mental fitness
PITTSBURGH — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged a crowd of Pittsburgh Steelers fans to vote early as he rallied a few hundred of them Tuesday night at the professional football team’s home at Acrisure Stadium. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Democratic presidential running mate campaigned in the southwestern Pennsylvania city as the campaign continues its blitz […]
Harris in interview with Charlamagne Tha God urges disillusioned voters to not give up
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on a popular radio show Tuesday encouraged Americans to vote this year even if they don’t believe all of the issues they’re concerned about can be fixed in the immediate future. “The solutions are not going to happen just overnight, and the solutions that we all want are not going […]
Trump vows to levy ‘horrible’ tariffs on imports, rejecting fears of inflation spike
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump defended his plans for steep tariffs on Tuesday, arguing economists who say that those higher costs would get passed onto consumers are incorrect and that his proposals would benefit American manufacturing. During an argumentative hour-long interview with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, Trump vehemently […]
Beshear, national teachers union president in Lexington rally opposition to Amendment 2
LEXINGTON —? Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear joined teachers union president Randi Weingarten Tuesday to rally opponents of a constitutional amendment that they warned would defund Kentucky’s public schools. Beshear took issue with what he called “misinformation” being spread by supporters of Amendment 2. “You don’t have to read very far to know that those trying […]
Proposals to split large school districts gained little traction in other states, KY lawmakers told
Amid calls in the Republican-controlled legislature to deconsolidate Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, a new study found that some states that have proposed splitting up large urban districts ultimately did not put those changes into law.? The Office of Education Accountability, an agency that researches education for the legislature, studied school governance models across […]
Trump shortens town hall in Philly suburbs after medical emergencies in audience
UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump planned a town hall for his first public campaign appearance in the Philadelphia suburbs of 2024. But after two apparent medical emergencies shortened the question and answer portion, Trump remained on stage for more than a half hour swaying along to some of his favorite songs. […]