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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

KY: Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol

Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at an economic development event in Henderson in 2022. (Tkayne/Wikimedia Commons)<br />
Kentucky’s gubernatorial race breaks records, exceeds $44 million

By Anna Massoglia and Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the OpenSecrets-Pu…

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El gobernador Andy Beshear habla en un evento de desarrollo económico en Henderson en 2022. (Tkayne/Wikimedia Commons)
Carrera por gobernación de Kentucky rompe récord y supera los 44 millones

Cuando se ajusta a la inflación, la carrera para gobernador de Kentucky de este año se encuentra entre las más caras de la historia …

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El actual gobernador demócrata de Kentucky, Andy Beshear, ha recaudado más del triple que su rival republicano en las elecciones generales, el fiscal general Daniel Cameron. (Wikimedia Commons)
Carrera por gubernatura de KY camino a alcanzar nuevo récord en recaudación

Los candidatos a gobernador de Kentucky han recaudado más de $44 millones en contribuciones, según un nuevo análisis de OpenSecrets…

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Incumbent Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has raised more than three times as much as his Republican rival in the general election, Attorney General Daniel Cameron. (Wikimedia Commons)<br />
Kentucky governor’s race on track for new fundraising record

By Anna Massoglia for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the OpenSecrets-Public News Service C…

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a strong opponent of new campaign finance reform legislation in the U.S. House. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
McConnell Goes After Campaign Finance Reform, Again

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Monday is the ninth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which has resulted in a flood of …

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Kentucky ranks 40th nationally for solar installed, which includes about 3,000 homes. (Jon Callas/Flickr)
Clean Energy Backers: Solar's Viability in KY in Peril

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Kentucky House committee is debating controversial legislation that opponents say will kill the viability of solar in the …

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A new study provides stark evidence on how U.S. elections have become more one dollar, one vote than one person, one vote. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Study Shows Dollars Driving Election Outcomes

FRANKFORT, Ky. - As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow, seen in both the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump …

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Research suggests legal offshore tax havens are costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars a year. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Study: Price Tag of Offshore Tax Havens in the Billions

FRANKFORT, Ky. – According to a new study, nearly three quarters of all Fortune 500 companies use legal techniques to hide income overseas and …

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Medicaid recipients in Kentucky who have outdated addresses face disenrollment from the government funded health insurance program unless they update their information.
Addressing Wrong Medicaid Addresses

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A bad address could mean bad news for Medicaid users in Kentucky. If a mailing to a Medicaid recipient comes back to the state with …

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PHOTO: Campaign money played a bigger role in 2014 than in any midterm election history, but that isn't stopping civic and community groups from trying to keep elections clean. Photo credit: Greg Stotelmyer.
The Challenges of Campaign Cash vs. Clean Elections

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The corrupting influence of money in politics is getting worse, according to recent reports from Clean Slate Now and the Center for …

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PHOTO: Legislation to phase out traditional landline phone service in Kentucky is
Phone Deregulation Bills on Speed Dial in Kentucky General Assembly

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The telecommunication industry's efforts to phase out basic local phone service in Kentucky are on "speed dial" at the statehouse…

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PHOTO: Are some voices being drowned out by big money? The debate over a court decision that opened the floodgates to corporate money in politics continues to rage, five years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling. Photo credit: Greg Stotelmyer.
Your Government? Five Years After "Citizens United"

FRANKFORT, Ky. - It was five years ago today that a ruling from the nation's highest court opened the floodgates to major corporate campaign spending…

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