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Lawmaker resumes push to end odd-year elections for governor and other statewide offices in Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker resumed his long-running effort to shift elections for governor and other statewide offices to coincide with presidential elections, winning approval from a Senate panel on Wednesday. Republican Sen. Chris McDaniel says Kentucky’s constitution should be amended to end the tradition of holding elections for governor and other state constitutional offices in odd-numbered years….
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Three-strikes proposal part of sweeping anti-crime bill unveiled by House Republicans in Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in the Kentucky House unveiled a three-strikes measure on Tuesday that would keep people locked up after being convicted of a third violent felony. The proposal is part of a much broader anti-crime bill designated as a priority for Republicans in the 60-day session. The measure surfaced during the second week of the session…

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For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential blow to efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from autos. The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022 expanded tax…

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Newspaper sues city for police records, mayor directs ‘immediate steps’ for response

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky newspaper has sued the state’s biggest city to get access to police records cited in a federal investigation. The Courier Journal reported on Monday that it filed a lawsuit against Louisville Metro Government after the city’s police department failed to respond to a request for search warrant applications cited in a Justice Department report….

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Campaign advocate for abortion rights makes plea for Kentucky lawmakers to relax abortion ban

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A young woman who dominated the discussion about abortion during Kentucky’s campaign last year stepped forward again Tuesday to call on lawmakers to relax the state’s near-total abortion ban. Months after revealing the trauma of being raped and impregnated in a powerful campaign ad, Hadley Duvall went to the statehouse to endorse a bill that would…

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Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth

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Source: KTVT via CNN Newsource. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Firefighters scoured the wreckage of a historic Fort Worth hotel on Tuesday as they investigated the cause of a massive explosion that shattered windows, littered the streets with debris and injured 21 people, including one critically. The Monday blast blew doors and sections of wall into the road in front…

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Emergency at 3 miles high: Alaska Airlines pilots, passengers kept calm after fuselage blowout

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The emergency began with a bang three miles above Oregon. The first six minutes of Friday’s Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland to Southern California’s Ontario International Airport had been routine, the Boeing 737 Max 9 about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph. As the plane climbed, the cabin’s air…

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