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Kentucky hemp bill receives final passage

FRANKFORT, KY—The Kentucky House voted 85-4 on Tuesday February 4, 2020 to give final passage to a bill that would create new paths for Kentucky hemp while keeping the state’s hemp program in line with federal law.

McConnell Celebrates Army's Selection of Fort Knox as New Corps HQ

'Yesterday, the United States Army and the Commonwealth of Kentucky both received some great news. Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff General James McConville announced that Fort Knox will be the headquarters for the new Army corps.' McConnell official 600Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Army selecting Fort Knox for the new corps headquarters:

Medicinal marijuana bills clears House hurdle

FRANKFORT, KY (February 12, 2020) —A Kentucky House committee voted today to add Kentucky to the list of at least 33 other states with a government-regulated medicinal marijuana program.

KSP Charges Hardin Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

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Fairdale, Ky. (February 12, 2020)  The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested John Thomas Coffey Jr., 19, on charges related to child sexual exploitation.

Escaped Work Release Inmate Apprehended in Laurel County

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LONDON, KY - (February 12, 2020) - Laurel County Jailer Jamie Mosley is reporting that: At approximately 10:10 A.M. this morning Laurel County Correctional Officers Chris Roark and Mike Davis were able to locate and bring back into custody an inmate that had walked away from a work release assignment.

 

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