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Adams Takes Action to Allow Attorney General Investigation to Proceed

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Secretary of State Michael G. Adams

Frankfort, KY (February 12, 2020) – Consistent with his promise to bring reform to the Secretary of State’s Office, today Secretary of State Michael G. Adams went to Franklin Circuit Court to dismiss claims asserted by the Office under his predecessor that were aimed at impeding an investigation of the Office.

Boyle County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon

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FRANKFORT, Ky. - Richard Simpson, 33, of Danville, Kentucky, pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, and admitted that he distributed heroin and was illegally in possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. 

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.

 

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