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Jessamine County stays in 39th District for 2012 election under old lines
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comJessamine County will elect a state representative in 2012 under the same lines it has since 2002 after a Kentucky Supreme Court decision Friday affirmed a previous ruling that new districts were unconstitutional. Redistricting plans approved by the...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Stan Lee, Elections, Ben Chandler, Politics
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Senate quashes casino gambling proposal
Associated PressFRANKFORT — The Senate voted down a proposal Thursday to change the state Constitution to legalize casinos in Kentucky, ending months of debate on what had become a divisive issue in the state. Despite the long history of wagering on horses,...Tags: Voting, Vernie McGaha, Tom Buford, Mike Wilson, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jessamine splits between 2nd, 6th congressional districts
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comWilmore and the western part of Kentucky got new representation in Congress last week after redistricting split the county into two U.S. House districts. Gov. Steve Beshear signed House Bill 302 into law Friday, the same day both chambers of the Kentucky...Tags: Tom Buford, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Government, Elections
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Central Bank's Deaton named to Gov. Beshear's tax-reform commission
news@jessaminejournal.comNicholasville resident Luther Deaton is one of 23 Kentuckians who are part of a new commission on tax reform. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear last week announced the Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform, made up of residents from across the state. Deaton...Tags: Jerry Abramson , Regional Authority, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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House approves bill to raise dropout age
The Winchester SunAddressing Kentucky’s high rate of students dropping out of high school has been a concern for many Kentucky legislators for years, and the problem has drawn a lot of interest during the current legislative session. Thursday, the House of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Politics
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Gov. Beshear presents expanded gambling proposal, sponsor
![FRANKFORT — Gov. <a class="runtimeTopic" href="#">Steve Beshear</a> presented a plan Tuesday to amend Kentucky’s Constitution to allow up to seven casinos to open in the state, most of them at horse tracks.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/240710320-15075513.jpg "FRANKFORT — Gov. <a class="runtimeTopic\" href=\"#\">Steve Beshear</a> presented a plan Tuesday to amend Kentucky’s Constitution to allow up to seven casinos to open in the state, most of them at horse tracks.")
Associated PressFRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear presented a plan Tuesday to amend Kentucky’s Constitution to allow up to seven casinos to open in the state, most of them at horse tracks. The proposal generated instant opposition in the Bible-belt state...Tags: Tom Buford, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Horse and Harness Racing, Government
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7 education groups weigh in on school funding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Seven education advocacy groups have joined forces to urge Gov. Steve Beshear and lawmakers to provide more funding to public schools. The Kentucky Education Action Team called on state leaders Wednesday to restore basic...Tags: Public Schools, Schools
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Beshear blames newspapers for troubled foster care/adoption system
Gov. Steve Beshear You teach in a small community and suspect a student is being abused. You want to report it, but you fear retaliation. Can you come forward without the newspaper naming you as the accuser? Or maybe you’re a grandmother. You worry...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Prosecution, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Gov. chooses to shoot the messenger
By Michael Broihier In an op-ed you will find below, Governor Steve Beshear seeks to distract taxpayers from real problems within the Cabinet for Family and Human Services that has allowed dozens of children placed in the state’s foster care and...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Prosecution, Regional Authority, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge sends Kentucky redistricting plan back to Frankfort
By Michael Broihier
Late Tuesday, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd gave Kentucky House Republicans and a lone Democratic senator a reprieve from redistricting plans signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear in January.
The Republicans argued...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Politics, Justice System, Justice System
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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
![<span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/328070000-09055308.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.</span>")
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Human Rights, Elections, Minority Groups, Justice System, School Examinations
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School by the numbers: Clark board turns to Census, data to plan budget
The Winchester SunWhen the Clark County school board began preliminary work on its budget for the 2012-2013 school year last month, it looked at statistics from the 2010 U.S. Census, the 2011 Kentucky Youth Advocates Kids Count data book and the Kentucky Data Center...Tags: 2010 Census, Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Poverty, Marketing
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