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Overview: Where Kentucky stands today economically, politically and culturally

By The Kentucky Gazette | August 4, 2023

Louis Jacobson, contributing writerThe overview presented here is the Kentucky profile in the 2024 edition…...

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News: Kentucky Republicans raising big money for building fund, planning expansion of their Frankfort headquarters

By The Kentucky Gazette | July 14, 2023

Laura Cullen Glasscock, The Kentucky GazetteThe Republican Party of Kentucky is raising millions of dollars…...

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Notes & Quotes: Beshear-Cameron race a toss-up at this point; CPAC hands out congressional scores

By The Kentucky Gazette | July 10, 2023

The Kentucky GazetteJacobson: Kentucky gubernatorial race could go either wayWriting for U.S. News and World…...

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Personal Services Contracts: April 2023

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 30, 2023

Â Â The Kentucky General Assemblyâ€™s Government Contracts Review Committee meets monthly to consider contracts for…...

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News: Cameron takes 109 counties, carries all six congressional districts; Deters shows well in Northern Kentucky counties

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

Laura Cullen Glasscock, The Kentucky GazetteDaniel Cameron carried 109 of Kentuckyâ€™s 120 counties in the…...

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Capital Avenue: Lobbying expenditures break record in Kentucky; so does lobbying advertising

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

Laura Cullen Glasscock, The Kentucky GazetteEntities lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly during the 2023 short…...

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To The Point

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

BusinessKentuckyâ€™s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2023 unemployment rate was 3.7%, according to the Kentucky Center…...

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Opinion: Fueled by dark money and misinformation, Kentucky’s rural-urban divide hurts all of us

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

Mary Lou Marzian and Honi Goldman, guest contributorsKentucky is comprised of 120 counties. In only…...

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Opinion: Come-from-behind wins not just for horse races – changes to employment laws boost Kentucky’s economy

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

Jim Waters, guest contributorThis year marks the 50th anniversary of Secretariatâ€™s breath-taking dash to Triple…...

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Archives: Waveland, Bryan’s Station are Bluegrass family legacy

By The Kentucky Gazette | June 18, 2023

This history column by former state historian Ron Bryant, of Georgetown, originally was published in…...

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Calendar

All times local.

March 5-7: Insurance Risk and Safety Conference, Kentucky League of Cities. Center for Rural Development, Somerset. 8 a.m.
March 10: Kentucky Writers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Kentucky Theater, Lexington. 6:30 p.m.
March 17-19: Kentucky Spirits Industry Conference, James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association. Gatton Student Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 9:30 a.m.

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