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During my 14 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives, I was deeply involved in overseeing Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program, better known as Medicaid. I co-chaired a committee that made an in-depth study of Medicaid that resulted in legislation that I sponsored to address waste, fraud, and abuse. Recently,
Will the U.S. Catholic church revive its legacy of support for migrant farmworkers and organized labor?
A deeper look at why poor people play it more often, and the commentary that provides on our country’s income inequality
We cannot wait over a year for the mid-terms and hope things change then. We have to speak up now.
These 13 statements beginning with “If today ...” capture the peril of this moment.
“To emphasize some mythological ‘anti-Christian bias’ does no service to either our government or the people in power and only tends to foment distrust and fear of those who may hold divergent views of religion.”
Just what we want in a senator, right?
Many rural residents already face the daily struggle of not having enough food. Republican lawmakers eager to cut SNAP benefits may be about to make their battle with hunger worse. “These are anything but good times in rural America, which has been hit by everything from tariffs to extreme weather
They’ve now cut reading programs across the state.
He realized what was happening, but it was too late.
Why is food for children, families, people with disabilities, workers, and seniors on the chopping block? To fund tax breaks for the rich.
Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr announced his bid for U. S. Senate this week, using the word “hate” multiple times in first campaign ad.
And neither of our “flagship” schools
