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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday June 07, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Chairman Guthrie Celebrates Trump Administration's Announcement to Remove Harmful BEAD Requirements and Close the Digital Divide
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates Trump Administration's Announcement to Remove Harmful BEAD Requirements and Close the Digital Divide WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Admini  more

Dr. Paul & Senator Lee Introduce Bill to Cut Drug Prices and Red Tape
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Paul & Senator Lee Introduce Bill to Cut Drug Prices and Red Tape * June 6, 2025 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 # Washington, D.C.-- This week, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act to cut drug prices for consumers and increase competition in the pharmaceutical market by categorizing generic-brand   more

Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Audit U.S. Gold Reserves
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Audit U.S. Gold Reserves Washington, D.C.- Representative Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 3795, the Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2025, legislation requiring the Comptroller General to conduct and publicly release a full audit of gold reserves held by the United States. The Comptroller General's audit will include gold held in "deep storage" locatio  more

WKU Board of Regents Approves FY 2026 Operating Budget, Employment Contract for President Timothy C. Caboni
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 7 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * WKU Board of Regents approves FY 2026 operating budget, employment contract for President Timothy C. Caboni At its second quarterly meeting of the year held today (Friday), the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved the university's operating budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The $404 million budget includes a 2% across-the-board salary increase for all university employees, effe  more