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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday June 27, 2025 ( 10 items )  

AI Boosts Teacher Support with Bloom's Taxonomy Question Generation
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Western Kentucky University Center for Gifted Studies has published findings indicating that artificial intelligence can effectively generate questions aligned with Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, offering a promising tool to support educators. The study, co-authored by Hasan Akdeniz, Tyler Clark and Julia Link Roberts, evaluated AI-generated questions alongside human-generated ones, with fifteen gifted education experts assessing their alignment. The research, titled   more

Broad Swaths Of Civil Society From Across The Country Weigh In To Defend Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Broad Swaths Of Civil Society From Across The Country Weigh In To Defend Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program * Filings Highlight Significant Harms by Trump-Vance Administration to Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Frankfort, KY - A diver  more

Congressman Guthrie Votes to Fully Fund Department of Veterans Affairs and Support Military Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Congressman Guthrie Votes to Fully Fund Department of Veterans Affairs and Support Military Infrastructure Projects * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement following the House passage of H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 yesterday evening. "Our nation owes a true debt of gratitude for   more

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Cosponsors War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Cosponsors War Powers Resolution * Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey cosponsored a Congressional War Powers Resolution directing Donald Trump "to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran." Congressman McGarvey said earlier this week : "On behalf of all Louisvillians, I am fighting to ensure American safety and security and that our top priority is  more

DGA Chair and Vice Chair Hammer Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill Set to Rip Away Health Care, Hurt Farmers and Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Chair and Vice Chair Hammer Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill Set to Rip Away Health Care, Hurt Farmers and Small Businesses Gov. Laura Kelly: "Make no mistake: this bill is a disaster for the economic health of our communities, our farmers, and our small businesses." * As Senate Republicans stand poised to pass a disastrous budget bill that will gut access to health care and food assistance,   more

McConnell On U.S. Hard and Soft Power at Senate Appropriations Hearing w/ OMB Director Vought
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell On U.S. Hard and Soft Power at Senate Appropriations Hearing w/ OMB Director Vought * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and a senior member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, participated in today's full committee hearing where he questioned Director of the Office of Man  more

McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force
WASHINGTON, June 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, convened today's hearing "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force". Prepared text of his openin  more

Organizations Launch Projects to Strengthen Supports for Children and Teens Across Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, June 26 -- Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Organizations launch projects to strengthen supports for children and teens across Kentucky Twelve organizations across the state have received grants to better support the resiliency and well-being of Kentucky kids and teens. The Kentucky Services and Infrastructure eXpansion (KY SIX) funding initiative is a partnership between the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (FH  more

U.S. House Passes First of 12 Federal Funding Bills for Fiscal Year 2026
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes First of 12 Federal Funding Bills for Fiscal Year 2026 * Congressman Rogers touts veterans' healthcare and military readiness in the bill WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA) and related agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 3944), which fully funds veterans' health care and ben  more

UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course in Southeast
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 26 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course in Southeast Activities Include On-farm Learning at Locations in Tennessee and North Carolina, July 29 - August 4 * COLUMBIA, Tenn. - Dairy farmers, value-added dairy producer-processors, and industry partners from Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, and other southeastern states are invited to j  more