WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Introduces Defend Girls Athletics Act to Hold Schools Accountable for Refusing Trump Transgender EO * Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced legislation that reinforces and codifies President Trump's Executive Order prohibiting biological boys from participating in girls' sports. The Defend Girls Athletics Act ensures the Trump Administration can fully enforce the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates House Passage of Nine Energy and Commerce Bills Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the House passed nine bills from the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, Communications and Technology, and Energy Subcommittees: "Technological   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump Report Reveals Inexcusable Negligence, Communication Breakdowns, Systemic Weaknesses, and Limited Accountability * Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland S  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Committee on Energy and Commerce Enacts Changes to Subcommittee Leadership and Memberships Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, led a Full Committee Business Meeting to enact new subcommittee leadership and changes to subcommittee membership. The following changes to Subcommitt  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Comer Introduces the Save Local Business Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced the Save Local Business Act, which clarifies the joint employer standard to provide certainty for small business owners and workers across the country. In recent years, small businesses have suffered under unelected bureaucrats at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Incent and invest: Laws show states aiming to reduce use of conventionally produced nitrogen fertilizers, expand options through local production * In Nebraska and Minnesota, new state incentives are encouraging farmers to reduce their use of synthetic fertilizers. A goal of recent laws in Minnesota and North Dakota is to ramp up in-state fertilizer  more

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, July 16 -- Indiana University's Southeast campus issued the following news: * * * IU Southeast Expands In-State Tuition Access to Hardin and Nelson Counties in Kentucky Beginning in fall 2025, college-bound students from Hardin and Nelson counties in Kentucky will become eligible for in-state tuition at Indiana University Southeast. The two counties are the latest to join a growing list of Kentucky counties participating in a four-year tuition reciprocity agreement betwee  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 16 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 15, 2025: * * * KDP Statement on Sen. Jim Justice's Invitation to RPK's Lincoln Dinner FRANKFORT, Ky. - Today, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the Kentucky GOP's Lincoln Dinner keynote speaker, West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice, whose companies owe Kentucky hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result of putting our miners at risk of death   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Policy Tour on Wildlife Migration and Conservation * This summer's CSG West Annual Meeting in Jackson, Wyoming will feature a special offsite policy tour hosted by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. See below for details. Connecting Landscapes: Policy Solutions for Wildlife Migration and Habitat Conservation in the West Thursday, September 18, 8:3  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, July 15 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Same-day justice: Air Force veteran's cancer rating error solved * Steve Visco Steve Visco sat in a state of shock as his oncologist explained that his cancer had advanced and chemotherapy would be the next step. The retired Air Force colonel had grown suspicious because of symptoms like fatigue. "I was feeling really tired, and I wasn't eating; I had no appetite," said  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 16 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * VFW and NACVSO Sign Historic MOU to Expand Veteran Service Capabilities This landmark agreement authorizes the cross-accreditation of representatives between the two organizations * The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO) officially signed a memorandum of unde  more