Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday August 23, 2025 ( 12 items ) |
100th Training Division welcomes new senior NCO
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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100th Training Division welcomes new senior NCO
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FORT KNOX, Ky. -
The 100th Training Division (Leadership Development) welcomed their new senior noncommissioned officer, Command Sgt. Maj. Christian Davis, while also bidding a fond farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Rogelio James in a change of responsibility ceremony Aug 8 at Haszard Auditorium at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Brig. Gen. Martin Jung,
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Boone County Man Sentenced for Armed Cocaine Trafficking
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky posted the following news release:
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Boone County Man Sentenced for Armed Cocaine Trafficking
COVINGTON, Ky. - A Florence, Ky., man, Osvaldo Pardo, 33, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 144 months in prison, for possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
According to his plea agre
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Chairman Comer Statement on Ian Sams's Transcribed Interview
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2025:
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Chairman Comer Statement on Ian Sams's Transcribed Interview
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after today's transcribed interview with Ian Sams, the former spokesman for the Biden White House Counsel's Office, as part of the investigation into
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Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2025:
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Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges
COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati, Ohio, man, Devante Garrett, 30, was sentenced on Thursday, by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 360 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession of 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue with inte
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2025:
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
A Pontiac, Michigan, man, Marvin Hunter, Jr., 32, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 132 months, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fenta
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Ohio Siblings Sentenced for Laundering $784,045 in Drug Proceeds
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2025:
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Ohio Siblings Sentenced for Laundering $784,045 in Drug Proceeds
LEXINGTON, Ky. - An Ohio brother and sister, Christiopher Grover Reynolds, 52, of Toledo, Ohio, and Claudette Reynolds, 51, were sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 37 months, for their roles in collecting drug proceeds in the United States and l
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Oversight Committee Seeks DOJ Briefing on Illegal Chinese Vape Products Threatening American Consumers and Public Health
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Oversight Committee Seeks DOJ Briefing on Illegal Chinese Vape Products Threatening American Consumers and Public Health
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate the influx of unregulated, illegal vapor products, primarily from China, available for sale in the United St
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Presentation to the Senate Study Committee on Enhancing Tourism in Georgia
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news:
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Presentation to the Senate Study Committee on Enhancing Tourism in Georgia
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For more information, contact Tyler Reinagel, Director of Policy and Research | treinagel@csg.org
On Aug. 14, 2025, CSG South Director of Policy and Research Tyler Reinagel presented to the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism. His te
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Question of the Month, August
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news:
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Question of the Month, August
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How are states in the CSG South region navigating worker classification and benefits for gig workers?
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Original text here: https://www.csg.org/2025/08/22/question-of-the-month-august-4/
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Research Payload by National STEM Scholar Students, WKU Faculty to Launch to Space
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 23 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news:
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Research Payload by National STEM Scholar Students, WKU Faculty to Launch to Space
By Lacey Bell
A team led by Dr. Kerrie McDaniel, Professor in the WKU Department of Biological Sciences, Rico Tyler, retired Master Teacher from WKU SKyTeach, and Liam Seymore, a WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences alum, and made up of students from the National STEM Scholars (NSS) program, is sending a
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SBA Deadline Approaching to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans for Private Nonprofits in Kentucky
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:
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SBA Deadline Approaching to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans for Private Nonprofits in Kentucky
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kentucky of the Sept. 22 deadline to apply for disaster loans to offset losses from physical damage caused by severe storms, straight-line winds,
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WKU Mathematics Research Team Lands Multiple Q1 Journal Publications in Control Theory
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 23 (TNSjou) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news:
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WKU Mathematics Research Team Lands Multiple Q1 Journal Publications in Control Theory
Western Kentucky University's mathematics research group has earned major recognition in the international research community with multiple student-led publications in Q1-ranked journals in control and applied mathematics.
The work spans topics such as exponential stability, controllability and observa
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