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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday September 10, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Cengage Group's 2025 Employability Report Reveals Growing Gap Between Education and Employment
INDEPENDENCE, Kentucky, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- Cengage Group, an education and technology company, issued the following news release: * * * Cengage Group's 2025 Employability Report Reveals Growing Gap Between Education and Employment * Only 30% of 2025 & 41% of 2024 graduates find jobs in their field, while 48% feel unprepared to apply for entry-level positions * 56% of unprepared grads cite job-specific skills as their biggest gap * Employers and educators disagree on workforce skill priori  more

Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Hearing to Address Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Hearing to Address Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled From Gridlock to Growth: Permitting Reform Un  more

Hearing Wrap Up: Government Must Be More Transparent About UAPs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Government Must Be More Transparent About UAPs The Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing today titled "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection." During the hearing, members heard from witnesses on continued concerns regarding disclosur  more

ICYMI: WIB PAC Blitzes Barr With $2M Ad Buy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: WIB PAC Blitzes Barr with $2M Ad Buy In case you missed it, Club for Growth Action's affiliated Win It Back PAC announced a $2 million ad campaign targeting Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race. The new spot, Groomed, is the first in a series of ads that will air in the Lexington and Louisville media markets across cable, satellite, and streaming platforms. Earlier this   more

PHOTOS: Young, Secretary Duffy, Officials Participate in I-69 Bridge Project Tour and Briefing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Young, Secretary Duffy, Officials Participate in I-69 Bridge Project Tour and Briefing * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and officials from Indiana and Kentucky welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to southwest Indiana to discuss progress on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project and participate in an aerial tour of the project's a  more

Rep. Barr: Today We Will Explore A Series Of Topics That Focus On Promoting A Healthy Banking Industry For Institutions Of All Sizes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Barr: Today We Will Explore A Series Of Topics That Focus On Promoting A Healthy Banking Industry For Institutions Of All Sizes Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Andy Barr (KY-06), to evaluate the Federal Depos  more

Sens. Paul, Hassan Reintroduce the Duplication Scoring Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Paul, Sen. Hassan Reintroduce the Duplication Scoring Act U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the Duplication Scoring Act, which seeks to reduce the size of government by eliminating duplicative progra  more

Travis Huber Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Travis Huber Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Maysville, KY - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Kentucky state house candidate, Travis Huber (d  more