| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Tuesday March 10, 2026 ( 17 items ) |
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co
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Bringing Local History to Life: Beech Bend Park Exhibit Highlights the Power of Primary Sources
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 9 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Bringing Local History to Life: Beech Bend Park Exhibit Highlights the Power of Primary Sources
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WKU Libraries' Special Collections Library is inviting the campus and community to explore the rich history of Bowling Green through its newest exhibit, "Beech Bend Park: Then & Now."
Step through the many eras of Beech Bend Park; it's like Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, but for local history! Since open
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Buckeye Institute Modeling Reveals Cutting Kentucky's Income Tax Results in Nearly $2B in Economic Growth
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 [Category: Think Tank] (TNSrpt) -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release:
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Buckeye Institute Modeling Reveals Cutting Kentucky's Income Tax Results in Nearly $2B in Economic Growth
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Columbus, OH - A new report, Continuing Kentucky's Tax Reform Efforts, by The Buckeye Institute, found that cutting the commonwealth's personal income
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Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States
LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news:
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Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States
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Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast,
Shoma Desai, MD
convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.
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Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone Ask President Trump to Brief and Help Coordinate Unified U.S. Strategy for WRC-27
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone Ask President Trump to Brief and Help Coordinate Unified U.S. Strategy for WRC-27
Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, sen
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Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference
Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled Securing U.S
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Civil Rights Groups File Motion to Protect Sensitive Kentucky Voter Data from Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release:
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Civil Rights Groups File Motion to Protect Sensitive Kentucky Voter Data from Department of Justice
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LOUISVILLE, KY - The League of Women Voters of Kentucky, the New Americans Initiative, and two individual Kentucky voters, represented by the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU Voting Rights Project, filed over the weekend a motion to intervene in US v. Adams to prevent the Department
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Duke Energy Announces Proposed Offering of $1 Billion of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Duke Energy announces proposed offering of $1 billion of convertible senior notes due 2029
Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029 (the "convertible notes") in a private placement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Secu
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Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame
Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla
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Governor Hochul Holds Roundtable with Business Leaders and Farmers from the Capital Region Impacted By Trump's Tariffs, Continues to Call for $13.5 Billion Refund
ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Holds Roundtable with Business Leaders and Farmers from the Capital Region Impacted By Trump's Tariffs, Continues to Call for $13.5 Billion Refund
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Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul held a roundtable with business leaders and farmers from the Capital Region to hear about the challenges they've faced over the past year while navigatin
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House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Guthrie Issues Commentary to Washington Post: Congress is Done Waiting for Big Tech to Protect Kids Online
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, to the Washington Post:
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Congress is Done Waiting for Big Tech to Protect Kids Online
The following op-ed by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/09/congress-tech-online-safefy-social-media/) today.
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LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research to Host 2026 Child Welfare Expo at WKU
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 9 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research to Host 2026 Child Welfare Expo at WKU
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In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research (LCCWEAR) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) will host the 2026 Child Welfare Expo on April 2, 2026, from 5:00-7:30 PM CST at the WKU Knicely Conference Center.
The annual Chi
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McConnell on the Death of Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
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McConnell on the Death of Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), released the following statement today on the death of Glendale, Kentucky native and Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington who died of injuries sustained in a recent Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia:
"Today, Kentucky mourns the loss of one of our own: Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington, U
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N.C. State: Study Finds Correlation Between Public Health, Tax Policies
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 10 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Study Finds Correlation Between Public Health, Tax Policies
A new study finds that the more a state's budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The findings suggest that state public-health decisions may have been influenced by unexpected budgetary constraints imposed by public-heal
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Pursues Motion to Support Trump Administration's Rollback of Extremist Vehicle Emissions Standards
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:
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Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions.
At issue is a decision by the
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UK study finds blood clues to serious side effects of new Alzheimer's drug
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 9 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK study finds blood clues to serious side effects of new Alzheimer's drug
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A team of University of Kentucky researchers has uncovered a surprising clue in the battle against Alzheimer's disease that could help doctors predict, and ultimately prevent, a common side effect of the newest generation of Alzheimer's therapies. Their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, reveal a distinct
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White House: President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news:
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President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing
Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme
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