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‘Kentucky families shouldn’t have to worry about an unfair death tax when they pass their livelihoods down to the next generation’

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-SD), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, and dozens of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. Senator McConnell is an original cosponsor of Senator Thune’s bill, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021, which would finally end this purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms and businesses as the result of the owner’s death.

Resolutions urge a more comprehensive approach to addiction treatment and long-term recovery

L to R: Senate President Robert Stivers and Representative Adam Bowling

FRANKFORT, KY – RECON KY, a statewide coalition committed to helping more Kentuckians reach long-term recovery, applauds the General Assembly for adopting resolutions to recognize the Social Determinants of Addiction Recovery.

UPDATE: LONDON, KY (March 12, 2021) - Raymond D. Bowling, 42 of Owenton, KY has been found safe and the Golden Alert has been canceled.

LONDON, KY (March 12, 2021) – Kentucky State Police Post 11 is actively investigating a missing persons investigation in Laurel County. The male has been missing since February 20, 2021.

BEREA, KY — Several Eastern Kentucky businesses recently received more than $100,000 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to install solar panels.

FRANKFORT, KY – A bill that would require vision screenings for Kentucky drivers renewing their licenses has advanced out of the Senate Transportation Committee.