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'The rights of free speech, free assembly, and the free exercise of religion are all First Amendment rights. They have the same constitutional pedigree. But apparently while protests are now permissible, prayer is still too dangerous. Politicians are now picking and choosing within the First Amendment itself.'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding religious liberty:

Utilizing his role as Majority Leader, McConnell drew national attention to Clark, Logan and Simpson Counties to help protect Kentucky families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Thursday, June 4, 2020 that Clark, Logan and Simpson Counties in Kentucky have been chosen for inclusion in the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. The HIDTA program, operated under the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), provides federal support to law enforcement agencies in designated counties with coordination, equipment, technology and additional resources to combat drug production and trafficking. These three Kentucky counties are among only 15 counties nationwide to receive new HIDTA designations this year.

JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON - The Oregon State Police is reporting that: On June 2, 2020, at approximately 9:58 A.M., a Trooper from the Central Point Area Command stopped a 2014 Nissan Sentra for Unlawful Lane Change and Failure to Drive with Lane, on Interstate 5 near milepost 36 northbound.

BEATTYVILLE, KY – The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post was contacted by Lee County 911 just before 6:00 PM Monday evening, in reference to an accidental shooting.

LONDON, KY - A Booneville, Kentucky, man, James Everett Smith, 52, was sentenced in federal court on Monday, to 240 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for his convictions for to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.