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Unemployment Insurance Announces In-Person Services by Appointment for Kentuckians

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Kentuckians can sign up for appointments in Frankfort, Ashland, Owensboro

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 27, 2020) – People can make appointments for in-person unemployment insurance (UI) services that will be offered beginning next week to assist Kentuckians while ensuring the safety of those needing assistance and limiting the spread of COVID-19.

McConnell on Democrats' Plan to Block Police Reform: "The American People Deserve an Outcome"

I hope our colleagues reconsider and let the Senate consider police reform later today. If they do not, the next time another appalling incident makes our nation sick to its stomach with grief and anger yet again, Senate Democrats can explain to the nation why they made sure the Senate did nothing.'

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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 police reform:

KSP Charges Marion County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

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Benjamin A. Buckland/Marion County Detention Center

Lebanon, Ky. (June 24, 2020) — On June 23, 2020, the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Benjamin A. Buckland, 31, on charges related to child sexual abuse material and illegal sexual acts with a minor.

McConnell Praises Judge Justin Walker: A “Widely-Admired Legal Expert”

My fellow Kentuckians and I are sorry to part with this son of the Bluegrass. But mostly, we are proud, because Judge Walker will be putting his legal brilliance and his exceptional judicial temperament to work not just for his home state, but for our entire nation, and in even more consequential ways.’

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judge Justin Walker

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Judge Justin Walker of Kentucky:

McConnell: The Great American Outdoors Act Will "Benefit Generations to Come"

'Thanks to a number of our colleagues, particularly the junior senators from Colorado and Montana, the Senate is poised to take historic action for the future of the nation's public lands.'

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Historic entrance of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. This national park is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding the Great American Outdoors Act: