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	KY Hires British Lab for Horse Race Testing Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 5:23 AM 03/17/10 - Kentucky racing officials have agreed to a contract with a British company to establish a major lab in the state that would conduct drug testing for its horse races, including the Kentucky Derby. (Full Story)
	Independents Won't Get to Vote in KY Primaries 2 Comments Last Updated: 6:06 PM 03/17/10 - A House committee has voted down a bill that would allow registered independents to vote in Republican and Democratic primaries in Kentucky. (Full Story)
	Health Care Candlelight Vigil in Lexington 1 Comment Last Updated: 11:25 PM 03/16/10 - A national debate went to Lexington Tuesday night, with activists speaking out on the Health Care Bill that lawmakers in Washington are considering. (Full Story)
	Senate Rejects Freeze on Earmarks Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 11:11 PM 03/16/10 - The Senate has killed a move by conservative Republicans to temporarily ban the practice of earmarking taxpayer dollars for back-home project for their states. (Full Story)
	KY Senate Trying to Curb Meth Use 1 Comment Last Updated: 4:47 AM 03/17/10 - A Kentucky Senate committee has approved a bill that represents the state's latest attempt to curb the spread of methamphetamine. (Full Story)
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KY: Gambling bill stalls in Senate panel Legislation to help Kentucky's horse industry by authorizing an electronic gambling game suffered a major — and possibly fatal — setback Wednesday when it stalled in a Senate committee. KY: Senate panel approves KEMI surplus bill A Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday to require the state's workers' compensation self-insurance group to return about $62 million of its $154 million surplus to policyholders. KY: Senate approves its version of 'Amanda's Bill' Under the vigilant eye of a grieving mother, the state Senate approved a bill Wednesday to help protect domestic violence victims. KY: House panel OKs board to recommend farm animal care standards A revised version of a bill to establish care standards for farm animals passed the House Agriculture and Small Business Committee on Wednesday.nel-oks-board-to-recommend.html#ixzz0iWuIfns6 KY: House GOP trying to give anti-abortion bill new life House Republicans are trying to advance an anti-abortion bill from a House committee using a rarely successful parliamentary procedure. MS: Rising fuel costs to TVA passed on to customers KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The electric bill is going up again in April. The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced an increase in its fuel adjustment charge. The utility said the hike will raise residential power bills between $3 and $6.50 per month, depending on how much electricity is used. Visit the Stateline.org Kentucky Page

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Attorney General Conway Praises Passage of PACT Act Attorney General Jack Conway is pleased that Congress passed legislation to prohibit the illegal online and mail-order sales of tobacco products. The PACT (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking) Act will help halt the delivery of cigarettes to underage youth and assist Kentucky in collecting state and local taxes on the Internet sales of tobacco products. Gov. Beshear’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Jobless rates up in 116 counties from January 2009 to January 2010 Attorney General Conway's Prescription Drug Diversion Task Force Expands Hazard and Manchester Police to Assist with Statewide Effort Governor Beshear signs legislation to assist county jails Gov. Steve Beshear today signed Senate Bill 47, which will allow county jails to charge a medical co-payment fee to state prisoners housed in county facilities, mirroring the policy for county inmates.

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