Democrat Andy Beshear maintained his advantage at the polls and is still the governor-elect of Kentucky after a statewide recanvass changed only one vote, prompting the Republican incumbent to concede.
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Republican Gov. Matt Bevin could face a legacy-defining decision when the vote totals from the Kentucky governor’s race are double-checked Thursday — concede to Democrat Andy Beshear or contest last week’s election in a move that could put the outcome in the hands of the Republican Legislature.
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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has officially requested a recanvass of the more than 1.4 million votes cast in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election in which Bevin’s Democratic opponent declared victory.
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Following in the footsteps of his father Steve, Democrat Andy Beshear is set to become governor of Kentucky, having garnered over 49% of votes with more than 96% of precincts reporting Tuesday night.
Read moreFor insight into just how vitriolic this year’s gubernatorial race in Kentucky is, you needn’t look further than the final debate between Republican incumbent Matt Bevin and Democratic challenger Andy Beshear.
Read moreTexas accuses Vickery-Young & Associates, Jamie W. Vickery, Amber Vickery, et al., all of Kentucky, of deceptive trade and abusive telemarketing, in Travis County Court.
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Kentucky’s Republican Governor Matt Bevin and Democratic challenger Andy Beshear squared off in the pair’s final debate at Northern Kentucky University, where they pulled no punches as a combative campaign nears its conclusion.
Read moreThe Senate on Thursday approved a University of Louisville law professor to a seat on a federal court in Kentucky, despite the American Bar Association deeming him not qualified for the position based on a lack of trial experience.
Read moreThe race to decide who will be the next governor of Kentucky is neck-and-neck, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Read moreThe inmate who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country is now considered to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
Read moreThe first of five scheduled debates between Kentucky Republican Governor Matt Bevin and Democratic candidate Andy Beshear was held Thursday at the Paducah Chamber of Commerce, and saw the two sparring over education and job creation.
Read moreStudents claim in a federal class action that the University of Kentucky denies women equal access to scholarships and athletics, and “needs to add approximately 183 women to its athletic programs to be in compliance with Title IX.”
Read moreA 30-day prison sentence for the man who attacked Senator Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home two years ago is too lenient, the Sixth Circuit ruled Monday.
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President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday canceling the federal student loan debt of thousands of permanently disabled veterans after addressing the 75th annual AMVETS convention in Kentucky.
Read moreKentucky’s lieutenant governor sued her boss today, claiming that Gov. Matthew Bevin lacks authority to hire and fire her staff members.
Read moreAn attorney for the state of Kentucky argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday to reinstate a statute requiring abortion clinics to maintain transfer agreements with local hospitals, while a lawyer for one clinic said the rule effectively bans the procedure statewide.
Read moreKentucky Circuit Court Judge Beth L. Maze, who has faced several ethics charges, claims the Kentucky Court of Justice Judicial Conduct Commission is illegally trying to remove her from office.
Read moreA regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the evacuation of a nearby mobile home park, authorities said.
Read moreFederal prosecutors argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday to lengthen the prison sentence of the man who attacked U.S. Senator Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home two years ago.
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