Ryland Barton
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Democrats are celebrating after flipping a Republican state House seat in northern Alabama. Marilyn Lands rode to victory on abortion rights and access to IVF.
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Congress has been slow to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, but states have been plowing ahead, proposing and passing laws dealing with AI in elections, fake images and health care.
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President Biden toured flood damage in eastern Kentucky with the governor. The president promised increased federal aid and assistance to help the recovery. At least 37 people died in the flooding.
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Many states are seeing fierce partisan battles over voting proposals. But in Kentucky's Republican-led legislature, an election reform bill has gotten widespread support from both parties. -
The Kentucky Derby was delayed because of the pandemic, now demands are being made that Churchill Downs use this moment to make lasting changes and to take a stand against racial injustice. -
Lines at the voting polls moved smoothly around much of Kentucky, despite worries that pandemic safety measures would derail voting during state's primary on Tuesday.
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Charles Booker, a Black progressive state representative, is mounting a strong challenge to Amy McGrath, the veteran recruited by top Democrats to run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. -
Tuesday's Democratic primary to choose who takes on Sen. Mitch McConnell this fall is suddenly competitive. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath faces Charles Booker, an African American progressive.
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More than a week after the election, in which he was 5,000 votes behind, Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded the race to Democrat Andy Beshear, the state attorney general.
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Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's campaign has asked the state for a recanvass of the votes from Tuesday's gubernatorial election, in which he trails by about 5,000 votes.
