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  • Senate Takes Up Debt Limit Bill, Passage Likely

    August 2, 2011 5:10 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - With just hours left before the national debt bumps against its ceiling, emergency bipartisan legislation to allow the government to borrow more faces one final test in the Senate. Expected passage there sends the bill to President Barack Obama, averting a potentially disastrous, first-ever government default and... more »
  • Rand Paul Files For Re-Election To US Senate

    April 19, 2011 8:30 AM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has already filed to seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016. The Kentucky Republican who has been talking about possibly running for president next year filed a statement of candidacy to run for a second term in the Senate on March 21,... more »
  • Senate Adjourns After Passing Veto Resolutions

    April 7, 2011 9:31 AM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - After passing a series of non-binding veto resolutions, the Senate adjourned late Wednesday, ending what had become a lengthy and costly special legislative session. Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear had called lawmakers into session nearly a month ago to pass legislation to shore up the state's Medicaid budget,... more »
  • State Patrol Being Sent To Wisconsin Democrats

    February 24, 2011 8:35 AM

    One of the 14 Wisconsin state Senate Democrats who fled the state last week says they all are out of state and will not be swayed by police showing up at their doors. The Republican-controlled Senate convened at 7 a.m. Thursday and ordered a call of the house, which allowed... more »
  • Tax Bill Gets Required Votes In The Senate

    December 13, 2010 9:14 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation to avert a Jan. 1 increase in income tax rates has gained 60 votes in the Senate, the level needed to advance toward a final vote. The bipartisan show of support is a strong indication the measure will be passed and sent to the House, possibly... more »
  • Kentucky GOP Not Worried About Slim Senate Majority

    October 29, 2010 9:56 PM

    LOUISVILLE. (AP) - A few key races will determine whether Democrats can gain a majority in the Kentucky Senate, where they haven't been in power for more than a decade. But the chairman of the state Republican Party says the GOP is better poised to add seats in the Senate,... more »
  • Senate Approves Jobless Payments To Millions

    July 21, 2010 10:21 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed a bill restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans who have been out of work for six months or more. President Barack Obama is poised to sign the measure into law after a final House vote on Thursday. It's a welcome relief to... more »
  • Conway Loans Campaign $400K

    July 13, 2010 2:52 PM

    LOUISVILLE (AP) Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway's fundraising for the second quarter of this year includes $400,000 in personal loans, the difference in giving the Democrat a slight edge over Republican Rand Paul. Conway, the Kentucky attorney general who was a lawyer in Louisville, raised $1.4 million during the... more »
  • Senate Rejects Credit Card Interest Rate Measure

    May 19, 2010 10:15 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has rejected a proposal aimed at lowering credit card rates by making banks and other card issuers abide by state interest rate caps. The measure failed 60-35. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island offered the amendment to a broad financial regulation bill that is... more »
  • Conway Defeats Mongiardo In Close Race For Senate Democratic Nomination

    May 18, 2010 10:02 PM

    (AP) - Attorney General Jack Conway has won the Democratic nomination in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race and will face tea party Republican Rand Paul in this fall's general election. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Conway had 224,217 votes or 44 percent, to Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo's 216,722 votes or... more »
  • Paul Predicts Win; Grayson Slams Overconfidence

    May 17, 2010 9:25 PM

    BOWLING GREEN. (AP) - Front-runner Rand Paul predicted he would ride a wave of tea party support to a big victory in Tuesday's Republican U.S. Senate primary, while his chief opponent portrayed him as an overconfident "grandstander" who could lose sight of Kentucky if elected. Paul, an eye surgeon leading... more »
  • Senate Adjourns 2010 Session: No Budget Agreement

    April 15, 2010 7:16 PM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - Although the House remained in session, the Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up its 2010 session Thursday when the Senate adjourned. Senate President David Williams unceremoniously adjourned the Senate shortly before 6 p.m. EDT. The House remained in session. Most of the senators had previously left the Capitol.... more »
  • Deep Cuts In Senate Budget Plan

    March 22, 2010 9:30 PM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - The Kentucky Senate passed a $17.3 billion, two-year state budget plan Monday night that proposes deeper spending cuts than the House to overcome a looming shortfall and erase a slew of construction projects backed by House Democratic leaders. The Senate, with bipartisan support, also dropped two tax-code... more »
  • Kentucky Horse Bill Faces Big Change

    March 17, 2010 8:24 AM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - Supporters of legislation meant to bolster Kentucky's racing industry were sent backtracking Tuesday to revamp a key provision before it goes before the Senate. Sen. Damon Thayer, the proposal's lead supporter, said a new version being drafted would drop legislative authorization of Instant Racing at Kentucky's race... more »
  • Bunning Backs Down: Unemployment Benefits Extended

    March 2, 2010 10:05 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed stopgap legislation to extend help for the jobless and keep federal highway dollars flowing. The 78-19 vote came after a GOP senator who was single-handedly holding up the legislation finally relented under withering assaults by Democrats and dwindling support within his own party.... more »
  • "Angry Man Of The Senate" Bunning Continues To Stir Controversy Play Video

    March 2, 2010 5:38 PM

    (AP) - The angry man of the Senate is at it again. Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, a 78-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher, is playing hardball on Capitol Hill, single-handedly holding up a $10 billion spending bill because it would add to the deficit. The move has forced some 2,000 federal... more »
  • Conway Officially A Candidate For Bunning's Senate Seat

    January 20, 2010 10:15 AM

    (AP) - Democrat Jack Conway has filed his candidacy papers to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Jim Bunning. Conway, currently Kentucky's Attorney General, officially entered the race Wednesday morning. The move wasn't unexpected. He has been campaigning for months and has raised about $2.5 million... more »
  • Paul Officially Files Paperwork For Senate Run

    December 30, 2009 2:24 PM

    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Rand Paul, son of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, has officially entered the GOP primary race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jim Bunning. Paul's campaign manager turned in the candidacy papers and a $500 check to the secretary of state's office on... more »
  • Senate Passes Health Care Measure

    December 24, 2009 8:28 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous... more »
  • Heath Care Bill Clears Final Hurdle Before Passage

    December 23, 2009 4:37 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Exultant Senate Democrats pushed President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul past a final procedural hurdle Wednesday, setting up a Christmas Eve vote to pass the legislation extending coverage to 30 million Americans. Democrats voted 60-39 to end a GOP filibuster and move to a final vote... more »
  • Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Hurdle Tuesday

    December 22, 2009 8:26 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Two down and one to go. The health care bill has passed another 60-vote test in the Senate. Democrats remained united as they started voting at sunrise Tuesday, pushing toward their goal of passing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul by Christmas. With not a vote to... more »
  • Haydon Winning Money Game In High Stakes State Senate Race

    November 30, 2009 9:28 PM

    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Jimmy Higdon raised $131,000 for his special state Senate race as of Nov. 23, more than $200,000 less than his Democratic opponent, according to a financial report filed Monday. Democrat Jodie Haydon reported that he had raised $333,000 for the high-stakes race that could loosen... more »