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Giving credit to Bluegrass U.S. senators
This from Louisville Public Media: Kentucky’s Republican senators have set themselves apart as top conservative voices expressing opposition to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Sen. Rand Paul has spoken frequently on the airwaves and the Senate floor in recent months, decrying what he calls an “abuse of executive power.” “I don’t want to live where…
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Got jobs? If you’re with UPS, you’re going to lose yours.
UPS, Louisville’s fifth largest employer, is cutting 20,000 jobs because of lowering shipments from Amazon. From the Associated Press: UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the…
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Kentucky CoC is a bunch of Republicans. Here’s what they say about tariffs.
From Spectrum News: Kentucky heavily relies on imports and exports. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said when tariffs like these are imposed, no one wins. “This is economically harmful to other countries, and it’s economically harmful to us as well, which is one of the reasons why we strongly discourage the utilization of tariffs as a means…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 2
Look who’s running for U.S. Senate. And who is threatening healthcare in Kentucky?
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I guess God didn’t make coal miners
From the Washington Post: MADISON, W.Va. — Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a “real bad” case of pneumonia. After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a…
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