Lexington Herald Leader
LG&E and KU Customers Will Likely See Higher Bills in 2026
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- LG&E and KU Customers Will Likely See Higher Bills in 2026
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Starting in 2026, Kentucky Utilities and LG&E customers will see higher electric and gas bills under a new settlement agreement backed by the state attorney general. The proposed increases are about half of what the companies originally sought — but they still affect more than 1.3 million Kentuckians.
#lg&e #kentucky #kyenergy #russelcoleman
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- OPINION | Kentucky SNAP in Danger. Our Leaders Are More Worried About Prisons & Football
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- OPINION | The government shutdown is threatening a food benefit program that helps one in eight Kentuckians. Our elected leaders yawn.
#kentucky #snap #foodstamps #economy #MitchMcConnell
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- What’s the difference between district and circuit court in Kentucky?
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Curious about Kentucky courts? District court handles minor crimes and small claims, while circuit court takes on felonies and major civil cases. Here’s how each works and why your case might move between them.
#kentucky #kentuckycourts #crime
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- Nearly 600,000 in KY who use SNAP for groceries could lose benefits in November
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians could lose access to SNAP benefits in November if the federal government shutdown continues and funding runs out.
#SNAP #kentucky #foodstamps #WIC
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- UK will no longer offer gender-inclusive student housing under anti-DEI law
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The University of Kentucky has ended gender-inclusive housing and defunded identity-based student groups in compliance with a new state law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
#universityofkentucky #kentucky #dei #education
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- Mark Stoops after Kentucky's loss to Texas
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mark Stoops talks about his Kentukcy football players' commitment despite moutning losses, including Saturday's home loss to No. 21 Texas.
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- Texas tops Kentucky in OT
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Herald-Leader's Caroline Makauskas checks in from Kroger Field, where Kentucky fought but fell short in a 16-13 overtime loss to Texas.
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- Kentucky-Texas tailgate
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Herald-Leader multimedia sports reporter Caroline Makauskas asks visiting Texas fans about their Lexington experience ahead of the game between Kentucky and Texas at Kroger Field on Oct. 18.
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- Mark Pope on Jaland Lowe injury
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope updates the status of point guard Jaland Lowe, who was injured during Friday's Blue-White Game at Memorial Coliseum.
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- Credentials With Caroline: The women's basketball AP Top 25
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- 10:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Credentials With Caroline: Herald-Leader multimedia reporter Carolina Makauskas breaks down The Associated Press' preseason women's Top 25 poll.
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- KY writers Gurney Norman and Ed McClanahan
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kentucky writers Gurney Norman and Ed McClanahan were inducted together in the 2019 KY Writers Hall of Fame. Norman, who died in October 2025, and McClanahan, who died in November 2021, are part of Kentucky’s “Fab Five”, a group of writers that include Wendell Berry, Bobbie Ann Mason, and the late James Baker Hall
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- Kentucky Author Gurney Norman, Literary Mentor and "Fab Five" Member, Dies at 88
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Gurney Norman, beloved Kentucky author, poet, and mentor to generations of writers, died at 88, leaving a profound legacy on the state’s literary community.
#gurneynorman #kentucky #kyfab5 #booktok
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- Gurney Norman, chronicler of Appalachia, dies at 88
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Gurney Norman, an Appalachian writer who documented his native region with humor and love and became a beloved creative writing professor credited with mentoring numerous Kentucky authors, died Oct. 12 at the age of 88.
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- OPINION | Amy McGrath’s 2nd KY Senate Bid Lands With a Thud
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- OPINION | Amy McGrath’s announcement to run again for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat has drawn public backlash, with critics questioning her past losses and unclear campaign message.
#amymcgrath #kentucky #kypolitics #MitchMcConnell
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- Man Who Killed Kentucky Child Released Early From Prison. Why?
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A combination of good behavior and a Kentucky law intended to help inmates reintegrate in society led to the recent release of a man who stabbed a 6-year-old boy to death 10 years ago in Woodford County.
#kentucky #truecrime #woodfordcounty #woodfordky
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- Ten Years Later, Crystal Rogers’ Family Still Seeks Answers in Father’s Unsolved Killing
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A decade after Crystal Rogers vanished and Brooks Houck was convicted of her presumed murder, her family continues to seek answers in the still-unsolved killing of her father, Tommy Ballard.
#kentucky #crystalrogers #brookshouck #tommyballard #truecrime
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- Crystal Rogers Case: Brooks Houck Appeals Life Sentence to KY Supreme Court
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Brooks Houck, sentenced to life for the disappearance and presumed death of Crystal Rogers, is appealing his conviction to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
#kentucky #brookshouck #crystalrogers #kycrime #truecrime
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- Amy McGrath Launches New Bid for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate Seat
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Amy McGrath, Marine veteran and former candidate, announces her run for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat as Mitch McConnell prepares to step down.
#kentucky #kypolitics #MitchMcConnell #amymcgrath
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- Kentucky coach Mark Stoops: 'There's zero chance I'm walking away'
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- University of Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops shot down a report that he had approached the administration about leaving last season.
#kentucky #ukfootball #univerisityofkentucky #wildcatsfootball #markstoops
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- See how Lexington's best burger, the O'Round, is made at Shamrock's
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The O'Round, first made at Lynagh’s near the UK campus and today at Shamrock Bar & Grille, is the yardstick for which all other burgers in Lexington are measured against. The popular burger has 19 different variations.
#kentucky #lexingtonky #lexingtonrestaurant
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- Mark Stoops: 'Zero chance that I'm walking away'
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- After a 35-14 loss at Georgia, Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops responds to a report that he sought to negotiate a buyout with the university last year.
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- Kentucky football falls at Georgia
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Herald-Leader multimedia reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky football's 35-14 loss at Georgia on Saturday.
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- Kentucky Reporters Play Taylor Swift Trivia
- Runtime
- 7:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Join the Herald-Leader team of Caroline Makauskas and Monica Kast as they tackle Taylor Swift trivia at Lexington's Bear & The Butcher.
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- Whiskey Company’s $125K ‘World’s Longest Bar’ Record at Center of Legal Battle
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Uncle Nearest whiskey paid $125,000 to secure a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest bar—now, a Kentucky lender cites the payment in a $108 million legal dispute over distillery finances.
#kentucky #GuinnessWorldRecord #unclenearestwhiskey
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- Impeached London, KY Mayor Returns to Office After Judge’s Ruling
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A judge has reinstated impeached London, KY Mayor Randall Weddle, ruling the city council lacked sufficient grounds for removal. The legal battle over city leadership continues.
#londonky #kentucky #londonkymayor #mayorrandallweddle
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- KY paramedic is cleared after using anti-venom without a license to save Zoo director’s life
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A Kentucky paramedic who saved a reptile expert’s life after a deadly mamba bite will not face punishment for using anti-venom without special certification.
#kentucky #kywildlife
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- Mark Stoops' message to UK fans after disappointing offensive showing vs. South Carolina
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mark Stoops' message to UK fans after a disappointing offensive showing against South Carolina on Sept. 27, 2025.
#ukfootball #markstoops #kentucky #wildcats #universityofkentuckyfootball
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- UK football 'did things ... we knew we could not do' against South Carolina
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops discusses UK's 35-13 loss to South Carolina on Sept. 27, 2025.
#kentucky #ukfootball #kentuckyfootball #markstoops #gamecocksfootball #southcarolina
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- Kentucky football falls 35-13 at South Carolina
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Herald-Leader staff writer Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky football's turnover-plagued 35-13 loss at South Carolina.
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- Credentials with Caroline Makauskas: Cutter over Calzada
- Runtime
- 13:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky football's decision to start redshirt freshman Cutter Boley over seventh-year senior Zach Calzada in the Wildcats' Week 5 game at South Carolina on Saturday.
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- Kentucky’s Overcrowded, Underfunded Animal Shelters
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Shelters in Kentucky face crowding and vet shortages, leaving rescue groups scrambling to care for dogs and find adoptive homes.
#kentucky #animalshelter #kyanimalshelter #kentuckyanimals
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- Apple to Make All iPhone and Watch Glass in Kentucky Factory
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Apple’s $2.5B investment will make Kentucky the source for all iPhone and Apple Watch glass, creating jobs and boosting local manufacturing.
#kentucky #apple #kyjobs #kyfactory
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- KY Football Reporter talks about the animosity between UK Football Coach and USC Football Coach.
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- KY Football Reporter Jon Hale talks about the animosity between UK Football Coach Mark Stoops and USC Football Coach Shane Beamer.
#kentucky #southcarolina #USCfootball #UKfootball #gamecocks #wildcats #shanebeamer #markstoops
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- Kentucky tight ends talk 'Sandstorm'
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kentucky tight ends Josh Kattus and Willie Rodriguez discuss the atmosphere at South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium, and how they may be "sick of Sandstorm," the song that's the soundtrack of Gamecocks football, by Saturday.
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- SC Gamecocks vs. UK Wildcats: The Livestream
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- 46:57
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Livestream discussion between UK football reporter Jon Hale and USC football reporter Jordan Kaye in front of Wildcats and Gamecocks game.
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- Judge’s Shooting Renews Focus on KY Sex-for-Leniency Lawsuit
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in Letcher County has renewed attention on a lawsuit alleging government officials traded legal leniency for sex, exposing deeper issues in Kentucky’s justice system.
#kentucky #letchercounty #kentuckycrime #crime
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- Kentucky Restaurant Fined for Service Dog Discrimination Now Under New Ownership
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A Lexington, Kentucky restaurant, which was fined $25,000 for discriminating against a disabled veteran with a service dog, is under new ownership. And the new owner says the previous owner didn't tell them about the discrimination case.
#kentucky #lexingtonky #oasisrestaurant #lexingtonrestaurant
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- Crystal Rogers’ brother, Casey Ballard, speaks during Brooks Houck's sentencing.
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Crystal Rogers’ brother, Casey Ballard, speaks during Brooks Houck's sentencing on September 17, 2025.
#crystalrogers #kentucky #brookshouck
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- Crystal Rogers' daughter, Ashley Miller, speaks about her mother during Brooks Houck’s sentencing.
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Crystal Rogers' oldest daughter, Ashley Miller, speaks about her mother during Brooks Houck’s sentencing on September 17, 2025.
#crystalrogers #kentucky #brookshouck
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- Brooks Houck Sentenced to Life for Crystal Rogers’ Murder; Family Still Seeks Answers
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Brooks Houck was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Kentucky mother Crystal Rogers, as her family pleaded for answers after nearly a decade without closure.
#CrystalRogers #brookshouck #kentucky #truecrime
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- Brooks Houck receives life in prison for murder of KY mother Crystal Rogers
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Brooks Houck was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 20 years. His codefendant, Joseph Lawson, 34, was sentenced to 25 years on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and evidence tampering, with the possibility of parole after a little more than 21 years.
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- Kentucky Law Cuts Child Marriages From Hundreds to Dozens, But Loopholes Remain
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Child marriage cases in Kentucky have dropped sharply since a 2018 law, but advocates warn loopholes and inconsistent enforcement remain a concern.
#kentucky #childmarriage #kypolitics
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- Kentucky football: Student section says
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas visited the Kentucky student section at Kroger Field before the Wildcats’ Week Three matchup against Eastern Michigan to discuss quarterback Cutter Boley’s first start of the season.
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- On the Rocks: Challenges to Kentucky's Bourbon Industry
- Runtime
- 1:00:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Join the Herald-Leader bourbon reporter Janet Patton for a conversation about the future of Kentucky's $9B bourbon industry.
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- What we know — and don’t — about former UK student charged in baby’s death
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- UK student Laken Snelling faces charges after an infant was found dead in a Lexington home, with many questions about the case still unanswered.
#UK #lakensnelling #lexingtonky #kentucky #universityofkentucky
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- Why did Heaven Hill build a new $200 million Kentucky bourbon distillery?
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Heaven Hill opened a new production facility in Bardstown, Ky. as part of an investment to maintain its position as the largest privately held distillery in the world.
#kentucky #kydistillery #distillery #bardstownky
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- Wife & Daughter of Ex-Kentucky Sheriff Deny Rumored Ties to Judge Killed in Courthouse Shooting
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Grand jury transcripts reveal that the wife and daughter of former Kentucky Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines deny any relationship with Judge Kevin Mullins, countering rumors after the courthouse shooting.
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#kentucky #kycrime #shawnstines #judgemullins
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- Former KY Sheriff Stines Remained in Psychosis Days After Judge Mullins’ Killing, Records Show
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Court records reveal ex-Kentucky sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines was still in active psychosis days after fatally shooting Judge Kevin Mullins, raising questions about his mental state.
#kentucky #kycrime #shawnstines #judgekevinmullins #LetcherCounty
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- Kentucky Reconsiders Ibogaine Study for Addiction Treatment After Texas Greenlights Research
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kentucky may revisit funding research into the psychedelic ibogaine for addiction treatment, following Texas’s move to invest $50 million in clinical trials.
#kentucky #ky #ibogaine #texas #clinicaltrial
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- KY Rep. Thomas Massie urges release of Epstein files alongside victims
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Rep. Thomas Massie took the fight to release the full files on infamous sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein to the steps of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
Massie held a press conference rallying support for a discharge petition to force the disclosure of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender alongside several Epstein victims as well as his co-sponsor, California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna.
With the support of House Democrats expected, the pair of congressmen publicly pushed their Republican colleagues to join in support of the petition, which requires 218 signatures. A handful of Republican women, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, had joined them as of Wednesday morning, and they said they needed two more.
