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FILE Transgender-rights advocates gather near the Kentucky House chamber, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. Republican lawmakers in Kentucky struggled to wrap up a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors, as internal differences complicated their push to beat a Thursday, March 16 deadline to complete the sweeping proposal denounced by some outside voices within their party. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)

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Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care
By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press
Thu,03/16/23-12:35AM , 47 Reads
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passed a measure Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, completing whirlwind voting on a repackaged proposal that triggered outrage and tears among opponents unable to stop the sweeping policymaking on a culture wars issue.
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Drag performer Poly Tics, right, attends a rally in Frankfort, Ky., on Thursday, March 2, 2023. She spoke earlier at a legislative committee hearing where she opposed a bill that would put limits on drag shows in Kentucky. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

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Bill limiting drag shows sparks chants of 'shame' from foes
By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press
Thu,03/02/23-11:41AM , 158 Reads
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of “shame” from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights.
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This Oct. 3, 2012 file photo shows the Jim Beam visitors center at its central distillery in Clermont, Ky. Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky. Attendance at distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail surpassed two million in 2022 for the first time. The Kentucky Distillers’ Association made the announcement Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, file)

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail attendance reaches record heights
By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press
Mon,02/06/23-8:50AM , 144 Reads
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky, where visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the whiskey-making attractions shook off any pandemic-era hangover.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, gives a victory speech in his run for re-election against Democrat Charles Booker, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Bowling Green, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)

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Republican Sen. Rand Paul wins 3rd term in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press
Mon,11/07/22-8:47PM , 83 Reads
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen.
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