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Rand Paul wants to bring back Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy as a Senate chair

Nov. 14, 2024 16:00 PM EST

Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that he will lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where he intends to immediately take up President-elect Donald Trump's plan to reinstate a policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration...

School choice ballot measure framed as a pivotal decision for Kentucky education

Oct. 30, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Prominent Kentucky leaders on both sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the issue as a pivotal moment for education, making their final pitches before the start of early voting Thursday. Voters will decide whether Kentucky's constitution should...

Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul

Oct. 23, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private schools, the high-stakes debate has turned into a test of influence between popular political heavyweights — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican U.S. Sen....

Kentucky's lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure

Oct. 07, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was in campaign mode Monday, railing against a ballot measure that would allow Kentucky tax money to go toward students attending private and charter schools. The issue hits home for Coleman, a former public school...