Barr reintroduces Horseracing Integrity Act

by Nick Storm, @NStorm_politics – Kentucky U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, and U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-New York, co-chairs of the Congressional Horse Caucus are introducing legislation to bring uniformity to medications within horse racing. The bill, filed on Thursday, is a revamped version of legislation brought in 2015. The legislation establishes an authority to create and implement…

State plans to close juvenile detention center where teenager died last year

BY: Morgan Watkins , @morganwatkins26 – The state government plans to close the juvenile detention center where 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen died last year, according to state Sen. Whitney Westerfield. Westerfield, a Hopkinsville Republican, told the Courier-Journal that the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice gave him a call Tuesday afternoon and told him they are closing the…

Sen. Thomas talks his interest in possibly challenging Congressman Barr in next year’s midterms

by Kevin Wheatley – LEXINGTON — As national Democrats look to wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives from Republicans in next year’s midterm elections, state Sen. Reginald Thomas believes the road to a majority must pass through Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. Thomas, in an interview with Pure Politics at his church Tuesday, said his…