McConnell: Federal job creation agency for Kentucky, Appalachia won’t be cut

by The Associated Press – CORBIN, KY. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll fight a proposal to eliminate a 52-year-old federal agency that seeks to create jobs. McConnell told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/2mIdsId) Saturday that he’s opposed to the proposal to do away with the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is contained in President Donald Trump’s budget…

Reentry reform legislation passes House judiciary

by Don Weber – FRANKFORT– A bill which would make it easier for individuals released from the criminal justice system to reenter the work force after they have completed their sentences was unanimously passed by the House Committee on Judiciary on Wednesday morning. Senate Bill 120, sponsored by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, would lift some employment barriers…