McConnell and Paul to offer bourbon makers a tax break

BY LESLEY CLARK WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul are proposing legislation to benefit Kentucky’s burgeoning bourbon industry. The Kentucky Republicans’ legislation, offered Wednesday, would make permanent an about-to-expire provision in the tax code that allows for the deduction of interest expenses related to bourbon inventory in the year the expenses…

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Though it Receives Little Attention, Housing Affordability is also a Challenge in Smaller Cities

BY EVA MCKEND KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 4:28 PM ET JUL. 19, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Finding an affordable place to live can be tremendously difficult for low-Income families. According to research from the Brookings Institution, poor families in at least ten metro areas they surveyed shell out more than 60% of their income on housing. The Department of Housing defines…

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Murray State University announces Center for Computer and Information Technology

By The Lane Report   MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Center for Telecommunications Systems Management is transforming into the Center for Computer and Information Technology — its award-winning Program of Distinction — to reflect its modern approach to computer education. “As technology has evolved and the boundaries between specific CIT industries have started…

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