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LEXINGTON, Ky. President Joe Biden released details on March 31 about the $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, which would provide funding for infrastructure, clean energy, innovation, research and development, manufacturing and workplace support, and the caregiving economy.
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The proposal also includes revenue figures to partially offset the new initiatives by increasing the corporate tax rate to 28%.
In a recent speech at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Pittsburgh Training Center, Biden said the plan is a transformative effort to overhaul the nation’s economy, calling it the most significant federal jobs investment since World War II, create hundreds of thousands of jobs and make America the global lea
This is about risk assessment : Secretary of State Adams discusses election reform, security
and last updated 2021-04-08 09:44:47-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Kentucky Sec. of State Michael Adams has felt Kentuckyâs elections needed updating long before he took office last year.
âWe havenât had change to our election process since 1891, so literally since the horse and buggy era,â he said on Wednesday morning from the downtown LFUCG office.
Adams visited Lexington less than one hour after witnessing the signing of HB-574 by Gov. Andy Beshear in Frankfort. The bill includes several changes to the way we vote, some of which were test-driven during the pandemic.
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Mayor reboots, works to expand youth violence prevention programs
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and last updated 2021-03-31 20:24:04-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â On Wednesday, Mayor Linda Gorton announced that she is working to reboot and expand youth violence prevention programs and services.
âWe have a very safe city, but the pandemic has shown us how quickly challenges can grow when programs and dedicated people cannot interact with our young people,â Gorton said in a press release. âNow that coronavirus restrictions are easing, the city is ready to reactivate its outreach to youth through social services, and in parks and community centers. But more importantly, we are also preparing to do more.â