McDaniel challenges Mississippi lt. governor in GOP primary
January 30, 2023 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Chris McDaniel — a four-term Mississippi legislator who has lost two races for U.S. Senate in the past decade, including a bitter 2014 election that he refused to concede — announced Monday that he will try to unseat Republican Lt.
Kentucky lawmakers advance bill to resettle war refugees
March 16, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker unveiled a proposal Wednesday to set up a fund to help refugees from Ukraine and other war-torn countries resettle in Kentucky.
Sen. Chris McDaniel said his proposal reflects an opportunity where “public policy and human demand intersect,” citing the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded.
Senate pushes spending plan calling for state worker raises
March 9, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republicans pushed forward their version of Kentucky's next two-year spending plan Wednesday, endorsing pay raises for state employees and directing money for improvements at state parks and the state fairgrounds.
Kentucky Senate passes income tax rebate measure
March 1, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Monday that would tap into the state's massive revenue surpluses to deliver more than $1 billion in income tax rebates to taxpayers.
The measure cleared the Senate on a 28-7 vote just days after being unveiled.
Senate Republicans in Kentucky unveil tax rebate proposal
February 24, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republicans unveiled a tax-relief proposal Thursday that would deliver income tax rebates to Kentucky taxpayers in the latest proposal aimed at offering relief from rising consumer prices.
Senate panel advances proposal to limit pardon powers
February 17, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers advanced a proposal Wednesday to limit a governor's pardon powers, reflecting the anger still burning over ex-Gov. Matt Bevin's flurry of last-minute pardons in 2019.
Bill advances to recover state investment in mill project
January 12, 2022 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers signaled Wednesday that their patience is wearing thin with an aluminum company's long-stalled promise to build a massive plant backed by a state investment.
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
September 2, 2021 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
Judge: City didn’t target dead lawyer in Mississippi scandal
May 21, 2021 GMTA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming a Mississippi city was at fault in the death of a lawyer who killed himself in the wake of a political scandal that defined Mississippi's bitter 2014 U.S.
Kentucky Senate advances proposal to limit pardon powers
February 26, 2020 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Responding to an outcry over former Gov. Matt Bevin's flurry of last-minute pardons, the Kentucky Senate advanced a proposed constitutional change Wednesday to prevent his successors from doing the same thing in their final days in office...
Chris McDaniel abandons Wicker challenge; will run for Cochran’s seat in special election
March 14, 2018 GMTChris McDaniel bailed Wednesday on his short-lived bid to unseat Sen. Roger Wicker in a Republican primary race in Mississippi and declared he is running for the seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Thad Cochran.
Chris McDaniel promises to fight for Mississippi flag in GOP Senate primary
February 28, 2018 GMTChris McDaniel vowed Wednesday to defend the Mississippi flag in his insurgent bid for U.S. Senate, warning voters that Republican Sen. Roger Wicker is on the wrong side of the issue.
Elected leaders in Mississippi have faced mounting pressure to consider replacing their flag because it includes the Confederate battle emblem, which represents Southern heritage and pride to some and slavery and oppression for others.