Representative Andy Barr News

A Republican polling memo obtained by the Herald-Leader shows Agriculture Commissioner James Comer with a commanding early lead over former Louisville Metro Councilman Hal Heiner in the 2015 gubernatorial primary.

On Friday, Feb. 14, Troy Bowling, a Laurel County native and U.S. Marine veteran, was honored for his volunteer work, more than 73,000 hours worth accumulated over 63 years.

Ben Chandler, executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council, talks about the organization and the Chautauqua program during a visit to Paducah on Wednesday.

Sixty nine years ago today, 18-year-old Marine Troy Bowling was lying in a hole on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, critically wounded by machine gun fire and wondering if he'd ever see Kentucky again.

I'm in the 6th KY district. A few years ago, Andy Barr beat Ben Chandler, the dumbass bluedog Democrat who you probably HAVE heard about.

Tuesday, after debate and delay among its Republican members, the House agreed to what in ordinary times would have been routine -- a vote to let the federal government keep paying its bills by lifting the debt ceiling.

Rank and file House Republicans opposed to their leadership's debt limit plan are brainstorming new ways to limit federal spending.

Congressman Andy Barr will hold a Business Roundtable event at 2 p.m. Thursday at Winchester City Hall, 32 Wall Street.