Ed Whitfield News

Some folks in Southern Kentucky are learning their electric bills could soon double in cost.

A House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would block Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions' plan to import 20,000 tons of Italian radioactive waste into the United States and bury some of it in Utah.

HOPKINS COUNTY, KY The people of Western Kentucky are typically conservative. We prefer less government, less intrusion and control by government, lower taxes and we believe in individual rights and property rights.

After being stuck in neutral for years, the Interstate 69 project in Kentucky picked up momentum in 2009, one of its biggest advocates declared here Tuesday.

Wow! What a stark example of the power of special interest money on our democracy.

Up until July 2004, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky voted repeatedly to repeal the travel ban and ease relations with Cuba.

The Call 'Em Out series continues this week -- and this time wea TMre calling out the House GOP .

Churchill Downs Inc. has hired a staffer at the American Gaming Association as senior vice president of corporate and government relations.

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WASHINGTON - For area Democratic lawmakers, the House vote Saturday on health care reform was an historic opportunity to fulfill a 100-year-old progressive vision of universal coverage for all Americans.

Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, who faced sharp pushback from conservatives over his failure to hold health care reform town halls during the August recess, was one of 39 Democrats to vote Saturday evening against the historic health care overhaul at the top of the Obama administration's domestic agenda.

Kentucky lawmakers are at the center of a political feud over how to best derail the so-called "pain-pill pipeline" from Florida to the Bluegrass State, a multi-state trafficking scheme that has contributed heavily to the state's crippling prescription drug addiction epidemic.

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., was being credited Saturday by anti-abortion advocates with playing an integral role in crafting an agreement that enabled House members to pass health care reform bill Bill details The House health care bill passed Saturday would: n Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.

Legislation that would ban the importation of foreign radioactive waste took a small step forward on Tuesday when a House subcommittee signed off on the bill.

The Bluegrass Bulletin blog beat me to the punch. Click here for the Bluegrass Bulletin Blog I also have heard about a telephone poll in recent days regarding the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, a poll that - if establishment candidate Trey Grayson is not gaining steam against upstart Rand Paul - might encourage another Republican to enter the ...

WASHINGTON - The homeland security spending bill signed this week by President Barack Obama includes more than $15 million for Kentucky.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a $33.5 billion spending bill Wednesday for energy and water projects, including more than $420 million for Kentucky and Indiana initiatives.

Madisonville, KY State Representative Eddie Ballard received a well deserved honor as the new convention center was dedicated in his name.

U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield co-sponsored a resolution this week aiming to raise awareness about the many risks drivers face on the road.

A bill approved in the U.S. House Thursday makes first-time homebuyer tax credits that are worth up to $8,000 more flexible for military families.