Contractor hiring bill passes House
A bill aimed at deterring government contractors from hiring undocumented workers has passed the Kentucky House.

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Deaf South African lottery millionaire flees supplicants
A deaf South African cleaner and his family who won 91 million rand ($11.82 million) in a lottery have fled their home after hordes of relatives, friends and strangers besieged them to ask for money.

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Possible Tuition Break for Academically Gifted Kentucky Teens
Some academically gifted teens who graduate from high school a year early could get at least a portion of their college tuition paid by the state under a measure that cleared the Senate on Tuesday.

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Rand McNally 1898 Antique Map of St. Paul

        

Job Plan Cut Back to Four Items Including Tax Break (Update2)
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a scaled back job-stimulus plan that includes a tax holiday for companies that hire the unemployed, detailing the measure just hours after a more sweeping bipartisan proposal had been unveiled.

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