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Board of Regents Approves Pre-Development Agreement with Gilbane for Student Housing (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Board of Regents Approves Pre-Development Agreement with Gilbane for Student Housing
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, the WKU Board of Regents voted to approve a pre-development agreement with Gilbane to enhance student housing on the Hill. Gilbane is a nationally recognized partner with extensive experience supporting universities through Public-Private Partnership (P3) arrangements - an approach tha more PR
Chairman Comer Slams Democrats' Pro-Union Boss Bill Blocking Trump's Workforce Accountability Reforms (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025:
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Chairman Comer Slams Democrats' Pro-Union Boss Bill Blocking Trump's Workforce Accountability Reforms
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today criticized Democrats for seeking to advance H.R. 2550, a pro-union boss bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from carrying more PR
Comer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Soaring Prescription Drug Costs, Support Kentucky Pharmacists (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
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Comer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Soaring Prescription Drug Costs, Support Kentucky Pharmacists
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WASHINGTONToday, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), along with Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to lower life-saving prescription drug costs and rein in the predatory practices of Pharmacy Benefit M more PR
Congressman Morgan McGarvey Sends Letter to USPS After Reports of Significant Mail Delays in Louisville (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Morgan McGarvey Sends Letter to USPS After Reports of Significant Mail Delays in Louisville
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"We must not have a repeat of last year's delays."
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2025) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner regarding "an alarming number of messages and calls from constituents who are not receiving their bills, medic more PR
Congressman Rogers Votes for National Defense Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Rogers Votes for National Defense Authorization Act
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Includes nearly $97 million for Kentucky military projects
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026, providing $900 billion for national defense programs and advancing President Trump's Peace Through Strength Agenda. It authorizes nearly $97 million for more PR
DGA Chair Andy Beshear Statement on Republicans in D.C. Voting to Hike Health Care Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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DGA Chair Andy Beshear Statement on Republicans in D.C. Voting to Hike Health Care Costs
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In response to Congressional Republicans' failure to pass legislation that would reinstate Affordable Care Act subsidies, Democratic Governors Association Chair Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear released the following statement:
"Today, Congressional Republicans had the opportunity to do the right thing and prot more PR
Guthrie Votes in Support of Final FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news:
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Guthrie Votes in Support of Final FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the final Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which advanced out of a conference committee between members of the House and Senate.
"I was proud to vote in favor of this NDAA, which secures a more PR
SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 10 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation
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Dear Colleagues,
As I shared with you during Faculty and Staff Convocation, we submitted our Response Report and Quality Enhancement Plan update to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in August with the expectation that the SACSCOC Board of Trustees would review and provide follow-up this month. Today, I am d more PR
University of Kentucky Finds Antarctica's Toughest Insect is Already Eating Microplastics (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK finds Antarctica's toughest insect is already eating microplastics
By Jordan Strickler, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has found that Antarctica's only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even in one of the planet's more PR
WKU Board of Regents approves pre-development agreement with Gilbane to launch multi-year housing transformation (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU Board of Regents approves pre-development agreement with Gilbane to launch multi-year housing transformation
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The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today approved a pre-development agreement with Gilbane, initiating the first phase of a bold, multi-year effort to modernize student housing on the Hill. The partnership marks a major milestone in WKU's commitment to providing afforda more PR
WKU grad advances geology calling (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 10 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU grad advances geology calling
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"From a young age, I was fascinated by Earth's historycollecting various rocks and fossils from wherever I could find them," said Dayvon K. Woodard, a graduating senior from Nashville, Tenn.
Woodard, a first-generation college student, said, "Growing up, I didn't see many people who looked like me represented in the field of Geology, and that only strengthene more PR
WKU Remains Number One Kentucky College for Veterans (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU Remains Number One Kentucky College for Veterans
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Western Kentucky University has once again been recognized as the best college in Kentucky for military-affiliated students, earning a top fifty ranking on the 2025 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges rankings. WKU ranked 49th overall nationwide, first in Kentucky, third in the Appalachian region, tenth among traditional and online institu more PR
WKU's CEC Launches International Autism Training Partnership (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 11 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU's CEC Launches International Autism Training Partnership
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Western Kentucky University's Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex (CEC) recently launched a multi-phase international partnership with the NIA Neurodiversity Academy Association in Romania to support the development of Campus Lumya, the country's first integrated center dedicated to autistic teenagers and adults.
NIA Neurodiver more PR
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