Kentucky ballot measure should resolve school-choice debate, Senate leader says

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky’s long-running political battle over whether taxpayer money should fund private or charter schools could be settled “once and for all” when voters decide the fate of a ballot measure in November, the state...

Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they’re getting new protections

By MATTHEW DALY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as black lung...