AGs from Kentucky, Tennessee sue over stimulus tax rule
The Republican attorneys general of Kentucky and Tennessee have added their voices to those in several other states who are objecting to a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic aid plan that bars states from using relief money to offset tax cuts. The suit echoes similar action filed last week in federal court in Alabama by the attorneys general from 13 states that took aim at the provision prohibiting states from using $195 billion of federal…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) The Republican attorneys general of Kentucky and Tennessee have added their voices objecting to a rule in the $1.9 trillion pandemic aid plan that bars states from using relief money to offset tax cuts.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III accuse the federal government of an “unprecedented power grab.”
They filed suit Tuesday in Kentucky. They re requesting an injunction to block enforcement of the tax-related provision and asked that the restriction be struck down.
The suit echoes action filed in Alabama by the attorneys general from 13 states that took aim at the provision.
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During the month of April, blue and silver pinwheels line the lawns of Kentuckyâs Capitol, schools, and other official buildings across the state in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
âThere is no greater priority for me as Kentuckyâs governor than ensuring the safety and health of our children both physically and mentally,â commented Gov. Andy Beshear who proclaimed the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the commonwealth.
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