Kentucky Senate passes Stivers' endowed research bill
The Kentucky Senate approved Senate President Robert Stivers' bill to endow funding for research consortiums between two or more public universities.
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The Kentucky Senate approved Senate President Robert Stivers' bill to endow funding for research consortiums between two or more public universities.
A top-priority bill in the Kentucky Senate passed by a landslide Wednesday, which intends to turn researchers at public universities in the state into teammates collaborating on research.
After Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he would step down from Senate leadership in November, GOP legislative leaders praised his legacy of building his party’s power and delivering federal funding back home in Kentucky.
McConnell began political career leading Jefferson County Government
“I would never count out Mitch McConnell. Never underestimate him,” Kentucky Senate GOP Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, said.