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Republicans still hold the majority of Kentucky’s congressional seats and a commanding majority in the General Assembly, but faced pushback from voters for the first time in years.
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    As co-founder of the Lexington-based aerospace and biotechnology company Space Tango, and founder or the organization “Humanity in Deep Space,” Kris Kimel is tuned-in as preparations are underway to resume manned space exploration.
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    This week on Eastern Standard: Episode 33 of our series, “Democracy Optimist” with Joshua Douglas.Preparing for the midterm elections with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams and Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org.
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