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FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a news conference, Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Frankfort, Ky. Gov. Beshear on Thursday, June 24, 2021 dangled a $1,500 bonus meant to lure thousands of unemployed Kentuckians back to work, offering it as an alternative to an early cutoff of enhanced jobless benefits that Republicans and businesses blame for a workforce shortage. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, Pool)
Kentucky to allow college athletes to earn off likeness

By Bruce Schreiner And Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Jun. 24, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

Kansas state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, talks to reporters after the Senate Commerce Committee's approval of a bill that would allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Holland's district includes part of Lawrence, Kan., home to the main University of Kansas campus. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in

By John Hanna Mar. 10, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

Indiana joins list of states legalizing sports betting

By Tom Davies May. 08, 2019 06:38 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sports betting will become legal in Indiana and construction of two new casinos will be allowed in the state under a bill signed by the governor...

Map shows status of sports betting legislation by state.;
State lawmakers place their bets on sports gambling

By Geoff Mulvihill Feb. 21, 2019 01:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2013 file photo, Republican Dan Seum speaks to the Kentucky Senate to nominate Robert Stivers as President of the Kentucky State Senate in Frankfort, Ky. Seum was one of a bipartisan group of Kentucky lawmakers on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 who introduced a bill that would make marijuana legal in Kentucky for medical purposes only. The proposal comes weeks after the U.S. Congress, led by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, legalized hemp, a crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Providence Louisville Basketball

Jan. 09, 2019 05:16 PM EST