Fletcher disdains gambling; state’s 2 senators differ
Gov. Ernie Fletcher laced his speech at the 44th annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast yesterday with disdain for casino gambling, but the state’s two U.S. Republican senators had a different message on the issue. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Louisville, who also was at the breakfast, declined to say whether he thinks Kentucky needs expanded gambling — even though Fletcher has based …
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