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        "uri": "/2013/01/10/battle-brewing-over-kentucky-health-reforms/",
        "title": "Battle brewing over Kentucky health reforms",
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        "prettyDate": "January 10, 2013",
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        "summary": "Democrats and Republicans in Kentucky's Legislature are primed for a lively debate on federal health care changes that could provide Medicaid benefits to some 400,000 additional Kentuckians and create an insurance exchange that would make it easier for people to find affordable private coverage.",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/07/panel-identifies-700m-more-in-kentucky-tax-revenue/",
        "title": "Panel identifies $700M more in Kentucky tax revenue",
        "byline": "Roger Alford",
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        "prettyDate": "December 07, 2012",
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        "summary": "A tax reform panel approved a plan that could generate about $690 million a year in additional revenue largely from retirees by taxing more of their pensions.",
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        "uri": "/2012/11/21/kentucky-public-retirees-could-lose-cost-of-living/",
        "title": "Kentucky public retirees could lose cost-of-living hikes",
        "byline": "Roger Alford, Associated Press",
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        "prettyDate": "November 21, 2012",
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        "summary": "The repeals of COL increases are part of an effort to rein in a growing unfunded liability that now exceeds $30 billion, including a 401(k)-style plan for new employees.",
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        "uri": "/2012/03/06/kentucky-retirees-may-lose-cost-of-living-increase/",
        "title": "Kentucky retirees may lose cost-of-living increases",
        "byline": "Roger Alford",
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        "prettyDate": "March 06, 2012",
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        "summary": "State and local government retirees in Kentucky won't get cost-of-living pension increases over the next two years under a budget proposal that could face a House floor vote by midweek.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/30/retirement-audit-could-force-kentuckys-hand/",
        "title": "Retirement audit could force Kentucky's hand",
        "byline": "Roger Alford",
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        "prettyDate": "June 30, 2011",
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        "summary": "A newly released audit that criticizes oversight of the Kentucky's $13 billion pension fund could provide the impetus needed to get the legislature to act.",
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