The Democratic National Committee unveiled an effort Wednesday to link what it considers some of the tea party's most radical ideas to Republican candidates in the fall congressional elections.

With the morning sun sneaking over the Clark Memorial Bridge early Wednesday, about 100 participants of the National Conference of State Legislators set off on the conference's 2010 Bipartisan Bike Ride from the Belvedere in downtown Louisville.

Maybe the worst aspect of the latest Kentucky and Indiana showings in the annual KidsCount survey of children's well-being is what isn't in the state-by-state breakdowns or in the headlines accompanying the just-released results:

As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.

Coal company executives are considering whether to launch an industry-funded campaign organization aimed at defeating Kentucky Democrats Jack Conway and Ben Chandler and others deemed to be "anti-coal."

Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.

The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario - and has even led parties to scout for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.