Hundreds at Kentucky Rally As Gambling Bill Gains Speed

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FRANKFORT, Ky. - A plan to legalize video slot machines at Kentucky's race tracks appeared to pick up steam Wednesday, as House leaders dangled some bait - a massive statewide school construction package that eclipses $1 billion.

Speaker Greg Stumbo and other lawmakers outlined the plan before a legislative panel Wednesday, although a final draft has yet to materialize. The plan, which the Kentucky House may vote on by Friday, would authorize more than a billion dollars in bond money to build schools throughout the state.

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Hundreds at Kentucky Rally As Gambling Bill Gains Speed

"It stumbled a little out of the gate," Stumbo said of the gambling proposal. "But it's getting momentum."

Gov. Steve Bes...

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