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Sen. Danny Carroll, a Republican from Paducah, confers with Senate Majority Caucus Chair Robby Mills after speaking on immigration before the chamber.
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‘We’ve lost our way’ Kentucky Republican senators debate immigration
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On the Senate floor Friday, several Kentucky lawmakers held an impromptu discussion of the federal immigration crackdown, with one GOP senator saying we need to “tone it down.”
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