If she’s elected to the U.S. Senate this fall, Alison Lundergan- Grimes says she’ll work to ease federal administrative regulations that she calls “over-burdensome” to the coal industry. The Democrat and Kentucky’s current Secretary of State spoke this afternoon to the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce.
Lundergan Grimes says her candidacy is about partnering with other coal-state lawmakers to make sure the resource remains an important component of the national energy portfolio…
However, Lundergan Grimes also says Kentucky must diversify its economy and expanding high-speed Internet access, particularly in rural areas, will help do that.
