Sen. Mitch McConnell joined University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and Eric Frankl, president & CEO of Blue Grass Airport, on Wednesday to celebrate federal funding McConnell secured for the Lexington region. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, McConnell secured nearly $2.6 billion in federal funding for Kentucky priorities in the 2026 fiscal year appropriations process, which includes more than $109 million to support the University of Kentucky and Blue Grass Airport.Read More
