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Toyota Driving Demand For Solar Power In Ohio Valley
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Automaker Toyota is planning to announce a major investment in solar and other renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeastern U.S. The plan includes a massive new solar facility on… Read More
Kentucky Governor Signs Concealed Carry Bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Legislation allowing adults to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training has been signed into law by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. The Republican governor… Read More
Milestone Win Builds on GOP Strength in Eastern Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The GOP will have its largest margin ever in the state Senate after voters in an eastern Kentucky district elected a Republican for the first time… Read More
Measure Seeks Review of Kentucky’s Response to Hepatitis Outbreak
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a proposal that calls for a review of the state’s response to a hepatitis A outbreak that became one of the country’s… Read More
Political Feud Complicates Kentucky’s Fight Against Opioids
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A political feud between Kentucky’s top elected officials is complicating the state’s effort to hold drug companies accountable for their part in the opioid epidemic. That… Read More
Vaping-Related Bill Passes Without Tougher Age Restrictions
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Public health advocates say Kentucky lawmakers missed a chance to combat youth smoking by failing to take up proposals to raise the age for purchasing tobacco… Read More
Kentucky Governor Signs Organ Donor Law
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has signed a bill into law giving people more options to register as an organ donor. Gov. Matt Bevin signed Senate Bill 77… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve NRA-Backed Concealed Carry Bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training. The bill, backed by the National… Read More
DOJ: Kentucky Jail Uses Excessive Force on Inmates
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CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice says an investigation found evidence that a Kentucky jail routinely uses excessive force against inmates through the use of chemical agents,… Read More
School Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a school safety bill that comes more than a year after two students died in a shooting at a… Read More
Students’ Testimony Revives Effort to Restrict Vaping
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A push to ban e-cigarettes and other vaping products for people under 21 has been resurrected in Kentucky after some heart-felt testimony from a group of… Read More
Officials Offer Safety, Health Tips After Kentucky Flooding
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Health officials are urging Kentucky residents affected by recent flooding to follow safety and health tips. The state Public Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say don’t attempt to… Read More
Bill to Restrict Tobacco Use to 21 Fails in Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Lawmakers in one of the largest tobacco-producing states in the country have rejected a proposal that would have raised the smoking age to 21. Senate Bill… Read More
Democratic Candidates Make Pitches to Kentucky Party Leaders
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Three Kentucky Democrats took turns pitching their credentials as the strongest candidate to challenge Republican Gov. Matt Bevin as they appeared before a group of party… Read More
Kentucky GOP Trying Again With Teacher Pension Bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republicans in Kentucky are trying again with a bill that would make changes to the state’s troubled public pension plan for teachers. Republican Rep. Scott Lewis… Read More
Kentucky Project’s Demise Linked to International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When battery manufacturer EnerBlu announced it would suspend plans for a new factory in Pikeville, Kentucky, the company used an intriguing phrase. “Unexpected geopolitical factors,” the company said, had soured… Read More
Sports Betting Bill Advances in Kentucky Legislature
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have taken the first step to legalize sports betting. A legislative committee approved House bill 175 on Wednesday. The bill would make it legal… Read More
Ky. Senate Passes Bill to Allow Wine Shipments Into the State
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A bill that would allow direct out-of-state shipments of wine to Kentucky consumers has won overwhelming approval in the state Senate. Senators voted 29-5 on Friday… Read More
Analysis Says Sports Betting Could Generate Kentucky $20M Annually
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An analysis of a proposal to legalize sports betting in Kentucky says it could generate about $20 million per year in tax money. House bill 175… Read More
Bevin Strikes Chords of Faith, Anti-Abortion in Speech
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has called for unity and urged people to rely on the sacred scriptures of their faith in his annual State of the Commonwealth… Read More
Bevin Running Mate Mentioned in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Kentucky was one of a dozen doctors federal authorities said received improper gifts from a home health agency. State… Read More
Sit-In Prompts Meeting With Kentucky Governor About Poverty
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Hoping to confront Kentucky’s Republican governor, representatives from the rebooted Poor People’s Campaign showed up at his office on Tuesday and refused to leave until they… Read More
Report: Pensions Fuel Kentucky’s $54 Billion Debt
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is more than $54 billion in debt, with estimated unfunded retirement benefits accounting for more than 80 percent of that figure. Republican Auditor Mike Harmon… Read More
Kentucky Delays Start Time for Some New Medicaid Rules
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State officials in Kentucky have delayed the start of some new eligibility rules for a portion of its Medicaid population. Kentucky is one of 36 states… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Seek Return of Sexual Harassment Payment
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Three current and former Republican lawmakers who paid a woman $110,000 as part of a secret sexual harassment settlement are demanding she give the money back… Read More
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