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For corn farmers across Kentucky, April means it’s time to till fields and plant acre after acre of the row crop. This year, though, the growing season has come with an undercurrent of stress, with small agricultural producers across the U.S. under financial strain stemming from the country’s war with Iran.
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Hundreds of western Kentuckians heard from three Democratic candidates running for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat at a forum hosted Monday by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. -
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GOP lawmakers clashed with the Kentucky Supreme Court in the final days of the legislative session over how far their impeachment powers stretch and whether the judiciary has any say in the matter. -
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed nearly a dozen bills to aid the Trump administration’s mass deportations at the state level. -
The majority opinion of Kentucky justices ruled government business conducted on private devices are not public records, which critics say could “eviscerate” open records law. -
The Tennessee House and Senate have passed the so-called Fair RX Act after a multi-million dollar opposition campaign from pharmacy giant CVS.
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The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors. -
Ukraine accused Israel of allowing the import of grain it claims Russia stole from occupied areas. Israel claimed that the vessel had not entered the port and had not yet submitted its documents. -
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The State Department said that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America's 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald Trump.
