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The two-year budget bill of the Republican supermajority outlining the spending of $31 billion in state tax revenue cleared the Kentucky House and now heads to the Senate.
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An energy company is developing a $142 million facility in far western Kentucky that will take agricultural waste from local farms and businesses and convert it into a renewable form of natural gas.
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For many students, physical education classes offer more than just a chance to play dodgeball.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice will be the keynote speaker at the Modernette Civic Club of Hopkinsville’s annual African American Heritage Breakfast on Saturday.
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The latest version of the $31 billion GOP budget bill, which includes more money for education and Medicaid, passed a Kentucky House committee — before the public could read it.
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Churchill Downs Incorporated cut the ribbon Wednesday on the new Marshall Yards Racing & Gaming facility in Calvert City, welcoming in over 200 guests who lined up to be among the first to try out a collection of historical racing machines.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.
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Typically concerned with local issues, residents at town meetings in Vermont and elsewhere increasingly use the forum to debate polarizing national and international events.
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At issue is the mid-term redrawing of New York's 11th Congressional District, including Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn.
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Iran has made prior attempts to launch terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, but all have been thwarted in recent years. States are bracing for a heightened threat after the war.
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Over hours of testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his pleading guilty in 2008 to state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
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Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.