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The most historic economic investment in Kentucky to date is taking shape off Interstate 65. On Monday, state and local leaders celebrated construction progress in Glendale where a pair of manufacturing plants will produce batteries for Ford and Lincoln vehicles. -
A number of organizations including the Black Lawyers for Justice, the New Black Panthers, the Veterans Association of African American Descendants, and Till family members held demonstrations on Saturday.
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The Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Newport will become the state's first and only detention facility exclusively for girls, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday.
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Peppy Martin, a former Republican who lost to incumbent Gov. Paul Patton in 1999 amid a series of controversial statements, has filed to run for Kentucky’s top political post in 2023.
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Democrats argue the maps unfairly benefit Republican candidates. And while Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ruled last month that the maps are “partisan gerrymanders,” he went on to say nothing in the state constitution bans lawmakers from taking politics into account when drawing political districts.
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Survivors can suffer long-term emotional trauma; they should pay attention to their moods, offer or reach out early for help
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The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the construction worker killed after a trench collapse earlier this week in Clarksville as 22-year-old Emmanuel Martinez Moran.
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At least a half-dozen power plants in Kentucky have long-term plans to store toxic coal ash in unlined storage ponds sitting in or near groundwater, threatening water supplies and potentially violating federal regulations.
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Till abducted, tortured, and murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955.
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Shell is a fifth-generation farmer who will be running for the office which will be vacated by current Republican Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, who is term-limited. Quarles is a candidate in the 2023 gubernatorial race.
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Braun adviser Josh Kelley said that Braun “will be making an official announcement of his candidacy very soon.”
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The University of Louisville Board of Trustees has named Kim Schatzel as the institution’s next president.
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Cost, short supply blamed, but some food-service directors say buying local is worth the effort.
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Pro-growth strategy or budget time bomb for education, other services?
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The 55th governor of the commonwealth died a week ago at the age of 88.
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More than 350,000 people may lose Medicaid coverage once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends early next year, as is expected.
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Stevenson announced her bid on Monday, though she filed paperwork to campaign for the post last week. She recently won reelection to House District 43, which includes parts of west and downtown Louisville and was first elected to the Legislature in 2020.
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