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Over 100 LGBTQ+ advocates gathered in downtown Bowling Green Thursday evening to bring awareness to recent legislation that targets trans rights.
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Eastern Kentucky’s largest power provider told lawmakers Thursday they plan to raise rates next year even as officials acknowledged their customers already face some of the highest electricity bills in the state.
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A new book chronicles the 2021 tornadoes that resulted in unimaginable loss of lives and property in Bowling Green. The story is available a free download on the city’s website.
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Two officials from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services appeared before state lawmakers to detail how their efforts to reduce turnover among social workers are going.
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A disagreement over the meaning of “or” in a controversial anti-trans law has ignited the latest conflict between a prominent Republican lawmaker and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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The relief funds, established by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, allow the state to take donations from private entities to distribute to those impacted by the natural disasters.
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Kentucky pauses incentives for battery maker whose federal loan was nixed after claims of China tiesKentucky officials say they won't start paying out $21 million in economic incentives for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility until the company further explains why the U.S. Department of Energy abruptly rejected a $200 million loan for the project after some congressional Republicans argued the firm has improper ties to China.
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The Republican attacked Gov. Beshear, calling him the “shutdown governor”, for his pandemic policies related to the closings of businesses, churches, and schools.
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The new location will sit just off I-65, in the town just north of Bowling Green. When complete, the store will offer all the amenities that have earned the franchise a cult-like following.
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Kentucky has an official holiday honoring Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Although there’s not a lot of fanfare around it, lawmakers are stubbornly resisting calls to remove Confederate holidays altogether.
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The LGBTQ community and their advocates say they feel marginalized by a new budget approved by Daviess County Fiscal Court. Members gave final approval Thursday night to a $107 million spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
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In Kentucky, evictions follow people for years after court proceedings, often acting as a long-term barrier to stable housing. But state-level efforts to remove evictions from tenants’ records are gaining momentum.
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WNYC is ceasing production of The Takeaway. WKU Public Radio will fill that gap by airing Here & Now on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. central, 1-2 p.m eastern.
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The 9 million-square-foot Kentucky complex now employs 9,500 people who make the Camry sedan, RAV4 Hybrid SUV, several engines and other components. The company says jobs will shift to the new electric vehicle when production starts in 2025.
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Republicans had criticized Beshear last week for inaction in dealing with the board’s membership. The controversy surfaced when the Courier Journal reported that the two seats had sat idle for more than a year on the 11 voting-member board.
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Mariia Novoselia came to Bowling Green as part of a global student exchange program in January 2022, but those plans changed after the Russian invasion of her homeland.
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New data from the 2020 Census was released last week with detailed information about people’s age, sex, race, and the kind of households they live in. Researchers say the information is important to help lawmakers tailor effective policies.
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