FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear updated Kentuckians on economic development; Land and Water Conservation Fund projects; human trafficking prevention; the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; absentee and early voting; disaster recovery; and rebuilding efforts in Eastern Kentucky. The Governor also named Winnie Beshear as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Star. […]
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 27, 2023) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Thursday more than $8 million in grant funding to 24 opioid abatement programs in the Commonwealth. The grants will be awarded by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KYOAAC) within the Attorney General’s office. The grants will assist Kentucky organizations in combating the opioid
Funds available to help communities recover from 2021 natural disasters FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2023) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that beginning May 1, more than $123 million will be available to communities impacted by the 2021 tornadoes in the West and flooding in the East to build homes, rental properties and multifamily rental properties.
RANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has invited Kentuckians to join him at the Capitol on Saturday, April 29, for a festive outdoor event that kicks off Derby Week in the commonwealth. “I think we could all use something to look forward to, so I’m excited to invite you back to the second annual Team
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 24, 2023) — Annual unemployment rates decreased in 102 Kentucky counties in 2022, increased in 12 and stayed the same in six counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The Green River District, which is comprised of seven counties including Henderson,
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 21, 2023) – The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has announced that Kentucky received $118,272,348.74 for the 2023 annual payment from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. “This year, Kentucky received over $118 million from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, bringing the total amount of funds received by the Commonwealth since 1998 to $2.66
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 20, 2023) — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2023 unemployment rate was 3.8%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet (KELC). The preliminary March 2023 jobless rate was down 0.1 percentage points from February 2023 and was unchanged from the 3.8% recorded
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Past, present and future fertility patients are invited to attend ‘birthday party’ Boston IVF at The Women’s Hospital is celebrating 10 years of serving fertility patients and families, while also increasing infertility awareness throughout the region. The birthday party will take place at the Eykamp Scout Center, located at 3501 East Lloyd Express in Evansville,
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election. The terms of the settlement were not immediately clear. Dominion had asked for
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National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17-21 FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 17, 2023) – Slow down, put the phone down. Following this simple practice can save lives, and it could be yours. Kentucky last year recorded 1,074 crashes in construction and maintenance/utility work zones. Six people were killed and 271 were injured. Two of the
Project announced in July 2022 will serve North American premium spirits market BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (April 14, 2023) – Today, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, along with state and local officials, joined executives from O-I Glass to break ground on the company’s new glass manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, creating up to 140 full-time jobs for
(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is currently accepting applications for the School Counselors Advisory Council. The KDE School Counselors Advisory Council is a vital component to building leadership, professionalism and advocacy among Kentucky’s school counselors. School counselors are selected from the applicants by a group of stakeholders based on varied experiences and levels to
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called on Tennessee’s GOP-dominant General Assembly to pass legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others. Lee, a Republican, is the latest prominent public official
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Daily lane closures begin this week and continue through late April\ HENDERSON, Ky. (April 11, 2023) – Drivers in Henderson will see work begin this week on US 41 between the 2nd Street/KY 351 and US 60 interchanges to accommodate construction of Section One of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. Drivers will see single lane
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The suspected lone shooter was also dead. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene “encountered active gunshots still being fired
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