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Gov. Beshear: Pond River Enterprises LLC to Open New Distillery in Old Muhlenberg County School, Create 31 Jobs

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Pond River Enterprises LLC, a western Kentucky-based company, plans to open a distillery in Muhlenberg County’s historic Graham School, Gov. Steve Beshear announced on Wednesday.

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Gov. Beshear Signs Executive Order Restoring Right to Vote, Hold Office to Certain Offenders

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Steve Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order that automatically restores the right to vote and hold public office to certain offenders once all terms of their sentences have been satisfied.

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Ex-teacher to spend 5 years in prison after sex charges

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A former Paducah middle school teacher accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 14-year-old female student will be spending five years behind bars.

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Sex Offender Living On Ft. Campbell Military Base SentencedTo 25 Years In Prison For The Production Of Child Pornography

PADUCAH, Ky. – Kevin Alan Lewis, a civilian formerly residing on Ft. Campbell, Kentucky military base, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by a life sentence of supervised release by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, in U.S. District Court on November 19, 2015, for the offense of production of the sexually-explicit image of a minor, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

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Lexington votes to increase minimum wage to $10.10 an hour

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Lexington has become the second city in Kentucky to raise its minimum wage above the state and federal level.

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Gov. Beshear Implements Mandatory National Background Checks for Nursing Home Employees, Others Caring for Kentucky’s Most Vulnerable Adults

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2015) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced that he has signed an emergency regulation requiring certain health care providers to obtain national criminal background checks on new employees and other individuals who provide direct one-on-one care to elderly residents or patients in order to obtain or renew the facility’s license to operate in the Commonwealth.

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In Kentucky, Clinton promotes plan to protect miner benefits

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is promoting her plan to protect health and pension benefits for retired coal miners during a visit to Kentucky on Friday.

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KSP Makes Drug Arrest in Lyon County; 36 Pounds of Marijuna Found

Troopers located 36 pounds of marijuana that was packaged placed inside of three suitcases. The street value of the marijuana is approximately $80,000.

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