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After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a right-wing social media account has targeted users across the country for their statements online, including a professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville.
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“The jury is no longer out on marijuana: It has medical uses and is currently being used for medical purposes,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a letter to the DEA. “The recognition is overwhelming – and bipartisan.
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Kentucky lawmakers brought up a familiar topic from the legislative session in a Tuesday hearing — diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public colleges.
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A report released Monday also suggests amending Kentucky’s Constitution in the November election would come at the expense of public school students and the state's coffers.
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BumptUp is a mobile maternal health app that features fitness programs, dietary support, and resources to help women stay active during and after childbirth.
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The Eletrek Formula Sun Grand Prix comes to Bowling Green for the first time this week. The event brings together 32 collegiate teams from across the continent, including one from the University of Kentucky, for three days of endurance racing using custom-designed race cars.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s office says that 20 bills and two resolutions passed this year don’t have enough funding attached for his administration to implement them. Many, including several that passed with bipartisan support, are set to become law Monday.
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In the wake of a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, Kentucky leaders are condemning political violence.
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Kentucky's Republican auditor is embroiled in a dispute with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's administration over access to a database that tracks the state's efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens.
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Allen County is celebrating its largest economic development project in more than a decade. Belmark, which manufactures printed labels, flexible packaging, and folding cartons, broke ground Wednesday on its first Kentucky location.
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With staff shortages in schools across the state, the Warren County Public Schools Transportation Department will host a recruitment fair for anyone interested in becoming a bus driver or monitor.
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More than 16,000 Kentucky veterans struggling with mental health issues have used the national 988 hotline since it launched two years ago.
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Calvary Care Center has expanded to nearly triple its original size to provide residents in Warren County with access to food, clothing, and personal hygiene products.
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Kim Michele Richardson, author of the New York Times bestselling book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, is underwriting the initiative called Courthouses Reading Across Kentucky & Beyond.
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The sentences were below those asked by prosecutors, and U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger said she took into account the good works of the defendants in their communities.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said President Joe Biden was “in control of the room” during a meeting with a group of Democratic governors Wednesday night. Beshear’s name has come up in discussions as pressure for Biden to step off the ticket mounts.
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