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The governor’s request for individual assistance for Christian and Todd counties as well as public assistance for affected cities and counties and hazard mitigation for the entire state are still under review, Beshear’s office said.

Beshear said Kentucky “couldn’t have made it” through multiple disasters during his five years as governor without federal assistance.

McConnell cited what he called Kennedy’s “record of trafficking in dangerous conspiracy theories and eroding trust in public health institutions.”

Participants will meet with Kentucky leaders and explore the state’s resources and opportunities in a series of seven monthly, three-day sessions at locations around the state.

Gov. Andy Beshear said flags at state offices should stay at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Christmas trees can be donated through Jan. 15 to help improve underwater habitat for fish.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice on Tuesday of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate ended speculation about Beshear’s chances of getting the nod.

The Kentucky delegation will meet with “companies and trade organizations to determine future investment and job-creation opportunities in the state,” officials said in a press release from the governor’s office.

Doris Y. Wilkinson was director of the Project on African American Heritage in the UK sociology department, the winner of many honors and author of numerous articles and eight books.

Trump took 85% of the GOP vote. Democrats give Biden 71%, while 18% were uncommitted.

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Coleman said the Beshear administration last week published an amended capital punishment regulation that would bring state “policy into full compliance” with earlier court rulings that identified constitutional and other flaws in the state’s regulations and protocols.