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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Extracurriculars at schools on military bases were not among the “exempted” activities allowed to incur costs during the shutdown.
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Meal deliveries are going down to three days a week Pennyrile Area Development District.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says the Commonwealth will monitor programs during the government shutdown.
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Democrats demand action now to ease health care costs. Republicans say reopen the government, then we’ll talk.
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With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence.
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Kentucky’s budget situation is such that a $305 million shortfall presents no cause for alarming spending cuts.
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The finding is the sixth time this year the GAO has determined the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act.
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Advocates for saving the East Ninth Street building told the mayor and council members that professionals in historic properties ought to be consulted, too.
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Watson, who has worked for the city's water utility for 28 years, will retire at the end of the year.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether public business conducted on a private device should still fall under the state’s open record laws.
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Kentucky tax revenues fell $7.5 million short of what was needed in the past fiscal year to trigger cutting the income tax to 3% in 2027.
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