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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Kentucky is bracing for a hit in the amount of money it collects from sales and income taxes, which make up more than 75 percent of state revenues.
Supply chain disruptions have hit industrial jobs, and state-ordered closures and restrictions are affecting retail, restaurant and service work.
A new lab under contract to process COVID-19 tests for Jennie Stuart Medical Center and its Express Lab is providing results within 72 hours.
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The governor said golf courses and home-improvement stores are among places where people need to do a better job of social distancing.
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The drive-thru window at the city Tax Office is still accessible.
The governor said he has spent more than $8 million on personal protective equipment, and "I’m gonna spend what it takes."
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Health experts say it's too early to change course, but Trump adopted the line of thought in an interview Tuesday with Fox News, saying he “would love to have the country opened up, and just raring to go, by Easter."
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