Government

Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Beshear, the state's attorney general, is trying to prevent Republican Matt Bevin from winning a second term as governor.
The ruling means that the court didn’t ultimately determine whether Hands On Originals violated Lexington’s fairness ordinance.
The Office of the Attorney General has a statutory duty to issue open meetings and open records decisions.
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The outcome of Tuesday's election will determine whether the school district can use the nickel tax to finance construction of two new high schools.
Lee said despite the two states being economic competitors, it matters to Tennessee what happens in Kentucky. Following Lee’s endorsement, Bevin took the stage to address the more than 100 people who attended the campaign stop.
“The Office of Lieutenant Governor has no employees assigned to it by statute,” Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd wrote in his ruling.
The governor believes getting rid of personal and corporate income taxes will allow people and companies to redistribute wealth in the form of ages and expanding operations.
The Human Rights Commission announced a new award has been created to honor Bernard Standard, who will retire early next year as the commission's executive director.
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Available online, the survey takes about five minutes to complete.
Steve Futrell, the new fire chief, was promoted following the retirement of Freddie Montgomery.