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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Cory Alexander, a former finance director for the city of Madisonville, will serve as Hopkinsville's administrative budget officer.
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America is inching toward means-testing for disabled veterans benefits. We shouldn’t treat our honorably discharged military personnel like beggars.
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The mega-bill would pull the rug from under the U.S. solar industry just as it begins to catch up with China, according to an industry expert.
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The bill bars public colleges and universities from having DEI offices or having DEI officers.
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FEMA recommends filing insurance claims for any property damage before applying.
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McConnell, the longest serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history, spoke to the Bowling Green Rotary Club on Wednesday.
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Kentucky is among several states in recent years that have put together initiatives to attract nuclear developments to their part of the country.
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Task forces are typically formed by a resolution of the House or Senate and make recommendations about legislation to consider the following year. 
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The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 151 with bipartisan support. More than a year later, it still hasn’t been implemented. While the state says they don’t have the funds to implement, lawmakers say their spending proves otherwise.
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The federal-state Medicaid program pays for almost 1 in 3 Kentuckians’ health care.
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Representatives of SBA, FEMA and Red Cross have temporary offices at the Murray State University Hopkinsville Regional Campus.
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Local officials will offer information about building and floodplain permits needed for repairing or rebuilding flood-damaged structures. 
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