The key fiscal trigger in question that was not met is a requirement that General Fund receipts for the fiscal year exceed spending by the amount of funding it would take to cut the income tax rate by one percentage point.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in his weekly press conference that the state should do away with data center incentives, echoing bipartisan criticism in recent weeks.
The U.S. Army has selected Fort Campbell as one of five military installations where private companies will build nuclear microreactors under the Janus Program, aimed at strengthening energy resilience and reducing reliance on external power grids.
Drawings from eight finalists appear on the ballot from students across the state. Much like during Kentucky’s regular elections, voters may use a paper ballot to mark their choice and return it to a scanner.
The governor said his executive order would implement an array of protections against the potential impacts of data centers, though some experts have questioned how much legal “teeth” his order has without the backing of specific state laws addressing data centers.
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue recovering at home after a seven-week absence from the Senate.
Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.
Massachusetts-based Ascend Elements announced in 2022 it would invest $1 billion dollars to build an EV battery recycling plant in Hopkinsville. The company has since taken Chapter 11 bankruptcy and settled false claims allegations with the U.S. Department of Justice. Construction of the mega factory remains stalled, but with new owners who say the project will be finished.
The crypto mine inside an HES substation came to light during a Community and Development Services public hearing, where residents and utility representatives weighed in about proposed data center zoning regulations.
