Government

Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

As tariffs and trade deals seem to change and shift day by day, Kentucky businesses are scrambling to figure out a strategy. Meanwhile, a few of Kentucky’s federal lawmakers have been some of the most outspoken conservative opposition to the president’s economic platform.
Rand Paul
A question and answer session will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center.
Hopkinsville council chambers
Kentucky has had no executions since 2008. Attorney General Russell Coleman wants that to change.
Kentucky State Penitentiary
The Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs includes slashing some 80,000 jobs.
group of veterans and lawmakers holding signs
One superintendent said she signed the form "with great disgust and sadness."
The Executive Branch Ethics Commission will not appeal last month’s unanimous decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court order that cleared Alison Lundergan Grimes of any wrongdoing.
Knight said his proposed budget "prioritizes quality of life, public safety, economic development, city cleanliness and staff support."
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The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit upheld the lower court’s ruling Friday.
supreme court exterior
Kentuckians and people in other states have until May 7 before a REAL ID is needed to enter federal facilities, such as military bases or to get through airport security checkpoints to board domestic flights. 
Real ID sample
One judge on the panel voiced serious concerns about the lack of evidence the Defense Department cited when instituting the ban.
E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr joins former Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the Republican primary to succeed Mitch McConnell.
andy barr speaking to audience
Both of Kentucky’s U.S. senators — Republicans Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul — have broken with the Republican president to oppose his new tariffs.