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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Lawmakers can override the vetoes when they return to Frankfort next week.
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Approximately 300 Fort Campbell soldiers are among those who have been deployed to the southern border so far this year.
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The House on Friday also killed an unrelated bill sought by the state’s largest treatment program and sponsored by freshman Sen. Craig Richardson, R-Hopkinsville.
Sen. Stephen Meredith
In a week of head spinning alterations to legislation, surprises continued Thursday, the 27th day of the 30-day session.
Jason Nemes
The late-breaking change in the bill would subvert a Supreme Court ruling in the Shively police case.
Rep. Chris Fugate
As the superminority calls for more transparency, the House Republican leader warns the "clock is ticking."
Rep. Lindsey Burke
Mayor James R. Knight Jr. said he wanted to hear from residents before presenting a budget to city council.
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Last year, the General Assembly created a task force to study the governance of Jefferson County Public Schools. After it called for another year of study, the legislature is considering expanding the group to study all Kentucky schools.
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Service members already face stark challenges as they integrate back into civilian life. A professor of legal studies and political science explains why President Donald Trump’s budget cuts will make this process harder for veterans.
Veterans Affairs Office Sign
A fast-moving bill that could subject many rural water supplies in Kentucky to pollution may have hit a bump in the road, with a GOP chairman acknowledging “validity” of concerns.
Rough River Lake
Beshear said he’s been having conversations with Canadian officials, urging them to spare Kentucky and focus any retaliatory measures “on places and areas where people aren’t speaking up.”
Gov. Andy Beshear at podium