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According to a recent study, the median home sale price in the Hopkinsville area increased by 82.8% from 2014 to 2023, along with a 66.4% increase in average sale price.

A Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis official said there were 4,075 applications for dispensary licenses. In all, 48 licenses have been awarded.

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers on Saturday said continuing to reduce the individual income tax rate — this time from  4% to 3.5% — remains the Republican supermajority’s No. 1 priority in the upcoming legislative session.

Soon after his reelection last year, Beshear established a political action committee (PAC) called In This Together that he said would raise money to support Democratic candidates in Kentucky and across the country.

A 35-year-old woman who has an IQ of 67 literally falls between the bureaucratic cracks,” Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said.

Sen. Elect Craig Richardson, R-Hopkinsville, will serve as vice chair of Health Services.

The change in driver’s licensing stems from a state law that was enacted in 2021 but does not take effect until 2025. 

McConnell is up for reelection in 2026 and hasn’t said yet if he’ll seek another six-year term in the Senate or opt to retire.

Senate Republican Floor Leader Damon Thayer’s surprise overhaul of gambling oversight was cited as an example of "insider tactics" that undermine democracy.

GOP leaders said tax reform at the local level would be a tall order because it would require amending Kentucky’s Constitution.

The audit was the system's final step in addressing recommendations made last year by then-state Auditor Mike Harmon following a special examination.