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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Throughout his comments on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Gov. Andy Beshear criticized Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance.
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Beshear’s letter comes near the end of public comment on a Biden administration proposal to reclassify marijuana.
Family ties bind former Donald Trump's running mate to a region where feelings about him are mixed.
Roughly 150 bills passed this year are going into effect Monday. Here’s a dozen of the laws reshaping Kentucky statutes.
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In the wake of a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, Kentucky leaders are condemning political violence.
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The expanded law is designed to protect motorists with disabled vehicles.
The program started as a demonstration focused on treatment for substance-use disorder during incarceration.
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Opponents have said it will hurt small businesses and lead to a monopoly for big retailers.
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The Kentucky delegation will meet with “companies and trade organizations to determine future investment and job-creation opportunities in the state,” officials said in a press release from the governor’s office.
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Gov. Andy Beshear said President Joe Biden was “in control of the room” during a meeting with a group of Democratic governors Wednesday night. Beshear’s name has come up in discussions as pressure for Biden to step off the ticket mounts.
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Biden will meet with Democratic governors Wednesday, multiple news outlets have reported.
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