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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Trump took 85% of the GOP vote. Democrats give Biden 71%, while 18% were uncommitted.
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Trump and Biden won as expected. Republican state lawmakers Southworth, Heath and Timoney fell to party rivals.
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Hopkinsville voters gave victories to four Republican challengers in city council races.
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Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of provisional federal data on births.
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams predicts 15% statewide turnout in primaries that conclude Tuesday.
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For Hopkinsville City Council, there are seven contested Republican primary races and two Democratic primary races.
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By the end of Kentucky's primary this year, the outcome of more than half of the state’s legislative races will be all but decided. In a number of races, only one candidate or members of just one party are running.
In 2022-23, the average salary for a Kentucky teacher was $56,296, compared to the national average of $69,544.
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James R. Knight Jr. will outline his budget proposal during a press conference at 9 a.m. Friday.
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The new legislation follows a 2022 Tennessee case in which a nurse was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a patient died from a medical error.
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The Biden administration has introduced new regulations intended to increase staffing levels and improve patient care in nursing homes.
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A Department of Labor final rule means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay.
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