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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Kentucky is among just nine states that won’t be required to match a portion of federal SNAP benefit costs under a 2025 law tying state payments to benefit error rates.
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Medicaid providers across Kentucky learned their reimbursement rates would take a 4% hit starting in August, according to a letter from Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration.
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The vacancy was created by the recent departure of Amy Craig, who is moving out of the country for church mission work.
Officials in the Calloway County seat have been exploring implementing new zoning regulations specifically tailored to data center projects.
Community members packed a public hearing in Murray to voice concerns about proposed data center zoning regulations, with many urging city officials to do more to discourage the energy- and water-intensive facilities from locating in the city.
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Kentucky lawmakers failed to pass ratepayer protections with data centers this year
A state senator says the constitutional amendment will prevent pardons and commutations from being issued "in the dark," while others are wary of the change.
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An nalysis by Kentucky Lantern finds current UK board members have given nearly $1.7 million to Beshear
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The offices will close June 4-5 as the state migrates to a new online system — one of several steps being taken to ease long-running frustrations over wait times and available appointments.
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A group of Kentucky State University students has filed a second lawsuit challenging a new law that would reshape the state’s only public HBCU into a polytechnic institution.
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