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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Ray Loux said he's uncertain about the future and how the bill "is going to affect me."
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Here's a look at major legislation heading into the final days of the session.
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Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a candidate for governor, said Jason Glass was worrying “more about social-engineering than he does test scores.”
The bill’s sponsor says it gives litigants a “roll of the dice” to get out of “an unfavorable venue.”
If the proposal becomes law, it will only take effect in 2025. That gives lawmakers time to set guidelines and framework for a statewide medical cannabis program.
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The day after lawmakers rapidly changed and passed a bill that bans gender-affirming care for minors, the commissioner decried the “sweeping and harmful” legislation.
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Kentucky police officers would be punished for enforcing federal firearms restrictions.
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A committee chose the new brand from submissions in a naming contest.
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Sen. Danny Carroll, who said he hated the tone of the legislation, filed a 30-page floor amendment that replaces much of the original bill.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, presented Senate Bill 80 an Act relating to public safety in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
The devices are common in many bars and gas stations across the state.
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The bill gradually eliminates the property tax on bourbon barrels, which generated $40 million in local and state revenue in 2021.
The Kentucky Republican suffered a concussion and fractured rib in a March 8 fall at a hotel restaurant.
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (Photo provided by McConnell's office)