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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The new integrated video recording system will be distributed to approximately 780 sworn personnel.
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The biggest spender, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, successfully sought cuts in state income tax and unemployment benefits
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The funding to reimburse Kentucky Emergency Management and Hopkins County for costs associated with the December 2021 disaster was approved on Tuesday.
City officials on Tuesday noted that several other proposed projects could ultimately compete for the funding needed to renovate the historic L&N Train Depot.
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AG Daniel Cameron said the program will combat human trafficking by targeting illicit massage businesses.
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Comptroller Melissa Clayton will become CFO when Robert Martin retires in August.
The city is giving the property owner 90 days to declare how it will remedy the building's structural issues.
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The committee is meant to be a watchdog on the rest of the federal government. 
VanMeter pledged to "strive to uphold the independence of the judiciary."
State Senate President Robert Stivers explained his willingness to approve medical marijuana on a limited basis.
Boling will step down from his elected office on Feb. 28, said a state lawmaker who filed the impeachment resolution.