Government

Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

There are 12 Republicans seeking the nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, but Matt Bevin is not among them.
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Corporations have put $1.65 million into party’s building fund.
Republican Party of Kentucky headquarters building
Adams noted that more than four times as many voters voted on Nov. 8 as voted in three early voting days combined in the last general election.
Senate President Robert Stivers said Beshear "had very little to do" with the state being in good shape.
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A resolution filed in the General Assembly cites complaints of Boling's conduct in the Dayton Jones pardon and in another criminal case.
The federal infrastructure law provides $1.6 billion for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project that connects Ohio and Kentucky.
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Senate President Robert Stivers says the Senate will follow in February as advocates caution against basing permanent tax cut on ‘temporary surpluses.’
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Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, and others in the Kentucky Senate spoke for about 45 minutes on the chamber floor about McConnell’s accomplishments
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Tuesday's meeting was the first session for the newly installed council and Mayor James R. Knight Jr.
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Under the order, Kentuckians would have to travel to states where medical cannabis has been decriminalized.
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Knight, a Republican, will serve with Hopkinsville's first ever all-Republican city council.
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The legislation in question was a response to Beshear’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.