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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The state Supreme Court will hear the ACLU’s challenges to two abortion bans on Tuesday. The hearing will be streamed live.
When Mike Kem took office as county clerk in the late '90s, he set out to modernize the office and change workplace culture.
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In his 72-page opinion, a Kentucky judge said the state Constitution doesn’t block lawmakers from taking politics into account when drawing the maps.
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Voters also rejected Amendment 2, which would have added anti-abortion language to the state constitution.
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Walker Thomas won his contest with Democratic challenger Pam Dossett, and Myron Dossett was the winner in his race against Democratic challenger Bianca Crockam.
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Demps will serve in a newly created division of Family Court in Christian County.
Humphries, a Republican well known as the county election coordinator, held off a challenge from Democrat Walter Cummings, the county treasurer.
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Gilliam will serve with six Republican magistrates overseeing county government. Two Democrats will remain on the court.
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The city council that takes office with Knight in January will include six new members.
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The Associated Press called the race at 7:14 p.m., with 5% of the vote counted and Paul leading Booker by 6,000 votes.
Here are all the result totals for the local races in Christian County.
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Local election administrators work under increasingly difficult circumstances, with dwindling resources and mounting challenges.
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