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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

An Ohio development company wants to buy several acres at Hammond Drive and Old Clarksville Pike to build a 70-unit apartment house.
A Jefferson Circuit judge said the Kentucky laws limiting access to abortion likely violate the state constitution.
The grant will help extend water service to rural homes and will be used to construct a new pump station in North Christian.
The House committee investigating President Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 may find that his failure to stop rioters from storming the Capitol amounted to a dereliction of duty — but not necessarily one he could be prosecuted for.
The decision leaves Hopkinsville Christian County Academy in limbo. District officials had hoped to open the school in 2024.
Louisville attorney Jeremy Rogers will lead the free webinar for the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
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The Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act seeks to protect the national recreational area with funding and new provisions.
A legal challenge continues to a state law banning all abortions in the state.
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Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams said the Kentucky General Assembly must see to adoption and human services, and protect jobs in pregnancy.
In the days after the December tornado outbreak, some impacted communities experienced looting of homes and businesses destroyed by the storms
To date the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has received $52 million in donations; about $12 million will go to individuals.
As Jefferson County's judge-executive in the late 1970s, McConnell blocked some proposed restrictions on abortion soon after the Roe v. Wade decision.