Government

Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Kentucky requires water utilities serving more than 3,000 customers to add low levels of fluoride to drinking water.
faucet with water running
About 90% of Kentuckians live within five miles of a community pharmacy while the state faces a shortage of primary care physicians.
pharmacy feature
Republicans in the Kentucky Senate gave priority status to a bill that could return driver’s license renewals back to county offices, citing long wait times at regional offices.
people in line at regional driver's license center
Housing advocates have renewed a call for more funding to build more housing.
housing works sign
The candidate filing deadline passed Friday in Kentucky, with Democrats again leaving many General Assembly races unchallenged to the Republican supermajority.
2026 Kentucky House races map
A Republican lawmaker has filed two bills designed to keep naturalized Americans and those with dual citizenship from serving in local or state elected offices in Kentucky.
shane baker at podium
Democrat says his budget plan ‘pushes back’ against Trump cuts to social safety net.
Willie Carver
The General Assembly will have no galleries for observers, no rotunda for rallies. And it won’t be the last in temporary quarters as the Capitol undergoes a lengthy renovation.
KYSenateChambers
Kentucky high school students will take the SAT instead of the ACT starting this spring. In a recent op-ed, one education policy expert suggested the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) may have violated state law by switching to a different college admissions exam.
classroom