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A conservative dark money group is influencing public welfare laws in Kentucky, and advocates say it could have a detrimental impact on access to benefits for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
The Department of Justice’s appeal of a Florida judge’s decision could set the parameters for the CDC’s authority in the next outbreak, and public health experts fear the lower court’s decision effectively closes "off future actions for a disease like this one."
Beshear said he and his family will carry masks with them to the Derby and use them as needed, and that was his advice for others: use a mask if they feel uncomfortable. 
Committee chairman Rich Maddux will present a summary to council members on May 19.
A National Education Association report says the average starting teacher salary in Kentucky is $37,373, compared to the estimated $49,324 cost of living for one adult and one child in an affordable metro area.
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Applications will be accepted until June 1 from people who live or work in Christian County.
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Selected works will be featured in two main halls of the Capitol for six months.
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Economists, financial markets and others are concerned that rising rates could send the economy into recession.
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Sponsored by the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, the program seeks to identify and develop a group of young leaders who will have impact in the community.
A draft opinion published Monday night by Politico would strike down the decision that has guaranteed the right to an abortion until a fetus can live outside the womb.
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The decision came amid a notable shift in local public sentiment about drinking. In 2003 and 2005, Hopkinsville churches were vocal in their opposition to Sunday alcohol sales.
The colt Epicenter is a rare Kentucky-bred thoroughbred in the Derby to come from outside the Louisville and Lexington regions.