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McConnell toured the mass vaccination clinic at the University of Kentucky's Kroger Field and spoke about the need to get at least 75% of residents vaccinated to reach herd immunity.

The committee’s first charge is to learn and educate the public in an “unbiased manner” on partisan versus nonpartisan elections and to explore the “basis for changing the present system.”

Kentucky residents age 18 and older are eligible for the vaccine.

Touch decreases cortisol levels, a hormone produced in response to stress. It decreases blood pressure, and it lowers a heart rate. It releases oxytocin, a hormone associated with connection and empathy.

Kentucky’s new poet laureate is a founding member of the movement.

The General Assembly overrode a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear, who said the legislation would cost the state $200,000 to identify noncustodial parents. The federal government pays for the food benefits.

The kits will be available to pick up Saturday and during spring break with different activities offered each day.

The legislature dedicated $300 million to expand broadband internet in underserved parts of the state, $250 million for water and wastewater projects, $575 million to start repaying the state’s unemployment insurance loans, and $127 million for school construction and renovation.

The Kentucky Broadband Initiative will help local and state officials learn where the state needs access improvements.

Temperatures will be in the 20s overnight Wednesday and Thursday in Hopkinsville.

The American Jobs Plan includes an estimated $650 billion to rebuild roads, bridges, highways and ports. There's also $400 billion for home care of elderly and disabled Americans.

Kentucky lawmakers revived a bill limiting no-knock warrants on the last day of the legislative session.