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House Bill 1 would allow regional universities and "quasi" state agencies to avoid a massive spike in pension costs and incentivize them to freeze pension benefits for their employees and move them into 401k-type retirement plans.

The library needed another tool to keep the community informed about its events and programs.

The attorney general charges that the governor's proclamation calling lawmakers into special session is too narrowly drawn and doesn't allow the General Assembly to consider alternate proposals for dealing with the pension crisis.

The soup kitchen, on Eighth Street between Clay and Liberty streets, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

The governor's proclamation calling a special session is tailored so lawmakers will likely only be able to consider a proposal that Bevin has hammered out with Republican leaders of the legislature.

Afternoon heat index values are forecast to exceed 105 degrees through Sunday.

A brick wall is being rebuilt at the rear of two adjoining buildings that date to the late 19th century.

Walker's Tonsorial Parlor will eventually have four barber's chairs in the former boutique building that is undergoing renovations. For now, owner Jason Walker is using a section in the rear of the building. Customers will use the entrance on 11th Street.

Political rhetoric has gotten "way overheated all across the political spectrum," the Kentucky Republican said.

The city had expected to spend $1.4 million in reserve funds to balance the budget but the deficit was much less.

As a candidate in 2015, Bevin initially said he would abolish the expansion, then said he would request a waiver of federal Medicaid rules so beneficiaries would have "skin in the game" through premiums, co-payments, deductibles or health savings accounts. After he was elected, he added "community engagement" requirements including work, but those have been blocked in federal court.

The National Weather Service predicts a 40 percent chance of showers Monday, followed by a 70 percent chance Tuesday. Thunderstorms and damaging wind are possible both days.