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The legislation, signed into law last month, will completely eliminate property tax on bourbon aging warehouses by 2043.
Two police officers were injured — one critically — in the shooting.
beshear_shooting briefing
Mammoth Cave National Park is taking part in International Dark Sky Week 2023 — an effort aimed at drawing attention to the impacts of light pollution, and the beauty of a dark, nighttime, star-filled sky.
stars in the dark sky
Did you know that 100 years ago, geese were almost extinct?
goose in water
Debates about what’s ‘obscene’ now shift from legislature to school districts.
Members of the public may attend the meeting by contacting the league in advance for a Zoom link.
The singer-songwriter reflects on art and activism as her personal collection finds a home alongside bell hooks’ and Jean Ritchie’s.
Janis Ian Johnny Carson
The billl provides $7.5 million in state aid to Lake Barkley State Resort Park.
lake barkley resort
Coal industry influence and climate change denial paved the state’s race to the clean energy bottom. As one lawmaker put it: “God created coal for people.”
andy beshear in helicopter over flooding
Christian County is in the region with the greatest frequency of severe tornado days, NOAA has determined.
Rates of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease are higher in Kentucky following the coronavirus pandemic.
walking hiking woods
The bill allows Kentuckians with conditions like cancer, chronic pain, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and chronic nausea to qualify for medical cannabis.
Medical marijuana signing