Regional & State

The measure was scaled back this week after pushback from advocates and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration.

The Kentucky League of Cities opposed the bill, saying it violates the home-rule powers of local governments.

Earlier this month, Republicans overrode Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of their resoltuion to end the COVID-19 state of emergency. Beshear said it would take food benefits from Kentuckians. Re

Tessa Duvall, who previously reported on Hopkinsville and Christian County for the Kentucky New Era and now works for the Courier Journal, recently wrote about what it has been like for the sole reporter at the Mayfield Messenger.

The bill went through revisions before being heard by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, changes that were not published online for the public to see until after the committee passed it by a 9-2 vote.

The Office of Rural Prosperity would coordinate rural economic development across government and would be led by a presidential appointee.

Senate Bill 167 would give judge-executives in most counties in the state the ability to decide who sits on public library boards.

Other places have pitched in to support the Ice House Gallery, which was destroyed during the December tornado outbreak.

Environmental advocates says the TVA directors are going to slowly in a transition to renewable power.

The tourism offices in Hopkinsville and Oak Grove will receive a combine $61,744.

The funds will help communities have better resilience to long-term disasters and greater resources to “ensure equitable outcomes for underserved households” that are disproportionately affected by disasters.

As the legislative session comes to an end, both chambers of the legislature have massive priorities — and Republicans are firmly in the driver's seat.