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Participants can count birds anywhere in the world, and help scientists get a snapshot of global bird populations.
After deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky, FEMA promised help. Two months later, fewer than 1 in 7 applicants are getting it.
Rep. Chad McCoy, a Bardstown Republican and the bill's sponsor, said he favors totally eliminating the death penalty, but this is a first step.
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Under House Bill 6, the tax would stay at last year’s level for 2022 and move to an average appraisal in the future.
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The fourth-generation broom maker from southwest Tennessee has carried an old family craft into the 21st century with attention to both tradition and innovation.
A revenue surplus — boosted by federal coronavirus recovery funds — has created an environment where tax changes are being considered. 
Reed had covered more than 50 Kentucky Derbys and was widely known as an expert on the sport of thoroughbred racing.
Individuals in communities devastated by the Dec. 10 tornado are now confronting the emotional and psychological toll that comes from enduring so much loss and suffering.
Kentucky ranks 38th in the nation for 5-11 year-olds who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
"We ain’t never had a program before that dealt with rural mental health, or mental health, period, out here."
The legislation spans health care, social issues, education and criminal justice.