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Voters will be asked to decide whether public money should go to support private education. Opponents say it would undermine public schools by shifting money from them, while backers maintain that state aid would give parents more control over their kids’ education.
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The soldiers, part of Task Force Falcon, are closely working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Dam inspectors in the Department for Environmental Protection have watched a number of high hazard dams deteriorate for years.
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Drones equipped with thermal imaging are used to locate people in remote areas around Asheville.
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Kentucky Open Government Coalition co-director Amye Bensenhaver called the Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling a “monumentally important opinion.”
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McConnell’s PAC reported giving $2,100 (the maximum allowed by state law) on Aug. 20 to each of 95 Republicans running in Kentucky.
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The Murray State University Board of Regents approved a contract Tuesday to help find candidates for the college’s next president.
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Gov. Andy Beshear also said Kentucky must have a cultural shift in how it views domestic and intimate partner violence. 
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Here's the information voters need to know about registering and casting their ballot — whether its early or on Election Day.
Curing dark tobacco leaves in smoke-filled barns is a process that has remained mostly unchanged for decades in Western Kentucky.
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