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Beshear says lone Public Service Commissioner can rule on the sale of Kentucky Power

In less than a week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission must rule on the sale of Kentucky Power to Liberty Utilities for $2.8 billion. But the PSC currently only has one commissioner. Despite not having a quorum, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday the sole commissioner can rule on the sale.

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Kentucky Gov Approves Cannabis Research, Montana's 18-Y-O Weed Biz Owners, CT, TX & KS

Kentucky Governor Greenlights Opening Of Cannabis Research Center

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Kentucky celebrates its literary community, including a high school poetry recitation champ

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Four months after tornado, Kentucky focuses on rebuilding

Four months after a tornado upended their lives, Kentuckians are arduously reconstructing their pre-storm existence

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Kentucky gov asks input, weighing action on medical cannabis

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll form an advisory team as part of a broad review as he weighs whether to take executive action to legalize access to medical marijuana

The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block restrictive Kentucky abortion bill

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have filed lawsuits asking a federal judge to block a restrictive abortion bill from taking effect in the state.

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Ky. lawmakers say they’ve fixed a bill that could have sent teachers to jail for classroom speech

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KY GOP overrode governor's abortion veto

Most women don't realize they are pregnant until well after four weeks

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Kentucky lawmakers push to put more restrictions on abortion

Demonstrators’ chants echoed through Kentucky’s Capitol as Republican lawmakers took up an abortion bill

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Japanese e-vehicle battery company to build Kentucky plant

Kentucky's governor says a Japanese battery technology company will build a $2 billion factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs

The Independent UK

Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban

Kentucky's Democratic has vetoed a Republican-backed measure to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

Beshear signs off on bill to alleviate Ky. nursing shortage

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Majority of Kentucky counties are in the green for COVID-19 community spread

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Kentucky Republicans could ban transgender athletes from women’s sports despite governor’s veto

GOP-dominated state legislature could override veto, while LGBT+ advocates argue only one openly transgender student athlete plays on a school sports team in the state

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Kentucky governor vetoes bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear issued a veto Wednesday of a bill that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls or women’s sports grades six through senior year of college.

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Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban

Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college

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Beshear signs religious rights bill as Kentucky veto period continues

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Over protesters' chants, Kentucky Republicans grant final passage to sweeping abortion bill

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over protesters chanting "Abortion is health care!" in the Kentucky Senate chambers on Tuesday, Republicans passed a hefty omnibus bill that opponents say will effectively end abortion access in Kentucky.

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Kentucky governor signs bill extending unemployment tax rate freeze

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed House Bill 144 into law on March 24, freezing the state’s unemployment insurance tax rate at 2020 pre-pandemic levels for 2022. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce estimated businesses would have paid about $70 more in taxes per employee if the tax rate had unfrozen.…

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HUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grants

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments

Tribune News Service

'Not out of the woods,' but Ky. COVID case numbers drop for first time in a month

For the first time in a month, Kentucky reported a drop in new COVID-19 cases last week, likely signaling a leveling off in the state's worst infection surge to date, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday.

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New poll says Beshear’s approval rating is on the rise. Paul has big lead over Booker

A poll released this week showed that Gov. Andy Beshear’s approval rating is on the rise in Kentucky.

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Si eres trabajador esencial, algunos estados te aumentarían el sueldo

Este año, tanto los gobernadores republicanos como los demócratas están ejerciendo presión para que se le pague más —y, en algunos casos, se le dé más formación— a profesores, policías, personal sanitario y otros profesionales que han demostrado ser esenciales durante la pandemia del coronavirus.

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If you're an essential worker, states might give you a raise

Both Republican and Democratic governors are pushing this year for higher pay — and in some cases, more training — for teachers, police officers, health care workers and other professionals who’ve proved essential during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Veto override used to enact maps in Kentucky

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