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In a “Kentucky Needs Assessment" from the Nature Conservancy, Kentucky ranks last among peer states for conservation funding with just under $2.4 million allocated to just one conservation funding program.
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A private towing business has filed a lawsuit against the city of Bowling Green. The action comes as the city commission considers an amendment to its existing ordinance that regulates prices and fees for towing services. -
Five Louisville residents are under federal indictment for allegedly getting financial kickbacks in a driver’s licensing scheme. They were employed at two regional driver’s licensing offices where the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet noticed irregularities and contacted law enforcement. -
Ford’s EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. -
A data center proposal remains stalled before the Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission. For the second time, the board tabled a vote Thursday night on a preliminary development plan by TenKey LandCo, LLC, the company that purchased 200 acres for the project off I-65. -
A data center developer has purchased a former aluminum smelter in Hancock County. TeraWulf Incorporated plans to repurpose the Century Aluminum facility in Hawesville, an former industrial site that includes more than 250 acres of land.
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Jose Luis Magana/APTricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
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