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"Republicans Secure Massive Water, Environment Earmarks"
The Environmental Magazine
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September 4, 2025
"GOP lawmakers could nab hundreds of millions of dollars for major water projects if fiscal 2026 spending bills become law." "When Congress failed to pass bipartisan spending bills for the current fiscal year, lawmakers went back to their states...
Kentucky Battery Plant Joins UAW in Close Vote
Portside.org
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August 30, 2025
Kentucky battery plant workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park (BOSK) in Glendale have voted to join the United Auto Workers. The workers make batteries to power Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and E-Transit cargo van. On August...
Kentucky mosquito season lasts months. When will it end in 2025?
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Kentucky's mosquito season typically lasts from summer through fall, but is lengthening due to climate change. Mosquitoes are most active in temperatures between 60-80°F and become inactive below 50°F. Female mosquitoes, which bite to produce...
Lawmaker wants to focus on distracted driving in his farewell session
The Messenger - Kentucky
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FRANKFORT — A longtime Republican lawmaker who will not seek reelection next year still has a few policies he wants to check off before leaving office. In a recent interview with the Kentucky Lantern, Sen. Jimmy Higdon, 72, said he’s happy to...
New homeowners in western Kentucky ‘celebrating milestones in hope’
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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Two western Kentucky families — one in Princeton and another in Mayfield — were presented keys to new homes Tuesday. The homes went to people devastated by tornadoes in December 2021. Gov. Andy Beshear, as well as local officials and...
Monarchs en route to Mexico rely on Kentucky flowers as populations fluctuate
WFPL - Kentucky
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September 4, 2025
Monarch butterflies are a familiar sight in late summer and fall here in Louisville, as they travel thousands of miles on their journey to Mexico. Their numbers have fluctuated in recent years, and some reports suggest they may be rebounding. But...
Studded Tires Are Illegal In These US States
Jalopnik
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September 13, 2025
One of the unbreakable rules of winter driving is changing your ride's shoes when the cold is coming. And if you've ever tried to stop on black ice and felt your antilock brakes go into a full-blown panic attack, studded tires make perfect sense....
Nominations open for 2025-2026 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional Award
Adair County Community Voice - Kentucky
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(FRANKFORT KY) – Gov. Andy Beshear’s Office, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, has opened the nomination window for the 2025-2026 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional Award. The top two nominees also will be...
AGs to EPA: End Taxpayer Grants to Woke Climate Group
Townhall
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September 3, 2025
A group of 23 states attorneys general urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop funding a group funding climate activism nationwide for judges. The group urged EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to stop funding the Washington D.C.-based...
Bourbon Women - Peggy Noe Stevens finds ladies eager to get into the spirit of Kentucky’s ‘liquid gold’
The Voice-Tribune - Kentucky
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September 3, 2025
By RUSS BROWN Photos provided Born and raised in Louisville and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, Peggy Noe Stevens’ first memories of Kentucky’s liquid gold bourbon are of her mother’s highballs. She liked the smell of the ginger ale...
Call to action against 14.9% proposed rate hike by Kentucky Power
The Levisa Lazer - Kentucky
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September 3, 2025
Hello, I hope you will see fit to publish this op-ed. Like many others, I am very concerned with the 14.9% proposed rate hike by Kentucky Power. Ratepayers can fight back. This op-ed is a call to action on how to do this. Our voices matter! Feel...
Only in Kentucky: Nurse Revives Drunk Raccoon With CPR
106.1 KISS FM - Indiana
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September 3, 2025
If you live in Kentucky, this headline may not surprise you. It feels very "on-brand" for news stories in the Bluegrass state these days. Earlier this week, a nurse at the Health Department in Letcher County gave CPR to a patient. Letcher County...
New Democrat running in Kentucky’s 6th District has background in sustainability, bourbon
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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Erin Petrey, a Democratic businesswoman and bourbon blogger, launched her run Wednesday for Central Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. The seat is open for the first time in more than two decades, and the number of candidates on both sides of...
Burn bans in effect across more than 25 Kentucky counties and cities
WTVQ 36 - Kentucky
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September 3, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Cooler weather has moved in across Kentucky, but dry conditions are still fueling fire concerns. So far, more than 25 counties and four cities have issued local burn bans. That includes Warren, Pulaski, Shelby,...
Win prizes staying sustainable with the Cards Commuter Challenge
Louisville Cardinal - Kentucky
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September 3, 2025
By Roxy Osborne Getting paid to walk to campus may sound too good to be true, but the Cards Commuter Challenge makes that dream a reality. Through the Cardinal Directions website, students are able to log miles they’ve traveled to and from campus....
Kentucky Battery Plant Joins United Auto Workers in Close Vote
Labor Notes
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August 28, 2025
Kentucky battery plant workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park (BOSK) in Glendale have voted to join the United Auto Workers. The workers make batteries to power Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and E-Transit cargo van. On August...
How Kentucky's Zach Calzada rebuilt himself into an SEC quarterback at an FCS QB factory
CBS Sports - Florida
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September 3, 2025
More than 107,000 raucous fans were in the stands screaming "Cal-za-da" when quarterback Zach Calzada outdueled Heisman winner Bryce Young to deliver Texas A&M a historic win over Alabama. He had to nearly be dragged off the field after a defender...
Republicans secure massive water, environment earmarks
E&E News
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September 3, 2025
When Congress failed to pass bipartisan spending bills for the current fiscal year, lawmakers went back to their states and districts empty-handed, with no earmarked funding to show off for local projects. Now, members are making up for lost time,...
Climate change is altering wedding season
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel NEWTOWN, Ohio – Tyler Jones and Kayla McDonald both grew up camping, so when it came time to plan their wedding, they wanted to be outside to celebrate with friends and family in nature. They also wanted a late...
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife spearheads public safety effort to remove low-head dams from waterways
WEKU - Kentucky
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August 28, 2025
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials got to work removing a low-head dam at Georgetown’s Great Crossing Park last week. It’s part of an effort to remove such dams statewide. Its removal has been a process five years in the making, following...