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Louisville Metro Council members return to work after summer break
Metro Council members are returning to work this week after their summer break. Their last major action before the hiatus was passing the budget for the current fiscal year, which started July 1.
Trump names Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as vice presidential running mate
Sen. Vance’s selection as Trump’s VP comes as the Republican Party leans into the former president’s MAGA messaging that has fired up the party’s base — yet could alienate a broader audience needed to win in November.
Local Ky. governments mulling ways to use opioid settlements funds to help communities
More than a year after localities across Kentucky began receiving shares of the state’s opioid settlement funding, several local leaders in far western Kentucky are still figuring out how best they can use those funds to tackle the opioid epidemic.
Beshear says he doesn’t have enough funds to implement at least 20 Kentucky laws passed this year
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s office says that 20 bills and two resolutions passed this year don’t have enough funding attached for his administration to implement them. Many, including several that passed with bipartisan support, are set to become law Monday.
Digging In: What to know about the state’s new JCPS task force
KyCIR’s Jess Clark is reporting on a newly formed task force that could set the stage for breaking up the state’s largest school district. Here are details on the group’s aim, the controversy and the secrets that are giving opponents pause.
The Secret Service is investigating how the man who shot Trump got as close as he did
The gunman, who was killed by Secret Service personnel, fired multiple times from an elevated position outside of the rally venue, about 150 yards from where Trump was speaking.
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