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Kentucky senator appointed to Southern Policy Committee
FRANKFORT — State Senator Phillip Wheeler, a Republican from Pikeville, has been appointed to the Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs Committee of The Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South), Senate President Robert Stivers announced. The appointment places Wheeler among a group of policymakers from 15 Southern states tasked with advancing regional legislative…
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McCool appointed to regional energy and environment committee
FRANKFORT — State Representative Bobby McCool of Van Lear has been appointed to serve on the Energy and Environment Committee of The Council of State Governments South (CSG South), House Speaker David Osborne announced on Feb. 5. “It’s an honor to have the opportunity to serve on the Council for State Governments South Energy and…
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42 state attorneys general call for surgeon general’s warning on social media platforms
BY MELISSA PATRICK KY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that Kentucky is part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general who are calling for federal legislation to require a surgeon general’s warning on social media sites, similar to what is on cigarette and alcohol containers. “As state Attorneys General, we sometimes…
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Public comment period begins Aug. 15 for Kentucky’s draft FY 2025-2028 STIP
Kentucky’s Draft FY 2025-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is now available online. A 30-day public comment period will run from Aug.15 to Sept.14. The draft STIP is also available at all 12 KYTC Department of Highways district offices. The draft STIP includes all federally funded, scheduled projects in the 2024 State Highway Plan enacted by…
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Kentucky coal counties receive mining fee refunds
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — Fiscal courts in 29 Kentucky counties, including Martin, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence and Pike, are set to receive a collective refund of $119,625 from mining permit and acreage fees, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Aug. 7. The refunds, calculated as a percentage of fees paid by surface coal mining companies within each…
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Kentucky’s real property tax rate drops for fourth consecutive year
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s real property tax rate has dropped for the fourth consecutive year, decreasing to 10.9 cents per $100 of assessed value in 2024, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. State law requires the Kentucky Department of Revenue to set the real property rate no later than July 1 of each year. The tax rate…
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Leadership Kentucky announces 2024 BRIGHT Kentucky Class
FRANKFORT — Leadership Kentucky announced members of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2024. This year’s class includes 35 participants from 20 ARC counties representing a variety of public and private sectors, including two from Martin County: Corey Cassell of Thrive Community Coalition and Dorothy Johnson of the Martin County Health Department. BRIGHT Kentucky consists of…
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Report summer wild turkey sightings online
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources encourages anyone who observes wild turkeys in Kentucky during July or August to enter some basic information about their sightings into an online survey portal. Data collected through this survey help the department to better understand turkey population trends over time. To report sightings, visit…
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Fletcher brings ‘All In’ attitude to commissioner of education role
KY Dept of Ed Advisory FRANKFORT — The love of math started early for Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D. Growing up in Martin County, Fletcher – who became Kentucky’s commissioner of education and head of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on July 1 – said he remembers grocery store trips with his mother when he was…
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Kentucky PSC cracks down on Martin County Water District with major data demand
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) continues its persistent monitoring of the Martin County Water District (MCWD). The commission has issued a formal data request requiring the utility to provide a comprehensive set of documents and responses under oath. This directive, outlined in a June 18 PSC filing…
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