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U.S. Senate Republicans outline their farm bill framework
WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on Tuesday released their framework for a new five-year farm bill that will set the policy...
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Louisville moves toward cleaning up ‘Gully of the Drums’ after more than four decades
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‘Rewarding:’ Kentucky Lantern staff honored with 6 regional awards
The Kentucky Lantern’s three full time reporters took home six awards Thursday from the Society of Professional Journalism’s (SPJ) Louisville chapter. Politics reporter McKenna Horsley won two second place...
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House Speaker Johnson opposes radiation compensation for Missouri, New Mexico
Offering compensation to thousands of Americans across nine states exposed to radiation from the nation’s nuclear weapons program would be too expensive, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office said...
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21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
Twenty-one states, including Kentucky, are joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation...
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New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
With some parts of the country already facing heat waves, the organization in charge of setting reliability standards for the American electric grid is warning that a scorching summer...
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Rail yard is $5 million closer to again serving as an economic engine
For Chris Campbell, Estill County is where almost everyone has a connection to the rail lines that run by the “twin cities” of Irvine and Ravenna, the latter founded...
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Bernheim Forest appeals to Kentucky Supreme Court to stop pipeline in conservation easement
The Bernheim Forest and Arboretum is asking Kentucky’s highest court to take up a legal battle over condemnation of some of its land to build a gas pipeline. In...
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Power plant debate helps push lobby spending to new high for Kentucky legislature
FRANKFORT — Legislation affecting power plant retirements helped drive spending to lobby the Kentucky legislature to a new high of $12.4 million during the 2024 session. A bill that...
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Biden administration proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River Basin
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday released plans to end future leasing of its managed coal resources in the Powder River Basin in eastern Montana and northeastern...