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A look at new Kentucky laws taking effect today
WFPL - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
After lawmakers passed scores of laws during the short 30 day session earlier this year, Kentuckians will now see the bulk of legislation go into effect Friday. The new laws span from some of the most contentious of the year — like a law that...
Louisville’s McGarvey pushes EPA on PFAS pollution
WFPL - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
As President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to reconsider drinking water regulations on PFAS chemicals, Louisville’s congressman wants the head of the agency to consider how weakening restrictions could endanger his...
Leadership Kentucky announces 2025 class
The Paintsville Herald - Kentucky
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Leadership Kentucky has announced the 52 members of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2025. According to a statement from the organization, Leadership Kentucky’s 2025 flagship program consists of seven, three-day sessions between June and December,...
ValorFlex Packaging invests $23.4m to build new plant in Kentucky
Packaging Gateway
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June 27, 2025
ValorFlex Packaging, based in Kentucky, US, is allocating $23.4m to build a production site in the city of Bowling Green. This development will generate 82 new positions locally. Established by US Marine Corps veteran Thomas Hazlette, ValorFlex...
‘Behind the Blue’: Building a healthier tomorrow for Kentucky’s kids
UKNow - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2025) — When it comes to a child’s health, a family’s zip code can matter as much as their genetic code. The everyday environment plays a powerful role in shaping a child’s future; too often, the reality of their overall...
Eastern Kentucky library receives solar grant
WYMT - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
CAMPTON, Ky. (WYMT) - The Wolfe County Public Library received a grant, officials with EBSCO Information Services announced Friday. The grant is part of the 2025 EBSCO Solar Grant, which is designed to help libraries offset their expenses by...
Kentucky nonprofit gives 25,000 toys to children in Cherokee
WLOS - North Carolina
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CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — When you hear, Toys for Tots it brings the Christmas season to mind, but a Kentucky nonprofit made it happen on June 18 in Cherokee. Christian Appalachian Project's "Operation Sharing" brought toys to give to children...
Get a taste of Barn8's summer menu in Goshen, Kentucky
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Nonprofits, tribes and local governments are suing the EPA after the termination of hundreds of environmental justice grants. Parks Alliance of Louisville, a plaintiff, lost a grant supporting the new Alberta O. Jones Park in the California...
Operation Safe Online Summer leads to 16 arrests across Kentucky, officials say
WTVQ 36 - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested 16 child predators as part of Operation Safe Online Summer, a nationwide effort to combat internet crimes...
GE Moves Washing Machine Production from China to Kentucky with $490M Invest
Insurance Journal
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June 27, 2025
GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions...
Congress considers SNAP cuts as demand swells at Appalachian Kentucky food banks
LPM - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
In her 20 years running a food bank in Auxier, a tiny town of several hundred nestled in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, Gail Goble has never seen demand as high as it is now. The Hand in Hand Ministries food bank serves roughly 150 people...
Brewco Saw Systems to Double Workforce, Expand in Kentucky
Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin
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June 26, 2025
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear today announced an expansion effort that will bring a $1.2 million investment to the state to more than double the workforce at a local sawmill. Curran Mill Machinery, doing business as Brewco Saw Systems, will...
World's "most sustainable company" opens robotics lab in Morrisville
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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June 26, 2025
Schneider Electric launched a new robotics and automation lab in Morrisville Thursday, shortly after being named the world’s most sustainable company for the second year in a row. The new facility, called the Robotics and Motion Center of...
Kentucky police therapy dog Maverick helping community manage stress
KION - California
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June 18, 2025
By Joyce Ogirri Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WYFF) — Maverick, Bardstown’s lovable therapy dog, is bringing joy and comfort to both the city’s police officers and the local community. As part of the Bardstown Police...
Trump Effect: GE Appliances to Shift Washing Machine Production from China to Kentucky
Breitbart
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June 26, 2025
GE Appliances is shifting production of its washing machines from China to Louisville, Kentucky, the decision coming amid President Donald Trump’s economy. The manufacturer said the $490 million investment will create 800 new jobs, the Associated...
Former Homer High School student Emma Sulcyznski represents Alaska at Henry Clay conference in Kentucky
KBBI AM 890 - Alaska
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June 26, 2025
Emma Sulczynski will finish an undergraduate degree from the political science department in Fairbanks in 2026, her minor degree is in environmental studies. She heard about the Henry Clay Student Congress through an email and immediately applied....
New manufacturing facility in Bowling Green will create 82 Kentucky jobs
WDRB - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --ValorFlex Packaging of Kentucky is planning to invest $23.4 million to locate a manufacturing facility in Bowling Green. That's according to a news release from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's office as well as a post on the...
Chicken, hogs, cattle — shrimp? Farm grows thousands of pounds in landlocked Kentucky
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Faul Family Riverside Farm in Kentucky raises shrimp, in addition to more traditional livestock. Domestically raised shrimp addresses concerns about the origin and sustainability of imported seafood. Aquaculture offers Kentucky farmers an...
GE moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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A neon sign that reads "GE Appliances" (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) GE Appliances announced that it would be relocating its washing machine production from China to Kentucky on Thursday. The $490...
Officials address how emerging policy impacts Kentucky’s economy
WMKY - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
Financial experts are sharing updates about the state of the Commonwealth’s economy. Officials said economic conditions are uncertain in much of the nation, but Kentucky’s economy is still the best it has been in years. Dr. Charles Aull, Vice...