Written by WCPO’s Anna Azallion Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order on medical marijuana goes into effect Sunday, but it has several limitations, so advocates are working with lawmakers, hoping to get a bill passed on the issue during the 2023 legislative session. The executive order allows some to possess marijuana in Kentucky, but there are conditions. […]
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Western Kentucky SAFE fund gets additional money for tornado damage
The West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies, or SAFE, fund is getting an additional $3.3 million. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the funding Wednesday during his weekly press conference. It will go to the City of Mayfield and Fulton County, as well as several eligible utilities, to help with strained fiscal liquidity and costs associated […]
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Beshear files emergency regulation to freeze state gas tax
Gov. Andy Beshear filed an emergency regulation Thursday to freeze the state gas tax and prevent a 2-cent increase per gallon that would have taken effect July 1. “Kentuckians cannot afford to pay more, and I am committed to doing everything I can to help keep more dollars in people’s pockets,” Beshear said. “This law […]
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Kentucky’s April adjusted unemployment drops to 3.9 percent
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that Kentucky’s unemployment rate is the lowest in history. Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2022 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. It is the lowest rate ever recorded since the U.S. Bureau of Labor and […]
