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The money comes from the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization program, or AMLER. It’s been 10 years since Rogers, a veteran legislator, created the program.

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The money comes from the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization program, or AMLER. It’s been 10 years since Rogers, a veteran legislator, created the program.
The business opened in 2023, but recently added a bar to its distillery district location.
The state is in the midst of its largest measles outbreak since 1991.
Other, related items that would restart how the city looks at regulating data center development are up for final approval later this month.
A new official has already been named to the post.
Kentucky Democrats have lost ground to Republicans over the past decade, but gained a rare voter registration victory last month, ahead of the November election.
The coal company was contracted to ship 13 million tons of coal a year from a new West Coast terminal.
Kentucky American is asking state Public Service Commission for increases to residential, commercial and industrial rates.
An ordinance that would extend the temporary ban will be on the council's Thursday agenda for a first reading.
For one Central Kentucky farmer, fuel for one machine alone is exceeding $600 each day.
The manufacturer filed the lawsuit in federal court last year, alleging a group of attorneys sought "cookie-cutter" black lung claims against the company.
The former sheriff's legal team argues Warren Circuit Judge Christopher Cohron does not have the authority to enforce the second evaluation.
Beshear said the money was made possible through a 2021 infrastructure bill Rogers voted against.
A development push is underway along Lexington's Maxwell Street area, but the projects aren't meant to house the general public.
Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election predictor out of the University of Virginia, moved Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District from a “likely Republican” win to “leans Republican.”
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it’s almost ready to open Lexington’s second double crossover diamond intersection.
The proposed ban is being sent to city planners and legal counsel, but at least one official has concerns it may affect other businesses.
Byron Gary, an attorney representing the groups, says it’s unusual for the PSC to exclude them from filing testimony and offering evidence.
There is no proposal on the table for the land being eyed for rezoning to accommodate data centers.