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Kentucky first in nation to capture aerial imagery of entire state, access free to public
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 29, 2025
Kentucky became the first state in the nation to capture high-resolution aerial imagery of its entire geography, Gov. Andy Beshear announced this week. KyFromAbove: Cumberland Falls State Resort Park aerial view (Photo provided) These photographs...
Ron Garret (Erann Gat): Reflections on his early Oak Ridge life
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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D. Ray Smith Benita Albert brings us another of her excellently researched stories of Oak Ridge Schools' graduates. This one tells the story of a person who chose to change his name. I am sure you will enjoy learning about him. *** Ron Garret is...
GE Appliances to Invest Nearly $500 Million to Reshore Washer-Dryer Production in Kentucky
The Political Insider
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June 29, 2025
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: GE Appliances to Invest Nearly $500 Million to Reshore Washer-Dryer Production in Kentucky The company was purchased by China-based multinational home appliance and consumer electronics...
Kentucky first in nation to capture high-resolution aerial imagery of entire state, becomes aid in 911 rescues
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky is the first state in the nation to capture high-resolution aerial imagery of its entire geography. These photographs are free to access and open to the public online at the...
Kentucky Hospital Association says Senate Medicaid cuts endanger 20,000 jobs, hospitals
WKYU - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
The Kentucky Hospital Association argues the Senate version of what supporters call the “Big, Beautiful Bill” will force hospitals to close and endanger 20,000 jobs in the state. The association previously stood out among its peers supporting the...
Closing the Loop in Food Packaging
Plastics Technology - Ohio
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What do you get when you combine a large company with vast resources, multiple processing plants, and top technical and engineering talent with one that is nimble, innovative and solutions driven? You get Sabert Corp. A $1 billion business, Sabert...
Kentucky AI work continues, despite uncertainty stemming from federal spending bill
WUKY - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
Kentucky lawmakers passed Senate Bill 4 this year, "establishing and implementing policy standards" for the use of AI in state government. And while officials are putting the finishing touches on those standards, the major spending bill in the US...
Judy Jule (Edmondson) Murdoch
The Owensboro Times - Kentucky
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June 30, 2025
Judy Jule Murdoch, age 77, of Cloverport, Kentucky, and Grants, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2025, at Breckinridge County Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Judy was born on November 16, 1947, in Creston, Iowa,...
Kentucky's Medicaid changes vs. Medicaid talks on Capitol Hill: What's the difference?
WUKY - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
Kentucky's Medicaid waiver passed in this year's legislative session would implement a community engagement program with the aim of connecting some participants with education and job assistance opportunities. That shouldn't be confused with the...
‘Don’t Bankrupt America’: Musk Vows to Campaign Against Republicans Who Support Trump’s Debt-Raising Megabill
TIME Magazine
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July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump has made clear that any Republican member of Congress who opposes his sprawling tax-and-spending package dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will face his wrath. He launched a campaign to primary Rep. Thomas Massie of...
Kentucky lawmakers move to temporary building as Capitol undergoes renovation
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
(LEX 18) — Kentucky lawmakers have officially moved out of the 115-year-old Capitol building as it undergoes a major renovation that will take several years to complete. The Senate and House will now conduct business in a newly constructed...
‘His blood is in the soil’: the Kentucky group honoring victims of lynchings
The Guardian
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June 28, 2025
On 26 October 1924, Fred Shannon, a Black man, was lynched at age 28 by a mob of nearly 200 masked residents in Wayland, Kentucky. Shannon, a local musician, was falsely accused of killing a white man over a financial dispute. While was he being...
Frankfort father indicted on capital murder charges after arson fire kills his 2 sons
WDRB - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Frankfort, Kentucky man has been indicted on capital murder charges after allegedly setting a house fire that killed his two sons. Dustin Fields, 44, was indicted on June 24 by the Franklin County Circuit on two counts...
Kentucky university and South Korean researchers partner to promote aquaculture
Aquaculture North America
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June 26, 2025
Kentucky State University (KSU)’s Dr. Andrew Ray is co-leading a Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. and South Korea to foster aquaculture. The agreement between the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Republic...
Kentucky Gov. Beshear warns of Medicaid cuts' impact on rural hospitals
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina released a report listing the hospitals that could be impacted. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democratic governors, including Kentucky's Gov. Andy Beshear, spoke about...
GE Appliances moves production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment
The Messenger - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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...
Unlocked guns and meds fuel spike in child deaths, Kentucky report finds
WDRB - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — New data shows an increase in accidental shootings and overdoses involving Kentucky children. Kentucky’s Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel reviewed 12 cases involving firearms, and all but one resulted...
Somerset Community College leads construction of first 3D-printed house in Kentucky
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — 3D printing technology is now being used to build a home for the first time in Kentucky. The technology could address both the state's housing shortage and the need for climate-resistant homes. Somerset Community College...
Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 6, June 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
Volume 6, Issue 6 Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-new CISA, NSA, FBI Issue New Guidelines on AI Data Security “This includes methods such as ‘poisoning’ of scraped sources and targeting of weak points...
Kentucky’s utility regulator launches effort to study nuclear power
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Kentucky’s utility regulator is inviting Kentuckians to weigh in on the possibilities of developing nuclear power plants in the state. The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) in an order earlier this month opened a case to discuss “issues...