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Bevin Blasts Lawmakers For Not Addressing Pensions, Says They Don’t Read Bills

Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday criticized lawmakers for not passing a bill to address the state’s ailing pension systems and also accused them of not reading legislation before voting.

Democratic Candidates Embrace The Risk Of Radical Ideas

HempWood Company Investing $5.8M In Murray Facility, Creating 25 Jobs

Tenn. Democratic Chair Apologizes For Calling State Racist

By The Associated Press • 4 hours ago

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairwoman Mary Mancini has apologized for calling the state racist recently while promoting less conventional candidates.

Contract to Raze Decrepit Cairo Housing Projects OK'd

By The Associated Press • 5 hours ago

Demolition of two complexes run by the troubled Alexander County Housing Authority in southern Illinois will begin next month.

Gov. Bevin On Higher Ed Funding, Competing With Tennessee

By Matt Markgraf • 5 hours ago

When asked if he would support more funding for higher education in the next budget, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said the state has “a finite amount of money.”

Murray State Racers To Begin NCAA Tournament Play In Connecticut

By Liam Niemeyer • 5 hours ago

The Murray State University Racers will play their first game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut, against a Marquette University squad that has struggled as of late.

Goforth Unveils First TV Ad In Challenging Kentucky Governor

By The Associated Press & Bruce Schreiner • 5 hours ago

Republican lawmaker Robert Goforth plays up his Kentucky roots in the first TV ad of his campaign challenge against Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin in the spring GOP primary.

Goforth Unveils First TV Ad In Challenging Kentucky Governor

By The Associated Press & Bruce Schreiner • 5 hours ago

Republican lawmaker Robert Goforth plays up his Kentucky roots in the first TV ad of his campaign challenge against Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin in the spring GOP primary.

Lake Barkley Partnership For Economic Development To Host First Job Fair

By Taylor Inman • 5 hours ago

The Lake Barkley Partnership for Economic Development is hosting their first job fair in Princeton next week.

Supreme Court Justices Seem Incredulous At Repeated Racial Bias In Jury Selection

By Nina Totenberg • 6 hours ago

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled strongly on Wednesday that it is likely to rule for a death row inmate in Mississippi who was prosecuted six times for the same crime by a prosecutor with a history of racial bias in jury selection.

The arguments, more passionate and fact-filled than usual, also had a surprise ending when Justice Clarence Thomas posed a question — the first time in three years.

Fed Signals Rate Hikes May Be Over For 2019

By Scott Horsley • 6 hours ago

Updated at 4:16 p.m. ET

The Federal Reserve is signaling that it may be done hiking interest rates this year, amid signs of economic slowing.

Trump Backs Public Release Of Mueller Report

By Brian Naylor • 6 hours ago

Amid signs that special counsel Robert Mueller will soon complete his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump says that he looks forward to seeing the report and that it should be made public.

Answering questions from reporters on the South Lawn of the White House prior to traveling to Ohio on Wednesday, Trump said of Mueller's report, "Let it come out. Let people see it — that's up to the attorney general."

Ohio Valley ReSource

Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall

As the Trump administration’s trade talks continue with China and other countries, farmers are feeling the pain from the president’s year-long trade war. Tariffs on agricultural goods are compounding problems caused by low crop prices and over-production, and small farmers are suffering the most.