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The state senator serving Hopkins County is in Washington D-C this week. Robby Mills considers it an honor to to be asked to participate and contribute as a panelist in the Arnold Ventures Housing conference. He says over 30 states ares sharing successes and challenges to encourage housing development. Mills says this information will be be used by the Kentucky Housing Task Force.
The Madisonville police officer who ran the license plate of a car just ahead of him is reporting that the driver is facing three charges. During the traffic stop, Tammy Jacobs had no proof of auto insurance. She also had no driver’s license. Jacobs admitted that she had lived in Kentucky for over a year.
Our governor says if Affordable Care Act tax-credits are not extended, Kentuckians will be facing 900-dollars, or more, in additional costs each month for health coverage. He says many families are already struggling to make ends meet, and this is an added cost many cannot afford.
New electricity rates are likely early next year. Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities have reached an agreement with the majority of the intervening parties to adjust base rates that support necessary system enhancements to defend against the impacts of severe storms. They say the new rates will help implement new technologies.
A new non-profit in Muhlenberg County is establishing a white flag warming center. Breakthrough Base says it will be at 3-04 East Everly Brothers Boulevard. They also say they need some help. You can read about the needs of Breakthrough Base on the Facebook page of the Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation.
The Aspen Institute has named eight community colleges within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to its top 200 list. This makes them eligible to compete in two years for a one-million dollar Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The award is the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance for two-year colleges. Madisonville Community College is in this group. The K-C-T-C-S continues to be the top provider of workforce training in Kentucky.
When it comes to railroads, Frankfort is improving infrastructure and improving safety. The Executive Director of the Office of Public Affairs is Naitore Djibenou nigh-TOR jig-buh-NEW. She says one project is providing grants for six railway infrastructure improvement projects. (Clip in audio below)
About half of the states are contacting the president in regards to the decision to suspend SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The program helps to provide food to low-income families. In Kentucky, SNAP recipients can continue using current benefits as normal. For updates, Kentuckians can visit the website of the Department for Community Based Services, or their Self-Service Portal account. Also sharing this news will be official notifications, text messages and emails.
The city of White Plains wants residents to know that their dump is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It’s at 3-15 Mill Street. That’s at the corner of Mount Carmel Road.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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