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Adair	Allen	Barren
270.384.2801	270.237.3706	270.651.5200
Butler	Clinton	Cumberland
270.526.5676	606.387.5943	270.864.3726
Edmonson	Grayson	Green
270.597.2624	270.259.3201	270.932.5386
Hart	Logan	Metcalfe
270.524.2751	270.726.6061	270.432.4821
Monroe	Muhlenberg	Ohio
270.487.5471	270.338.1441	270.298.4422
Russell	Simpson	Taylor
270.343.2125	270.586.8161	270.465.6677
Todd	Warren
270.265.2363	270.843.5306

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KY: Amendment gives at least $100 million annually to horse industry At least $100 million annually would go to Kentucky's horse industry if voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize slot machines. KY: State gets stimulus money for child care Gov. Steve Beshear announced Thursday that Kentucky will receive $4 million in federal stimulus funds to pay for training and other resources for child-care providers. KY: Panel sends governor 3 names for open court seat Gov. Steve Beshear has three candidates to consider for an open district court judgeship that covers four eastern Kentucky counties. KY: Health department says it may have more vaccine for clinics Louisville may wind up with more than double the doses of swine flu vaccine officials originally anticipated in time for the city's first mass vaccination clinics Wednesday and Thursday. KY: No extra security at Kentucky bases after Fort Hood shootings Fort Knox and Fort Campbell officials said they have not been ordered to lock down or take extra security precautions after a mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas on Thursday. KY: By Ky. military museum set to reopen temporarily The Kentucky Military History Museum is scheduled to temporarily reopen this month for public tours. KY: AP sources -- Suicide eyed in Ky. census worker case WASHINGTON — Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos.

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COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION APPROVES 2010-12 BUDGET REQUEST The Council on Postsecondary Education approved a biennial budget request today for Kentucky’s eight public four-year universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The Council is asking for basically the same base budget plus technical adjustments. Kentucky Arts Council Selects Fifteen High Schools to Participate in Poetry Out Loud The Kentucky Arts Council has selected fifteen high schools to participate in the state competition for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Selected schools are Allen County Scottsville High School,Paul Laurence Dunbar High School,Frankfort High School,Western Hills High School, Fulton High School, Grant County High School, Harlan County High School, Hart County High School, Ballard High School, Beechwood High School, Knox Central High School, Jenkins Independent School, Mercer County High School, Ohio County High School and Greenwood High School. Former Nurse Sentenced in Connection With Death of Patient Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the sentencing of a nurse formerly employed by Hurstborne Care Center in Jefferson County, Ky. Mercer County to break ground for $12 million judicial center Nov. 10 State and local officials, public invited to attend groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Mercer County Judicial Center. Governor Proclaims November Adoption Awareness Month; Almost 800 children await adoptive homes Governor Steve Beshear has proclaimed November Adoption Awareness Month in Kentucky and is reminding Kentuckians to consider opening their hearts and home to the state’s almost 800 waiting children.

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