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• Grayson Announces Expansion of Election Services to Military and Overseas Citizens
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  With two military bases and nearly 8,500 soldiers and airmen in the National Guard, Kentucky has a large number of voters who are fighting to defend American rights, including our right to vote. Secretary of State Trey Grayson, chairman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections (SBE), announced today that the SBE has expanded its services to make it easier for citizens residing overseas and our soldiers in harm’s way to vote.
• KENTUCKY'S CAMPUS PRESIDENTS PLEDGE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Campus presidents from Kentucky's colleges and universities signed a resolution earlier today pledging their commitment to be full partners with the Kentucky Department of Education in preparing high school graduates to be college and career ready.
• Officials Implement Emergency Fish Regulation For Lake Cumberland
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Dr. Jon Gassett today issued a Wildlife Disaster Contingency Measure for Lake Cumberland which increases the creel limits and reduces size requirements for striped bass. Because of high water temperatures and low dissolved oxygen levels, striped bass are under severe stress and in some cases, dying.
• Governor Beshear Participates in Ribbon Cutting for Bruss North America’s Corporate Headquarters Expansion in Russell Springs
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Joined by company and community leaders, Gov. Steve Beshear today participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commence the expansion of Bruss North America’s corporate headquarters in Russell Springs. The German-owned company, which specializes in the manufacturing of sealing systems for transmissions and engines, has invested $10 million and is currently in the process of adding more than 100 new jobs at the plant.
• Justice Mary C. Noble named deputy chief justice of Supreme Court of Kentucky
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. has named Justice Mary C. Noble as deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky.
• Meeting Advisory: Equine Drug Research Council of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to meet Thursday Sept. 2, 2010
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  he Equine Drug Research Council of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at the office of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in Lexington, Ky. The agenda for the meeting follows.
• Governor Beshear Announces First Security Bank of Owensboro to Expand Headquarters, Create 25 New Jobs
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Gov. Steve Beshear today joined company and community officials in Owensboro to announce the expansion of First Security Bank of Owensboro’s headquarters operation. The project will entail the creation of 25 new full-time jobs and a capital investment of nearly $4.3 million in the Commonwealth.
• Gov. Beshear proclaims September as College Savings Month
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed September as College Savings Month in Kentucky.
• Governor breaks ground for new US 60 bridge over Tennessee River
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
  Gov. Steve Beshear today broke ground for the final phase of one of the top transportation projects in western Kentucky – construction of a new bridge to carry US 60 over the Tennessee River between McCracken and Livingston counties.
• Great American Dulcimer Convention at Pine Mountain Sept. 24-25
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  Mountain traditions abound the weekend of Sept. 24-25 during the Great American Dulcimer Convention at Pine Mountain State Resort Park at Pineville.
• Trolling For Trophies Drawing Winner Announced
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – William “Bud” Foshee of Birmingham, Ala. will now have a chance to land a 50-inch muskellunge, a 10-pound largemouth bass, hand-sized bluegill, 2-foot-long hybrid striped bass and shellcrackers as long as a tackle box.
• Gov. Beshear, Officials Break Ground for Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  Governor Steve Beshear, state Rep. Jimmie Lee, Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Secretary Janie Miller and officials from the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID) gathered today for the official groundbreaking for new residential homes and a clinic for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Siting Board Local Hearing on Proposed Vectren Transmission Line Still Set For Thursday in Henderson - Legal deadlines do not allow postponement due to death of board member
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  A public hearing on a proposed electric transmission line in Henderson and Webster counties will be held as scheduled Thursday despite the death of Henderson County Judge/Executive Sandy Lee Watkins last week. “Unfortunately, deadlines established in Kentucky statutes make it impossible to delay the hearing in response to this tragic event,” Kentucky Public Service Commission Chairman David Armstrong said.
• Meeting of the Turnpike Authority of Kentucky
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 at 10 a.m. in Room 386 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky.
• KENTUCKY SETS STATE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS EVENT TOMORROW
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  Kentucky's colleges and universities and Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education invite you to attend a news conference with Campus Presidents, State Policy Leaders and First Lady Jane Beshear to showcase and discuss postsecondary college and career readiness initiatives.