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• Kentucky receives nearly $3 million to assist displaced Comair workers
  Monday, May 20, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced Kentucky will receive a nearly $3 million National Emergency Grant (NEG) to assist workers affected by the closure of Comair, located in Erlanger.
• Kentucky ABC, Charitable Gaming Enforcement Execute Search Warrant on American Legion Post 43
  Monday, May 20, 2013
  Charges include illegal alcohol sales in dry territory, promotion of gambling
• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Friday, May 17, 2013
• KY Human Rights Commission makes May 2013 rulings on discrimination complaints
  Friday, May 17, 2013
• State Property and Buildings Commission
  Friday, May 17, 2013
  State Property and Buildings Commission May 20, 2013 2:30 p.m. Room 182, Capitol Annex, Frankfort
• Investments Made in Agricultural Diversification Projects
  Friday, May 17, 2013
  More than $2.7 million invested across the Commonwealth
• Gov. Beshear Announces Sparrow to Retire From Tourism Post
  Friday, May 17, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear announced today that Marcheta Sparrow will retire May 31 from her post as Secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage.
• State Honors Foster Parents for Exemplary Service; Thirteen families recognized for transitional care of children
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Thirteen Kentucky families from across the state were honored today for their service as foster parents to some of the state’s most vulnerable children. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), the state agency that oversees the public foster care system, presented the awards at a Frankfort reception. Nine families from each of the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) regions received an Excellence in Service Award for outstanding support of Kentucky’s families and children, and four families received a Longevity Award for 25 or more years of service.
• Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board today approves 15 sites for National Register listing; nominations now go to the National Park Service for final approval
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Fifteen nominations to the National Register of Historic Places were approved today during a meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board at Metro Development Center in Louisville, including several modern sites in the Metro area, historic districts, schools, industrial buildings and Great Saltpetre Cave.
• Attorney General's Office and BBB Partner with Cintas and Lowes to Offer Free Shred Day in Lexington
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central and Eastern Kentucky, CINTAS Corporation and Lowes Home Improvement are teaming up to offer a free "Shred Day" for Lexington residents on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Lowe's, 2300 Greg Lag Way in the Hamburg Pavilion from 9 a.m. to noon.
• Justice Michelle M. Keller formally sworn in as a Supreme Court justice
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Justice Michelle M. Keller was formally sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky by Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr.
• Kentucky’s jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent in April 2013
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
• Campuses confer estimated 61,472 degrees, credentials in 2012-13
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Officials at Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities estimate that they have conferred 61,472 degrees and credentials during the 2012-13 academic year, with historic levels continuing at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s and professional practice doctoral levels.
• Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend At Kentucky State Parks
  Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  With the Memorial Day weekend just a few days away, make plans to visit a Kentucky State Park for camping, hiking, golf, swimming, boating, fishing or enjoying a meal and overnight stay at one of the system’s 17 resort parks.
• Gov. Beshear signs bill to ramp up Career, Technical Education in Kentucky
  Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today ceremonially signed House Bill 207 that unites the state’s two Career and Technical Education (CTE) systems under the guidance of Kentucky’s Department of Education. The goal is to create a unified, more relevant and efficient system to educate and prepare students for the world of work in a real-life setting.