ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - March 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.4 percent in March and 3.8 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 10 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00066) on April 9, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kenergy Corp. For A Deviation From 807 KAR 5:011, Section 8(2) ORDER On February 23, 2024, Kenergy Corp. (Kenergy), filed a proposed change to its net metering and interconnection tariff via the online tariff filing system./1 The proposed tariff included, inter alia, new requirements for applying for inter  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 10 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00082) on April 9, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Louisville Gas And Electric Company For A Site Compatibility Certificate For The Construction Of A Battery Energy Storage System Facility At E.W. Brown Generating Station In Mercer County, Kentucky ORDER On March 28, 2024, Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) filed an application for a site compatibi  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 10 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00068) on April 9, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Simpson County Water District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 ORDER On March 21, 2024, Simpson County Water District (Simpson District) filed its application with the Commission requesting an adjustment to its water rates pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076. Simpson District filed this application in  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: As part of a comprehensive response to the acute opioid crisis, United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV has forwarded a letter to correctional facilities in the Eastern District of Kentucky, reminding them that refusing to provide required care for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that the U.S  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment on February 14, 2024, charging three people in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and other related methamphetamine trafficking offenses. One of the three was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western Di  more