LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following State of the State address on April 10, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the State of the State Address after the convening of the 94th General Assembly Fiscal Session on Wednesday, April 10th. The Governor's remarks as prepared are below: Speaker Shepherd, President Hester, Constitutional Officers, members of the Supreme Court, distinguished Members of the General Assembly,   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * $55M awarded to 16 colleges in 14 states; select grantees to share remaining $10M * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $65 million in grants to 16 colleges in 14 states to expand their capacity to provide training to meet the skill development needs of employers and help students obtain good jobs. Administered by th  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are working with the City of Lexington, Kentucky to extend the compliance deadline of an existing consent decree to resolve issues related to the city's sanitary sewer systems. The amended consent decree, which will be lodged with the Court and subject to a public comment period before it is entered by the Court, will e  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following article on April 10, 2024: * * * Agriculture Workers Across the Eighth District By Nathan Jefferson and Jack Fuller One of the most important economic developments of the past few years is the prevalence of labor shortages. While the exact details have varied across geographies and industries, some degree of labor market tightness has been felt almost everywhere in the U.S. The agricultural sector in   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Board of Education issued the following news release: The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) presented the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education to Emily Lehman, a 5th-grade educator for W.R. McNeill Elementary (Bowling Green Independent), at its April 10 meeting. Lehman said she is "grateful and humbled" to receive the 2024 Robinson Award. Each year, the KBE gives the Robinson Award to a Kentuckian or a Kentucky organiza  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 2023-00299) on April 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Magoffin County Water District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 NOTICE OF FILING OF COMMISSION STAFF'S REPORT Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the Commission's Order of December 4, 2023, as amended by the Order entered March 6, 2024, the attached report containing the recomm  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00112) on April 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of East Kentucky Midstream, LLC For Approval Of A Proposed Tariff Under 807 KAR 5:026, Section 9 COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO EAST KENTUCKY MIDSTREAM, LLC East Kentucky Midstream, LLC (East Kentucky Midstream), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an electronic ver  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00185) on April 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of North Mercer Water District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 ORDER On December 27, 2023,/1 North Mercer Water District (North Mercer District) filed its application with the Commission requesting an adjustment to its water rates pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076./2 The Commission established a proc  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 returned an indictment yesterday charging a Bowling Green, Kentucky, man with wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Karen Wingerd of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Offic  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Perry Johnson Jr., 30, of Dunwoody, Georgia, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Johnson admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According to court   more