LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * CSG Names 48 State Leaders to 2025 Henry Toll Fellowship Class * Prestigious national leadership development program's newest class includes leaders from 34 states and U.S. territories and all three branches of state government LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2025) -- The Council of State Governments (CSG) has selected 48 public servants from 34 states and   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * How a big, new federal law will impact SNAP and the states that administer the anti-hunger program * Among the many provisions in HR 1 -- the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in July 2025 -- are changes to two major safety-net programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), an anti-hunger program that provides food benefits t  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * In the News: SLC Highlights * Policy in Proximity: What the Southern Legislative Conference Taught Us About Listening,Leading, and Building Stronger Communities Del. Riley represents West Virginia at Southern Legislative Conference meeting | WV News Ivey announces more than $3.7 million in Rebuild Alabama projects Capitol Journal on location at t  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Incent and invest: Laws show states aiming to reduce use of conventionally produced nitrogen fertilizers, expand options through local production * In Nebraska and Minnesota, new state incentives are encouraging farmers to reduce their use of synthetic fertilizers. A goal of recent laws in Minnesota and North Dakota is to ramp up in-state fertilizer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Statement on the Passing of Dr. Robert Meriwether * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today on the passing of Paducah neurosurgeon, Dr. Robert Meriwether: "Elaine and I were saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend Dr. Robert Meriwether. A renowned Paducah neurosurgeon with decades of experience   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Meet the Co-Chairs: Arizona Representative Justin Wilmeth * Arizona Representative Justin Wilmeth Co Chair, CSG West Technology & Future of Work Committee As part of our continuing co-chair spotlight series, we're excited to introduce Arizona Representative Justin Wilmeth, who serves as co-chair of the CSG West Technology & Future of Work Committe  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Aug. 5 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Teaching patriotism with the help of DAV Field of Flags * Fifth grade social studies teacher Brad Puckett (left) stands with Vietnam veteran Marvin (right) in front of Commerce Middle School's DAV Field of Flags. Growing up as the son and grandson of veterans--and after 26 years in education--Brad Puckett believes in the importance of teaching students about our nation's v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a document titled 'Assessment and Validation of Depressions in Digital Elevation Models From Multiple Elevation Data Sources and Delineation of Depressions, Sinking Streams, and Their Watersheds in Tennessee and Parts of Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.' The report, authored by David E. Ladd and John K. Carmichael, is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5134. The   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * What's Innovative About Your State? * CSG West is proud to launch a new video series spotlighting innovation across the West--told directly by the legislators leading the way. Inspired by the theme of the 2025 CSG West Annual Meeting, Innovating at New Heights, this series asks a simple question: What's innovative about your state? Our first video fe  more