STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES MYRON DOSSETT AND JOHN TILLEY AGREE THERE IS PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT COMING TO A COMPROMISE ON THE MEDICAID BUDGET SHORTFALL AND SAY THERE LIKELY WOULDN’T BE A SPECIAL SESSION IF NOT FOR THIS YEAR’S GOVERNOR’S RACE.
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MEANWHILE, STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY NOTES IN HIS WEEKLY COLUMN THAT THE BILL TO INCREASE THE LEGAL HIGH SCHOOL “DROPOUT AGE” TO 18 IS ALSO ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK’S SESSION.
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A BOOK SIGNING IS SCHEDULEd FOR SATURDAY FROM 11 TO 4 AT THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ACCORDING TO LOCAL HISTORIAN WILLIAM TURNER, WHO SAYS THOMAS HARPER WILL SIGN COPIES OF A BOOK SIMPLY TITLED “TRIGG COUNTY,” WHICH CHRONICLES THE COUNTY’S HISTORY IN PICTURES.
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THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY AGAIN THURSDAY, THOUGH GAS PRICES STILL AVERAGE AROUND $3.46 IN HOPKINSVILLE AND $3.44 IN CLARKSVILLE, WHILE THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES OF ELKTON AND CADIZ FACE A HARSHER PAIN AT THE PUMP.
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