AFTERNOON HEADLINES 04/13

13 MONTHS AFTER DUNBAR CAVE IN CLARKSVILLE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE “WHITE NOSE SYNDROME” DISEASE BEING FOUND IN A BAT, THE SAME ILLNESS WAS FOUND IN A TRIGG COUNTY BAT AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ARE WARNING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT TOUCH ANY BAT THEY FIND DEAD OR ALIVE.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLETED ITS BUDGET HEARINGS WEDNESDAY, USING A ONE DAY FORMAT WHERE ONLY AGENCIES ASKING FOR MORE FUNDING THAN LAST FISCAL YEAR MADE PRESENTATIONS TO JUDGE EXECUTIVE STEVE TRIBBLE AND MEMBERS OF FISCAL COURT.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON OF HOPKINSVILLE HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, A MOVE HE SAYS GIVES HIM A SPOT ON THE “FRONT LINE” IN THE KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY.
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KENTUCKY U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL AND OTHER REPBULICAN LAWMAKERS ARE PUSHING A BILL WHICH WOULD REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY BY INCREASING THE ELIGIBILILTY AGE FOR ANYONE CURRENTLY 56-YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.
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MEANWHILE, SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS REPUBLICANS WILL NOT ENTERATAIN PROPOSALS FOR HIGHER INCOME TAX RATES IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.
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