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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
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Good morning, Frankfort. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 15th of May.
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Kentucky taxpayers face an average tax increase of $1,715 per filer if Congress does not extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that expires at the end of this year—according to a report by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. The report also found that a proposal to raise the state and local tax cap to $25,000 would benefit less than 1% of the relief for Kentucky while most gains go to high-tax states. WKYT
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Kentucky Housing Corporation warned that if Congress approves the proposed White House budget the state will lose nearly half its federal housing funds—this cut would eliminate programs like Section 8 and affect about 149,000 households and more than 10,000 landlords statewide. Louisville Public Media
- ➤ State officials from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Kentucky Conservation Officers’ Association will hold a memorial service Monday at 11 a.m. at the Fallen Officers Memorial at 1 Sportsman’s Lane to honor 11 game wardens who died in the line of duty— including Tex Bailey, who died Nov. 1 in Barren County—with speeches from Commissioner Rich Storm, Col. Jeremy McQueary, Maj. David Marques and Warden Alex Kidd. Kentucky Today
- ➤ Congressman Rogers visited Washington to honor 18 fallen Kentucky officers during National Police Week by adding their names to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial—he met with Perry County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jason Duff as officers from Eastern Kentucky, including one from Frankfort, were remembered. 92.7 The Wave
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Bright Futures in Mental Health Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Capital Plaza Hotel — Ticket info not provided — Celebrate Mental Health Month and hear insights from keynote speaker Eric Friedlander.
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Downtown Frankfort Bourbon Week
10 AM – 10 PM — Downtown Frankfort Inc — Various costs — Celebrate the spirit of Frankfort with bourbon tours, local products, and a kickoff concert under the summer sky.
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