Kentucky News Digest

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Kentucky. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Louisville bureau at (502) 583-7718 or aplouisville(at)ap.org. Beth Campbell is on the desk. News editor Scott Stroud can be reached at [email protected]. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. If circumstances change before 6 p.m., a new digest will be sent reflecting those developments. All times are Eastern.

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Top Stories:

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican leaders in the Kentucky House are preparing to unveil legislation aimed at increasing the state's workforce by offering transitional support to ease people off public assistance.

In Brief:

—FATAL FIRE, from Brownsville: A 6-year-old girl and her mother died Friday when their home in south-central Kentucky caught fire, authorities said.

—SUPREME COURT CLERK, from Frankfort: A fixture of Kentucky's Supreme Court for 25 years is retiring.

—ELK STUDY, from Louisville: Researchers are launching a three-year study of elk in Kentucky.

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