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With epic flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the state’s Governor wants to know ‘why we keep getting hit’

After three years in office, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has grown accustomed to holding media briefings on weather disasters. In February 2020, heavy rain caused flooding across Central and Eastern Kentucky, and mudslides in Eastern Kentucky, raising the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers to their highest levels in decades. In an essay lamenting the suffering, Kentucky […]

Impacts

Governor announces water, flood control funding for Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky’s water problems are well documented, but for Pike County, some help may be on the way.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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With epic flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the state’s Governor wants to know ‘why we keep getting hit’

Governor announces water, flood control funding for Eastern Kentucky

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