Afternoon Round-Up 7/6/12

Today on NPR: Here's what it looks like when about 18-minutes worth of professional fireworks all go up at once.

Around the Commonwealth:

• A new conservative think tank in Kentucky is expanding its political influence outside of its usual lobbying efforts.
• On Thursday, a law limiting the amount of pseudoephedrine a person can buy from a pharmacy will go into effect.
• A state lawmaker has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 session of the Kentucky General Assembly aimed at stiffening drunk driving laws.
• Kentucky’s Secretary of State has issued a good news-bad news report on business filings.
• A water shortage watch has been issued today for 27 counties spread across Kentucky.
• Three western Kentuckians are among members appointed or re-appointed to the Kentucky Arts Council.