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New laws have cemented a tax that pays miners with black lung disease. Miner advocates are celebrating; the coal industry says it's unfair.
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A new fire department is opening soon in a Union County community thanks to revenue from the coal severance tax.Union County Judge Executive Adam O'Nan…
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Hopkins County is facing a nearly five percent budget cut thanks in large part to a reduction in coal severance tax revenue. The county is home to…
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The City of Madisonville and First United Bank are taking the former municipal building on East Center Street and turning it into a plaza with greenspace,…
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Coal counties receive a portion of coal severance revenue but several county officials say they aren’t getting enough. Webster County Judge Executive Jim…
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A $700,000 shortfall in projected coal severance tax revenues is prompting the Hopkins County Fiscal Court to modify its plans to fund certain county…
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The state's top budget official is reporting an 8.3 percent increase in General Fund revenue in May, largely thanks to improved collections from the sales…
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A drop in coal severance tax revenues has several Kentucky leaders worried. Money from the tax on mined coal is used largely for state, county and city…
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Hopkins County officials are bracing for a drop in coal severance tax funds following a slowdown in coal production over the next 18 months.State…
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The City of Earlington is temporarily laying off three of its Street Department workers effective Dec. 21 with another three possible in the coming weeks.…