🌱 How Prospect’s House Speaker helped shape Kentucky’s final state budget
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In today's newsletter:
- How Prospect’s House Speaker helped shape Kentucky’s final state budget
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
- Saturday: Thunderstorms, some severe, temps: high: 73, low: 41.
- Sunday: Windy in the afternoon, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• GOP supermajority overrides most of governor's vetoes (kentuckynewera.com) — Prospect residents are represented at the center of Kentucky’s budget fight, with House Speaker David Osborne of Prospect helping override most of Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes while accepting a few key changes on kinship care funding. Lawmakers advanced the two-year state and judicial budgets, sparking debate over unfunded mandates, court funding, and how much flexibility the governor should have in spending priorities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Men’s Ministries Prayer Warriors
4316 Winchester Ave , Ashland
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Live Music: The Dive
Goshen Mercantile Taproom , 11936 W Hwy 42 , Goshen
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Live Music: The Dive — Goshen Mer Co. Taproom
Goshen Mercantile Taproom , 11936 W Hwy 42 , Goshen
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WMS Track meet @ Male HS
Male HS Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Boys Soccer vs Highland
Westport Middle Louisville, KY 40222
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Girls Lax vs North Oldham @ KCD
KCD Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Girls Soccer vs Ramsey @ Ramsey
Ramsey Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Girls Flag games @ Jtown HS
Jtown HS Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Boys Soccer vs JCTMS
Westport Middle Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Girls Soccer v Meyzeek
Westport Middle Louisville, KY 40222
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WMS Boys Flag games @ Jtown
Jtown Louisville, KY 40222
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SpongeBob Musical
Paramount Theatre - Ashland , 1300 Winchester Ave , Ashland
9:30 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member. in Prospect. Apply here.
- Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Prospect. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prospect here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jeffersontown
- Jeffersontown neighbors push back against proposed apartment development (wdrb.com)
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office dispatchers honored during Telecommunicators Week (wlky.com)
- Kentucky lawmakers override veto on lower age for concealed carry (wlky.com)
Louisville
- 5 things to do in the Louisville area the weekend of April 17-19 (wdrb.com)
- Del Taco plans to open first Louisville location. Where to find it (courier-journal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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