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In June 2015, Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC), Kentucky’s housing finance agency, and Lieutenant Governor Crit Luallen announced a special financing program (Program) to provide one percent, 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loans for qualifying residents in the 54-county Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR). The Program had two main goals: 1) to increase economic development and create jobs in the Appalachian region by stimulating housing growth; and 2) to make home buying more affordable for more residents in the SOAR.

The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the administration’s cap and trade rules. On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two final rules and a third proposed rule to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. These regulations are expected to change the way we generate, distribute, and consume electricity here in the United States and are a threat to ratepayers across the country and to grid reliability.

The community of Jamestown is an official “Trail Town” thanks to its connections to water and land recreation, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Bob Stewart announced today. “With Lake Cumberland, the Cumberland River and a beautiful state resort park all nearby, Jamestown is an ideal place for a Trail Town,” Stewart said.

Governor Steve Beshear today joined Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and other local leaders for a ceremony to help open the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse in downtown Louisville – the latest bourbon-themed attraction in the state’s largest city

The Kentucky Business One Stop Portal received a prestigious national award on Sept. 25 in New Orleans in recognition of the portal’s outstanding applications and infrastructure, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced

My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown will host a garden makeover by renowned landscape designer Jon Carloftis on Oct. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Carloftis has partnered with the historic home and park in the redesign and reconstruction of this garden by selecting shrubs, perennials and annuals from the plant company Proven Winners.

Governor Steve Beshear welcomed Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill to Kentucky today to announce $3 million in strategic investments that will improve infrastructure, health care and economic development in western Kentucky

Governor Steve Beshear welcomed Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill to Kentucky today to announce $3 million in strategic investments that will improve infrastructure, health care and economic development in western Kentucky.

My Old Kentucky Home State Park is offering a "Tobacco Barn Candle" that is becoming quite popular. The candle, made by Kentucky Green Studio in Paris, Kentucky, has the scent of tobacco curing in a barn and is sold at the park’s gift shop. Other candles related to the history of the park include: Doo-Dah!, Mint Julep, Bacon, Meadow in the Bloom, Muscadine Wine, Blackberry Wine, and Hard Times

Governor Steve Beshear announced today that U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Victor Mendez, a champion for the nation’s vital transportation infrastructure, will visit Louisville next week to speak to an automotive conference and to view progress on the downtown Ohio River bridge project

The park, located north of Richmond, closed earlier this year to allow for work on a natural gas pipeline that runs underneath the property. While the park recently reopened to the public, the lake remains closed to fishing because it remains at one-third of its capacity.

A two-day conference exploring strategies for community growth and development based on 21st-century challenges will take place Sept. 24-25 in downtown Louisville. The Kentucky Heritage Council (KHC) Strong Towns Conference is being presented in partnership with the Kentucky Main Street Program, Preservation Kentucky, Preservation Louisville and Friends of Kentucky Main Street, with support from KHC member Nana Lampton and Hardscuffle Inc.

Governor Steve Beshear and Department for Local Government Commissioner Tony Wilder today presented the 2015 Spirit of Kentucky Award to the McLean County Regional Water Commission, a partnership consisting of city and county groups that joined together to centralize the region’s water system.

Area seniors are invited to Senior Scam Jam, a free workshop in Prestonsburg to learn how to protect themselves from financial fraud and scams. The event is being held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Registered participants will be provided with lunch, take-home materials and a chance to win door prizes. Topics include cybercrime, mail fraud, reverse mortgages, identity theft, medicare fraud and investment fraud

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes today hosted a discussion among Northern Kentucky leaders, where she celebrated the region’s recent business growth and stressed the importance of continuing to make the area even more business-friendly, including building a new Brent Spence Bridge