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An entire city in Jefferson County is slated to disappear, thanks to a relatively new Kentucky law. The municipality of Poplar Hills went defunct years ago and now the state is trying to get rid of it and other so-called “ghost cities.”

During a forum hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron didn’t share the stage, but instead independently spoke to a packed room of local business leaders and elected officials about issues like Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion and whether to continue cutting the state’s income tax.

The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether electoral maps drawn by Republicans during the 2022 redistricting process are constitutional.

Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones has died at age 84.Jones was a Democrat who served as Kentucky’s top executive from 1991 until 1995. He also held the office of lieutenant governor from 1987 until 1991 as a part of Gov. Wallace Wilkinson’s administration.

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission heard from more than a dozen people about their personal and professional experiences with ibogaine, an experimental psychedelic treatment for opioid addiction.

During a campaign stop in Louisville, Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron and his wife Makenze discussed issues like “learning loss,” inflation and so-called gender and political ideology in Kentucky schools.

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied another request to block Kentucky and Tennessee bans on gender-affirming care for minors while the court reviews a legal challenge to the laws. A final decision in the case is expected later this month.

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter announced he will not seek reelection next year. He has served in the high court’s top spot since January.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear began airing a new ad last week attacking GOP challenger Daniel Cameron for supporting Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortion.It’s a change in strategy for the incumbent, and many Democratic politicians in the South, who have avoided going on the offensive over abortion rights.

A report published this month found that Kentucky did not meet conditions put in place by the legislature to allow lawmakers to cut the state income tax again next year.