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The Kentucky Senate approved its version of the state’s biennial budget plan Thursday by a 32-4 vote.
House Bill 265, as amended by the Senate, is similar to the budget that cleared the House two weeks ago. The plan includes 8.4 percent cuts on nearly all agencies over the next two years.
This is on top of 10 rounds of budget reductions since 2007. Critical areas, such as Medicaid, are exempt from the cuts.
Base-line school funding remains, along with an additional provision for school districts suffering damage from the recent tornadoes.

A Campbellsville man was indicted in LaRue County Monday, two months after police say he caused a crash while under the influence that injured another man.
Jimmy Dean Underwood, 46, of Coakley Road in Campbellsville was indicted on charges of first-degree assault; first-degree wanton endangerment; operating a motor vehicle while license suspended for DUI, first offense; operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second offense; reckless driving; and possession of an open container in a vehicle.

Taylor County School District’s plans to build a new high school and a performance-based education campus are on hold.
Thanks to the state budget woes, there simply is no money to help fund the replacement of category five schools. Category five school buildings are those deemed by state inspectors to be in the worst state of repair and in need of replacement. Taylor County Elementary is classified as category five.

A Campbellsville man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday night.
According to a Taylor County Sheriff’s Office news release, Aleksandr Karapetyan, 61, of 211 Misty Drive, was standing in the middle of the northbound lane of KY 55, near the intersection with Misty Drive, when he was struck by a 2003 Toyota sedan driven by Shirley A. Mardis, 69, of Campbellsville. The collision occurred at 9:26 p.m.