AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPension Leadership: Murray State professor Dr. Ben Littlepage was elected chair of Kentucky’s Teachers’ Retirement System board, overseeing a system with more than $32 billion in assets and about $2.7 billion paid annually to educators. State Transportation Planning: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s draft 2026 STIP is open for public comment Aug. 1–30, laying out federally funded highway, bridge, transit, and safety projects for the next four years. Data Center Politics: Gov. Andy Beshear says he wasn’t briefed on a $100 billion Paducah-area AI data center and energy campus, raising questions about power, environment, jobs, and taxes. Local Education & Community: A Fancy Farm Picnic lineup is set for Aug. 1, with Beshear and Sen. Mitch McConnell not attending; and in West Louisville, AMPED and partners host a Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway Aug. 1. Health & Safety: Publix expanded a frozen blueberry recall in multiple states, including Kentucky, tied to E. coli hospitalizations.
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