President Joe Biden has okayed federal help after storms hit Kentucky March 3rd and fourth.

Kentucky was hit by tornadoes, straight line winds and flooding, landslides and mudslides.

The disaster declaration means local governments and some nonprofit groups will get help paying for repairs.

Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that narrowly passed on the final day of the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly.

House Bill 135 would have established a regulatory framework to allow self-driving cars, trucks and semis on Kentucky's public highways.

The bill faced an uphill battle after it was defeated in one Senate committee, but allowed to pass in another and eventually passed both chambers and his veto message.

Governor Beshear said, quote, House Bill 135 failed in the correct legislative committee, only to be moved and rushed through another committee on the next to the last day of the regular session in order to reach passage.

He went on to say the bill is quote and ambiguous and broad and does not provide enough specifics, including about how it can be implemented, monitored and enforced.

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