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Kentucky County says no to letting businesses sell medical cannabis and Kentucky is home to one of America's hazy assist national parks.

What can be done about it?

Our Joe Gibbs tells us more in tonight's look at headlines around Kentucky.

♪ >> A left-leaning non-profit released a new study that shows undocumented immigrants paid nearly 100 billion dollars in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic policy, undocumented immigrants in 40 states pay higher tax rates.

The top one percent of the income scale in those states.

The Kentucky Lantern reports that many undocumented immigrants are denied the benefits of the program's their taxes pond.

Jackie Vamo with National Immigration Law Center says they also face many challenges to get refunds, including getting scammed by dishonest tax preparers.

Medical cannabis businesses will not be allowed to operate in LaRue County.

Well, Andrew County Herald News reports that LaRue County Fiscal court approved an ordinance prohibiting medicinal cannabis business operations, calling it, quote, necessary and appropriate and in the best interests of the health safety and welfare of the county of La Rue's residents and members of the public who visit travel and conduct business in the county end quote.

The newspaper also reports the deadline has passed to get the matter placed on the ballot so voters could decide whether to allow medical cannabis businesses in the county, the state of medicinal cannabis program is scheduled to take effect for patients with qualifying medical conditions on January.

First 2025.

Mammoth Cave is one of the country's hazy U.S. national parks and a plan drafted to control pollution does not go far enough.

The Kentucky Lantern reports the national parks Conservation Association and allies haze pollution in national parks and found Mammoth cave to be one of the hazy us saying more than 70% of the park's pollution comes from coal-fired power plants.

A spokesman for Kentucky's environmental Protection Cabinet says its efforts to reduce hace, quote, are significantly reducing emissions and quote, Kentucky is now trying to submit a new plan for the EPA to consider.

However, the EPA could create its own hazed plan for the state.

The city of Lexington is asking people to submit visual art to celebrate Monarch Butterfly, weigh stations.

Jennifer Hubbard, the superintendent of natural areas for Parks and Recreation tells W E K you the way stations are critical stops for the monarchs trip to Mexico.

According to Hubbard, Monarchs contribute to the sustainability of wild flowers and impact our food source.

The deadline to submit artwork is September 13.

With headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Toby Good.