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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard April 20, 2023

By Tom Martin
Published April 20, 2023 at 10:55 AM EDT
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Adam Edelen says the solar farm his company helped bring to Martin County is unaffected by actions taken by the Trump Administration, but a $90 million grant for a project in Pennsylvania has been put on hold.
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Adam Edelen says the solar farm his company helped bring to Martin County is unaffected by actions taken by the Trump Administration, but a $90 million grant for a project in Pennsylvania has been put on hold.

Kentucky’s ranking as dead last among states for investment in green energy. The heavy impact of the pandemic on learning and proficiency in math and reading and how improvements in those areas would boost the Kentucky economy. And, the Lexington world premier of the touring photographic exhibition, “Shades of Compassion.”

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Tom Martin
Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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