SUMMARY: Apple and Corning are expanding their partnership with a $2.5 billion investment to produce all iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass at Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky facility. For the first time, 100% of the cover glass for these devices sold worldwide will be made in the U.S. Corning will dedicate the entire plant to Apple, increasing its Kentucky manufacturing and engineering workforce by 50%. They will also establish an Apple-Corning Innovation Center at the plant to develop advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. This effort is part of Apple’s broader plan to invest over $600 billion in the U.S. economy within four years, promoting domestic production.

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SUMMARY: The Kentucky Supreme Court reheard arguments over a 2022 law shifting power from the Jefferson County school board to its superintendent, a measure applying only to the state’s largest district. Critics call it unconstitutional “special legislation,” while the attorney general’s office warns striking it down could jeopardize other local laws, including Louisville and Lexington’s merged governments. The case, revived after a court makeup change, follows lower court rulings against the law. Attorneys debated whether targeting one district is justified. A related lawsuit now challenges Louisville’s merger, raising stakes over governance structures in Kentucky’s largest cities and potential statewide implications.

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SUMMARY: Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman urges state leaders to ban bromazolam, a dangerous “designer Xanax” linked to at least 47 overdose deaths in 2024. Bromazolam, often passed as prescription benzodiazepines, is potent and deadly, especially combined with opioids. Northern Kentucky law enforcement discovered its presence after a nonfatal overdose involving nearly 200 counterfeit pills. Currently unscheduled in Kentucky, bromazolam dealers face only minor charges, unlike harsher penalties for heroin or fentanyl trafficking. Coleman has requested emergency scheduling to empower prosecutors and law enforcement. The drug is spreading regionally, with fears it will expand further in the state. Authorities warn against taking any unprescribed or counterfeit pills.

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