Beech Tree News Network

Attorney General Daniel Cameron submitted a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas opposing the Biden Administration’s creation of a “Disinformation Governance Board.” The letter argues that the Board violates the constitutional rights of Americans to speak freely, debate, and disagree with the government. * * * Last week the number of new cases of COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, and the positivity rate all saw increases, which is a continuing trend, according to the latest weekly report from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. The May 9 report shows there were 3,957 new cases of COVID during the past week. That compares to 3,394 during the previous week and 2,997 two weeks ago. There have now been a total of 1,325,726 cases in the state since the first one was reported on March 6, 2020. * * * alvoline Inc. (VVV) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $81 million. On a per-share basis, the Lexington, Kentucky-based company said it had net income of 45 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 48 cents per share.