LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- State and federal leaders in Kentucky say the state will be receiving federal money to help residents with winter heating bills.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson announced Friday that Kentucky would receive more than $68 million, which will be distributed through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The Community Action Partnership was taking applications at American Village, an apartment complex for seniors and the disabled, where the announcement was made.
Beshear says the additional funds would allow the state to help up to 159,000 more families than last year, when 45,000 were turned away after funding ran out.
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