Casey Parker-Bell.
####  President Biden today nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
She's a judge on the D.C. court of appeals.
Senator Mitch McConnell says Judge Jackson is the favored choice of far-left dark-money groups, but says he looks forward to studying her record and judicial philosophy.
#### State Representative Jason Petrie today introduced a bill to gradually lower Kentucky's income tax while extending the sales tax to some services.
Under the bill, the five-percent income tax would drop by a point, each year, until it's eliminated - if the state meets revenue targets.
#### Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he's finalized a settlement with four drug distributors for their part in Kentucky's opioid problem.
Kentucky will get 483 million dollars, with half going to the state and half to local governments.
#### Bill Bryant and a reporter