{"id":3312,"date":"2016-01-26T00:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T04:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2016-02-06T00:02:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T04:02:06","slug":"judge-rules-noahs-ark-eligible-for-tax-incentive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/01\/26\/judge-rules-noahs-ark-eligible-for-tax-incentive\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Rules Noah\u2019s Ark Eligible For Tax Incentive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"875\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/09\/24\/states-only-military-school-being-sold\/gavel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gavel.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gavel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gavel.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/gavel.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"gavel\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-875\" \/><br \/>\nA religious group building a massive Noah&#8217;s Ark tourist attraction in Kentucky has won a legal battle over the state&#8217;s withdrawal of a potential tax incentive worth millions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge ruled Monday that Kentucky officials violated the ark builders&#8217; 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