The following op-ed is written by Kentucky State Senators John Schickel and Danny Carroll and State Representative Kevin Bratcher The increase in violent crime across our nation and Kentucky’s cities should not surprise us. The Kentucky legislature the last several years has set the table for it. House Bill 463 reduced penalties for drug offenders. There is so-called […]
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Op-Ed: Collaboration Key to Making Education Better
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron). Earlier this year I was asked to participate in the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE). As an individual who has been involved in Kentucky’s educational system for nearly 30 years, I welcomed this invitation. Trying to understand how we can make our delivery […]
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Op-Ed: With COVID Variant Threat, We Should Be Better Than This
The following op-ed is written by Col Owens, a retired Legal Aid attorney who teaches poverty law at NKU Chase College of Law, and is the author of the recently-published book, Bending the Arc Towards Justice. It is very difficult for me to understand, much less feel confident about what I think should happen regarding, the […]
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Op-Ed: Child Tax Credit Expansion is Victory; Let’s Not Let it Vanish
The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. This week Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to help ease the costs of raising kids. These […]
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Op-Ed: Gov. Beshear: Largest Budget Surplus in History Adds to Kentucky’s Booming Economy
For months now, Kentucky’s economy has been heating up and we have seen a slew of positive economic development and new jobs announcements. Last week, that heat grew hotter when the state budget office reported we are ending the 2021 fiscal year in the best shape of my lifetime, with a general fund surplus of […]
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Op-Ed: NKY Must Embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion as Part of Economic Prosperity Goals
The following op-ed is co-written by NKY Chamber President & CEO Brent Cooper and Tri-ED President & CEO Lee Crume The COVID-19 pandemic itself is now thankfully behind us for the most part. Its impact, however, is being felt and likely will linger as Northern Kentucky employers find themselves following the national trend of struggling […]
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Op-Ed: Jobs Plan Supports Our People, Our Economy and Our Future
The following op-ed is written by Gov. Andy Beshear. Opportunity, jobs, the economy and infrastructure are not partisan. They are the pathway to a better future for all Kentuckians and for millions of our fellow Americans. Republicans, Democrats and independents from Paducah to Pikeville, from the Tennessee Valley to the Ohio River agree we need […]
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Op-Ed: Knowing the Difference Between U.S. and State Senators
The following op-ed is written by State Senator John Schickel (R-Union). It may surprise you to know how often people mistake me for a member of our federal delegation. While I am humbled that some think I work alongside Leader McConnell and Senator Paul in Washington D.C., I believe it is important that people […]
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Op-Ed: Reflecting on Independence Day
The following op-ed is written by State Sen. John Schickel (R-Union). When someone says to me, have a safe Fourth of July holiday, I know they mean well, but I cannot help but think that the Fourth of July was about risk, not safety, for our Founding Fathers. We forget the tremendous risk the signers […]
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Op-Ed: Any Opioid Settlement Funds Should go to Survivors of the Epidemic
The following op-ed is written by Marcus Jackson, organizing coordinator, on behalf of ACLU-KY Smart Justice Advocates The opioid crisis continues to ravage Kentucky and other states throughout the country, and many states attorneys general have taken legal action against drug manufacturers and pharmacies that knowingly fueled this epidemic in the name of corporate earnings. […]
