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Mark Payne is the government and politics reporter for LINK nky. Email him at [email protected].

Beshear completes ‘unprecedented’ budget release

Written by Mark Payne, LINKnky Media politics and government reporter Gov. Andy Beshear released the rest of his budget Thursday evening in front of a...

How Kentucky is doling out economic development incentives throughout the state, in NKY

A previous version of this article stated that Gravity Diagnostics received economic development incentives from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  It has been corrected to...

Lobbyists Talk General Assembly Issues to NKY Business Community

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporterJohn McCarthy said that this is the first time since he became a lobbyist that...

Dueling Budgets Announced in Frankfort as Beshear, House GOP Roll Out Plans

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporterWith the redistricting bills passing the House and Senate over the weekend, the fight now...

Understanding Why Covington Precincts Could Change in State Representation

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporterThe Kentucky House and Senate each approved plans to redistrict legislative and congressional districts across...

NKY Lawmaker, Teacher Differ on Bill Changing Decision-Making Councils’ Power

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporterThe Senate Standing Committee on Education heard two bills Thursday morning.Senate Bill 1 focused on...

Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth Emphasizes NKY Companies, Investments

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporterGovernor Andy Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday evening in front of...

Local Lawmakers Address Redistricting in Frankfort Committee Meetings

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporterThe redistricting of state legislative districts continued in the House and Senate on Wednesday as...

Meet Mark Payne: LINK Media’s Reporter in Frankfort

Mark Payne is LINK Media's politics and government reporter who is embedded in Frankfort covering the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly session.My career in journalism...

Proposed State Senate Maps Would Change NKY Representation

Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporterThe Kentucky General Assembly convened on Tuesday for its 60-day session and redistricting is among...

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