Early voting starts today in Kentucky, with three full days allowed for in-person voting ahead of the primary on May 16. Here’s where you can vote in Northern Kentucky. And here is everything you need to know to prepare to cast your ballot. Boone County has one location open. The Boone County Enrichment Center in […]
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The Frankfort LINK: GOP Gubernatorial Debate Part 2
LINK nky, along with WCPO and the Kenton County Republican Party, hosted two Republican gubernatorial debates at the Lincoln Grant Scholar House in Covington on April 25 and 26. We will bring you those debates in podcast form in a two-part series. Here is part two, which features candidates Eric Deters, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan […]
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Kentucky GOP primary ad spend hits more than $10 million
The TV/radio ad spending in the Kentucky governor’s Republican primary has reached more than $10 million as the race heads toward its finality on May 16, according to Medium Buying, which tracks competitive ad planning and buying in political races. Most of that money comes from former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft, who has spent […]
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Virginia Moore, Beshear’s sign language interpreter, dies
Virginia Moore, the sign language interpreter that grew popular during Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 pandemic updates, has died. Beshear announced Moore’s passing on Twitter Sunday. “Virginia Moore, the Kentuckian who taught us all the importance of leading with love and inclusion, passed away yesterday,” Beshear said in a Tweet. “Virginia was a rock of stability […]
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NKU Faculty Senate passes resolution seeking open presidential search, accountability for budget deficit
Northern Kentucky’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday that seeks, via a statement, to improve the relationship with the university’s board of regents but also heavily criticizes the board for its role in the public university’s $25 million deficit that has led to staffing and program cuts. “There is some criticism in that statement because […]
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Kelly Craft loans herself nearly $9.3 million for her gubernatorial campaign
Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft reported loaning her campaign another $2,250,000 the past 15 days, according to the 15-day pre-primary report filed to the Kentucky Registry for Election Finance. The latest loan brings Craft’s total to just under $9.3 million after her campaign reported a $7 million loan in its 30-day pre-primary report. Her […]
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Judge resolves Kelly Craft residency challenge
The residency challenge filed by GOP gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters against fellow candidate Kelly Craft has been resolved, per an order issued in Fayette County Circuit Court. “It is hereby ordered and adjudged that, based upon the materials Kelly Craft has produced and attested to and Plaintiff’s review of them, Plaintiff agrees that under the […]
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Who is running for Kentucky’s secretary of state, and what do they do?
This story originally appeared in our weekly LINK Reader. Subscribe to our print edition here. When former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election, the move placed a greater emphasis on the integrity of elections in the U.S. In each state, the secretary of state serves as the chief […]
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What do governors do, how much power do they have and who is running?
This story originally appeared in our weekly LINK Reader. Subscribe to our print edition here. It’s possible many Kentuckians didn’t think about the power a governor has until Gov. Andy Beshear told residents of the commonwealth when and where they had to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every four years, Kentucky holds a gubernatorial […]
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Kelly Craft calls on Washington ally Ted Cruz to help campaign
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will appear with Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft in two get-out-the-vote rallies on May 13. Craft, who trails frontrunner Attorney General Daniel Cameron by six points in the polls, is looking to bolster her campaign ahead of the May 16 primary. Craft gained significant ground on Cameron after she gave […]