The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky filed suit against the ban on gender-affirming care included in Kentucky’s Senate Bill 150 after the legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto seeking to block the bill. The ACLU plans on seeking a preliminary injunction in Kentucky in the coming weeks. Seven unnamed — transgender families filed under […]
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The Frankfort LINK: GOP Gubernatorial Debate Part 1
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 one, which features candidates Bob Devore, Jacob Clark, and David […]
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Craft, Cameron finally face off in a heated debate
For the first time in the Republican gubernatorial campaign, the top two candidates appeared on stage together, allowing Kentucky voters to hear from both in the same setting outside of their respective campaign events. Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft and Attorney General Daniel Cameron — polling at 24% and 30%, respectively — took the […]
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Massie reintroduces intrastate meat processing bill
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie reintroduced a bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow farmers and ranchers to sell their cuts of meat to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, and grocery stores without the need for the meat to first go to a Department of Agriculture inspection facility. Massie said the bill — […]
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NKY attorney, Craft supporter files ethics complaint against Attorney General Daniel Cameron
Northern Kentucky Attorney Steve Megerle filed an ethics complaint against Attorney General Daniel Cameron over an alleged conflict of interest involving a legal challenge over slot-style “gray machines” on Wednesday. Email records from the attorney general’s office show Cameron recused himself from the case on March 31. “I had someone approach me with the information, […]
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Republican gubernatorial candidates Quarles and Keck get in on TV ads
Somerset Mayor Alan Keck and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles are the latest Republican gubernatorial candidates to advertise ahead of the May 16 primary. Keck released his ad Monday and called out the race’s two frontrunners — Kelly Craft and Attorney General Daniel Cameron — over their ad campaigns attacking each other. “Are you tired of […]
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NKU Faculty Senate: No-confidence vote against Board of Regents a ‘last resort measure’
The Northern Kentucky University Faculty Senate discussed a possible resolution for a no-confidence vote against the NKU Board of Regents on Monday, though the Faculty Senate president said the vote would be a last-resort measure. The resolution was discussed during a regularly scheduled Faculty Senate meeting, but no action was taken. NKU Faculty Senate President […]
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NKY gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters says he’ll challenge Kelly Craft’s residency status
Northern Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate and former attorney Eric Deters said he plans to file a residency challenge against fellow GOP candidate Kelly Craft. Deters announced his plans in a video released Monday and said he’s waiting on additional information showing issues with Craft’s Kentucky residency. Craft’s campaign said in a statement that she’d been […]
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Campbell County Republican Party chair removal won’t stand, state GOP says
The Republican Party of Kentucky told leaders of the Campbell County GOP that the attempted removal of its chair and treasurer wouldn’t stand because the members who called the meeting didn’t have the authority to do so. In an email to party leaders, the party Director of Local Development Elizabeth “Hunter” Whitaker said the vote […]
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The Frankfort LINK: AG Cameron talks certificate of need, McConnell connection in NKY
Attorney General Daniel Cameron appeared in Northern Kentucky Thursday for a Meet and Greet to appeal to Republican voters about why he should win the nomination and face Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear in the general election. Cameron ran through numerous campaign talking points, such as his fight as attorney general against the opioid and fentanyl […]