Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 712 creating the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority, a 25-county agency designed to build a recreational trail system and economic development opportunities along the Ohio River.
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NKY’s population and clout are growing. Why are incumbent lawmakers leaving?
Northern Kentucky has seen an increase in its representation in the state legislature due to population growth and partisan redistricting, while other incumbents have announced they won’t seek reelection due to the changes.
Kentucky lawmakers gear up for veto overrides on Friday
Kentucky lawmakers plan to spend much of their first day back in session Friday overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes to six Senate bills, including one that would set new requirements for taking aging coal-fired power plants offline and another that would replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission with an independent gaming corporation.
State road plan allocates over $1 billion to NKY counties
Kenton County, Boone County, and Campbell County received $1.019 billion in state and federally-funded road projects in the 2024 state road plan, with the Brent Spence Bridge companion bridge project receiving the most funding.
Meet Rep. Mike Clines
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. […]
Beshear slams proposed state budget for limited emergency response funding
Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized the state budget for imposing a $25 million annual limit on “necessary government expenses” for natural disaster response, which could be exceeded in just three to four months, and for imposing an additional $4 million annual limit for state emergency wildfire response.
KY House candidate TJ Roberts denies antisemitic chat reported by Hatewatch
TJ Roberts, a Republican candidate for the 66th House District in Kentucky, denied the antisemitic statements attributed to him by Hatewatch in a private chat in 2017, and accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of “false reporting” and “deliberate misrepresentations”.
NKY lawmaker tracker: how many bills have made it to the governor so far?
Rep. Stephanie Dietz and Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser lead the NKY legislative caucus with seven and five bills respectively, which have been delivered to or signed by Gov. Andy Beshear.
Deters appeals Massie candidacy challenge; Massie fires back
Eric Deters is appealing a circuit court’s March 15 dismissal of his candidacy challenge against Congressman Thomas Massie, while Massie is seeking court sanctions against Deters for alleged violations of rules of civil procedure.
Meet Rep. Steven Doan
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. […]