What you need to know Six Democratic Senate primary candidates vying for the party’s nomination took the stage Saturday at the Iron Workers Local 44 in Hebron, where they spoke on a variety of issues, chief among them being affordability, healthcare, immigration and the role of Congress in solving pertinent social issues. The forum, held […]
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Horse trainer plays ‘outsider’ role in Democratic debate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
Four Kentucky Democrats — hoping to show their electability in a state that has sent no Democrat to the U.S. Senate this century — disagreed on a few points during a televised debate Tuesday night, while vowing to help steer the country from its current course. Kentuckians in November will elect a successor to Republican […]
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4 takeaways from the money race for US Senate in Kentucky
Kentucky’s television airwaves are so loud with ads advocating the election of Andy Barr and Nate Morris to the U.S. Senate because Barr and Morris each have access to nearly all the money they want. Barr has been elected seven times as representative to the U.S. House for Kentucky’s 6th District. He’s well known in […]
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Kentucky GOP Senate candidates talk immigration and Iran war in first debate
Kentucky’s top three Republican U.S. Senate candidates largely agreed that illegal immigration is a major issue for Kentuckians, but they strongly disagreed about which of them would best handle it. The candidates — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate Morris — faced each other in their first debate of the […]
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Kenton County commissioner primary candidates weigh in on SRI, other key issues
Candidates for Kenton County commissioner came out to Piner on Monday night to discuss issues on the minds of the south county residents, including the county’s Site Readiness Initiative. With the incumbents for county commissioner districts 2 and 3 choosing not to pursue reelection this year, the races for seats on the fiscal court have […]
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Here are the biggest races to watch ahead of the May primary
The 2026 campaign season in Northern Kentucky won’t just decide who fills Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat or whether Thomas Massie keeps his congressional post — it could also reshape county leadership that has been steady for nearly three decades. Currently, the big races to watch are the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and Boone, Kenton and […]
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Make your primary election voting plan
Starting early on your election plan might not seem like it should take a lot of time, but you’d be surprised at all the things you need to take into consideration before you vote – especially in Kentucky. With voter turnout for the primary election in 2024 averaging 11% (yep – you read that right. […]
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KY parties could open primary elections under long-shot bills with bipartisan sponsors
A Republican and a Democrat are behind bills in the Kentucky House that would give the state’s two major political parties a chance to open their primaries to the fastest-growing group of Kentucky voters — independents. While any such change won’t come in time for this year’s May 19 primary when voters will nominate candidates […]
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Trump speaks to crowd in Hebron: ‘I love Kentucky!’
“There are more people working today than at any point in our country’s history,” President Donald Trump told a packed crowd at Verst Logistics Wednesday. He began his speech shortly before 5 p.m. after declaring, “I love Kentucky!” to a cheering audience. The walls of the auditorium at Verst were covered in bottles and cans, […]
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Sweeping elections bill draws bipartisan opposition but clears Kentucky House
An omnibus elections bill that, among other changes, would allow Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul to run for reelection and president at the same time, cleared the House in an unusually narrow vote Thursday. Forty lawmakers from both parties voted against House Bill 534, splitting the usually unified GOP caucus. But 53 GOP lawmakers approved the […]
