Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron clashed on abortion, education and the coronavirus in their third debate, continuing themes from their previous meetings. In his opening statement, Cameron again said that the governor’s race is about “crazy versus normal” and tied […]
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Kenton County Board of Elections votes to disallow Wi-Fi detectors at polling locations
The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to explicitly disallow the presence of wireless monitoring devices at polling places on Election Day. The meeting’s topic came as the result of discussions Kenton County Board of Election Chair Gabrielle Summe had at a recent county clerks meeting, where she heard about My Pillow Founder and […]
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NKwhy: how does absentee voting work?
Kentucky’s general election is set for Nov. 7, and Kentuckians will vote for a new governor among a few other statewide races. Of the 331,736 registered voters in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, most will be taking to the polls on Election Day; however, there are a portion that vote by mail or early. There […]
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PHOTOS: 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial debate
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron took the debate stage at Northern Kentucky University Tuesday for the only gubernatorial debate in Northern Kentucky this election. In case you missed it you can watch the full debate here. Click through to see photos of the evening’s debate from LINK nky contributor Joe Simon.
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Beshear, Cameron square off in NKY debate
Kentucky gubernatorial candidates Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron met for a debate on Monday, harpooning each other’s platforms – while attempting to demonstrate to voters why they’re the best choice to lead the state. During his opening statement in Northern Kentucky University’s George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Beshear, the Democratic incumbent, listed […]
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Kenton County releases ballot for Nov. election
The Kenton County Board of Elections recently released the ballot for the upcoming election on Nov. 7. A copy of the ballot is displayed below. Kenton County residents can receive their own copies of the ballot by visiting any of the early voting locations between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The locations are listed below. […]
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Kenton County looking for poll workers ahead of November election
The Kenton County Election Commission met Monday to discuss details for the preparation of the upcoming Nov. 7 general election. County Clerk Gabrielle Summe noted her staff is still working to find enough poll workers. Some poll workers whose names were on lists provided by the two parties have said they are unavailable for the […]
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Woman in Beshear’s abortion ad says she wants to give voice to victims
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Hadley Duvall, a 21-year-old from Owensboro, said speaking about her experience with sexual abuse amid debates on abortion rights is a calling for her. That’s why Duvall is appearing in an ad for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection campaign. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in […]
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Beshear, Cameron to debate at NKU this October
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron will take the debate stage at Northern Kentucky University on Oct. 16. Sponsored by LINK nky, WCPO, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, and the Northern Kentucky Forum, this will be the only gubernatorial debate in Northern Kentucky this election. The debate is set for 7 […]
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Beshear campaigns for reelection in Covington: ‘The most important election in our lifetime’
Gov. Andy Beshear held an open house in Covington Saturday morning to speak with Kentuckians about his reelection campaign, which he said is the most important election of their lives. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Rep. Buddy Wheatley and Michael Bowman joined Beshear at the Democratic Party’s Northern Kentucky field office. The four spoke to a […]