State Rep. Steve Rawlings has officially filed to run in 2024 for the 11th District Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Schickel. The announcement comes less than a day after LINK nky reported that Northern Kentucky attorney and Hebron Republican Ed Massey has filed to run for his former 66th District House seat, now […]
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NKY Justice Keller will administer oath at Beshear inauguration Tuesday
Northern Kentucky will be front and center when Gov. Andy Beshear takes his second oath of office during the state’s 62nd inauguration on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Administering the oath will be Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle M. Keller, now in her second full term as Justice for the 6th Supreme Court District, including 13 counties […]
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NKY attorney Ed Massey to run for former House seat in 2024
Northern Kentucky attorney Ed Massey wants to return to Frankfort as State Rep. Ed Massey in 2025. The former two-term Boone County legislator and House Judiciary Committee chairman filed as a Republican candidate for his old 66th District House seat on Dec. 1. The seat is currently held by Rep. Steve Rawlings (R-Burlington), who defeated […]
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How wealthy donors legally gave even more to Democratic Party during Beshear’s campaign
Written by Tom Loftus for Kentucky Lantern Ahead of last month’s governor’s race, London Mayor Randall Weddle and other Kentuckians gave big to a type of political committee that allows wealthy donors to make massive legal contributions. Weddle, whose earlier excess contributions to Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection effort had drawn regulatory scrutiny, contributed $550,000 on Oct. […]
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Kenton County votes to allow public to examine voting machines
The Kenton County Board of Elections voted Monday morning to allow the public and news organizations to view the internal mechanisms of the voting machines the county will use in the 2024 election at a special demonstration early next year. The board set a preliminary date and time for the event as Saturday, Feb. 24 […]
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NKY reacts to Beshear victory as GOP secures other statewide seats
With the Election Day results unofficially tallied, Republican candidates down the ballot performed well while incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear secured victory over Attorney General Daniel Cameron in one of the most highly publicized gubernatorial races in state history. The Kenton County Republican Party hosted a watch party at The Globe in Covington to take in […]
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Mark Metcalf wins race for treasurer
The Associated Press has called the race for state treasurer for Republican Mark Metcalf, who defeated Democrat Michael Bowman with about 56 percent of the vote, just after 9 p.m. When asked on a KET interview in April what Metcalf thought of the opportunity to run for the treasurer’s office, he said, “I see it […]
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Andy Beshear wins reelection as Kentucky governor
In a race that was expected to be more closely contested, Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Associated Press called the race for Beshear’s win around 9 p.m. Tuesday, with Beshear receiving 53.4% of the votes to Cameron’s 46.6%. While earlier polls had mostly showed Beshear leading Cameron, a Nov. […]
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Coleman secures victory over Stevenson in attorney general race
Former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman will be the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s next attorney general, according to the Associated Press. Coleman defeated Democrat Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville) in Tuesday night’s election. It was Coleman’s first time running for a statewide constitutional office. Find the latest numbers here. “I want to thank god, my family and the […]
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Shell projected Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner race victor
As a fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, Jonathan Shell proclaims firsthand knowledge of challenges the agriculture industry faces. And now he has an opportunity to put that insight into practice as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner. Shell, the Republican candidate for the office, has been projected by the Associated Press as the victor over Democratic opponent Sierra Enlow. With […]
