Northern Kentucky Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill) announced a Senate taxpayer relief measure that will potentially see families across the state receive tax rebates due to the rising cost of inflation. Here are the details of the rebate: -To combat inflation, Kentucky residents will potentially receive rebates from the previous tax year. (Not the 2021 […]
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Middle school social studies teacher wins prestigious Milken Educator Award
Wednesday was a day a beloved Ballyshannon Middle School teacher will never forget. Kevin Dailey, an eighth grade social studies teacher, was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award along with an unrestricted cash reward of $25,000. Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Commissioner Jason E. Glass joined Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop in […]
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Will Newport’s Ovation Experience Center rival river engagement in Cincinnati?
Covington-based Corporex unveiled their new Ovation Experience Center in Newport Tuesday. The price tag for the Ovation project is $1 billion. The Ovation Experience Center is located at 101 E. 4th Street in Newport. Guests and media learned about the construction underway at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport-Cincinnati. The 132-room hotel was built on […]
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NKY Forum: Legislators talk budget and abolishing income tax
With the General Assembly taking a break on Monday to celebrate President’s Day, four Northern Kentucky legislators participated in the “A Word with Our Legislators” forum. Hosted by the NKY Forum, which is a joint project of Northern Kentucky University’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement and the Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties libraries, the […]
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Wheatley plans to file collective bargaining legislation
Rep. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) plans to file legislation this week that, if passed, would allow collective bargaining for all state employees. “We will give them further voice and value to their work when we give them collective bargaining in the workplace,” Wheatley said. Kentucky is just one of a handful of states that doesn’t have […]
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ICYMI: Thomas More win over Georgetown ‘as good as it gets,’ Dan Weber writes
This is what happens when you have it going the way Thomas More basketball has it going right now. Two top 10 NAIA teams. Standing room only crowd for a doubleheader making so much noise at the end of a beyond-crazy women’s finish against Georgetown that the Connor Center sounded like Rupp Arena as the […]