The Kentucky legislature took its first step to get rid of the state’s income tax when the House released House Bill 8 on Friday. The bill will slowly lower the state’s five percent income tax by one percent each year, with the first drop on Jan. 1, 2023. “Kentuckians, those here and those who will […]
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NKU online MBA program ranked among nation’s best
Northern Kentucky University’s MBA program has been ranked among the best in the United States, according to a new report by U.S. News and World Report. This is the third consecutive year that the online MBA program at the Haile College of Business- NKU appears in this ranking. “In America, the U.S. News & World Report […]
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Dem calls Senate-passed education bill ‘dangerous,’ while Republican McDaniel says ‘we have a right to be involved’
In one of the most heated Senate sessions of the 2022 General Assembly, a bill that would put in “guard rails” for how teachers teach American history passed the Senate along party lines. “Considering what we have witnessed unfolding in school board meetings across our nation, I felt it crucial to address the United States […]
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Nonprofit For Goodness Cakes opens Covington chapter
For Goodness Cakes is looking to start their Covington “Sprinkle Squad” with volunteer bakers from across Northern Kentucky to make and hand-deliver cakes to children in foster care and at-risk youth on their big days. For Goodness Cakes is a nonprofit organization that operates on volunteers who go through an online orientation and food safety […]
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Attorney Ben Dusing temporarily suspended by Kentucky Supreme Court
Written by Dan Monk, WCPO investigative reporter The Kentucky Supreme Court today suspended prominent Northern Kentucky defense attorney Ben Dusing, following a three-month review of allegations that he threatened two Northern Kentucky attorneys and used amphetamines during a federal criminal trial in New York. The indefinite suspension requires Dusing to “submit to a full psychological […]
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Kentucky taxpayers to potentially receive rebates
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 […]
