Kentucky social studies classrooms are now required to teach 24 historical documents, and the Interim Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on Tuesday from the Kentucky Department of Education on how they plan to implement these new standards. Ohio’s conservative Ashbrook Center recommended the documents that are part of Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Sen. […]
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Kentucky Judicial Committee expresses concern over Fischer Supreme Court campaign
The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Committee is again expressing concern over the campaign of Joseph Fischer, a candidate for the Supreme Court in the Sixth District, who is running against incumbent Michelle Keller. The concern comes from the Fischer campaign announcing four campaign stops with Fourth District Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Lewis County) in the district where Fischer […]
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Interim committee hears update on Cannabis Research Center
The Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services received an update Wednesday about the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research at the University of Kentucky. The Research Center came out of House Bill 604, a bill sponsored by Northern Kentucky Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill), who also co-chairs the interim committee. Shanna Babalonis, the […]
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Beshear recommends teacher raises, social health services, universal pre-K to address learning loss
Gov. Andy Beshear outlined his plan for Kentucky’s educational needs Thursday in response to Kentucky’s School Report Card Data released last week. In Northern Kentucky, the report card showed ongoing issues with the performance of schools in the region. Kentucky law requires the Kentucky Department of Education to release this data. In his presser, Beshear […]
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AG Cameron files brief defending abortion laws ahead of Supreme Court’s oral arguments
On Monday, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a brief in defense of Kentucky’s abortion laws ahead of the state’s Supreme Courts November arguments over the Commonwealth’s trigger abortion ban that went into effect over the summer. The filing comes as the court prepares to hear oral arguments, and lawsuits continue to mount against the […]
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Beshear names four Northern Kentuckians to boards and commissions
Gov. Andy Beshear appointed four Northern Kentuckians to boards and commissions this past week. Beshear reappointed Rick Wurth as a member of the Commission on Human Rights. Wurth, of Union, is CEO of CHNK Behavioral Health and will serve a term expiring Sept. 12, 2025. Beshear has appointed Madeleine Plummer and Emily Dudley as members […]
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NKY Senator wants to restart Kentucky’s use of the death penalty
Northern Kentucky Senator John Schickel (R-Union) wants to bring back capital punishment in Kentucky. Currently, there’s an injunction in circuit court that prevents the death penalty from being used in the Commonwealth. Schickel said he plans to speak with the attorney general and 2023 AG candidates in order to do so. “It’s been a long […]
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How one NKY lawmaker wants to end vaping in schools
Northern Kentucky Rep. Mark Hart (R-Falmouth) wants to end vaping in schools, and he plans to introduce legislation in the 2023 Legislative Session intended to do just that. “We’re in the process of drafting legislation, which I hope to have ready and available to be filed first of January,” Hart said. Hart and Pendleton County […]
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Two NKY dispatchers graduate from Dispatch Academy
Two Northern Kentucky dispatchers are now ready to begin dispatching law enforcement officers after having graduated from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy. Regina Dyan Stokes from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport AOC and Kelsey L. Werrmann Campbell County Dispatch are the two graduates from Northern Kentucky. The dispatch academy is mandatory for any sworn or […]
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Education committee discusses potential changes to state funds for homeschoolers
Kentucky’s homeschooling parents and students are advocating alongside lawmakers for better access to state sponsored college scholarships. Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) was joined by a homeschooling parent, two homeschooled students and Mark Messingschlager, director of financial aid at Thomas More University, at the Interim Joint Committee on Education on Tuesday. Together, they asked lawmakers to […]