Northern Kentuckian Cathy Volter supports Kentucky’s public school system. She made that clear last week on LINK nky’s Facebook page when LINK asked readers to comment on whether or not Kentucky needs the school choice amendment that will be on the ballot this fall. Amendment 2 is the ballot measure. If approved by voters, it […]
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Kentucky’s GED pass rate reaches 79%, aiming for 85%
Kentucky is ahead of the nation when it comes to the percentage of students passing the GED, state lawmakers heard Tuesday. But state education officials say more progress is needed. The state had a 79% pass rate for the GED (general educational development) in fiscal year 2023 compared to a pass rate of 75% nationally, […]
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Sen. Chris McDaniel talks cybersecurity, income tax, state’s future with Kenton County mayors
Kentucky Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights), whose district includes much of Kenton County and who chairs the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, spoke to the Kenton County Mayors Group in Lakeside Park on Saturday, where he discussed not only the results of the most recent legislative session but also the issues he wanted to focus […]
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House District 60: Marianne Proctor and Christopher Pavese
Republican candidates Marianne Proctor and Christopher Pavese are running for the 60th House district seat in Boone County, focusing on business and education priorities.
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House District 61: Savannah Maddox and Jarrod Lykins
Rep. Savannah Maddox and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jarrod Lykins are seeking the Republican nomination to represent the 61st House District in Frankfort, which covers all of Grant and Gallatin counties and parts of southern Boone and Kenton counties.
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Judge dismisses ethics violations against former Secretary of State Grimes
Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was cleared Monday by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd of charges by the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission that she improperly ordered the downloading and distribution of voter registration data from her public office while she was Kentucky’s secretary of state. “The court order is a complete […]
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Kentucky AG gets funding to fight Biden administration on climate, air and water pollution rules
When Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told state lawmakers in January about the budget needs of his office, Rep. Patrick Flannery, R-Olive Hill, asked if he needed more resources to address a “regulatory avalanche” regarding a “green agenda” coming from the federal government. Coleman, a Republican, said his office would welcome them, saying there was […]
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Say, whatever happened to that bill ?
Kentucky lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills this session — the most in more than 20 years — and passed about 215 of them before adjourning Monday, according to a news release from the Legislative Research Commission. That’s a lot of legislating to keep up with. So we put together a scorecard of what made […]
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Kentucky’s new anti-vaping law ignites constitutional challenge
Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a new state law outlawing the sale of some of their products.
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Open records loopholes die in Kentucky Senate. Attempt to revive anti-DEI bill also fails.
Republican leaders in the Kentucky Senate have announced plans to revisit the controversial rewriting of the Kentucky Open Records Act and the failed attempt to revive legislation targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education during the interim before next year’s session.
