Kenton County, Boone County, and Campbell County received $1.019 billion in state and federally-funded road projects in the 2024 state road plan, with the Brent Spence Bridge companion bridge project receiving the most funding.
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Government transparency decisions await Kentucky lawmakers when they reconvene Friday
Lawmakers in Kentucky are set to consider gubernatorial vetoes of bills passed by both chambers, including a bill to end the certificate of need requirement for freestanding birth centers and a maternal health bill that ran aground in the Senate after a late amendment was added, as well as other high-profile legislation.
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Meet Rep. Mike Clines
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Education has defined Rep. Mike Clines’ career. Decades of experience as a private school administrator and teacher in the Covington Catholic school system have allowed […]
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Beshear slams proposed state budget for limited emergency response funding
Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized the state budget for imposing a $25 million annual limit on “necessary government expenses” for natural disaster response, which could be exceeded in just three to four months, and for imposing an additional $4 million annual limit for state emergency wildfire response.
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KY House candidate TJ Roberts denies antisemitic chat reported by Hatewatch
TJ Roberts, a Republican candidate for the 66th House District in Kentucky, denied the antisemitic statements attributed to him by Hatewatch in a private chat in 2017, and accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of “false reporting” and “deliberate misrepresentations”.
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NKY lawmaker tracker: how many bills have made it to the governor so far?
Rep. Stephanie Dietz and Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser lead the NKY legislative caucus with seven and five bills respectively, which have been delivered to or signed by Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Deters appeals Massie candidacy challenge; Massie fires back
Eric Deters is appealing a circuit court’s March 15 dismissal of his candidacy challenge against Congressman Thomas Massie, while Massie is seeking court sanctions against Deters for alleged violations of rules of civil procedure.
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Meet Rep. Steven Doan
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Rep. Steven Doan is in his first term in the Kentucky House. But he’s not new to the state budget process that will take much […]
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Kentucky lawmakers break for veto period leaving anti-DEI bill dead in the water
The Kentucky Senate failed to take action on a House overhaul of Senate Bill 6, a Republican-backed bill aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Kentucky’s public universities and colleges, leaving the measure dead this year.
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KY budget passes: omits teacher raises, funds NKY priority projects
A $128.4 billion two-year state budget that includes a 9% increase in base funding for K-12 education and at least $159 million in new funds for renovations at Northern Kentucky University is on its way to the governor’s desk for his signature, with provisions encouraging school districts to utilize the additional base funding for teacher and classified staff raises.
