This week in NKY government meetings, Campbell County Planning and Zoning will review a new public safety facility, while Covington looks to purchase a tractor-drawn ladder truck for the fire department. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What […]
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Fish and wildlife chair can stay, no license needed to hunt on your own farmland, says AG
In an about-face, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office says Kentuckians can legally hunt and fish on their own farmland without a license even if their residence is elsewhere in the state. The opinion, published Wednesday, ends the AG’s efforts to unseat the chair of the state’s wildlife management board. In December, the AG’s office […]
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Kentucky ‘will not tolerate’ child grooming, House says with unanimous vote
To applause, Kentucky’s House of Representatives unanimously passed a priority bill that would codify criminal charges for adults who groom children for sex. House Bill 4, which has 33 sponsors, most of whom are Republican, proposes a range of charges for adults, 18 and older, who groom children with an “intent to entice, coerce, solicit, […]
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Beshear super PAC gets $450K from Pennsylvania donor
The super PAC serving as a forerunner to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s anticipated presidential campaign stepped up its fundraising in the second half of 2025, thanks in large part to a Pennsylvania donor who gave a whopping $450,000. The super PAC is called In This Together, and the top donor over the six-month period is […]
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Two GOP priorities for public education advance from Kentucky Senate
The Republican-controlled state Senate passed bills Monday aimed at shining more light on school districts’ spending and shifting the balance of power in Kentucky’s largest school district. The bills, considered top priorities by Senate Republicans, now head to the House, which also has a GOP supermajority, for further consideration. Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senate […]
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Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear’s super PAC steps up fundraising in its second year
Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC, In This Together, raised almost $1.4 million in the second half of 2025, according to its latest filing with the Federal Election Commission. As a super PAC, In This Together can accept contributions of unlimited amounts, and it got some big ones: $100,000 from Churchill Downs, $100,000 from Lexington Trots […]
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Ky. GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority bills
Kentucky Republican senators have introduced a slate of bills they say show their commitment to bettering public education in the commonwealth. Some of the proposals are getting support from Democrats and educators, but others are more contentious. Two of the priority bills passed out of the Senate Education Committee Thursday. Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senate […]
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NKY legislators propose Senate Bill 91 to standardize property tax forms statewide
GOP State Sen. Steve Rawlings (R-Burlington) introduced a bill on Jan. 8 that aims to standardize property tax forms in Kentucky. Rawlings, along with State Sen. Gex Williams (R-Verona) — co-sponsors of Senate Bill 91 — argue that the current system allows municipalities, counties and other taxing authorities to calculate and present property taxes to […]
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Kentucky GOP pair call for term limits — one federal, one for the statehouse
Two Kentucky Republicans in the GOP-controlled General Assembly are proposing term limits on lawmakers — one at the federal level and one for themselves. Rep. Kim Banta, R-Fort Mitchell, has filed a bill that would put the question to Kentucky voters in the form of a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on state legislators. Meanwhile in the […]
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NKY Republicans co-sponsor bill requiring ICE task force agreements for law enforcement
What you need to know Three Republican Northern Kentucky legislators have co-sponsored a bill that would require local and state law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the “Task Force Model Program.” Reps. T.J. Roberts (R-66), Kim Banta (R-63), and Marianne Proctor (R-60) were among 19 […]
