Rep. Marianne Proctor of Union will serve on the Kentucky General Assembly’s task force on Certificates of Need, according to an afternoon announcement from House Speaker David Osborne. Legislative leadership created the panel to focus on issues pertaining to the Certificates of Need program, as well as identifying both areas of improvement and potential solutions. […]
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CVG among top spenders on receptions, meals and events for Kentucky legislators
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ranked second among registered companies that lobby the Kentucky legislature for money spent on receptions, meals and events for legislators and legislative staff during the first four months of 2023, according to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. CVG spent $8,210 on meals and events for legislators, second only to the […]
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Interim legislative session starts next week
The 2023 interim legislative session starts next week and lawmakers will head to the state capital to discuss potential topics for the upcoming legislative session. An interim joint committee is composed of all members of a Senate standing committee and all members of a House standing committee. Interim joint committees meet between sessions as a […]
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Debt limit deal hits turbulence in Congress as leaders prep for vote
Written by Jennifer Schutt and Ariana Figueroa for the Kentucky Lantern Congress began moving the bipartisan debt limit package forward Tuesday, though frustrations with provisions in the bill could make for narrow passage in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie cast the deciding vote in the House Rules Committee advancing […]
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Florence resident appointed to Kentucky Board of Education
Julie Pile, a Florence resident, was appointed to the Kentucky Board of Education Tuesday by Gov. Andy Beshear along with Diana Woods of Lexington. The appointments come after the governor received criticism last week from the Republican party after the Courier-Journal found the governor didn’t appoint members to the board for over a year — […]
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10 Kentucky cities to receive $7.9M for environmental cleanup
Gov. Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman announced Tuesday that 10 Kentucky communities and agencies have been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, known as the EPA, to receive over $7.9 million in grant funding to assess and clean up “brownfields” – industrial and commercial properties that are known or […]
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Kentucky AG claims Biden Administration isn’t securing border, expresses support of Florida lawsuit
Attorney General Daniel Cameron offered his support over the weekend of a Florida lawsuit that seeks to detain illegal immigrants at the United States border instead of releasing them into the country. Cameron said that the Biden Administration is not detaining the immigrants as the law requires. Releasing illegal immigrants into the country, Cameron said, […]
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NKY Senators weigh in on meaning of Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day, a day to honor veterans across our country, and Northern Kentucky leaders have weighed in with their thoughts on the day’s meaning. These statements about Memorial Day are submitted from staff of the Senate Communications and are from the legislators. Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) The arrival of Memorial Day has come […]
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‘We want people to feel like they belong here in Northern Kentucky’
In late June, the part of a bill that bans gender-affirming care for children will go into effect in Kentucky. On Wednesday, the NKY Pride Center held a town hall in Covington in opposition of the recently passed Senate Bill 150. Bonnie Meyer co-chairs and helped open NKY Pride on Pike Street in 2021 after […]
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Legislature prepares for interim session with new task forces
The 2023 interim legislative session starts in June and ahead of it, the Legislative Research Commission announced that several task forces have been named to study specific policy issues. Part of the focus of the interim period will be specific policy issues to be studied by several special committees or task forces. Each special committee […]
