The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission releases information on who lobbied during the legislative session on the 15th of each month. Over the past week, KLEC released records that showed that the Northern Kentucky University Foundation lobbied House Bill 9, the controversial charter school bill, during the last month of the session. But, the reports show […]
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Ethos Lab to invest over $2 million in Campbell County expansion
Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that Ethos Laboratories, which provides laboratory testing services for the health care industry, will expand its presence in Campbell County with a more than $2.2 million investment. In response to the pandemic, the company pivoted in 2020 to provide COVID-19 PCR testing for schools and higher education institutions, long-term care […]
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How NKY Companies lobbied during the 2022 General Assembly
Lobbying is a part big of the legislative process. Companies pay lobbyists money to work with legislators on bills while also pushing for legislation to pass. However, companies aren’t the only groups that lobby, with schools also spending money to get their priorities passed in the General Assembly. Here is a list of Northern Kentucky […]
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The Final 48: Bills that made it through the General Assembly
The legislature pushed through a significant amount of legislation in the final 48 hours of the 2022 General Assembly session. While there were a lot of high-priority bills on Wednesday, such as charter school legislation, an omnibus abortion bill, and the budget, a lot of important stuff went through during the final hours. Let’s take […]
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How sports betting legislation died in the Kentucky Senate
House Bill 606, the bill that would legalize sports betting, died in the Senate on the last of the Kentucky 2022 General Assembly session. On Thursday morning, Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) attempted to maneuver to get enough votes for the bill, but it ultimately failed. The bill was given some last-minute life before the veto […]
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Cannabis research center bill passes House and Senate
A bill establishing a cannabis research center in Kentucky passed the state Senate on Thursday and will head to the House for concurrence. Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill) is the primary sponsor of House Bill 604. Moser repeatedly said throughout the session that there needs to be more research on marijuana before she would back […]
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Gov. Beshear releases tax returns, encourages legislators to follow suit
Gov. Andy Beshear released his 2021 tax returns and 2021 Statement of Financial Disclosure. The governor released his tax returns for the sixth consecutive year and called on all other constitutional officers and legislative leaders to do the same. So far, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is the only other statewide elected official to release their […]
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Legislature overrides Beshear’s Charter Bill veto; NKY to get charter school
The House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 9, the charter school funding bill that will bring a charter school to Northern Kentucky. The bill’s original passage in the House had a narrow vote of 51-46, but the proponents of the bill gained a vote in Rep. Michael Pollock (R-Campbellsville) to […]
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood file lawsuits as Kentucky Legislature overrides Governor’s veto of Omnibus Abortion Bill
Just as the Legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 3, the omnibus abortion bill, advocates from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU announced they are filing two lawsuits against the new law. The new law would make several changes to abortion laws in Kentucky, including a 15-week ban that is similar to the […]
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Beshear announces EV battery plant coming to Western Kentucky
Envision AESC, a world-leading Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company, along with Gov. Andy Beshear, announced today its $2 billion investment to build a new, state-of-the-art gigafactory in the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green, Warren County. The 30GWh plant will create 2,000 skilled jobs in the region, producing battery cells and modules to power the […]