Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky reporter When welder Blake Hawkins graduated from high school, he had earned a significant portion of KEES, or Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship, money. But, he didn’t want to go to a traditional post-secondary institution. He wanted to go to the Kentucky Welding Institute. But unfortunately, students who want to […]
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More Candidates Announce Legislative Campaigns as Filing Deadline Looms
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter A few more candidates have filed for local legislative seats as the Tuesday, January 25 candidate filing deadline looms. A Democrat has filed for the 69th House District, currently held by Republican Rep. Adam Koenig, of Erlanger. Chris Brown, a lifelong Elsmere resident, announced her […]
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Race for Kentucky Senate District 24 Heats Up
The Kentucky primary election will be held on May 17, and the general election is November 8. Photo: Mark Payne. by Robin Gee Four people, three Republicans and one Democrat, are vying for the seat formerly held by Sen. Wil Schroder to represent Kentucky Senate District 24. The primary election for both Republicans and Democrats will […]
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Redistricting Lawsuit Alleges ‘Excessive Splitting’ in Campbell and Boone Counties
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter The new legislative and congressional maps in Kentucky became law last week, but only after Governor Andy Beshear vetoed the statehouse and congressional districts. He did not act on the senate maps. The Republican supermajorities in the General Assembly easily overrode the two vetoes. Now […]
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Here’s Why Beshear Proposes Allocating $10 Million to Covington
Written by Kenton Hornbeck, LINK nky reporter Biological Technology and Life Sciences are two burgeoning sectors within the Northern Kentucky economy. The development of these industries locally has provided the area with numerous high-wage jobs. In Covington, some firms have also played crucial roles in the response to COVID-19. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has allocated […]
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More Candidates Emerge in NKY Legislative Races: Senate District 20 and House District 69
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter Filings continue to pour in ahead of the Jan. 25 deadline. Two more candidates have filed for Northern Kentucky legislative seats, one in House District 69, and the other in the Senate District 20. Erlanger City Councilman and Republican Steve Doan announced his candidacy for […]
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Frankfort Week in Review: Lawsuits, Redistricting, Vetoes, and Budget Debates
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter While a long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend brought a reprieve from politics in the capitol, the four-day week made up for time lost. The General Assembly is working on a two-year budget for the first time since 2018, after passing single-year budgets the […]
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State Dems to file lawsuit against redistricting maps after House, Senate override governor’s veto
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter The Kentucky Democratic Party is filing a lawsuit against the House and Senate Congressional redistricting maps, which went into law Thursday after the House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of the maps on Wednesday. Several Franklin County residents who would be affected by […]
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House Budget Bills Move Through Committee and Pass Floor Vote
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee dug into the details of the proposed Republican state budget on Thursday. The transportation budget, HB241, and the overall budget, HB1, were both voted on and passed before heading to the House floor. Once on the floor, they were […]
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Beshear Vetoes House, Congressional Redistricting Bills, Cites NKY Counties
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter Two bills related to redistricting in Kentucky were vetoed by Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday evening, House Bill 2, the statehouse redistricting plan, and Senate Bill 3, the congressional redistricting plan. No action was taken yet on Senate Bill 2, the state senate redistricting plan. […]