What you need to know Erlanger has formed a task force to consider whether to change its public records request regulations. The task force is chaired by Council Member and former Mayor Tyson Hermes and met for the first time Tuesday afternoon. No official actions took place at the meeting. Task forces are recommending bodies […]
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President Trump scheduled to visit Hebron packaging facility this week
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Verst Logistics Packaging Facility in Hebron on Wednesday, according to an announcement from the Republican Party of Kentucky. Doors open for the event, located at 2200 Gateway Boulevard, at 1 p.m. In the email, the Republican Party included an invitation to RSVP. “We’re thrilled to reach out and […]
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Newport Schools to name new superintendent; more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, the Newport Board of Education will announce its new superintendent, while the Covington City Commission will discuss the purchase of restrooms for Barb Cook Park. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened […]
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KY bill to attract foreign doctors advances amid ‘fever pitch’ anti-immigrant rhetoric
Pushing through what the Republican sponsor called a “xenophobic virus,” a bill to allow foreign-born doctors to more easily practice in Kentucky passed the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, said on the Senate floor that he initially “wasn’t really anxious about running this bill because of all the current rhetoric about immigration” that […]
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Ludlow city administrator, former police chief resigns
Scott Smith, current city administrator and former police chief of Ludlow, tendered his resignation as city administrator on Wednesday. Mayor Sarah Thompson made a social media announcement confirming his impending departure Friday morning. Smith’s last day as city administrator will be Wednesday, March 18. “Thank you to the City of Ludlow and its citizens for […]
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Massie unsuccessfully pushes US House to restrain Trump’s war power in Iran
House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. The joint war with Israel that began six days ago has already claimed the lives of six U.S. troops and injured and killed dozens of […]
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Beshear criticizes constitutional amendments backed by top GOP lawmakers
Kentucky’s top Republican lawmakers — Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne — have filed bills for two constitutional amendments that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear isn’t a fan of. Senate Bill 262 from Stivers, of Manchester, proposes amending the Kentucky Constitution to allow summaries of proposed amendments to appear on voters’ ballots instead of the […]
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Sweeping elections bill draws bipartisan opposition but clears Kentucky House
An omnibus elections bill that, among other changes, would allow Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul to run for reelection and president at the same time, cleared the House in an unusually narrow vote Thursday. Forty lawmakers from both parties voted against House Bill 534, splitting the usually unified GOP caucus. But 53 GOP lawmakers approved the […]
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Senate president asks lawmakers to fund research collaborations by KY universities
Republican Senate President Robert Stivers wants the General Assembly to put $150 million into research consortiums to encourage Kentucky’s public universities to work together to benefit the state. Senate Bill 6 is a follow up to 2024 legislation Stivers successfully carried that sets up a research consortium endowment for Kentucky universities to encourage collaboration on projects. SB 6 […]
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Pitch to pay KY child care providers, certain parents for school readiness on the move
Eligible parents and child care providers who successfully prepare children for kindergarten would get a $2,000 reward under legislation that passed the Kentucky Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 191 proposes a three-year pilot program, which would be administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, to give child care financial assistance to child care centers, […]
