During the last week in 2021, Huff Realty President & CEO Brad DeVries challenged agents and staff to come together and raise money for victims of the recent storms and tornadoes in Kentucky. With a match of fifty thousand dollars and the help of Huff Realty’s sister companies, Semonin Realtors, Rector Hayden Realtors, and […]
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Campbell County GOP Chair Files for Campbell County Judge Executive
Anna Zinkon, FTM file by Robin Gee Campbell County Republican Party Chair Anna Zinkhon has filed for the Campbell County Judge Executive position and will go up against longtime incumbent Steve Pendery in the GOP primary on May 17. This is the second time Zinkhon has challenged Pendery, after he defeated her in 2018. So […]
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Covington City Commission Calls on Lawmakers to Reconsider New House Districts
The Covington city commission expressed its concern about redistricting on Tuesday night through the unanimous adoption of a resolution calling on lawmakers to reconsider the current proposal. That proposal, now being considered in the newly convened Kentucky General Assembly, was released late last week and shows significant disruption to Northern Kentucky’s largest city’s representation in […]
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Proposed State Senate Maps Would Change NKY Representation
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporter The Kentucky General Assembly convened on Tuesday for its 60-day session and redistricting is among the top priorities as lawmakers begin the process of redrawing legislative and congressional district maps. Like the House redistricting maps, population shifts throughout Kentucky will see some districts shrink while […]
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Union Postpones Fairness Ordinance Vote, State Senator Voices Opposition
The Union city commission opted to postpone its vote on a proposed fairness ordinance to February due to the absence of one of its members. The ordinance would extend further legal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and would make Union the first city in Boone Co. to adopt such an ordinance, […]
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New Ky. Law Caps Insulin Co-Pay at $30 for 30-Day Supply
This article has been corrected to include the presence of Christ Hospital Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Ft. Wright. The soaring price of insulin has been a constant problem for insulin-dependent diabetics. Under President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Plan, he seeks to cap monthly insulin co-pay at $35. But Kentucky lawmakers are ahead of […]
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COVID-19: State Sees Highest Single-Day Case Count, Record Positivity Rate
Before 2021 came to a close, Kentucky recorded its highest-ever number of positive COVID-19 cases in a single day. That day was Thursday, December 30 when the state saw 6,441 new cases, topping the previous single day record of 5,742 recorded on January 6, 2021. Meanwhile, the state’s positivity rate is 20.72%, also its highest […]
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Beshear Announces $1.3 Million Fundraising Haul for Reelection Campaign
Governor Andy Beshear’s reelection campaign announced Monday that it raised $1.3 million from more than 4,400 contributors since the first-term Democrat announced his effort to win a second term three months ago. Beshear was narrowly elected in 2019, ousting incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin. The campaign said that the $1.3 million figure is the largest-ever […]
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Three NKY Counties Join to Organize Relief Effort for Western Ky. Tornado Victims
The governments of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties are working together on a regional effort to support tornado victims in western Kentucky. A tornado ripped through that part of the state on December 11 killing dozens and causing significant, widespread damage. In an announcement on Monday, the offices of Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore, Campbell […]
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NKY Metro County Governments Organize Efforts for Donations to WKY Tornado Victims
Campbell County County Building on Monmouth St. in Newport. FTM file. The Fiscal Courts of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties are collaborating on a regional effort to organize, solicit and sustain the outpouring of Northern Kentucky donations for the people and communities damaged in the Dec. 11 Western Kentucky tornadoes. The three-county effort […]
