Severe storms moved through the area Wednesday night, with tornado warnings in several Northern Kentucky counties. Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians that wind gusts could reach more than 40 mph, which may lead to power outages and tree limbs being blown around. Someone in northern Scott County, north of Lexington, took video of […]
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Will the legislature end the COVID State of Emergency? If so, it could cut SNAP Benefits
Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Monday that he would pause COVID-19 press conferences as the state’s numbers continuously decline. “While we still have some struggles … things continue to move in the right direction, and they are continuing to move at a regular pace,” Beshear said. “That means cases, positivity rate, all declining, as well […]
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Kentucky Senate approves budget, which includes $15 million for potential NKY life sciences lab
The Kentucky Senate budget committee has symbolically thrown its weight behind the proposed life sciences wet lab. Last week, the Kentucky Senate approved their two-year budget for 2022-2023. Their budget plan included $15 million for the proposed life sciences wet lab in Covington. Initially, Gov. Andy Beshear allocated $10 million for the lab in his […]
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$200 million on the table for Brent Spence Bridge Project as senate passes biennial budget
The state budget took two crucial steps toward its finale Wednesday. The Senate Appropriations and Revenue committee presented its version of the two-year biennial budget, and it moved through the Senate floor on the same day. The bill will now head back to the House for approval, but it’s likely to face additional changes via […]
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Beshear: COVID positivity rate falls below 13 percent
Gov. Andy Beshear held a press conference on Feb. 21 to update the Commonwealth on COVID-19 in Kentucky. Today, there are the fewest cases since December at 969. “The top line on COVID is, cases continue to fall at a good rate,” Beshear said. “Our positivity rate continues to fall. Hospitalizations, ICU numbers, and ventilator […]
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Frankfort Week in Review: The Governor pulls a fast one on the legislature. Will they strike back?
Amid the ever-increasing intensity of the General Assembly, as lawmakers file bills ahead of the deadline, the big news at the capitol this week was Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order that would freeze vehicle tax rates for the next two years. The vehicle tax is a hot item as constituents were furious over their tax […]
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Kenton and Campbell County Clerks update citizens on Gov. Beshear’s executive order on motor vehicle valuations
Gov. Andy Beshear released an executive order this week in response to rising vehicle valuation prices. For LINK nky’s previous reporting on rising vehicle valuations in Kentucky, check out our article from Jan. 11. In response to Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order, Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe released an email demonstrating how citizens can prepare […]
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Beshear announces vehicle sales and sales tax cuts to combat inflation
Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday that halted vehicle tax increases for the next two years. He also announced a plan to introduce legislation that would cut the sales tax in Kentucky from six to five percent. Both measures were announced as part of a plan to help Kentuckians with record-high inflation. “We […]
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As COVID cases fall, Ky. could move out of ‘red zone’
COVID-19 cases are falling in Kentucky and Governor Andy Beshear said Monday that if that trajectory continues, the state could move out of the red zone and into the orange or yellow by mid-March. The red zone is the state’s most severe category for community spread of the virus. On the state’s current incidence rate […]
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Heritage Bank of Burlington wins Governor’s Service Awards
Heritage Bank in Burlington located at 1818 Florence Pike. Gov. Andy Beshear and Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Secretary Eric Friedlander will recognize volunteerism and service contributions across the commonwealth at the 26th Annual Governor’s Service Awards. This year’s award ceremony – consisting of 15 individual awards and 13 group awards – was […]