A multinational aerospace manufacturing firm is investing $65 million into their Walton campus, where they manufacture aircraft wheels and carbon brakes for mega-companies like Boeing. With the return of mass air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, global demand for carbon composite brakes for aircraft has increased. To meet that demand, Safran Landing […]
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Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign by linking his Republican challenger to an extreme scenario of the strict law — requiring young victims of rape or incest to carry their pregnancies to term. Beshear’s […]
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Cameron joins four AGs in warning law firms to end race-based hiring practices
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a group of GOP attorneys general in warning 100 of the nation’s largest law firms against using race-based hiring practices for employment and contract workers. The nine-page letter sent on Tuesday to executives of American Lawyer 100 Firms calls for the firms to […]
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Cameron touts FOP endorsement at Covington campaign stop
The largest police union in the commonwealth — the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police –has endorsed Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron for governor over incumbent Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear. While the announcement was unveiled last week, Cameron was in Northern Kentucky on Tuesday morning touting the endorsement at the Covington Fraternal Order of Police Lodge. […]
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State police union endorses Cameron for governor
The Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron for governor over incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear. In 2019, the group endorsed Beshear over incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. It also supported then-candidate Cameron for Attorney General. “Attorney General Cameron has been a friend to the FOP since the day he […]
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Beshear, Cameron to appear together in four debates
Republican gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear plan to debate in several scheduled events ahead of the general election on Nov. 7. Both candidates appeared together for the first time at the Fancy Farm picnic the first weekend in August. While the two will appear in four debates/forums together, […]
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Kentucky governor’s race ad spend hits $15 million
The total ad spend on the Kentucky governor’s race has now reached just under $15 million, according to Medium Buying — a firm that tracks political advertising spending on TV and radio. The amount spent so far means that this year’s gubernatorial race will shatter the record set in 2019 when $24 million was spent […]
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How often was NKY mentioned at Fancy Farm?
In short, not often. The most significant connection to Northern Kentucky at Fancy Farm this year was an appearance from former state House Rep. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington), who is running for secretary of state. The city of Fancy Farm hosted the 143rd St. Jerome Picnic this past weekend. As part of the annual festival, invited […]
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Despite health issues, McConnell wants to ‘finish the job’ in Kentucky
It’s been 28 years since Sen. Mitch McConnell’s first Fancy Farm, and at 81, he said it’s not his last. But, with recent health issues, including a moment at the country’s Capitol where he momentarily lost his train of thought during a press conference, leading to other Senate members having to escort him to a […]
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Daniel Cameron to campaign in Newport Thursday
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, will hold a campaign event in Newport Thursday. The event is part of “Moms for Daniel Cameron.” It’s Cameron’s first official campaign event in NKY since appearing in Boone County in June. It’s also the first event in the region since Cameron backed out of NKY’s […]
