Governor Andy Beshear is reportedly on a shortlist of potential picks to join the presidential ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race Sunday. That leaves Kentucky asking – what happens if he is chosen, and then, what happens if the Democratic ticket wins? If selected as […]
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NKY Chamber says no new B2B sales tax expansion ‘best part’ of 2024 revenue bill
An expansion of Kentucky’s 6% sales tax to a new list of services was conspicuously left out of a state revenue bill passed by Kentucky lawmakers last spring, and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is pretty happy about it. Tami Wilson, Vice President of Public Affairs for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, championed […]
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NKY legislative update: Elections, birthing centers, ‘child sex dolls’ addressed in new bills
The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly reached the halfway mark of its second week of session on Wednesday with filings and committee votes on bills sponsored by Northern Kentucky lawmakers. Among the bills: a proposed constitutional change in Kentucky gubernatorial election years, relaxed certificate of need for freestanding birthing centers, and legislation outlawing so-called “child sex […]
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Kenton County mayors, state lawmakers discuss possible NKY police academy
The Kenton County Mayors group discussed the possibility of a police training academy in the Northern Kentucky region at their meeting Saturday morning. The discussions picked up from a presentation from Taylor Mill Police Chief James Mills Jr. at the mayor’s meeting last month, where Mills briefed the mayors on the logistical challenges of setting […]
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NKY Senators weigh in on meaning of Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day, a day to honor veterans across our country, and Northern Kentucky leaders have weighed in with their thoughts on the day’s meaning. These statements about Memorial Day are submitted from staff of the Senate Communications and are from the legislators. Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) The arrival of Memorial Day has come […]
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NKY Chamber hosts 2023 Legislative recap: ‘It was truly one of the most exciting votes I’ve ever been a part of’
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2023 Legislative Recap Tuesday morning, with a panel made up of local legislators. Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Covington), Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill) and Sen. Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown) were among the panel moderated by Tami Wilson, vice president of public affairs at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. […]
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Kenton County officials on annexation moratorium: ‘We all need to keep an eye on it’
“This was a larger underlying threat to the sovereignty of cities,” said Independence Mayor Chris Reinersman of a recent compromise on Kentucky Senate Bill 141. The issue was a focal point at Saturday’s Kenton County Mayors Group meeting, where Kentucky Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) and Rep. Steve Doan (R-Erlanger) came to give some updates […]
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Excavator knocks first hole into defunct IRS building
The first hole was knocked into the IRS “Flat Top” building in Covington on Monday. Observers said it was “almost gentle” the way that O’Rourke Wrecking Co. construction site superintendent Chris Ferguson drove the Caterpillar Excavator forward into position, then tapped against the facility’s southern wall. The jarring sound of breaking glass and falling brick […]
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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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Everything That Happened This Week at the State Capitol
This week, lawmakers fulfilled a main duty the state constitution requires of them as final approval was given to a state budget that will guide more than $22 billion worth of spending over the next two years. The budget plan does not include all of the program cuts that received much attention when they were […]