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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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 […]
Culture war issue front and center in latest governor’s ads
In an ad released Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear works to distance himself from a claim by his opponent, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, that Beshear supports gender reassignment surgery for children. The ad, and an ad from a Political Action Committee, known as a PAC, supporting Cameron, show that national culture war topics are likely […]
Here’s what Beshear and Cameron say about certificate of need
Though certificate of need is not likely to be the top issue in this year’s governor’s race, it is an issue that impacts Kentuckians and has already come up on the campaign trail. Both Democratic nominee Andy Beshear and Republican nominee Daniel Cameron have their opinions when it comes to the program. Certificate of need […]
Gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron picks Sen. Robby Mills as running mate
The Republican nominee for governor, Daniel Cameron, announced his running mate as Sen. Robby Mills (R-Henderson) on Wednesday morning. “I was looking for a strong conservative with a track record of getting things done,” Cameron said. “Someone who shares our values and fights for what’s right.” Cameron described Mills as pro-coal, pro-family, pro-life, and a […]
Coleman formally joins Beshear ticket while Cameron sets running mate announcement for Wednesday
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman formally filed to join Gov. Andy Beshear on his reelection ticket Tuesday morning. Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, is set to announce his choice for lieutenant governor in a Wednesday morning news conference. This year, for the first time, lieutenant […]
Gender affirming care banned again after judge reverses own decision
Gender-affirming care for children is once again banned after the same judge who temporarily blocked the ban reversed course on Friday. The decision means that the parts of the law initially blocked are now in place. The ban blocks transgender children from receiving hormone therapy or puberty blockers as treatment, leaving some to celebrate the […]
Daniel Cameron backs out of NKY’s Freedom Fest after pressure from Thomas Massie
Attorney General Daniel Cameron backed out of Eric Deters’ Freedom Fest after Northern Kentucky’s Congressman Rep. Thomas Massie questioned Cameron’s attendance at the event. The move comes after some have called Deters out for making disparaging comments and using racial slurs in videos that he posts on Youtube. “Daniel Cameron’s decision not to attend FreedomFest […]
Here are the NKYians that donated to Beshear, Cameron campaigns in past 30 days
Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear and the Republican nominee, Daniel Cameron, filed their 30-day post-primary fundraising reports with the Kentucky Registry for Election Finance on June 19. Both campaigns of Beshear and Cameron are likely to kick into high gear in the next month or so, with both candidates already making visits to Northern Kentucky. Beshear […]
What is gender affirming care?
In late May, Chris Hartman, the executive director of the Fairness Campaign in Kentucky, told a group at NKY Pride in Covington that the main portion of Senate Bill 150 focused on banning gender-affirming care. “Banning gender-affirming care, of course, is the crux of Senate Bill 150,” Hartman said in May. “They did take out mental […]

