The Kentucky Board of Elections said Friday that it is asking all county boards of elections to relocate polling places currently located at senior care facilities or senior community centers. The request followed Governor Andy Beshear’s announcement that state nursing and long-term care facilities would restrict visitation, and his urging that all senior care and […]
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Beshear, Fletcher to Join Kids Voting NKY at Annual Luncheon
Two former Kentucky governors will join Kids Voting Northern Kentucky for its civic leadership awards luncheon next month. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization teaches young people about voting by offering ballots at certain precincts so that kids can participate in a mock election. During the last presidential election, more than 11,000 Northern Kentucky children cast a […]
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Wedding Drops Out of GOP Primary in 67th District, Endorses Opponent
Less than a week after losing the special election for House District 67, Republican Mary Jo Wedding announced Monday evening that she is dropping out of the May primary and endorsed her opponent, Southgate City Councilwoman Leanna Homandburg. “I would like to thank all of my supporters in the past special election,” Wedding said in […]
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Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates to Appear in Newport for Forum
The four Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Kentucky will appear together at a forum in Newport this week. Indivisible NKY District 4, an organization of progressive activists, is hosting the forum on Thursday, March 5, at the Southgate House Revivial (111 East 6th Street, Newport), at 6:30 p.m. It will be moderated by Kentucky […]
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Democrat Roberts Wins Special Election for 67th House District
This article has been updated to include comments from Rachel Roberts and Mary Jo Wedding. Democrat Rachel Roberts is the new state representative for the 67th district. Roberts won Tuesday’s special election handily over Republican opponent Mary Jo Wedding. Roberts received 2,955 votes (64%) to Wedding’s 1,649 (36%), according to Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen’s […]
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Campbell County Statehouse Special Election Tuesday
A special election to fill a Northern Kentucky statehouse seat is set for Tuesday. Democrat Rachel Roberts faces Republican Mary Jo Wedding in the campaign to fill the seat vacated by longtime State Rep. Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) who is now serving as Commissioner of the Department of Local Government in the administration of Governor Andy […]
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Topics to Be Discussed at NKY Libraries Ahead of 2020 U.S. Election
The Northern Kentucky Forum is hosting a series of events to lead discussion about pressing issues in the country ahead of the 2020 Presidential election. The series of events is presented in collaboration with the National Issues Forum and is titled Hidden Common Ground. The goal is to ask citizens to meet in small groups […]
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Record Number of Kentuckians Registered to Vote
A record number of Kentuckians are registered to vote as of January 31, Secretary of State Michael G. Adams announced on Tuesday. His office stated that there are 3,462,152 registered voters in the Commonwealth. Democratic registrants represent just more than 48 percent of the electorate with 1,678,538 registered voters. Republican registrants total 1,477,985, or almost […]
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Judge Rules in Favor of Republican Candidate in Ballot Question
Mary Jo Wedding will remain on the ballot for the Feb. 25 special election to fill the vacancy in House District 67. Campbell County Circuit Judge Dan Zalla ruled that Wedding meets the requirements to represent the Republican Party in the race. She faces Democrat Rachel Roberts to replace Dennis Keene, who vacated the seat […]
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Massie Takes to Airwaves in Florida to Take On His NKY Primary Opponent
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie’s district includes all of Northern Kentucky and the Ohio River counties stretching from near Louisville in the west to Ashland in the east. But Massie is running a campaign ad in Florida this weekend, according to national media reports. Politico suggested that Massie purchased air time on FOX News in south Florida […]