A bill that would impose stricter voter identification requirements in Kentucky passed the state Senate on Thursday by a 29-9 vote. All four Northern Kentucky senators voted in favor. The measure, known as Senate Bill 2, would require a voter to present photographic identification at the poll. Kentucky already has a law that requires identification […]
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State Democrats Criticize Campbell Elections Board on Voting Sites
The Kentucky Democratic Party is upset over polling locations in the upcoming February 25 special election to fill the statehouse seat vacated by Democratic State Rep. Dennis Keene, of Wilder, who joined the administration of Governor Andy Beshear, leaving his term unexpired. House District 67 encompasses the most northern parts of Campbell County, including its […]
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Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Names Brent Spence as Priority
One of the Democratic candidates running in the 2020 U.S. Senate primary hoping to take on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November released a statement on Thursday calling the Brent Spence Bridge project a priority. The span connects Covington to Cincinnati via I-71/75 and is classified as functionally obsolete by the federal government. […]
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Wedding’s Candidacy Challenged in Special NKY Statehouse Race
The Republican nominee in the special election in House District 67 is seeing her candidacy challenged by a Campbell County Democrat. Mary Jo Wedding was nominated by the Campbell County Republican Party earlier this month and will face Democratic nominee Rachel Roberts in the special election on February 25. The seat opened up when longtime […]
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Massie, NKY’s State Lawmakers Draw Challengers
Congressman Thomas Massie will face another Republican in a primary this May. Local attorney Todd McMurtry, who serves as a city attorney in Northern Kentucky, has made headlines over the past year as one half of the legal team representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann in a series of defamation-related lawsuits against national […]
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No Primaries in Kenton, Campbell Counties’ City Races in 2020
There will be no local primaries in Northern Kentucky municipal elections. Covington In Northern Kentucky’s largest city, incumbent Mayor Joe Meyer is unopposed for re-election. In the city commission race, incumbent commissioner and former Mayor Denny Bowman has decided not to run for another term. The other three incumbents, Michelle Williams, Timothy Downing, and Shannon […]
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Walter Announces Candidacy for Newport City Commission
Editor’s note: Candidates for local office who must run in the May primary can submit their announcements to news@rcnky.com. Jason Walter will be a candidate in the 2020 election for Newport city commission. The city’s governing body will have at least one open seat since Commissioner Thomas Guidugli is running for mayor this year. There are […]
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Democrat Announces Candidacy for House District 68 in Campbell Co.
Democrat Nancy Bardgett announced her candidate for state representative in House District 68, which encompasses Fort Thomas and much of southern Campbell County. The seat has been held by Republican Joe Fischer of Fort Thomas since 1999. Bardgett, also of Fort Thomas, is a retired special education teacher who taught at Highlands High School. […]
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Republicans Nominate Wedding, but Primary Fight Looms for GOP in 67th District
The Campbell County Republican Party selected Mary Jo Wedding as its candidate in February’s special election for state representative in district 67, but there will be a primary for the regular election in May. “Mary Jo Wedding is a strong conservative woman leader, and we’re proud to have her as our Republican nominee,” Republican Party […]
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Roberts Formally Nominated by Democrats as Candidate in House District 67 Special Election
Rachel Roberts is officially the Democratic candidate in the special election for Kentucky State House District 67. The Campbell County Democratic Party Executive Committee selected Roberts for the race, created by the resignation of Democratic Representative Dennis Keene, of Wilder, who joined the administration of Governor Andy Beshear earlier this month. Beshear called a […]