Former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman will be the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s next attorney general, according to the Associated Press. Coleman defeated Democrat Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville) in Tuesday night’s election. It was Coleman’s first time running for a statewide constitutional office. Find the latest numbers here. “I want to thank god, my family and the […]
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Meet the candidates for Kentucky agriculture commissioner
Sierra Enlow Democratic candidate for Kentucky agriculture commissioner Sierra Enlow said she has had an eye on the post since she was a teen. “This has always been an office that I’ve wanted to run for, ever since I was in high school,” said Enlow, who grew up on a multigenerational family farm in LaRue […]
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How an off-year election could affect Kentucky’s race for governor
You’ve probably heard there’s a gubernatorial election coming up. But wait. It’s 2023. Why are we voting for governor in an off-year? Kentucky is one of only three states that holds off-year gubernatorial elections. Along with Louisiana and Mississippi, the state’s highest office will be decided during a year when voters won’t already be coming […]
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TANK offering voters free rides to the polls
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that TANK is offering free rides on Election Day. They are not. Free rides to the polls are only on early voting days. LINK apologizes for the error. The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky is offering free rides to the polls on early voting days. Passengers voting […]
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Deters: I’d support Cameron
Northern Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters did not take home the Republican nomination Tuesday night, but said he would support Current Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who did win. Cameron beat out his 11 opponents and will face Gov. Andy Beshear, the Democratic nominee, in November, according to the Associated Press. Deters was one of two […]
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Op-ed: Craft doesn’t hear the echoes
Written by Bruce Maples, publisher at Forward Kentucky Eliminationism is the belief that one’s political opponents are, in the words of OklahomaCity University School of Law professor Phyllis E. Bernard, “a cancer on the body politicthat must be excised — either by separation from the public at large, through censorship or by outright extermination — […]
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Ryan Quarles makes last NKY campaign stops ahead of Tuesday’s primary
Kentucky Gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky’s current Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, made his last rounds around Northern Kentucky Saturday night on his “Big Red Truck Tour” ahead of the primary election on May 16. Quarles’s first stop in Northern Kentucky was at Buffalo Bobs Family Restaurant in Florence, though he said it was his eighth […]
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Did you know the commissioner of agriculture is in charge of gas pumps? Neither did we
This story originally appeared in our weekly LINK Reader. Subscribe to our print edition here. The Kentucky commissioner of agriculture is an elected state executive position tasked with protecting and promoting the state’s farming industry. Those elected serve for four years and are limited to two terms. “As commissioner of agriculture I helped expand markets […]
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Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidates face off in first night of debates
There are 12 candidates vying for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor of Kentucky. Three of them — Jacob Clark, David Cooper, and Bob DeVore — took the stage Tuesday night in Covington to explain why voters should choose them in the May 16 primary. Tuesday was night one of a two-night debate held at […]
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Four candidates seek election in Newport Board of Education race
The Newport Independent School District is holding elections for two seats on their Board of Education. School board members are elected to serve four-year terms. Elections occur every two years, and the number of school board members up for reelection alternates between two and three board members. There are currently two incumbents seeking reelection: Ramona […]