Four Republican candidates took to the debate stage at the Henry Clay Event Center in Louisville Tuesday evening. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, State Auditor Mike Harmon, and Somerset Mayor Alan Keck stood at four separate podiums. Former U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft declined to participate. Former NKY Attorney Eric Deters said he […]
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GOP candidates rarely disagree in first primary debate
Four Republican candidates took to the debate stage at the Henry Clay in Louisville Tuesday evening. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, State Auditor Mike Harmon, and Somerset Mayor Alan Keck stood at four separate podiums. Former U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft declined to participate. Former NKY Attorney Eric Deters said he wasn’t invited. […]
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First gubernatorial primary attack ad calls Daniel Cameron a ‘teddy bear’
The first attack ad for the 2023 gubernatorial race launched ahead of the first debate on Tuesday. A political action committee called Commonwealth PAC, which supports Republican candidate Kelly Craft, launched the first ad of the campaign season Monday, even though Craft won’t be participating in the first debate Tuesday evening. In the ad, the […]
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House GOP split over whether to ban slot-style ‘gray’ machines
Despite having a supermajority in the Kentucky House, Republicans stalled on whether to pass a bill banning slot-style machines that are common throughout the Commonwealth’s gas stations and bars. House Bill 594 would ban “gray machines” — often referred to by supporters of the machines as “skill games” — throughout the state. The bill’s sponsor, […]
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House passes bill to ban youth transgender services: ‘I’m really upset for families right now’
With tears in her eyes, northern Kentucky Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell) said that she’s worked so hard to prevent conversion therapy in the LGBTQ community. Just moments after the House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 470 — which would ban transition services for youth under 18 — Banta said she felt upset. “I’m really […]
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Bill that cleared Senate committee Thursday ‘ill advised,’ ‘wrong-headed,’ local leaders say
Karen Berg recently lost her son to suicide. The Republican senator from Louisville spoke Thursday about how dangerous a bill aimed at preventing drag shows in public could be for people like her son. “I can tell you from my personal experience of the day I buried my child here in Kentucky, my proud trans […]
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Kentucky to receive $117 million for small businesses
Kentucky will receive a $117 million award to expand access to money for small businesses across the state through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative, according to an announcement from the governor’s office. The award will be allocated in three phases over 10 years to launch a suite of initiatives known […]
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NKY legislators file slew of bills ahead of February filing deadline
Despite legislative leadership saying it would be a slow session, Kentucky’s legislators filed a significant number of bills ahead of the Feb. 21 Senate deadline and the Feb. 22 House deadline. The 2023 legislative session is a 30-day, non-budget session. The Republican supermajority passed its signature piece of legislation — the income tax — early […]
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Bill would make it easier to become a barber
A bill that will make it easier to become a barber passed the House this week. Sponsored by Rep. Mike Clines (R-Ft. Thomas), HB 172 seeks to make a change relating to barber school instructors. “We are seeing severe workforce shortages in the barbering field, and it is crucial we do what we can to […]
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Senate passes bill to expand homeschool scholarship access
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill that would offer parents of homeschooled students more access to Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship money if the student scores high enough on a test. The KEES program provides scholarships to students who earn at least a 2.5 GPA each year of attendance at a certified Kentucky high school. […]