The historic Hoge House will be sold by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as surplus property. The iconic red clapboard home, built circa 1825 in Downtown Frankfort, will be open to site visits on Wednesday, January 8 and Wednesday January 15. The 2,560 square foot structure sits on a 0.29 acre lot on Wilkinson Boulevard. The […]
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Governor: Kentucky’s Positive Momentum in Jeopardy
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth Address on Tuesday night. This recap comes from the Governor’s office: Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear exhorted legislators in his seventh State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday to ignore the lure of partisan politics and continue collaborating with him on improving the state’s business climate in two key […]
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Governor: Kentucky’s Positive Momentum in Jeopardy
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth Address on Tuesday night. This recap comes from the Governor’s office: Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear exhorted legislators in his seventh State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday to ignore the lure of partisan politics and continue collaborating with him on improving the state’s business climate in two key […]
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Cincinnati Councilman’s Former Chief of Staff Joins Omni Advocacy, Strategic Advisers
Ben Frech, the former chief of staff and campaign manager for Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld during his first two terms on Cincinnati City Council, has joined Omni Advocacy Group and will manage the government relations firm’s new Cincinnati office. Frech, who helped guide Sittenfeld to record-breaking victories in both fundraising and electoral results in his 2011 and 2013 […]
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Cincinnati Councilman’s Former Chief of Staff Joins Omni Advocacy, Strategic Advisers
Ben Frech, the former chief of staff and campaign manager for Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld during his first two terms on Cincinnati City Council, has joined Omni Advocacy Group and will manage the government relations firm’s new Cincinnati office. Frech, who helped guide Sittenfeld to record-breaking victories in both fundraising and electoral results in his 2011 and 2013 […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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House Speaker Wants Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Raised to $10.10 Per Hour
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday that the Democratic caucus will push for an increase in the state’s minimum wage over a three-year period from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. His proposal, House Bill 1, would mirror a bill currently before Congress. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sam Youngman reports: Raising the minimum wage is among […]
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House Speaker Wants Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Raised to $10.10 Per Hour
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday that the Democratic caucus will push for an increase in the state’s minimum wage over a three-year period from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. His proposal, House Bill 1, would mirror a bill currently before Congress. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sam Youngman reports: Raising the minimum wage is among […]
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NKY Forum: Tackling Tolls, Heroin, & Education in Frankfort
The recently released financing plan for the Brent Spence Bridge project won no fans in State Senators Christ McDaniel and Damon Thayer or State Representative Arnold Simpson. The three appeared at the Northern Kentucky Forum preview of the 2014 General Assembly on Thursday at Northern Kentucky University. “I will do everything in my power to […]
