Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has told state lawmakers that his office is assembling a team to fight Biden-era federal environmental regulations. The successor to Attorney General Daniel Cameron told the state House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Tuesday that he welcomes additional resources to combat what Coleman labeled a “shotgun of regulations” that target the […]
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Proposed KY medical cannabis regs removed from legislative committee agenda
Two proposed state regulations related to Kentucky’s medical cannabis law passed in 2023 are on hold for another month. Both proposed regulations were on the Jan. 8 agenda for the state legislative Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee in recent days but were removed from the agenda before Monday’s afternoon meeting. The proposed regulations would establish professional […]
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NKY state legislative, local, congressional candidates have filed for office: See who’s on the list
Eight competitive state legislative primary races are coming to Northern Kentucky on May 21 as candidates for the region’s 10 state House district seats and three of five Senate seats head for the 2024 ballot. A total of 32 state legislative candidates and three District 4 congressional candidates – including incumbent Thomas Massie (R-KY) – […]
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Adult-use cannabis to tiny homes: NKY lawmakers’ bills run the gamut
Bills to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, improve health care access, and make it easier for Kentuckians to settle into tiny homes are among more than two dozen bills filed by Northern Kentucky lawmakers in the first three days of the 2024 General Assembly. Only a few of those bills have been assigned to a committee […]
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Could amendment addressing race for governor affect voter participation?
A proposed constitutional amendment that could potentially help Republicans win more Kentucky governorships has been filed in the state Senate. Senate Bill 10 would change the election cycle for governor and all other statewide constitutional officers to even-numbered years starting in November 2032. Senate Appropriations and Revenue Chair Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) sponsored it. The […]
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How does the Kentucky legislative process work?
Kentucky state lawmakers will return to the capital city of Frankfort on Jan. 2 to begin a legislative session that will culminate in a new state budget and new policies for the next two years and beyond. Some bills will pass easily, some may take months to move. Then again, some bills won’t pass at […]
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Gov. Beshear: Voter approval of public funding for private schools unlikely
Gov. Andy Beshear told LINK nky on Wednesday that he doesn’t think Kentuckians would approve a constitutional amendment to allow public funding for schools outside of the state’s current public education system. When asked about any future legislative efforts to redefine common schools, aka public schools, for that purpose, Beshear said, “I believe that would […]
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Sen. Robin Webb speaks to Florence Rotary about finding common ground in Frankfort
Sen. John Schickel and Sen. Robin Webb have served in the Kentucky Senate together since 2009. But they’ve been friends much longer. So it wasn’t a shocker when Schickel, a Republican, invited Webb, a Democrat, to the Rotary Club of Florence on Monday to speak about finding common ground in Frankfort and beyond. “Truly she’s […]
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Kentucky certificate of need task force says issue may need ‘further study’
A legislative task force on Thursday deferred proposing any changes to the state’s certificate of need program, instead recommending possible “further study” of the issue in 2024. The one-sentence recommendation came after six months of meetings of the state Certificate of Need Task Force established by the Legislative Research Commission back in April. Considerable testimony […]
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NKY attorney Ed Massey to run for former House seat in 2024
Northern Kentucky attorney Ed Massey wants to return to Frankfort as State Rep. Ed Massey in 2025. The former two-term Boone County legislator and House Judiciary Committee chairman filed as a Republican candidate for his old 66th District House seat on Dec. 1. The seat is currently held by Rep. Steve Rawlings (R-Burlington), who defeated […]