Governor Andy Beshear was hung in effigy during a rally in Frankfort on Sunday. According to the Courier-Journal: The Second Amendment rally, meant to inspire people “about what it really means to be FREE,” according to Take Back Kentucky, attracted at least 100 people on Sunday. They gathered from 1-4 p.m. at the Kentucky State Capitol in […]
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Beshear Appoints Two from NKY to State Boards
Governor Andy Beshear appointed two Northern Kentuckians to state boards. David Sloan, of Ft. Mitchell, was reappointed as a member of the Mine Safety Review Commission. His new term expires May 23, 2024. Heather Hornsby, of Independence, was appointed to the Statewide Independent Living Council. She replaces Dale Kite, who died. Hornsby will serve out […]
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“Prisoners in Our Own Home”: NKY Legislators Join Rally in Frankfort
Hundreds gathered in Frankfort on Saturday afternoon outside the Capitol to protest the stay-at-home orders deployed to slow the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus which has caused a global pandemic, and similar measures across the country and world. The sea of people included protest signs calling for the impeachment of […]
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Attorney General Threatens to Sue Over Governor’s Order on Church Gatherings
This story has been updated to include comments from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday asked Governor Andy Beshear to end what Cameron referred to as “targeting of faith-based gatherings” amid the global pandemic. Church gatherings are included among the mass gatherings to be avoided as part of the social-distancing […]
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State Task Force Discusses Graduation Options for 2020 Seniors
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Education Continuation Task Force met virtually on Tuesday to discuss how graduation for the 2020 senior class will be affected by Governor Andy Beshear’s recommendation that Kentucky schools continue to utilize non-traditional instruction for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year to help control the spread of COVID-19 in communities across the […]
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Fort Wright, Which Filed Suit, Applauds Passage of State Pension Legislation
The City of Fort Wright said in a news release that the adoption of House Bill 484 represents “a major victory”. The city filed a class-action lawsuit in 2014 against the board of trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), seeking restitution and an accounting for what the city alleged were improper investments by the […]
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COVID-19: Beshear Lauds Covington Company, Kenton Co. Testing
Governor Andy Beshear thanked Covington-based Gravity Diagnostics for its role in testing for COVID-19 across Kentucky, and also noted a good turnout at the temporary drive-up testing site in Independence during his daily briefing on the global pandemic on Thursday. Beshear also reinforced his work with seven other Midwestern governors about a collaborative approach to […]
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Lawmakers Override Veto of Voter ID Bill, Will Be in Effect in November
The Kentucky General Assembly voted Tuesday to override a veto of legislation that will impose stricter voter identification requirements across the state, starting with the general election in November. The measure, known as Senate Bill 2, will require voters to present photographic identification at the polls. “2020 is an important election year with many federal […]
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Kentucky Schools Asked to Stay Closed Through May 1
From the Kentucky Department of Education: In a teleconference call April 2 with Kentucky’s public school superintendents, Gov. Andy Beshear recommended that all Kentucky schools continue their suspension of in-person classes through May 1 to help control the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in communities across the state. All 172 Kentucky school districts, […]
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Op-Ed: Emergency Actions in Frankfort Show Government at Its Best
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) I returned to Frankfort on Thursday with one purpose in mind–to pass legislation that will help the people of Kentucky through these difficult times. I was honored to have been selected as the only Democratic member from the Kentucky House of Representative to serve […]
