With gavel strikes at opposite ends of the State Capitol, members of the Senate and House officially started the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2020 session on Jan. 7. Though there are new issues and challenges at the start of each legislative session, familiar procedures are often the focus in the earliest days. New members are welcomed, the […]
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Walton Man Pleads Guilty to Seeking Sex with Minor
A Walton man was convicted on five counts of unlawful use of electronic means to engage a minor in illegal sexual activity after pleading guilty on Thursday. Joshua Allen Nicholas, 33, was arrested last September and later indicted by a Franklin County Grand Jury on the charges. Nicholas agreed to spend three years in state […]
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Op-Ed: New Generation Set to Lead Kentucky
Written by Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts and Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) President OJ Oleka In 1960, as the American people entered a new year and, notably, a new decade, the electorate chose a new face to serve as its president. As the youngest president ever elected, John F. Kennedy’s historic victory signaled that a new generation of leadership […]
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Beshear Administration Waives Fees for GED Testing
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will waive fees associated with testing to earn a general education diploma (GED). Governor Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Tuesday that Kentucky Skills U, which is an agency within the state’s Education & Workforce Development Cabinet, would waive the testing fees. They cited those fees as a common […]
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Beshear Sets Date for Campbell Co. State Rep. Special Election
Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday that a special election to fill the vacant state representative seat in House District 67 will be on Tuesday, February 25. The seat was made vacant by the resignation of Rep. Dennis Keene, a Wilder Democrat who had represented the northern Campbell County district since 2005. Keene was tapped by […]
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State Pension Board Makes 10 Recommendations
A proposal that the 2020 General Assembly consider adding the State Treasurer to its Public Pension Oversight Board was one of 10 recommendations approved by the board. Current board membership includes representatives of the Governor, State Auditor, and Attorney General but none from the State Treasurer’s office despite that agency’s involvement with the public pensions systems, said Sen. Jimmy […]
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Beshear: 2017 Pension Reform More Costly than 2013 Reform
From the Office of Governor Andy Beshear After years of waiting, the people of Kentucky now know the proposed 2017 pension reforms would have left the Commonwealth worse off, Gov. Beshear said when releasing the documents long-withheld by the former administration. The analysis commissioned by the former administration shows the proposed 2017 reforms costing the state retirement systems more […]
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State Lawmakers Asked to Regulate Car-Sharing Apps
The debate on how to regulate the nation’s burgeoning car-sharing economy has reached the Kentucky General Assembly. Officials from the nation’s largest car-rental company, a major auto insurer and a popular car-sharing upstart converged on the Capitol. They appeared before the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance to ask for legislation regulating computer applications that allow people to rent […]
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Candidates Enter 67th House District Races
Two candidates, one Democrat and one Republican, have announced their intention to see the state representative seat vacated by Democrat Dennis Keene. The 67th House District encompasses the cities of northern Campbell County, including Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, Silver Grove, Southgate, Wilder, and Highland Heights. Keene has held the seat since 2005 but stepped down this […]
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Keene Joins Beshear Administration; Special Election to Be Called
State Representative Dennis Keene is stepping down from his legislative seat to join the administration of Governor Andy Beshear. The Democrat has represented the 67th District since 2005. Keene will serve as the Commissioner of the Department of Local Government (DLG). “It has been the greatest honor of my life to represent the citizens […]
