Kentucky Youth Advocates is asking lawmakers to use dollars from a legal settlement reached with an e-cigarette company on nicotine use prevention, remove the certificate of need requirement for freestanding birth centers and more during the next legislative session. KYA released its policy priorities for the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday, which the organization’s executive director, Terry […]
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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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New law could trigger automatic recount of governor’s race
A 2021 law could trigger an automatic recount of the governor’s race for the first time Tuesday in Kentucky if results are as close as a recent Emerson College poll predicted. While earlier polls had mostly showed Gov. Andy Beshear leading Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Nov. 3 polling results showed the candidates in a […]
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Ryan Quarles makes last NKY campaign stops ahead of Tuesday’s primary
Kentucky Gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky’s current Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, made his last rounds around Northern Kentucky Saturday night on his “Big Red Truck Tour” ahead of the primary election on May 16. Quarles’s first stop in Northern Kentucky was at Buffalo Bobs Family Restaurant in Florence, though he said it was his eighth […]
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Alan Keck stumps in Fort Thomas: ‘I probably own more guns than the rest of the field combined’
Gubernatorial Republican candidate Alan Keck held a town hall Tuesday night at Campbell County Library Fort Thomas branch to present his platform and answer questions from a room of about 25 people. Keck is running against Democrat incumbent Andy Beshear and a field of 11 other Republican candidates, including Attorney General Daniel Cameron. In 2018, […]
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NKY’s gubernatorial candidates file 2nd quarter campaign finance reports
Northern Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates raised about 10 percent of what challenger Andy Beshear has raised this quarter — combined. That’s according to second quarter campaign finance reports that Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) and former attorney Eric Deters filed. Republican candidate newcomer Maddox, who announced her candidacy last month, raised just over $110,000 for her first month. […]
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Maddox announces run for governor
A Northern Kentucky lawmaker who has been vocal in her opposition to policies and positions set forth by Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, took a step Monday at a chance to take on the incumbent head to head in next year’s gubernatorial election. Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) announced her bid for governor Monday evening, which […]
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AG Commissioner Ryan Quarles officially launches governor bid
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles officially launched his campaign for governor Wednesday in Georgetown near his family farm after making the announcement in May. Quarles said Wednesday he would run a “people first” campaign. He also attacked Gov. Andy Beshear’s record and decision-making during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “Folks, just because we live through a once in […]
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Attorney General Daniel Cameron files to run for governor
Attorney General Daniel Cameron is running for governor. The Republican AG filed the fundraising paperwork Wednesday with the Kentucky Registry for Election Finance, indicating he would run for the state’s top office. “I’ve decided to run for Governor because Kentucky needs a leader who reflects the values of the men, women, and children of all […]