In a race that was expected to be more closely contested, Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Associated Press called the race for Beshear’s win around 9 p.m. Tuesday, with Beshear receiving 53.4% of the votes to Cameron’s 46.6%. While earlier polls had mostly showed Beshear leading Cameron, a Nov. […]
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Daniel Cameron sits down with LINK nky ahead of gubernatorial election
LINK nky extended multiple offers to do a sit-down interview with Gov. Andy Beshear but did not hear back from his campaign. As Kentuckians head to the polls to vote for governor, one of only three gubernatorial elections in the country this year, Republican nominee and Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he has shown up […]
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How does the role of governor affect me in NKY?
In the spring of 2023, Gov. Andy Besher vetoed the controversial Senate bill 150 – which, among other things, bans gender-affirming care for those under 18 and dictates how schools and teachers can address sex education and gender identity. Just a few days later, the Legislature overrode his vetoes. And so the law went into […]
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NKY is ground zero for ‘school choice’ in governor race
Outside Student Union Room 107A at Northern Kentucky University last December, public educators from around the region spoke animatedly in groups after the university’s board of regents declined to vote on whether it would become an authorizer for the region’s impending charter school. Authorizers are the institutions that can approve, deny and oversee charter schools. […]
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Daniel Cameron makes appearance at Boone County Senior PicnicÂ
With the 36th annual Boone County Senior Picnic serving as the backdrop, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor, greeted and mingled with attendees on Wednesday. “I always enjoy being here in Boone County and it’s nice to be invited to this picnic; see so many familiar faces; and meet new people,” Cameron […]
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Deters: I’d support Cameron
Northern Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters did not take home the Republican nomination Tuesday night, but said he would support Current Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who did win. Cameron beat out his 11 opponents and will face Gov. Andy Beshear, the Democratic nominee, in November, according to the Associated Press. Deters was one of two […]
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Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidates face off in first night of debates
There are 12 candidates vying for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor of Kentucky. Three of them — Jacob Clark, David Cooper, and Bob DeVore — took the stage Tuesday night in Covington to explain why voters should choose them in the May 16 primary. Tuesday was night one of a two-night debate held at […]
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AG Cameron stops in Crescent Springs in his bid for governor
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron greeted the breakfast crowd and supporters at PeeWee’s Place in Crescent Springs Wednesday. About 40 people gathered at the popular local eatery to hear from the candidate at his first Northern Kentucky stop since officially filing for the governor’s race. A crowded field Cameron is one of a crowded field […]