Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Education has defined Rep. Mike Clines’ career. Decades of experience as a private school administrator and teacher in the Covington Catholic school system have allowed […]
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Meet Rep. Steven Doan
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Rep. Steven Doan is in his first term in the Kentucky House. But he’s not new to the state budget process that will take much […]
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Child care, vaccines and more: kid-focused bills advance in Frankfort
A bill to give working foster parents better access to child care subsidies is on its way to the governor’s desk after pushing through the Kentucky House on a bipartisan vote Monday. The Democrat-led legislation in Senate Bill 240 – one of a handful of child-related bills advancing Monday – would make sure eligible foster […]
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Meet Rep. Steve Rawlings
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. State Rep. Steve Rawlings ran for state office as a constitutional conservative in 2022. He considers keeping government growth in check to be part of […]
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Kentucky bill would block those with China, Russia ties from farmland buys
Kentucky has passed a bill that would block countries deemed a national security threat to the U.S. from buying or leasing agricultural land in the commonwealth, with exceptions for research and development use only.
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Five NKY Chamber infrastructure asks to watch this session
The NKY Chamber has identified funding to complete the KY 536 corridor project as its top infrastructure priority, with the House and Senate expected to negotiate on the final appropriations before the legislative session ends in April.
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Meet Kentucky Rep. Kimberly Moser
Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, a nurse and health policy administrator, has served as Chairperson of the House Health and Family Services Committee since 2016, and has sponsored bills to improve the care of cancer patients and increase penalties for trafficking opioids.
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Bill would require abuse accusations to follow teachers from school to school
Allegations of abuse made against a teacher or other school employee would follow that individual from job to job — at least initially — under a bill approved Thursday in the Kentucky House. Under House Bill 275, anyone applying for a job in a public school district would have to tell the district if they […]
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Meet Rep. Mark Hart
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Rep. Mark Hart was first elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2016. Since then he has been reelected three times and racked up […]
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Kentucky House budget would increase K-12 funding but not fund universal pre-K
Kentucky House Republicans have filed a $124.8 billion two-year spending plan that would increase funding for K-12 public schools, raise state employee salaries, and invest nearly $2 billion in one-time funds for ‘priority areas’