Senate President Robert Stivers sat with reporters over coffee early one recent Tuesday and reminisced about the last time Democrats controlled the Kentucky Senate. It was January 1997 and Stivers, then a 30-something lawyer from Clay County, had just been elected in 1996 for the first time to what was then a Republican Senate minority. […]
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Meet Sen. John Schickel
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. Before bills related to horse racing, bourbon, business licensing and more have a chance to become Kentucky law, most have to make it past Senator […]
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Kentucky Senate advances ballot measure to move governor’s race to presidential election years
The Kentucky Senate has voted to propose a 2024 ballot measure that would move elections for governor and other statewide officers from odd-numbered years to even-numbered presidential election years starting in 2032.
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Profile: Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer
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. This year is Sen. Damon Thayer’s twelfth as Senate Majority Floor Leader in the Kentucky General Assembly. It’s a position that gives the longtime senator […]
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KY Senate, House adopt rules despite objections
The Kentucky Senate and House will operate under the same rules they used in 2023 despite allegations of “fast-tracking” of bills in a Nov. 29 League of Women Voters of Kentucky report. The House voted 72-23 to adopt the same rule of procedures – except for the change in the year from 2023 to 2024 […]
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Sen. Damon Thayer will not seek reelection in 2024
Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2024. In a statement released to LINK nky by the Senate Majority Caucus, Thayer said he made the decision not to seek reelection “After conversations with my adult children, close friends and colleagues.” “I have concluded this is the […]
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Senator John Schickel named ‘Friend of Kentucky Cities’
The Kentucky League of Cities named Northern Kentucky Senator John Schickel (R-union) a Friend of Kentucky Cities — an award that goes to legislators for their work to improve Kentucky’s cities. Among his work, Schickel co-sponsored Senate Bill 101, a Kentucky League of Cities initiative that extends contracts, subject to reimbursement for training costs, to […]
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Sen. Chris McDaniel named ‘Friend of Kentucky Cities’
The Kentucky League of Cities named Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) a Friend of Kentucky Cities, according to an announcement from the organization. He is among 20 lawmakers recognized with the award. The state league of cities annually recognizes legislators who advocate for issues and secure the passage of legislation important to cities. Chiefly, McDaniel sponsored […]
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NKY senator appointed co-chair of technology committee
Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) appointed Northern Kentucky Senator Gex Williams (R-Verona) as the new co-chair of a new legislative committee that seeks to modernize Kentucky’s technology systems, according to an announcement from the Senate president’s office. “Gex’s professional career has been dedicated to information technology systems, and he will bring a much-needed voice to […]
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Kentucky Senate lets teachers decide on transgender pronouns
Written by AP’s Bruce Schreiner The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Thursday allowing teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns — a proposal that was touted as protecting free-speech rights in classrooms but denounced by a lawmaker whose transgender son died recently. The measure cleared the Senate on a 29-6 […]