What you need to know As Ohio’s crackdown on hemp-derived THC beverages kneecapped a growing market, Kentucky emerged as a beneficiary, drawing both producers and consumers south across the Ohio River. Fifty West Brewing had high hopes for its increasingly popular line of hemp-derived THC beverages, Sunflower, coming into this year. The Cincinnati-based craft brewer […]
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Teen’s persistence pays off as legislature adopts rescue dogs, cats as official KY pet
Hitching a ride on the backs of Treeing Walker Coonhounds, rescue dogs and cats are set to become the official pets of Kentucky. Senate Bill 37, which designates the hound as Kentucky’s official state dog breed, passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the final hours of the 2026 legislative session. Bill sponsor Sen. […]
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For Kentucky’s Innovation Hubs, collaboration is the secret sauce
In 2000 the state legislature passed the Kentucky Innovation Act with the stated purpose of strengthening Kentucky’s tech economy through targeted support for startups, early stage and small businesses within the tech sector. A number of different programs and approaches were developed to accomplish the task, including the creation of regional support hubs, now known […]
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Portal opens to request absentee ballots in Kentucky
Kentucky residents can request absentee ballots from September 21 until October 22, and must be eligible to receive one. The final day to register to vote on October 7.
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State advances bill that would add 4% fee to all alcohol sales
Kentucky is one step closer to getting a 4%-plus tax on all alcohol and THC beverages in the state under House Bill 9, formerly House Bill 612. The bill would impose an additional 4% state regulatory license fee on gross receipts. Essentially, if passed, it would be an extra 4% fee on all alcohol sold […]
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New Year, Same Historic Momentum for Kentucky’s High-Powered Economy
Major announcements and industry growth power the second-highest mark for announced private sector investment in state history The commonwealth’s surging economy eclipsed yet another milestone as the calendar turned to 2026, as the best stretch of economic growth in state history has now reached five years. Under Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration, Kentucky has reached new […]
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Advocate and auditor raise concerns about Kentucky kinship care proposal
During a public hearing on a proposed state regulation to change how kinship care placements are handled in Kentucky, an advocate raised concerns about how the revisions will play out. Norma Hatfield, a longtime advocate for kinship care families who, like herself, are raising minor relatives, addressed officials with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family […]
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Park Hills zoning revisions (finally) clear planning commission
What you need to know A long-worked-on revision to Park Hills’ zoning structure cleared the Kenton County Planning Commission Thursday night. The process by which the city has tried to update its zoning has at times been rancorous and legally ambiguous, but the unanimous recommendation from the planning commission marks a milestone in the process. […]
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Over a dozen flights canceled at CVG Friday morning
More than a dozen flights were canceled at CVG Airport Friday morning, one day after the FAA announced it would decrease flight capacity by 10% at over 40 major airports across the country. The FAA announced Thursday it would start with a roughly 4% reduction at airports on Friday, before ramping up to 6% by […]
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State health cabinet to ban sale, possession of ‘dangerous’ kratom derivative
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, in a Wednesday press conference, said 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, is a “powerful and addictive drug […]