Open enrollment has begun for kynect, Kentucky’s implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act that has gained health insurance for half a million Kentuckians since 2013. Governor-elect Matt Bevin opposes kynect and vows to remove it. So, what does this mean for your health insurance in 2016 and beyond? Cara Stewart, an attorney with the Kentucky […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: The Number & the Cost of Low-Performing NKY Schools
Needless to say I have received numerous emails comments and phone calls about my column regarding the ranking and performance of our 14 NKY School Districts. Just last week I received the following email from Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford: Ken, I brought up the same topic at the Mayor’s Meeting (a meeting held in conjunction with a Campbell […]
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Listen: Covington Commissioner on Pool Fees, Devou Event Center, & More
“I should have voted no on the pools ordinance last night,” Covington Commissioner Jordan Huizenga said in a post on Facebook Wednesday. The city decided, in a 4-1 vote, to begin charging residents to use the two city pools and one water park next summer in order to offset the enormous costs invovled. Huizenga said […]
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ReNewport Seeks Input on Proposals for City’s Quality of Life
Almost a year and a half into the Quality of Life Process in Newport, now known as ReNewport, our community has accomplished amazing things. We started off as a small coalition of community members interviewing residents and business owners of the city, to gather their experience of Newport, our strengths and opportunities as well as our challenges. […]
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Listen: Mayor Butch Callery Talks New Taxes in Villa Hills, Change in Covington
After previous road tax efforts failed in 2004 and 2011, Villa Hills voters approved such a tax last week by a margin of 1,372 to 942. Mayor Butch Callery pushed for the road tax and joined The River City News in the podcast studio to talk about that issue, how Villa Hills has changed since he took over, […]
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Sure, You Know St. Elizabeth. You Should Also Know the St. E Foundation.
You’d be hard pressed to find someone in Northern Kentucky that hasn’t heard of St. Elizabeth. As the region’s largest medical provider, it seems everyone has visited a St. Elizabeth hospital or urgent care facility at one time or another. From the birth of our children, to the treating of everything from sprained ankles to open heart surgeries, […]
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Analysis: “Kentucky is Now a Republican State”. Podcast with Trey Grayson.
Kentucky has turned a deep shade of red, and former Secretary of State and current Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce president Trey Grayson joins RCN’s Michael Monks to talk about Tuesday night’s election results, Kentucky in the age of Bevin, and Northern Kentucky’s role in it all. Listen:
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Get the Help You Need to Quit Smoking Now
Smoking cigarettes is a dangerous addiction. Not surprisingly, people who smoke realize this, too. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 7 in 10 adult smokers in the U.S. want to quit. The CDC found that more than four in 10 smokers had tried to quit within the last year. It’s not easy. Nicotine addiction is often […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Bevin’s Victory Chant is Not a Good Start
Was I surprised by the election results from last Tuesday? No, not really… all of the “undecided” Republicans went to the polls and voted their straight Republican ticket! (What did surprise me was that “the gold standard” of Kentucky political polling, The Bluegrass Poll, predicted that the other guy would win! On October 28, it reported that […]
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Mainstrasse Buzz: Pay to Park, Shop Moving, & Mac’s is Coming!
In this edition of the Mainstrasse Buzz podcast, host Charles Killian talks with guests about the pay-to-park plan coming to the neighborhood, the move of a Main Street shop to Sixth Street, and the forthcoming Mac’s Pizza. Guests include: Nora Gokhan, who expresses opposition to the pay-to-park plan; former City Commissioner Shawn Masters who talks […]
