Florence city council recently discussed Transportation Improvement Districts (TIDs) and whether the city might consider creating one next fiscal year. During the meeting on Feb. 5, council members heard from former State Representative Sal Santoro and Wade Williams, a consultant with Cincinnati-based Montrose Group, who helped Boone County establish a TID, becoming the first to […]
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Kenton County establishes Transportation Improvement District for infrastructure upgrades
Kenton County became the second county in Northern Kentucky to create a Transportation Improvement District on Tuesday. This financial vehicle is designed to pool money from various sources and dedicate it to infrastructure improvements. The districts are able to fund construction, property acquisition, demolition or removal services, site preparation, equipment, communication facilities, financing expenses, studies […]
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New 4th Street Bridge project details shared with NKY business leaders
Kentucky state representatives and a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) official were on hand at the Grand Banquet Hall in Covington on Thursday to talk to Northern Kentucky business leaders about the progress of the 4th Street Bridge project, and unveil some new details. Those details included tentative timelines, the new design process and the estimated […]
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Three NKY lawmakers fall to challenger in GOP primaries: Koenig, Santoro, Massey
Three Northern Kentucky Republican members of the state House of Representatives appear to have lost their seats in Tuesday night’s primary election, according to unofficial results. Reps. Adam Koenig, of Erlanger, Sal Santoro, of Union, and Ed Massey, of Hebron, all of whom serve as chairmen of different House committees, went down in defeat to […]
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Four NKY legislators honored with KACP Outstanding Legislative Service Awards
Four Northern Kentucky state legislators were honored with the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police (KACP) Outstanding Legislative Service Award. Reps. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger), Ed Massey (R-Hebron), Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill), and Sal Santoro (R-Union) were all recognized. “These legislators are being honored and recognized for their unwavering support of law enforcement during the 2022 […]
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Incumbent Santoro faces primary challenger in 60th District: Candidate Preview
During the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session, the Brent Spence Bridge took up its fair share of the prime time. While many politicians have talked about the bridge for decades, a fix for the functionally obsolete structure may be as close as it has ever been to fruition. One of the central Northern Kentucky […]
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Gov. Andy Beshear signs vehicle valuation tax freeze bill into law: ‘It’s going to help our folks’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear officially signed a bill into law yesterday officially freezing the vehicle property tax rate. Rep. Sal Santoro of Union was one of the co-sponsors for House Bill 6. Santoro joined Beshear at the official signing of the bill. House Bill 6 requires a vehicle to be valued at its average trade […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live – Episode 5
In this episode of The Frankfort LINK Live, Michael Monks and Mark Payne are joined by local author Rick Robinson, Sen. Will Schroeder, and Rep. Sal Santoro.
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NKY Chamber Presents Legislative Priorities for 2022
Members of the Northern Kentucky caucus in the state legislature participated in a panel discussion with the Northern Kentucky Chamber on the organization’s legislative priorities for 2022. by Robin Gee With an emphasis on infrastructure, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber) laid out its legislative priorities for the coming year at a panel […]