Gov. Andy Beshear has named two Northern Kentuckians to commissions and boards the past few months. Beshear appointed Laura Guffey as a member of the Kentucky Board of Social Work. Guffey, of Edgewood, is a licensed social worker at St. Elizabeth Physicians. She replaces Anne Adcock, who has resigned and shall serve for the remainder […]
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The Frankfort LINK: Senate passes income tax, anti-LBGTQ education legislation introduced
The Kentucky legislature reconvened for the second part of the 30-day legislative session, and they wasted no time tackling priority legislation for income tax reduction and education. The Senate passed legislation to further reduce the income tax from 4.5% to 4%, and the bill will now head to the governor’s desk. House Bill […]
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Covington leaders to board of elections: Cease consolidation of voting locations
On election day 2022, reports across Kenton County showed that the lines in voting locations were hundreds of people long and wait times were more than an hour. “3:30 p.m.,” wrote Greg Corwin on Twitter. “I’m at St. Barbara’s, where there are 10-12 precincts. The line is bonkers. Maybe 500 ppl (people) in line. It’s […]
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Kentucky AG launches Operation Fight Fentanyl at Covington roundtable
Attorney General Daniel Cameron kicked off Operation Fight Fentanyl at a roundtable in Covington on Wednesday. Cameron’s new initiative seeks to combat the epidemic in Kentucky, which has seen a 50% increase in overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020, according to a 2021 National Center for Health Statistics report. At times, Cameron has worked on […]
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Massie named to powerful House rules committee
Known for his “no” votes on legislation, Thomas Massie, who represents the fourth congressional district that includes Northern Kentucky, has recently been named to two powerful committees in the new Republican majority U.S. House. After Republicans gained control of the House in the 2022 midterms, they spent the early part of the year negotiating for […]
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Mason-Dixon Poll shows Beshear leading over Republican contenders
A new poll released by Mason-Dixon finds Gov. Andy Beshear with a 61% approval rating amongst Kentucky voters. It also shows him leading four of the top Republican candidates for governor. Mason-Dixon Polling Strategies conducted the poll and found that the Democratic governor had just a 29% disapproval rating, with 10% reporting that they weren’t […]
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Former Rep. Adam Koenig is done with politics — at least for now
Former state House Rep. Adam Koenig isn’t sure what the future holds, but it’s not in politics for now. Koenig served as the 69th District House representative from 2006 until 2022. In the May primary, he lost to current Rep. Steve Doan (R-Erlanger). With his time in office complete — at least for now — […]
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Attorney general files brief over transgender women in female sports
Attorney General Daniel Cameron today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to stop the Biden administration from forcing schools, in Kentucky and 18 other states, to allow biological males to compete on female sports teams. The brief opposes the U.S. […]
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Students present policy ideas to state about how to keep schools safe
Joud Dahleh, a student at the Ignite Institute in Boone County, told the media on Tuesday in Frankfort that even though she and her peers on the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council are just students, they care about their education, and they want to stay safe inside their schools. Dahleh and 29 other students from around […]
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State GOP wants Beshear’s messages on COVID school closures
The Kentucky Republican Party wants to see messages between Gov. Andy Beshear and 13 individuals over school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK) alleges that Beshear has escaped scrutiny over his handling of school closures during the pandemic and filed Freedom of Information Act requests over the governor’s correspondence with […]