The unemployment rate in all Northern Kentucky counties rose to double figures, and in most cases more than tripled the rate in March, the state’s Education & Workforce Development Cabinet announced Thursday. The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic impact resulted in a record number of workers across the state filing for unemployment benefits. The rate […]
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Eight More Deaths Confirmed in NKY; Governor Says Cases are in Decline
Eight more COVID-19-related deaths were confirmed Wednesday by the Northern Kentucky Health Department. The four-county region has seen 65 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began. The latest victims are two Boone Co. residents in their 70s, three Boone Co. residents in their 80s, and one Boone Co. resident in their 90s, one Kenton County resident […]
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Beshear Responds to Effigy Hanging; NKY COVID-19 Cases at 1,150
Governor Andy Beshear spent part of his press briefing on Tuesday, in which he offered updates on COVID-19 in the state, to address a weekend protest at the Capitol that included the hanging of an effigy of Beshear. Beshear criticized the hanging and the protesters who came close to the Governor’s Mansion where his wife […]
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State Braces for Shortfalls in General, Road Funds
The state is bracing for a $456.7 million – or four percent – General Fund revenue shortfall and a nearly $162 million shortfall in the state Road Fund this fiscal year, based on revised estimates from the group responsible for the state’s revenue forecasts. The Consensus Forecasting Group—a panel of independent economists whose forecasts are used in state budget decisions – today revised its estimates for […]
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Beshear Hanged in Effigy During Protest at Capitol, Governor’s Mansion
Governor Andy Beshear was hung in effigy during a rally in Frankfort on Sunday. According to the Courier-Journal: The Second Amendment rally, meant to inspire people “about what it really means to be FREE,” according to Take Back Kentucky, attracted at least 100 people on Sunday. They gathered from 1-4 p.m. at the Kentucky State Capitol in […]
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Aquariums, Libraries, Distilleries Receive Opening Dates; State Sees 20 New Deaths
With Memorial Day weekend approaching, Governor Andy Beshear on Tuesday rolled out additional guidelines for public recreation amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Just because we are healthy at home and healthy at work doesn’t mean we can’t be out there to be healthy physically,” Beshear said. “The healthier we get, the more resilient we will […]
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St. Elizabeth Selected as First Testing Site for Phase 2 Trial of COVID-19 Drug
St. Elizabeth Healthcare will serve as the first site for a newly approved phase-two clinical trial studying the effects of the drug PUL-042, created by Pulmotect, Inc. in partnership with Covington-based CTI Clinicial Trial and Consulting Services. The second phase of the trials was approved the federal Food & Drug Administration. The clinical trial will […]
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COVID-19: Small Gatherings to Resume; One More Death Reported in NKY
Small groups of ten people or fewer will be able to gather together once again on May 22, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Thursday. The governor, in his daily briefing on the coronavirus in Kentucky, also stated that the state’s travel ban will expire that same day. That ban, which was challenged in court, ordered […]
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Beshear: Just Because Summer is Coming, Doesn’t Mean Virus is Gone
There are no plans yet in Kentucky to allow for the reopening of public and commercial pools, Governor Andy Beshear said Tuesday. “None of our kids want to have to grow up knowing that, maybe going to see a grandparent, after they’ve gone to a pool, maybe is the reason that grandparent isn’t here anymore,” […]
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5 More COVID-19 Deaths in NKY Reported; 10-Year Old on Ventilator in Kentucky
Five more deaths from COVID-19-related caused were reported in Northern Kentucky on Monday, and forty-five additional confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have been reported in Northern Kentucky since Friday, including 15 on Monday. The five deaths involved four people from Kenton County, two in their 80s, and and two in their 90s. […]