Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Leader Joni Jenkins announced that she is withdrawing as a candidate from the 44th district. “I have loved representing my beautifully diverse district for many years and will be forever grateful that the voters gave me the chance to serve them,” […]
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Posted inFrankfort, Infrastructure, Politics
Beshear Presents Nearly $19.5 Million for NKY Infrastructure Projects
Governor Andy Beshear made multiple stops in Northern Kentucky, awarding more than $19.4 million for water infrastructure projects in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. He was originally slated to visit all three counties, but travel delays resulted in the governor combining the Campbell and Kenton announcements in Newport before moving on to Boone Co. The […]
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State Dems to file lawsuit against redistricting maps after House, Senate override governor’s veto
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter The Kentucky Democratic Party is filing a lawsuit against the House and Senate Congressional redistricting maps, which went into law Thursday after the House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of the maps on Wednesday. Several Franklin County residents who would be affected by […]
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House Budget Bills Move Through Committee and Pass Floor Vote
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee dug into the details of the proposed Republican state budget on Thursday. The transportation budget, HB241, and the overall budget, HB1, were both voted on and passed before heading to the House floor. Once on the floor, they were […]
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Beshear Vetoes House, Congressional Redistricting Bills, Cites NKY Counties
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter Two bills related to redistricting in Kentucky were vetoed by Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday evening, House Bill 2, the statehouse redistricting plan, and Senate Bill 3, the congressional redistricting plan. No action was taken yet on Senate Bill 2, the state senate redistricting plan. […]
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Covington Board of Ed. Calls on Beshear to Veto Redistricting Bills
Written by Mark Payne, LINKnky politics and government reporter The Covington board of education adopted a resolution calling on Governor Andy Beshear to veto the new legislative boundaries swiftly passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly. The move follows the adoption of a similar resolution at the Covington city commission. Both local governmental bodies see the […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Surpasses 1 Million Total Cases; Positivity Rate Now at 30.25%
Kentucky surpassed 1 million positive COVID-19 cases in recent days and the state also currently has its highest-ever positivity rate, a staggering 30.25%. Saturday brought the highest number of positive cases in a single day – 14,896 – since the pandemic began nearly two years ago. “The increase in cases is severe, by far more […]
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Increasing Value of Used Cars Results in Higher Tax Bill for Ky. Drivers
Written by Kenton Hornbeck, LINK Media reporter Editor’s note: The headline has been changed to say “higher tax bill” from “higher tax rate” After tolerating pandemic burnout and nationwide economic uncertainty, northern Kentuckians are now beginning to grapple with the realization that their property taxes are on the rise due to higher vehicle valuations. In […]
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Dueling Budgets Announced in Frankfort as Beshear, House GOP Roll Out Plans
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporter With the redistricting bills passing the House and Senate over the weekend, the fight now moves on to the budget. In an unprecedented move, House Republicans released their budget on Jan. 7, ahead of the governor’s budget that’s set to be presented in a speech […]
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State Shatters Weekly COVID Case Count; Covington Testing Site Hopes to Ease Traffic
There were more than 52,000 positive COVID-19 cases reported in Kentucky last week, the highest weekly total by nearly 22,000 (set on September 5). Governor Andy Beshear also reported Monday that the state has its highest-ever positivity rate at 26.33%. He cited the omicron variant of the virus as leading the surge, creating more cases […]