After more than two decades in the top elected position in Northern Kentucky’s second-largest city, Florence Mayor Diane Whalen has decided not to seen another term. She cited a new grandchild on the way, and wanting more time with family and her personal life as reasons for not seeking office again. Her father, Hop Ewing, […]
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Understanding Why Covington Precincts Could Change in State Representation
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporter The Kentucky House and Senate each approved plans to redistrict legislative and congressional districts across the commonwealth, which would bring signficant change to Northern Kentucky’s representation in Frankfort. Both legislative chambers in Kentucky are dominated by Republican super-majorities, impenetrable to Democratic opposition. The House and […]
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NKY Lawmaker, Teacher Differ on Bill Changing Decision-Making Councils’ Power
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporter The Senate Standing Committee on Education heard two bills Thursday morning. Senate Bill 1 focused on giving more power to superintendents to make decisions, taking power away from Site-Based Decision-Making Councils (SBDM). Major school decisions, such as teachers, curriculum, and textbooks, are currently made by […]
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COVID Shutters River City Schools as Cases, Positivity Rate Rise
The school districts in Covington, Newport, Bellevue, and Dayton are closed due to rising COVID-19 cases. The closures come as nearly 10,000 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported across Kentucky on Thursday, the state’s highest-ever single-day figure. There were 1,300 new cases Thursday across five Northern Kentucky counties on a day where the state reported […]
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Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth Emphasizes NKY Companies, Investments
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporter Governor Andy Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday evening in front of a joint session of the House and Senate. Despite record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, the speech was held in person. In front of a sparse crowd, Beshear launched into his speech with […]
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Local Lawmakers Address Redistricting in Frankfort Committee Meetings
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporter The redistricting of state legislative districts continued in the House and Senate on Wednesday as both chambers held committee meetings in order to advance bills relating to the process. In the Senate, the Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted on SB 2 and […]
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Covington City Commission Calls on Lawmakers to Reconsider New House Districts
The Covington city commission expressed its concern about redistricting on Tuesday night through the unanimous adoption of a resolution calling on lawmakers to reconsider the current proposal. That proposal, now being considered in the newly convened Kentucky General Assembly, was released late last week and shows significant disruption to Northern Kentucky’s largest city’s representation in […]
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Proposed State Senate Maps Would Change NKY Representation
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporter The Kentucky General Assembly convened on Tuesday for its 60-day session and redistricting is among the top priorities as lawmakers begin the process of redrawing legislative and congressional district maps. Like the House redistricting maps, population shifts throughout Kentucky will see some districts shrink while […]
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Union Postpones Fairness Ordinance Vote, State Senator Voices Opposition
The Union city commission opted to postpone its vote on a proposed fairness ordinance to February due to the absence of one of its members. The ordinance would extend further legal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and would make Union the first city in Boone Co. to adopt such an ordinance, […]
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New Ky. Law Caps Insulin Co-Pay at $30 for 30-Day Supply
This article has been corrected to include the presence of Christ Hospital Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Ft. Wright. The soaring price of insulin has been a constant problem for insulin-dependent diabetics. Under President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Plan, he seeks to cap monthly insulin co-pay at $35. But Kentucky lawmakers are ahead of […]