The following op-ed is written by LaKisha Miller, executive director of the Kentucky Workforce Center, and Mark Guilfoyle, incomingchair of the Workforce Center’s board of managers. As Kentucky focuses on economic competitiveness, businesses must diversify their hiring pools to include individuals from fair chance populations. Employers may be familiar with terms like “fair chance” or […]
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Op-Ed: ‘American Birthright’ a model for Kentucky standards do-over
The following op-ed is written by Jim Waters, CEO of Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, which describes itself as a free-market think tank It’s unacceptable if not downright disrespectful, even embarrassing. Despite a long and proud history of patriotism, Kentucky’s public education system has implemented unbearably incomplete and vague social studies standards. These standards […]
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Op-Ed: Pro-life movement stands on their shoulders
The following op-ed is written by State Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) My sister Mary called from Atlanta Friday, crying tears of joy. She said that the landmark Roe v. Wade case had been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The phone call took me back 50 years to when I was sitting in class as a […]
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Op-Ed: Beshear’s suspension of gas tax increase among several steps taken to help in volatile economy
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Extraordinary times call for extraordinary leadership. That’s what Gov. Andy Beshear displayed in issuing an emergency regulation that temporarily froze the state tax on motor fuels, effectively blocking what otherwise would have been an automatic 2-cents-per-gallon increase on July 1. The Governor knows that […]
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Op-Ed: Biden Abandons American Principles
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell) On the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, President Biden announced new regulations that would irreconcilably damage basic due process and free speech protections for college students throughout the country. Not only is his administration transforming Title IX into a weapon against our Constitution, […]
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Op-Ed: Books at Kenton library promote inclusion, not indoctrination
The following op-ed is written by Drew Boehmker, public relations/social chair at the NKY Pride Center Last Tuesday, I found myself at a familiar place: the Kenton County Public Library. Yet on this particular day it felt anything but familiar, as I was in a room of local churchgoers quoting scripture and telling me I […]
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Op-Ed: Make ‘Stephen Foster Story’ part of your summer plans
The following op-ed is written by State Sen. Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon) Summer is right around the corner, and now is a perfect time to pencil in your plans for the season. June 25 offers an exciting opportunity to attend the opening night of The Stephen Foster Story in historic Bardstown, which I am proud to call a […]
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Op-Ed: Ky. school safety model a blueprint for nation
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky State Senators Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), and Danny Carroll (R-Benton). Following the tragic events in Uvalde, Texas, state and federal lawmakers are considering policy initiatives to better secure public schools. Among ideas being hotly debated is the addition of armed school resource officers (SRO), strengthening security infrastructure on campuses, better […]
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Op-Ed: For Kentuckians facing hunger, summer brings triple threat
The following op-ed is written by Dustin Pugel, a senior policy analyst at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. If you’ve gone grocery shopping in Kentucky lately, you saw prices in every aisle that were likely the highest you’ve ever seen. For those of us raising kids, summer is compounding that as we’re buying food […]
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Op-Ed: Duke wants to help as energy prices surge
The following op-ed is written by Amy Spiller, president of Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky. The impacts of global events, high demand, and labor shortages are affecting people across the world. We feel it, too. Costs are increasing from the grocery store to the gas pump and, yes, on your energy bill. Duke Energy is […]
