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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Posted inEducation, Politics
School board member: Maps could dilute representation for local schools
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 […]
Posted inNews
Speakers at MLK luncheon urge community to ‘make it a day on, rather than a day off’
Written by Mark Payne, LINKnky politics and government reporter The Northern Kentucky Branch of the NAACP held its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon on Monday at the Newport Syndicate. “Every year, we have these celebrations for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and it’s important to have a theme like ‘make it a day […]
Posted inFrankfort, Politics
What happened last week in Frankfort; and what’s in store this week
Written by Mark Payne, LINKnky government and politics reporter A new two-year state budget was a big story in Frankfort last week, and will likely be again this week. Eyes will also be on the newly proposed legislative and congressional maps, now that redistricting bills have cleared the General Assembly and await a signature or […]
Posted inFrankfort, Politics
Beshear completes ‘unprecedented’ budget release
Written by Mark Payne, LINKnky Media politics and government reporter Gov. Andy Beshear released the rest of his budget Thursday evening in front of a joint session of the House and Senate. It served as a summary of the addresses he’s made throughout the past week, starting with his State of the Commonwealth Address on […]
Posted inFrankfort, Infrastructure, News, Politics
How Kentucky is doling out economic development incentives throughout the state, in NKY
A previous version of this article stated that Gravity Diagnostics received economic development incentives from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It has been corrected to show they do not receive these funds. Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics and government reporter Kentucky’s Economic Development Incentives are an important subject in the state right now, as […]
Posted inBusiness, Frankfort
Lobbyists Talk General Assembly Issues to NKY Business Community
Written by Mark Payne, LINK Media politics & government reporter John McCarthy said that this is the first time since he became a lobbyist that he has seen a House budget proposal come out before the governor, a move that could be seen by Democrats as a way for Republicans to control the budget process. […]
Posted inFrankfort, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted inFrankfort, Politics, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted inEducation, Frankfort, Top Stories
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 […]
