Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern The League of Women Voters of Kentucky released a report Wednesday that found the General Assembly has increasingly fast-tracked bills in a manner that makes citizen participation nearly impossible — about a month before lawmakers return to Frankfort in January. The League’s analysis found that fewer than 5% […]
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Covington Mayor Joe Meyer will not seek reelection: ‘It’s time’
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer announced during Tuesday night’s commission meeting that he will not seek reelection for a third term as the city’s head executive. “I have decided that I am not running for a third term,” Meyer said in the commission chambers. “It’s time. It was a difficult decision. I love this city. Of […]
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AG-elect Coleman plans to target public corruption, drugs, violent crime, child exploitation
Written by Jamie Lucke for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s next attorney general, Republican Russell Coleman, said Tuesday that combating public corruption will be one of his priorities but declined to speak specifically about London Mayor Randall Weddle’s use of “straw donors” to make excessive contributions to Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign and the Kentucky Democratic Party. Flanked by his […]
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Mayor praises residents for high voter turnout in Crestview Hills
Crestview Hills Mayor Paul Meier praised residents for voter turnout at Thursday’s city council meeting, but he said he hopes the number will be even higher next year. Almost 48% of the city turned out to vote, compared to 34.7% of those in Kenton County and 38% statewide. “I hope that we can improve that […]
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NKY reacts to Beshear victory as GOP secures other statewide seats
With the Election Day results unofficially tallied, Republican candidates down the ballot performed well while incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear secured victory over Attorney General Daniel Cameron in one of the most highly publicized gubernatorial races in state history. The Kenton County Republican Party hosted a watch party at The Globe in Covington to take in […]
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Mark Metcalf wins race for treasurer
The Associated Press has called the race for state treasurer for Republican Mark Metcalf, who defeated Democrat Michael Bowman with about 56 percent of the vote, just after 9 p.m. When asked on a KET interview in April what Metcalf thought of the opportunity to run for the treasurer’s office, he said, “I see it […]
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Andy Beshear wins reelection as Kentucky governor
In a race that was expected to be more closely contested, Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Associated Press called the race for Beshear’s win around 9 p.m. Tuesday, with Beshear receiving 53.4% of the votes to Cameron’s 46.6%. While earlier polls had mostly showed Beshear leading Cameron, a Nov. […]
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Coleman secures victory over Stevenson in attorney general race
Former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman will be the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s next attorney general, according to the Associated Press. Coleman defeated Democrat Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville) in Tuesday night’s election. It was Coleman’s first time running for a statewide constitutional office. Find the latest numbers here. “I want to thank god, my family and the […]
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Shell projected Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner race victor
As a fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, Jonathan Shell proclaims firsthand knowledge of challenges the agriculture industry faces. And now he has an opportunity to put that insight into practice as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner. Shell, the Republican candidate for the office, has been projected by the Associated Press as the victor over Democratic opponent Sierra Enlow. With […]
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Here are the results for 2023’s local races
Although much of the attention on Election Day was focused on the state-level constitutional races, there were a few local races on the ballot as well, most of which were uncontested. The only contested local election took place in Ludlow in Kenton County for a city council seat (read our candidate profiles here). In that […]
