It’s spring and around here, that means 79 degrees one day, below freezing the next. Or the day before. Or . . . OK, sounds like the former high school baseball coach in me recalling how one year we played 45 games, the next just 21. It’s still not all that easy to be a […]
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Op-Ed: “Unaccountable” charter schools would draw funds away from public schools
The following op-ed is written by Fayette County Schools Superintendent Demetrius Liggins. Editor’s note: House Bill 9, the charter school legislation, passed the Senate on Tuesday after previously passing the House. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Andy Beshear to be signed or vetoed. Despite the rhetoric from charter school proponents, Fayette County […]
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The best dressed coaches left in the NCAA tournament
Ever since my team, Kentucky, and my favorite player, Oscar, had a heartbreaking and shocking loss in the first round of the NCAA men’s tournament, I’ve been looking for another team to support. I could follow standard procedure; supporting another team from my conference, cheering for the Cinderella story but that all seems too cliché […]
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Op-Ed: “Teaching America’s Principles” Act unique approach to history standards
The following op-ed is written by State Sen. Max Wise (R-Campbellsville). The “Teaching American Principles Act,” or Senate Bill 138, is a far different approach to social studies legislation than any of the other bills filed in Kentucky this session. We are refocusing on teaching the American story and, rather than creating a divisive list of “don’ts,” this bill establishes […]
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Op-Ed: “Hidden gas tax” last thing needed right now
The following op-ed is written by Brian Clark, executive director of the Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association, a trade group representing 2,300 retail fueling facilities including convenience stores and truck stops. The pain at the pump is real. As gas prices soar, a hidden tax increase on motor fuels is the last thing Kentucky needs right now, but that’s exactly what is […]
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Op-Ed: House bill would lead to tsunami of charter schools
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville) Kentucky families are proud of our public schools, and we should be. Our caring public schools staffed with dedicated professional educators are also wonderful reflections of our communities, even when there are challenging differences in ideas about the details of public education. I would hate to lose […]
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Op-Ed: Hair discrimination a real issue
The following op-ed is written by Jackie McGranahan, a policy analyst with the ACLU of Kentucky. Untangling my hair and my self-identity is tough enough on its own. Imagine trying to do it under a barrage of questions from people who have never been in my shoes – the insensitive comments, the non-consensual touching – […]
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Op-Ed: Difficult choices for the U.S. regarding Ukraine
The following op-ed is written by Col Owens, of Ft. Mitchell, a retired legal aid attorney who teaches poverty law at NKU’s Chase College of Law. When the Ukrainian conflict began, I initially thought that NATO and U.S. decisions to stay out of direct involvement in it, to limit support to military assistance and economic […]
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Kentucky Senate approves budget, which includes $15 million for potential NKY life sciences lab
The Kentucky Senate budget committee has symbolically thrown its weight behind the proposed life sciences wet lab. Last week, the Kentucky Senate approved their two-year budget for 2022-2023. Their budget plan included $15 million for the proposed life sciences wet lab in Covington. Initially, Gov. Andy Beshear allocated $10 million for the lab in his […]
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Gov. Andy Beshear signs vehicle valuation tax freeze bill into law: ‘It’s going to help our folks’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear officially signed a bill into law yesterday officially freezing the vehicle property tax rate. Rep. Sal Santoro of Union was one of the co-sponsors for House Bill 6. Santoro joined Beshear at the official signing of the bill. House Bill 6 requires a vehicle to be valued at its average trade […]
