Sarah Froelich, a Democrat who currently serves as a member of the Park Hills City Council, announced this week she would run for election to the Kenton County Fiscal Court next year. Froelich, along with another Democrat candidate in a different county district, Benjamin Bach, will be the first Democrats to seek election on the […]
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Kim Banta announces run for reelection to KY House
Kim Banta, a Republican from Fort Mitchell who currently occupies the seat for the Kentucky House of Representatives’ 63rd district, filed for reelection this week. Banta was first elected in 2019 during a special election. District 63 includes chunks of Kenton and Boone Counties. “I came to Frankfort to make a difference and that’s exactly […]
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Cole Cuzick to go after Kim Banta’s seat in KY House
Cole Cuzick, a Republican from Erlanger, announced this week that he had filed with the Boone County clerk’s office to run as representative of District 63 in Kentucky’s House of Representatives. Candidate filing records with the state didn’t show they had received his papers at the time of this brief’s publication; however, Cuzick has filed […]
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Massie says Trump ‘finally on side of justice’ as U.S. House votes to release Epstein files
After Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie led the charge for months to release federal investigation files about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. House members overwhelmingly voted to release them Tuesday afternoon. The vote, 427-1, comes after months of Republican opposition to a discharge petition sponsored by Massie directing the U.S. Department of Justice to […]
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Fort Thomas weighs roundabout for city intersection, more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, Fort Thomas will discuss implementing a roundabout at the intersection of Highland and Grand Avenues. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Medical cannabis zoning returns […]
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Politics NKY Episode 7: Dayton Mayor Ben Baker
In Episode 7 of the Politics NKY podcast, Shane Noem and Kevin Burton talk about the headlines of the day before being joined by Dayton Mayor Ben Baker. Catch up on past episodes of the podcast here. Listen to this week’s episode below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Massie updates Kenton County mayors on Epstein file release
What you need to know Congressman Thomas Massie, a Republican House representative whose district encompasses Northern Kentucky, spoke before the Kenton County Mayors Group Saturday morning, updating them about various things going on at the federal level. Massie discussed several topics, including his work on various congressional committees, the government shut down and perhaps most […]
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Alexandria mayor to run for Campbell County judge/executive
Alexandria Mayor Andy Schabell announced Saturday that he intends to run for judge/executive in Campbell County next year. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office and Kentucky Registry of Election Finance do not yet have record of the necessary paperwork on file for him at the time of this brief’s publication, but the announcement follows the […]
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TJ Roberts files for reelection in Kentucky House District 66
TJ Roberts, a Republican from Burlington and Kentucky state representative for House District 66, which encompasses much of Boone County, filed for reelection with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office on Thursday. Roberts was first elected in 2024. “Since taking office, I’ve been driven by a simple mission: to protect our freedoms, defend our values […]
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Local Catholics call for immigration reform after bishops’ message
Local Catholics gathered at St. Mary’s Park on Madison Avenue in Covington late Thursday morning to speak out against immigration policies, both locally and nationally. The event coincided with the Feast of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, the first American to be canonized by the Vatican, and followed a recent special message from the United States […]