What you need to know A Kentucky Republican is hoping to define grooming of a child in state law and criminalize it under a proposal she presented Thursday. Rep. Marianne Proctor, of Union, said the goal of her bill would be to define what a “groomer” is, as there is no state law that has a definition […]
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Opinion: Rep. Marianne Proctor’s priorities for the 2025 legislative session
LINK nky invited our local legislators to share their priorities for the 2025 legislative session, which began Jan. 7 and concludes March 29. Marianne Proctor, a Republican from Union, represents House District 60. As we approach the 2025 legislative session, I am eager to work on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. […]
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Marianne Proctor beats Deb Flowers, holds onto House seat
Marianne Proctor defeated Democratic challenger Deb Ison Flowers on Tuesday, holding onto the 60th District House seat. Proctor, a Union Republican, is a staunch opponent of abortion “from conception to natural death” and an opponent of mandated vaccines. She also is an avowed constitutional conservative who holds fast to what she calls the mantle of […]
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House District 60: Marianne Proctor vs. Deb Ison Flowers
Reproductive rights and public funding for non-public schools are issues that draw a clear ideological line between candidates for the 60th District House seat in Boone County. Marianne Proctor, a Union Republican, is the incumbent. The licensed speech language pathologist is a staunch opponent of abortion “from conception to natural death” and an opponent of […]
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Certificate of need redux: Proctor files three bills Tuesday to address ‘imminent risk’
State Rep. Marianne Proctor filed three separate bills on Tuesday that would reform Kentucky’s certificate of need law without carving out a specific exemption for the Northern Kentucky region, as she proposed in 2023. The centerpiece of the three bills is a proposal that would exempt more types of facilities and services (rather than a […]
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Marianne Proctor to speak on certificate of need at Covington Board of Commissioners meeting next week
Kentucky Rep. Marianne Proctor (R-Union) will address the Covington Board of Commissioners at the city’s legislative meeting on Sept. 26 on laws surrounding medical certificate of need in Kentucky. Medical certificate of need laws require that Kentucky healthcare institutions providing certain services must first prove a communal need for such services before establishing facilities in […]
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Certificate of need task force hears from those in favor of repeal, moderate reform
Members of a legislative task force created to weigh certificate of need laws in Kentucky heard presentations Monday from several speakers with different opinions on the issue. Two people in favor of repeal, along with two who felt moderate reform but not outright appeal is necessary, spoke about the laws that govern where and how […]
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Legislators hear from groups in favor of keeping certificate of need
The federal government considers Northern Kentucky to be part of Greater Cincinnati’s healthcare system, said Nancy Galvagni, the president of the Kentucky Hospital Association. Whether that’s a good thing was open to debate at the Kentucky Legislature’s certificate of need task force on Monday. Galvagni’s statement was in response to freshman NKY legislator Rep. Marianne […]
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National conservative ‘dark money’ group joins fight over certificate of need in Kentucky
A national libertarian-leaning conservative group known for its connections to the Koch brothers and its “dark money” network is weighing in on the certificate of need debate expected to heat up in Kentucky over the ensuing months as some seek to repeal or reform the decades-long program. The Koch brothers, David and Charles, controlled Koch […]
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State Representatives to visit NKY Head Start Center in Burlington
Steve Rawlings, Kim Moser and Marianne Proctor will be visiting the newly renovated Head Start Center in Burlington. The Head Start Center promotes school readiness for children and their families. On April 12, Rawlings will visit at 11 a.m. and Moser at noon. April 19, Proctor will visit at 1 p.m. The newly renovated center […]
