The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) As the election season is rapidly approaching and once again beginning to dominate the headlines, one cannot help but notice a few all-too-familiar themes within the rhetoric. Narratives of rampant corruption, endless abuse and fraud, and a political class more out of touch […]
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Op-Ed: Airport Leaders Call for Infrastructure Funding in Kentucky
The following op-ed is co-written by Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) CEO Candace McGraw, Blue Grass Airport (LEX) Executive Director Eric Frankl, and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) Executive Director Dan Mann. In 2019, Kentuckians took to the skies like never before. At the Commonwealth’s three largest commercial airports—Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Louisville […]
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Op-Ed: Beshear’s Budget Moves Kentucky Forward
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Department of Local Government Commissioner Dennis Keene. In my previous roles at Southbank Partners and as the 67th district representative, my mission was to fight for economic development and growth for Northern Kentucky. Now, as the commissioner for the Department for Local Government (DLG) I am broadening that […]
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Op-Ed: NKY River Cities See Banner Year
The following op-ed is written and submitted by Southbank Partners President Jack Moreland For the seven Northern Kentucky river cities that comprise Southbank Partners, 2019 was a banner year in terms of economic growth, development, and job creation. These cities saw more than $500 million in construction, development, and infrastructure projects take place last year […]
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Op-Ed: TANK Lacks Satisfactory Communication in Proposed Route Changes
The following op-ed is written by Newport city commissioner Ken Rechtin. For the past few months, TANK has been going through a process of evaluating their routes. TANK’s expressed purpose of this 2020 Planning process is: “to increase efficiencies, improve ridership and/or halt declines…” What I and about seventy-five other folks saw last Tuesday evening […]
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Op-Ed: Baptist Pastor Says It’s Time to Ban Conversion Therapy in Kentucky
The following op-ed was submitted by Rev. Jason Crosby of Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville On a cold, grey January morning in 2014, I walked into Crescent Hill Baptist Church. I saw the red flashing light on my office phone indicating a voicemail message. I had never met the person who called. However, his […]
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Op-Ed: Anti-Conversion Therapy Legislation Could Limit Faith-Based Counselors
The following op-ed is written by Richard Nelson, executive director of the Commonwealth Policy Center. Last week, The New York Times reported on a Kentucky Senate bill banning conversion therapy, a controversial technique whose extreme practitioners employ abusive practices to force change on those struggling with various sexual orientations. The bipartisan bill—SB 85, sponsored by four […]
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Op-Ed: Time for Newport to Act on Fairness Ordinance
The following op-ed is written by Jason Walter, a candidate in the 2020 election for Newport city commission. The op-ed follows the adoption of fairness ordinances, which extend legal protections to LGBT people, in Dayton, Bellevue, Highland Heights, and Fort Thomas in recent months. Covington adopted such legislation in 2003. The City Manager of […]
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Op-Ed: New Generation Set to Lead Kentucky
Written by Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts and Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) President OJ Oleka In 1960, as the American people entered a new year and, notably, a new decade, the electorate chose a new face to serve as its president. As the youngest president ever elected, John F. Kennedy’s historic victory signaled that a new generation of leadership […]
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Schickel: 12 Weeks of Federal Family Leave is Step Towards Socialism
The following op-ed is written by State Senator John Schickel (R-Union). As a state senator, I try to stay in my lane by not commenting on federal issues in Washington by keeping my focus on representing you in Frankfort. However, what happened recently in Washington upset me so much, I felt I had to say […]