The high cost of insulin was a hot topic during a recent Banking and Insurance Interim Committee meeting this summer. We heard testimony from diabetic patients as well as representatives of the Volunteer Leadership Council on National Diabetes. The bottom line is that the cost of life-saving insulin has skyrocketed to nearly $300 per vial, […]
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Op-Ed: Villa Hills Council Did Not Vote to Endorse Climate Change Legislation
Villa Hills City Council did not vote to endorse HR-763, Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Due to a series of unfortunate events, The River City News recently published a letter from a Villa Hills resident titled, “Villa Hills a Leader in Supporting Climate Change Legislation”. In the letter, Beth Johnson wrote, “Villa Hills city […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Hebron Development
Jesse Brewer is a Boone County commissioner At our most recent Boone County Fiscal Court meeting on Aug. 27, a majority of the fiscal court approved, by a 3-1 vote, a new residential development off Old North Bend Road comprised of condos, townhouses, and patio homes. Of the four legislative members on the fiscal court, […]
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Op-Ed: We Forget Everything
We forget everything. It makes us prey to fools. Time erases the promises, the insults, pretty much everything. It was just over two years ago, that Senator Mitch McConnell said, when confronted by protesters during a luncheon at the Hotel Covington, “The fundamental problem is they’re having a hard time getting over the election.” It was […]
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Letter: Villa Hills a Leader in Supporting Climate Change Legislation
Villa Hills city council became a leader in supporting action on climate change by being the first Northern Kentucky community to endorse the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763) currently before the U.S. House of Representatives. This summer the City of Cincinnati endorsed this bill, and earlier this year the City of Covington […]
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Op-Ed: Saying Goodbye to “Mr. Redwood”
Redwood, the nonprofit facility located in Ft. Mitchell, honored him with every recognition they had. Now, it’s time for a final good-bye. Carroll Joseph ‘CJ’ Mac Heidrich, passed away August 10 at the age of 86. Mac Heidrich was affectionately known as “Mr. Redwood” – and why not? Mr. Redwood’s life consisted of his family –particularly his son, Gary – […]
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McConnell: Kentucky Leads on Industrial Hemp
Kentucky’s farmers are among the best in the world. It’s no surprise agriculture leaders from around the country are looking to the Bluegrass State and our prospering hemp industry. Right now, hemp is growing in 101 of our 120 counties and $100 million worth of Kentucky grown and processed hemp products are expected to be […]
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Op-Ed: A Regional Approach to Homelessness in Northern Kentucky
The Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) works with organizations throughout the Commonwealth to address the diverse housing needs of our citizens. Many of the projects KHC supports target certain populations with specific housing needs – multifamily housing affordable for working families, supportive housing for persons with disabilities, permanent housing to move people from homelessness, energy […]
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Beshear: Making Progress on Scam Calls in Kentucky
As your attorney general, I have made it a top priority to protect Kentuckians from scammers and stop annoying and illegal scam phone calls. A recent opinion article published in many local newspapers called on my office to “see what can be done to get a ‘no call’ list that actually works.” While the National Do Not Call […]
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Op-Ed: New Pension Law Could Still Lead to Reduced Services, Closed Doors
We left Frankfort at the end of March with a working group that was to study the university and quasi-government pension plans and recommend a permanent solution that we would take up in the next budget session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Instead, Governor Matt Bevin hastily called a special session that ended last week with […]