BOURBON TRUMPS TEA! Clay Center sending ‘peace’ bourbon to D.C. for ‘Bourbon Summit’
By Judy Clabes Editor and Publisher A proper Bourbon Summit requires a collaborative meeting of two powerful Washington political leaders…
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Keene among state legislators working on compromise bill to address growing heroin problem
State Rep. Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) is working with a bipartisan group of members of the Kentucky House of Representatives to…
NKy Caucus to host forum Feb. 7 to get constituents’ input on 2015 legislative issues
The public is invited to join Northern Kentucky House and Senate members on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 9:30 a.m. –…
City of Erlanger accepting applications for first Municipal Government Academy
The City of Erlanger is now accepting applications for its first Municipal Government Academy Session. The seven-week series of workshops…
Q&A session reveals much about new Covington City Commission, including stance on bridge tolling
By Greg Paeth NKyTribune senior reporter The Covington City Commission made it clear 15 days into its new term that…
During fundraising trip to NKy, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Comer delivered messages supporters wanted to hear
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune contributor Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer delivered the messages supporters wanted to…
Rep. Mike Denham: House Bill 1 could enact a local-option sales tax and has bipartisan support
Frankfort – There may only be 30 working days in this year’s legislative session, but it already seems like there…
Florence will annex two parcels of land to make way for new CVS Pharmacy at U.S. 42-Gunpowder Road
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Contributor The Florence City Council has unanimously approved the annexation of two parcels of land that…
Tale of two cities — and Butch Callery, who has served as mayor of both of them
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune reporter Two and a half years after Irvin “Butch” Callery left the office of Covington’s mayor…
Rae Hodge: The 2015 NKyTribune Reader’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus
Covering a wide swatch of upper-region counties, the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus has several prominent and powerful state legislators in…
Kentuckians can start e-filing taxes Jan. 20;
refund will get back to you months sooner
If you can’t wait to get your 2014 tax refund, then filing a tax return online is the fastest way…
First meeting of Boone County’s new fiscal court marked by conciliatory tone, visioning
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune contributor The Jan. 6 meeting of the Boone County Fiscal Court marked a pledge for cooperation…
Capitol Notes: And they’re off! First week of 2015 legislative session saw introduction of 200 bills
Legislative Research Commission Though regular sessions of the Kentucky General Assembly are yearly events, in many ways each one signals…
Rae Hodge: State Senate’s ‘bill mill’ is a dilemma that leaves the public out of the process
Right-to-work legislation, an abortion-restriction measure, a bill aimed at stopping the heroin epidemic and a constitutional amendment to take power…
Governor makes appointments, include William T. Robinson to Economic Development Partnership
Gov. Steve Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: He has reappointed the following members to…
2015 is Year of the Woman Veteran and Kentucky is doing it right
The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs will spotlight Kentucky’s 33,000 women veterans throughout 2015, which Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed…
‘Right-to-Work Act’ passes state Senate after debate; bill now heads to House for consideration
The state Senate has passed a bill – dubbed the Kentucky Right-to-Work Act – to allow people to work at…
Kentucky Senate unanimously approves bill to address state’s exploding heroin epidemic
Saying they’ve heard the call to fix Kentucky’s exploding heroin epidemic, state Senate members passed a bill without opposition that…
State of the Commonwealth: Kentucky is ‘back with a vengeance’ Beshear declares
See the governor’s entire State of the Commonwealth address below. Declaring that “our vision is working,” Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear…
Gov. Beshear cites ‘accomplishments’ in 2014, sees ‘great momentum’ for 2015
Gov. Steve Beshear released what he considers Kentucky’s Top 10 accomplishments of 2014. Following are some of the highlights: 1….
Pendleton County gets $500,000 grant for new ambulance building
Governor Steve Beshear today announced a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to construct a new building to house ambulances…
Kenton County Public Library ‘stacks up’ with Southeast’s best, says Journal
For the second year in a row, the Kenton County Public Library has received four stars out of five and…