House passes smoke-free law; bill now heads to Senate where it faces stiffer opposition
Kentucky’s House of Representatives has passed a law banning smoking in public buildings and most workplaces statewide. According to several…
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Senate panel answers call for telecom reform, sends ‘AT&T bill’ to full Senate for consideration
A bill to reform telecommunication regulations to reflect the declining use of landlines in favor of new technologies passed the…
With 55 votes now needed, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in House
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT – A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment…
Legislation authorizing lottery game based on live horse racing clears Senate committee
Legislation authorizing the Kentucky Lottery to begin selling a game of chance based on live horse racing has cleared the…
Kentucky House OKs legislation to gradually raise state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
The Kentucky House has voted to pass legislation that would gradually raise Kentucky’s government-mandated minimum wage to $10.10 an hour…
Capitol Notes: Local option sales tax proposal clears panel, heads to full House for review
Local option sales tax clears House committee A House committee has approved a proposed local option sales tax constitutional amendment…
State temporarily holding electronic returns because of fraudulent filing through TurboTax
Fraudulently filed tax returns through TurboTax has Kentucky and other states putting a temporary hold on processing all electronic returns….
Capitol Notes: Parade of bills – 480 of them – marks resumption of 2015 legislative session
In one of the busiest bill-filing days in recent years, members of the Kentucky General Assembly introduced more than…
NKy legislative caucus hears lively discussion, with emphasis on heroin epidemic and bridge funding
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Contributor Discussion of the need for effective legislation to combat the region’s heroin epidemic and the…
Three Northern Kentuckians among Gov. Beshear’s appointments to boards and commissions
Gov. Steve Beshear announced appointments to state boards and commissions that include three Northern Kentuckians. To the Kentucky Film Commission,…
Hope is high for House passage of statewide smoking ban, but Senate remains doubtful
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment…
Capitol Notes: Phone deregulation bill, state minimum wage bill clear house committees
Phone deregulation bill clears House panel Supporters of a bill approved by a House Economic Development Committee say the measure…
Capitol Notes: Bills aimed at dogfighting, high stroke rates, medical malpractice advance
Bill to curb dogfighting A bill that would make Kentucky the last state in the nation to outlaw the possession,…
Learn how to create new power and be a part of the legislative process; help prepare a lobbying agenda
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is preparing for The Kentucky General Assembly. They need the help of Kentucky’s citizens to make…
Red Zone Culture: Long-awaited LRC report lays bare research agency’s problems
By Rae Hodge NKyTribune Frankfort reporter The Kentucky Legislative Research Commission might not be a household name around dinner…
Kenton County clerk launches renew-by-phone system for license plates
Kenton County residents can now renew their cars over the phone by calling 877-885-3009. “Unlike the online renewal system offered…
Rep. Dennis Keene to speak at press conference Feb. 3 to advocate for tougher DUI laws in Kentucky
Representative Dennis Keene, D-Wilder, will speak at a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in the…
Big majority supports state law protecting dating partners from domestic violence
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A poll found that 80 percent of Kentucky think dating partners should…
Water main break shuts down Kenton County Administrative Building
The Kenton County Administrative Building is closed today (Jan. 26) due to a water main break. Anyone with business with…
Ethics Reporter: Lobbyists spent record amount during 2014 General Assembly
Special to NKy Tribune A record-breaking total of $18.4 million was spent on lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly in…
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. –…