State preparing to migrate to new system; Kyians to keep license plate when transferring vehicle
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Campbell County Representative Rachel Roberts announces she will not seek reelection in 2024
Staff report In a surprise move, Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Whip Rachel Roberts has announced she will not seek reelection…
The U.S. avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?
By Casey Quinlan States Newsroom reporter Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but many economists and…
U.S. Customs local port officials seize 11 shipments of counterfeit jewelry valued at $6.96M
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted 11 shipments containing counterfeit jewelry ahead of the holidays….
Ahead of filing deadline next month, here’s a list of the candidates who’ve filed for 2024 ballot so far
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s candidate filing deadline is next month. So far, many have already signed papers seeking…
Governor Beshear expresses appreciation for service of lawmakers leaving office at end of 2024
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Several state lawmakers have announced they are not seeking reelection in 2024, some of whom…
NKU’s 51st commencement today will graduate more than 1,900 in two ceremonies at Truist Arena
Northern Kentucky University will honor more than 1,900 graduates over two ceremonies in the university’s 51st Commencement today. The graduates…
Divided Kentucky Supreme Court affirms voting districts in gerrymandering challenge
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. (Editor’s note: The justices…
Sen. Damon Thayer plans to bow out of state Senate, says ‘time is right,’ after 20+ years; succession open
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter Republican Damon Thayer, Kentucky’s longest serving Senate majority floor leader, has decided not to…
Beshear ‘ready’ for 2nd term’; pledges internet to every home, infrastructure, kindergarten for all
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter When it came time Tuesday for Democrat Andy Beshear to take the oath of office…
Franklin Circuit Court judge strikes down HB 9, a law allowing public funded charter schools in Kentucky
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Monday struck down a law allowing charter schools in…
Former KY Governor Julian Carroll passes away at the age of 92; details of services to be announced
By McKenna Horsley and Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern Former Kentucky Gov. Julian Morton Carroll, who focused as the states 54th…
Make a list, check it off: 25 ways to festive feasting, spirited sipping on the B-Line this holiday season
By Amanda Lewis meetNKY As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, let Northern Kentucky’s self-guided bourbon tour, The B-Line,…
In historic case, Kentucky woman sues to challenge state’s near total abortion bans
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky woman who is pregnant but does not want to be is suing Attorney…
NKY receives $3.6 million in KY Product Development Initiative funding for new CVG cargo warehouse
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday announced final approval for the initial round of a new Build-Ready site development initiative as…
Gas prices at lowest point in Kentucky since last Christmas, falling for 11th consecutive week
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today For the 11th consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen, while in…
Covington to Northern Kentucky Port Authority: Comply with City rules; progress on Scott, Greenup
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Mayor Joseph U. Meyer put it bluntly: If the Northern Kentucky Port Authority won’t follow…
Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair now an author of books helping children understand money
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Sheila Bair, author and former chair of the FDIC, came to Northern Kentucky Monday…
CPE study finds alternatives for new four-year public university in southeast KY ‘problematic’
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) study ordered by the General Assembly on the…
R.A. Jones has grown, changed since its founding in Covington; now multi-national, it’s going ‘green’ here
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter It started with soap – in 1905 – in Covington. R.A Jones and Company was…
Here are candidates, so far, who have filed to seek election to state General Assembly, U.S. Congress
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern With little more than a month before the election filing deadline, a few more candidates…
Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet releases county unemployment data for October
Unemployment rates rose in 31 counties between October 2022 and October 2023, fell in 59, and remained the same in…