Amye Bensenhaver: Open meetings law is clear, specific on when closed sessions are permitted
On January 27, the Utah Standard-Examiner reported that the prospects for a bill authorizing public agency officials to conduct closed…
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Commentary: Advocates cite ‘milestone year’ for Marsy’s Law, hoping Supreme Court upholds voters
2018 was a milestone year for crime victims’ rights in Kentucky thanks to courageous legislators, determined advocates and hundreds of…
Richard Nelson: Hold the horses, reign in Oak Grove Casino project; it makes community less stable
Ever hear the saying “hold your horses?” Well, it looks like West Kentucky Development Corp. needs to reign theirs’ in….
Charles Leis: School choice expands options; Scholarship Tax Credit Program enables them
With National School Choice Week behind us, EdChoice Kentucky is turning our attention to the 2019 General Assembly, which reconvenes…
Letter from Kenton County Fiscal Court to Covington Catholic High School Principal Robert Rowe
The Kenton County Fiscal Court sent the following letter to Covington Catholic High School Principal Robert Rowe.
Adam Koenig: I Stood Up for my alma mater, Covington Catholic; and now something must change
We have officially reached a turning point in the current frenzied media environment. The rush to judgment over the media-created…
Mayor Joe Meyer: It is my role to protect and advance the City of Covington’s reputation and vitality
EDITOR’S NOTE: Covington Mayor Joe Meyer made these comments at a meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners; they follow…
David Holthaus: Beyond Civility, Covington Catholic incident in D.C. presents more than a teaching moment
For nearly a hundred years, Covington Catholic High School has nurtured its reputation as a place where young men can…
Richard Nelson: Whether or not life is found on Mars, it is found in the tiniest heartbeat of a human being
BBC Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos recently asked, “What chance has NASA of finding life on Mars?” He’s referring to the Mars…
Bill Straub: Character is indispensable, character matters, character first; did someone say ‘character’?
Apparently a person’s character doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in Sen. Rand Paul’s world. The Bowling Green Republican,…
Catrina Bowman-Thomas: Security, we can say it and spell it — but then the devil is in the priorities
se·cu·ri·ty (səˈkyo͝orədē) 1. the state of being free from danger or threat. As we head into another week of the…
Hank Phillips: State riding a big tourism wave, creating major economic impact across the state
Kentucky is riding a tourism wave that promises to grow, adding to its already impressive contributions to the state’s economy….
Wil Schroder: Reporting on happenings in first week of 153rd Kentucky General Assembly
The 153rd regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly convened last week with more than 150 profiled bills awaiting consideration….
Kristin Baldwin: NKY has dismal voter turnout; what to do to encourage participation, stronger voice?
Kentucky legislators elected in the 2018 midterm elections have taken office, ready to get to work on setting policy at…
Amye Bensenhaver: Some things shouldn’t change; ‘selective disclosure’ does not apply to open records
A bedrock principle of the open records law has recently come under fire. BR 821, pre-filed by Danny Carroll (R-Paducah),…
Mark Glasper: Stop pharmacy benefits managers from fleecing Kentuckians – eliminate middlemen
Thanks to new federal and state laws, including Rep. Michael Meredith’s House Bill 463 from 2018, your pharmacist can finally…
Wayne Lewis: 2019 legislative agenda prioritizes student success and parent empowerment
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) has approved a list of legislative priorities for the 2019 session of the General…
Bill Straub: Even the ‘best bad idea’ won’t get the Republicans out the hole Trump has dug for them
Some years ago, Steve Martin (yeah, the guy with the banjo), then an up-and-coming standup comic, introduced a routine and…
Melissa Martin: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock — looking back so we can look forward to do more, be more
So long 2018 — Hello 2019. Another year (2018) has departed — 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 days have…
Bill Straub: Think of all the great acts. Give big round of applause for McConnell, Paul and Trump?
In the past, we’ve had Laurel and Hardy, Burns and Allen, Abbott and Costello. Now we have McConnell and Trump….
Nisia Thornton: Facts are stubborn things — a response to Bevin’s assessment of KY economy
Facts are stubborn things. A former high school teacher, a current nurse educator, and a lifelong avid reader, researcher and…
Bill Straub: For want of a wall, for a temper tantrum, for dodging responsibility — is government lost?
For want of a wall, the government was lost, at least partially, and it doesn’t look like the darn thing…