TradesNKY expands middle school construction curriculum to Kenton County Schools
TradesNKY is expanding its hands-on middle school BUILD curriculum into additional Northern Kentucky schools through a new partnership supported by…
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Kenton County awards $400,000 grant to TradesNKY to expand skilled trades education in local schools
The Kenton County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to award $400,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to TradesNKY, a…
Welcome House receives more than $2.1 million in state ERA2 funds to combat homelessness in NKY
Northern Kentucky-based Welcome House is among Kentucky homeless service organizations awarded a portion of $23 million in funding for housing…
Emily Beauregard: New tax cuts put in place by House Bill 1 are bad for Kentucky’s health
When is a tax cut NOT a tax cut? When a permanent reduction in state revenue is based on a…
KDE, PBLWorks partner to bring project-based learning conferences to Kentucky this summer
A multi-year partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education and PBLWorks aims to scale high-quality project-based learning (PBL) to one-third…
Covington donates ARPA funds to four nonprofits to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on families
The first thing that struck Andy Brunsman during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was the number of new faces…
Beshear announces $30 million for clean water projects across state, including two in NKY
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday announced $30 million in funding to support 29 clean drinking water and water system improvement…
KDE uses ARP ESSER funds to award $2,500 scholarships to 87 students with disabilities
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) is using federal funding to award…
Influx of new funding makes for ‘transformational’ $168 million budget for the City of Covington
Continued work to develop 23 vacant acres downtown. A permanent building for the Covington Farmers Market. Work to address slippage…
City commission approves spending for first APRA ‘buckets’ and brick paver replacement, more
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter After discussing a possible allocation at their regular caucus meeting last week, then meeting to…
Kentucky’s state-based health exchange, kynect, to reopen for enrollment beginning November 1
Gov. Andy Beshear announced kynect, Kentucky’s state-based health insurance exchange will reopen for enrollment beginning Nov. 1, allowing access to…
NKY cities among more than 360 across state to share in $157 million in ARP COVID recovery funding
More than 360 non-entitlement cities in Kentucky will share in $157 million in funding as part of the American Rescue…
Jason Bailey: Expanded Child Tax Credit is landmark victory against child poverty, let’s not let it vanish
This week Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades —…