NKyTribune moderates forum featuring candidates in H.D. 65, H.D. 67 races; with video
NKyTribune staff The Northern Kentucky Tribune’s fourth and final candidate forum took place Monday, Oct. 29, at Trinity Episcopal Church…
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NKyTribune’s final forum for legislative candidates is Monday at 6:30 p.m., Cov’s Trinity Episcopal Church
The NKyTribune’s fourth and final candidate forum is Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington. It will…
Letters to Editor: Sierra Club endorsements, D. Clegg supports Fette for mayor, Neace supports Thomas
Sierra Club endorses candidates The Sierra Club has endorsed several Northern Kentucky candidates for the Kentucky House of Representatives: Jesse…
Letters to Editor: Brian Rickert, Deborah McNeil for Bonnie Rickert, L. Steidel for Keene, Roberts, Kilmer
Brian Rickert support wife, Bonnie, for Family Court Judge I am writing to encourage voters in Boone and Gallatin County…
Candidate forums set: Newport, Covington, Park Hills city commissions and two state legislative districts
As the November 6 election approaches, more candidate forums are being scheduled. The NKyTribune is offering a final forum on…
NKyTribune offers forums for state legislative candidates, Erlanger mayor — more in the works
Community forums for candidates in certain races in the November 6 election will be offered by the Northern Kentucky Tribune,…
Attorney General Beshear calls on state lawmakers to create a permanent trust fund to battle addiction
The opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of Kentuckians at a pace of nearly 30 a week. Attorney General…
Dennis Keene: Not a step forward to remove master’s degree requirement for Kentucky’s teachers
When the Bevin administration removed the master’s degree (Rank II) requirement for Kentucky’s teachers within the first ten years of…
Children in Bellevue have a fit Thursday, courtesy of Samaritan’s Feet, and a good time is had by all
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Samaritan’s Feet continued its four-day mission to provide more than 2,000 new shoes for…
House members, including NKY’s Dennis Keene, plan to clarify nonprofit sales tax portion of new law
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Some tweaking may be made next year to changes enacted during the 2018 legislative session…
Rep. Keene says he’ll be pre-filing legislation in response to nonprofit complaints about state’s tax changes
After hearing numerous complaints from non-profit organizations upset with the impact the state’s new tax changes will have on them,…
River Metals Recycling in Newport earns SHARP Award for excellence in workplace safety
Acting Secretary Mike Nemes joined officials from River Metals Recycling (RMR) in Newport today to celebrate the worksite’s Safety and…
Campbell County Schools Superintendent’s open letter to legislators urges override of vetoes
Open Letter to Kentucky Legislators I am drafting this letter to every legislator in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In particular,…
Dennis Keene: No vote on budget based on deep cuts, exclusion of House Minority Leaders from talks
House Minority Leadership–I, Rocky Adkins and Wilson Stone, were excluded from conference committee meetings on the budget last week because…
Gov. Bevin Cuts ribbon on Maxim Crane Works’ $4.7m, 100-job expansion in Campbell County
NKy Tribune staff Gov. Matt Bevin today joined local officials and company executives from Maxim Crane Works, a nationwide crane…
House Republicans have closed-door meeting with new speaker, David Osborne; have hired a lawyer
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky House Republicans held a four-hour closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon and released little information afterwards….
Representatives Dennis Keene and Rick Rand pre-file gaming bill to address public pension shortfall
Taking a bold step towards addressing the pension shortfall, Representatives Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) and Rick Rand (D-Bedford) have pre-filed legislation…
Dennis Keene: Public pension system must be stabilized to protect seniors, retirees counting on it
Governor Bevin’s pension consultant produced a report and recommendations last week that set off a firestorm of worry, uncertainty and…
Marsy’s Law for Kentucky, an advocacy group for crime victims, announces NKY steering committee
Marsy’s Law has announced the establishment of a Northern Kentucky Steering Committee made up of nine prominent, bipartisan membersof the…
TMK IPSCO back up and running strong in Wilder; steel plant adds second shift a year after going idle
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor A little more than a year ago, the Wilder-based steel producing plant, TMK IPSCO,…
Carespring breaks ground for new $24 million, 94,000 sq. ft. facility in Boone County to open next year
In a ceremony Tuesday, Carespring broke ground for a new 94,000 sq. ft. health care and rehabilitation center located along…
Dennis Keene: A look back at KY General Assembly, good and bad, and how policies will play out
The 2017 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is now history, and with its conclusion comes the consideration of what…