Florence city council again rebuffs request to take a position on immigration enforcement facilities
By David Rotenstein NKyTribune reporter Roger Berger returned to the Florence City Council chambers March 3 to follow up on…
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OKI announces new online demographics tool to provide easier access to region’s census data
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments has unveiled a new digital tool aimed at helping community members, planning officials and…
Opinion – Bill Straub: ICE, ICE and more ICE — when is enough enough?
Enough is enough. The United States Immigration and Enforcement Agency, better known as ICE, is out of control. It is…
Stateline: Immigration buoyed population in large counties, agricultural Midwest
By Tim Henderson Stateline Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well…
Stateline: Recent immigration surge drives nation’s population growth amid drop in U.S. birthrate
By Tim Henderson Stateline A recent immigration surge brought newcomers to every state this year, helping to offset a continued…
Amendment 1: ‘Proactive’ or ploy to stir up anti-immigrant vote?
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern One of the two constitutional amendments Kentucky voters will decide this November would prohibit people…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Immigration emerges as GOP’s ‘Rosetta Stone’ to reclaiming White House
The road to the November elections is growing shorter and MAGA Republicans are confidant they have uncovered the Rosetta Stone…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view of news of the week — graduates, Martha Stewart, immigration, TikTok ban
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in…
Jan Hillard: Immigrants, fact and fiction in Kentucky, U.S.; policy should not be based on misconceptions
Throughout our country’s history, we have questioned the pace and character of immigration to the U.S. Persistent suspicions include whether…
This Week in the State Capitol: SB 1, immigration; HB 1, pro-worker legislation, yet undefined; 350 bills filed
Legislative Research Commission There’s always a guessing game among Capitol observers in the early days of a Kentucky General Assembly…
Al Cross: Bevin resorting to scare tactics on immigration in ad designed to play to Trump’s base
On Sept. 9, Gov. Matt Bevin accused his opponent for re-election, Attorney General Andy Beshear, of using a “scare tactic”…
Bill Straub: Bevin has high-flying aspirations; loves taxpayer-owned airplane, fending off immigrants
Give Gov. Matt Bevin credit. His highfalutin aspirations are frantically taking him from local embarrassment to national laughingstock. Say what…
Commentary: Skilled-workers law would be a boon for Kentucky businesses, say Chamber executives
Earlier this year in a speech discussing immigration, former President George W. Bush declared Americans need to “dial down the…
Brandon Porter: Lack of respect for others has consequences; contributes to societal problems
We tend to compartmentalize our lives. Our heads ache, yet we don’t consider the small amount of sleep we’ve had…
Community Farm Alliance: Defeated Farm bill failed to provide safety net, immigration solution
By Laura Peot Stevens and Bree Pearsall On May 29, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 2,…