NKY counties benefit through federal Drug-Free Communities program, $2.3M in grants across state
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will provide $2,375,000 through the Drug-Free Communities…
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City of Bellevue gets $3.7m from RAISE federal grant program to fund final section of Riverfront Commons
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will distribute $3,774,940 for a project in…
Senator McConnell released from inpatient rehab facility, will spend next few days working from home
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s office released a statement saying he has been released from a Washington, D.C., area residential…
Sen. McConnell, 81, goes from hospital to inpatient rehab; suffered concussion, fractured rib in fall
Staff report Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader from Kentucky, was released from the hospital in Washington, D.C, Tuesday, after…
President Biden speaks on Covington riverfront in view of Brent Spence Bridge, praises bipartisan effort
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter President Joe Biden visited Covington Wednesday, the first president to make Covington a destination…
21 years ago, the unthinkable happened; Sen. McConnell remembers anniversary of 9/11 attacks
September 11, 2001. Four coordinated terrorist attacks, carried out by planes hijacked by the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda. Two…
Bill Straub: Vying to replace worst deal in history is nomination of Chad Meredith to federal judgeship
Since it costs a lot to win and even more to lose You and me bound to spend some time…
Law enforcement groups join Kentuckians voicing support for enhanced gun safety measures
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service National law enforcement groups are joining the chorus of Kentuckians calling on the U.S….
Kentucky to receive over $75 million in federal funds for public transportation systems, including for TANK
NKY’s TANK system will benefit from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration award of over $75 million to…
Mitch McConnell: Curtail Russian atrocities, stop the violence, assure victory by Ukraine
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Ukraine: It hardly seemed…
Bill Straub: It’s Mitch again. He rejects Kentanji Brown Jackson but defends Judge Clarence Thomas
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell grabbed headlines last week in his usual attention-getting manner – by being against something. In…
Bill Straub: As WKY suffers terrible tragedy, we’re reminded that we’re best when we come together
The challenge here is to appropriately praise the efforts of everyone involved in the revival of large fractions of God’s…
St. E. CEO Garren Colvin announces second location for Journey Recovery Center at Life Learning Center
Staff report U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined St. Elizabeth Healthcare CEO Garren Colvin and Life Learning Center President…
NorthKey Community Care gets $5million federal grant to address emotional, mental illness
NorthKey Community Care in Covington has received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
U.S. Senate passes Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on broad bipartisan vote, 69-30
The U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on a broad bipartisan vote of 69-30 Tuesday. It moves…
Al Cross: Gov. Andy Beshear may be masking a reason for not going to Fancy Farm… masks
When Gov. Andy Beshear said he and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman wouldn’t attend the Aug. 7 Fancy Farm Picnic because…
Col Owens: It’s time to ditch Sen. Mitch McConnell’s plantation economy and move the country forward
Sen. Mitch McConnell berates the Biden Administration for providing enhanced unemployment compensation benefits in the American Rescue Plan to those…
McConnell participates in inaugural activities, turns leadership over to Schumer – and has this to say. . .
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who lost his Majority Leader post on Wednesday, participated in the inaugural ceremonies…
U.S. House, Senate override Trump’s veto of Defense Authorization Act; McConnell cites Ky. benefits
Both the House and Senate have voted to override the President’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference…
Al Cross: Mischievous Christmas gifts for Kentucky politicians, a tradition continued
Thirty-nine years ago, Ed Ryan, then the Frankfort Bureau chief of The Courier-Journal, wrote a column headlined “Possible gifts for…
Letter to the editor: Kimberly Kennedy asks, ‘What died on Mitch McConnell’s desk?’ and why it matters
If there’s one thing that Republicans and Democrats can agree on, it’s that Mitch McConnell must GO. Americans need forward…
Al Cross: Power, precedents, and political pyromania — yes, indeed, McConnell is playing with fire
There is logic in Sen. Mitch McConnell’s argument for quickly filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of…