Countdown to General Election ’24: Key updates from Campbell and Boone counties
Here’s a breakdown of the latest election news from these two counties.
Doing the right thing isn’t on Barr’s agenda – but he’s not alone
Andy Barr is saying and doing all he can to win Trump’s approval and possible endorsement. (And a VP slot?) And, he’s not alone.
Same basic crime. Why such different reactions?
Well-known Dem Jerry Lundergan was found guilty of basically the same campaign finance crime as Donald Trump. So why is the reaction of the two parties so different?
No vaccinations? When vaccines annually prevent six million deaths?
So why is Typhoid Thomas Massie so opposed to them?
Comer, losing his ‘impeach Biden’ spotlight, weighs in on Trump trial — really?
Our own Jamie Comer is weighing in on the Trump trial, in hopes of grabbing some of Trump’s media attention.
Primary 2024: NKY has 10 state legislative races this month; at least one going down to the wire
The nastiest race in the state; incumbents facing challengers; open seats where the winner of the primary wins the genera. All happening in northern Kentucky.
Israel is testing the bounds of friendship; don’t good friends say ‘you’re wrong’?
If the United States is supposed to be a “friend” of Israel, aren’t we also supposed to tell them when they are wrong?
Massie’s war on bipartisanship advances to new front as he vows to fight ‘uniparty’
He is working with Marjorie Taylor Green (!) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, because Johnson dared to actually work across the aisle to get things done.
Purported Comer book deal promises generous payday, sale of more cheap lies
Comer’s “investigation” seems to be coming to an inglorious end. And now he’s going to write a book about it?
Kenton County’s Republican primary candidates are aligned — even indistinguishable — on the issues
Republican candidate forum, with a number of speakers trying to out-Repub each other.
Governor Andy Beshear vetoes three additional bills following end of legislature’s 2024 regular session
These vetoes can’t be overridden by the legislature.
Massie cites three reasons for urging Speaker Johnson’s resignation; then what?
First it was Marjorie Taylor Green calling for Johnson’s head. Now our own Thomas Massie has joined her. What is he thinking?
Schools districts say cuts to SNAP benefits could worsen Commonwealth’s student hunger problem
Kentucky school districts say a proposed bill to tighten restrictions on SNAP participation will lead to an uptick in student hunger.
Governor Beshear addresses legislative actions, calling one bill a ‘power grab’
He also discussed various bills that have reached his desk – and continued to call out the ‘partisan politics’ in Frankfort.
Council for Better Education opposes constitutional amendment on private schools funding
This Kentucky-based advocacy organization is opposed to using public money for private schools, and is planning various actions to defeat the bill.
NKY reps in KY House send two bills to Senate: ‘Momnibus’ and easing teacher shortage
The “Momnibus” bill aims to improve maternal health, while the other bills addresses the teacher shortage.
