Covington commission starts discussion about legalizing sale of medical marijuana; other business
By Ryan Clark
NKyTribune reporter
The issue is coming up at the Covington commission meetings, so it might as well be on everyone’s radar. That was the message city Commissioners discussed when they met at their regularly scheduled caucus meeting in City Hall.
The topic? Medical marijuana.
“We all got this memo from (the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County) where at the end of this...
With more than 1,200 bills filed, General Assembly wraps having passed 215, over two dozen in final day
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
It was quiet in the House and Senate chambers on Tuesday, as members of the General Assembly wrapped up their 60-day session Monday evening, or to use legislative parlance, “adjourned sine die.”
The proceedings capped off a relatively conventional year for the legislature. One that started with a gradual pace but picked up steam in the second half amid a flood of proposed...
Irvin T. ‘Butch’ Callery, mayor of two NKY cities, Covington and Villa Hills, died Sunday at age 83
Former Mayor and City Commissioner and also former mayor of Villa Hills, Irvin T. “Butch” Callery, died Sunday.
Callery, who lived in Villa Hills, served on the Covington City Commission from 1980 through 2000 and was Mayor from 2001 through 2008. He was also Mayor of the City of Villa Hills from 2015 through 2018.
Irvin T. ‘Butch’ Callery (Photo from City of Covington)
“Butch first entered...
Pew Research: Today is tax day; here are seven facts about Americans and taxes
Spring reliably brings a whirlwind of number-crunching and form-filing as Americans finish their tax returns. Altogether, the IRS expects to process more than 160 million individual and business tax returns this season.
Today is Tax Day — April 15 — so you taxes need to be postmarked by midnight to be considered “on time.”
Here are seven facts about Americans and federal taxes,...
Government briefs: Reports on Park Hills, Lakeside Park, and Taylor Mill
By Patricia Scheyer
NKyTribune reporter
PARK HILLS
Park Hills council began their meeting this week with 6 pieces of legislation, but due to a fair amount of disagreement among council members, three of the pieces of legislation were tabled, and one was withdrawn.
One ordinance, which defined where council will hold their meetings in the near future, was amenable to all the present councilmembers,...
GOP-dominated Kentucky legislature overrides most of Gov. Beshear’s vetoes, including budget line-items
Staff report
The Kentucky General Assembly easily overrode several of Governor Andy Beshear’s vetoes, given the Republican supermajority in the legislature, in the first day of the last two days of its regular session. The session’s last day is Monday.
The overridden bills include:
• HB 5, an omnibus crime bill the Governor said “had some good parts,” but lacked an indepth...
Covington Fire Chief Corey Deye has deep roots in fire service beginning with great-grandfather
A 1921 photo showing Henry Deye, far left, holding the reins and driving a Covington Fire Department ladder wagon. (Photo courtesy Kenton County Public Library)
When Corey Deye assesses what it means to be named Covington’s new Fire Chief, he points to a historic photograph buried in the electronic archives of the Kenton County Public Library.
Snapped in 1921, the photo shows a ladder wagon pulled...
Beshear bills signed and vetoed; former UK star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist joins for speech therapy bill
The Governor updated Kentuckians on bills he has acted on recently. Gov. Beshear was joined by former University of Kentucky basketball star and NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and bill sponsor Sen. Whitney Westerfield to ceremonially sign Senate Bill 111, which requires health insurance coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering. Kidd-Gilchrist used his personal story to advocate...
Kentucky lawmakers to return to Frankfort Friday to begin considering action on Beshear vetoes
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Kentucky lawmakers return to Frankfort on Friday for the final two days of the 2024 regular session of the General Assembly, so here’s a look at some of the items that could be acted upon April 12 and 15.
When pieces of legislation cross his desk, Gov. Andy Beshear has 10 business days to act upon them. He has can sign them, let them become law without his signature, or...
Covington breaks ground at Covington Central Riverfront; commission names fire officials, more
By Ryan Clark
NKyTribune reporter
It was the most significant item for the Commissioners, but it actually occurred more than an hour before their Tuesday night legislative meeting. At 4:30 Tuesday, Commissioners and members of the community came out to a groundbreaking for a $15 million public infrastructure project to prep the 23-acre Covington Central Riverfront, or CCR site, for private development.
“The...
Teamsters laud Gov. Behears’ veto of legislation to allow driverless trucks, cars on KY roads
With the support of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 7 (HB7), legislation that would have allowed driverless trucks and cars on Kentucky roads.
Teamsters protest driverless vehicles (Teamsters photo)
“This bill and others like it are written by and for Big Tech, and Gov. Beshear made the right call by vetoing it,” said Teamsters General...
Decisions await KY legislators when they reconvene Friday; what else could come up as they wrap up?
Kentucky Lantern
A bill that open government advocates warn would introduce loopholes into Kentucky’s open records law could make its way to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk when lawmakers return to Frankfort later this week.
The final two days of the 60-day regular session — Friday and Monday — are set aside to consider gubernatorial vetoes of bills that both chambers have passed. The...
Local government briefs: News from Edgewood, Independence, Fort Wright, Boone, and Campbell
By Patricia A. Scheyer
NKyTribune reporter
EDGEWOOD
Edgewood city council discussed the possibility of an ordinance governing the use of golf carts in the city. Attorney Frank Wichmann had drawn up a sample ordinance so the councilmembers could talk about it. Last week, they decided to table the ordinance indefinitely. Rules about the golf cart will stay in accordance with the rules set down by the...
Governor Beshear signs 53 more bills into law, issues no vetoes
By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Gov. Andy Beshear signed 53 more bills into law since his Thursday press conference and issued no vetoes, as of Friday afternoon.
Here are some of the higher profile signings:
• Senate Bill 1 establishes the endowed research fund to be administered by the Council on Postsecondary Education to fund research consortiums for up to five years between two or more public universities.
•...
Commonwealth Policy Center to host state legislative candidate forum April 30 in Boone County
Commonwealth Policy Center (CPC) has announced a Candidate Forum for Boone County state legislative races on April 30.
“This is one way voters can get to know the candidates and better understand their positions.” said Richard Nelson, CPC’s executive Director. “Often voters will skip an election if they don’t know the candidate or anything about them. We’re trying...
