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McDaniel’s budget plan includes $150M biomedical center, Chase Law School, UK med school at IRS site

By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter A lofty economic development plan for Northern Kentucky was unveiled Wednesday that would create a biomedical center campus in downtown Covington with a new facility for Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in it. Sen. Chris McDaniel (Photo by Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern) Republican state...

Engaging ‘rather than complaining,’ Mayor Charlie Cleves leads Bellevue’s growth to 154th birthday

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Politics was never in his future. “The only running I did was on the cross-country and track teams for Northern Kentucky University,” Charlie Cleves, the now five-year Mayor of Bellevue explained to the Covington Rotary Club this week. “I joined the Ocelots back in 2014,” he told the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “We have our breakfast meetings at 6 a.m. on...

National grant will help Kentucky pilot innovative approaches to helping children, families thrive

Kentucky Lantern Kentucky will share in a $30 million grant seeking to build supports for families who fall through cracks in the child welfare system. Angela Anderson of the Brighton Center in Newport participated in the grant announcement in D.C. Brighton Center provides a range of services in eight counties in Northern Kentucky. (Photo by Doris Duke Foundation) The Doris Duke Foundation is funding...

Forced from their home in Syria, five siblings are learning a new life (and language) at Dayton schools

By Patricia Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Home is a very important touchstone in people’s lives. This is true anywhere in the world. So when people are in a position where they have to uproot themselves from the place they know as home and establish home somewhere else, it is a major upheaval in their lives. Mohammed with Rick Wolf. (Photo by Patricia Scheyer/NKyTribune) Five children, along with their...

Total solar eclipse ahead: KYTC says be prepared for visitors, Cinci Observatory offers viewing options

Staff report KYTC: Eclipse corridor in high-demand Kentucky state and local agencies are continuing to plan for traffic surges expected during and after the total solar eclipse that will sweep across 13 states one month from now – the afternoon of Monday, April 8. In addition to asking travelers to be prepared, all businesses in the eclipse travel corridor are encouraged to make plans to maintain...

Registration now open for 23rd Ohio River Paddlefest this summer; nation’s largest paddling event

On the first Saturday in August, a flotilla of colorful boats will amplify the Ohio River’s natural beauty as paddlers join in the nation’s largest paddling event. Paddlefest (File photo) Now’s the time to start planning: Registration for Ohio River Paddlefest 2024 is now open. Local nonprofit Adventure Crew will host the event, now in its 23rd year, on Saturday, August 3. Adventure Crew’s...

CVG awarded $450k FAA workforce development grant to support aircraft maintenance careers

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) was named a recipient of a 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Workforce Development grant. The award is for $450,000 in the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Worker program, a competitive grant program established by the U.S. Congress as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. CVG plans to use grant funds to create...

GOP-majority legislature overrides Governor’s veto of HB 18 which become law immediately

By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern The GOP-dominated Kentucky legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill targeting local source-of-income discrimination bans just a day after the governor had issued the veto. House Bill 18, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Dotson, R-Winchester, immediately became law Wednesday because of an emergency clause in the bill. Robert Stivers (LRC photo) In...

Covington’s ‘Texas Turnaround’ delivers with 41.6 percent fewer accidents reported from previous year

Crash statistics show the “Texas Turnaround” is delivering as promised when it comes to improving safety on the Brent Spence Bridge. The redesign of the Fourth Street entrance ramp onto northbound Interstates 71/75 in Covington was unveiled in December 2022. It uses a new U-shaped collector ramp to move the entrance south and give drivers significantly more time and distance to merge onto the interstate...

meetNKY to release its (expected record) numbers at annual meeting and 50th anniversary celebration

By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor The meetNKY team will be playing to a full house for its 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday at Drees Pavilion at Devou Park. Not only is meetNKY celebrating its 50th anniversary but we’re told there will be plenty more to celebrate in the unveiling of its big story for the past year. The event is no longer open for registrations so the place will be packed with an...

Theresa Cruz to speak on ‘Understanding the Latino Community in NKY’ at Florence Rotary luncheon

To help the region learn more about NKY’s fast-growing Latino community and learn how to better serve and support, Theresa Cruz is speaking to the Florence Rotary Club today on “Understanding the Latino Community in Northern Kentucky” Cruz is founder and CEO of FIESTA NKY, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the Latino community. In 2019, Theresa started working under the Statewide Family...

KY takes third per capita in Site Selection Governor’s Cup; Cincinnati/NKY ranks 8th nationally for projects

Kentucky once again achieved strong placement in Site Selection magazine’s 2023 Governor’s Cup rankings, coming in third nationally in economic projects per capita and first in the South Central region. The Commonwealth also secured the second spot in the South Central region for overall projects, building on the previous year’s strong rankings. Kentucky has placed in the top 3 nationally and...

Court of Appeals ‘reverses and remands’ Judge Lape’s ruling against the Hills over their Coach House

By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor A Court of Appeals three-judge panel has ruled in favor of Scott and Lorrie Hill, “reversing and remanding” the decision of Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Lape in a lawsuit involving the Hills’ property in Covington’s upscale Licking Riverside Historic District. The case, which has been awaiting the Appeals court decision since February...

Mitch McConnell’s legacy is current Supreme Court and a judiciary reshaped by his ‘calculated audacity’

By Al Cross University of Kentucky Mitch McConnell, who announced on Feb. 28, 2024, that he would step down as the Senate GOP leader later in the year, used his tenure as the longest-serving Senate leader of any party to remake the federal judiciary from top to bottom. His success could hardly have been predicted when Senate Republicans elected McConnell as their leader in 2006. For most of the 40-plus...

Covington Mayor Joe Meyer invited to share city’s message in meeting with President Biden today

Covington Mayor Joe Meyer will go national with The Cov’s message today. The mayor is one of several dozen leaders from Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia invited to the White House to tell Biden Administration officials how federal investment in the city’s infrastructure will create opportunities and improve people’s lives. Covington Mayor Joe Meyer (Photo from City of Covington) Among those...