The following op-ed is written by Col Owens, of Ft. Mitchell, a retired legal aid attorney who teaches poverty law at NKU’s Chase College of Law. When the Ukrainian conflict began, I initially thought that NATO and U.S. decisions to stay out of direct involvement in it, to limit support to military assistance and economic […]
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Motor Vehicle Tax Relief Bill Advances in House
From the Legislative Research Commission Kentuckians may soon get a break on their motor vehicle taxes. The House Appropriations and Revenue approved House Bill 6 on Tuesday. The bill would require that property valuation administrators tax vehicle owners the same as they did 2021. “House Bill 6 follows concerns from my constituents regarding a letter […]
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Book Review: A measure of Kentucky justice for a freed slave in the Jim Crow era
Written by James P. Dady, LINK nky contributor A Shot in the Moonlight is Ben Montgomery’s history of a deadly confrontation in 1897 between two dozen heavily-armed white nightriders and a former slave named George Dinning in Simpson County, Kentucky. On the pretext that Mr. Dinning had engaged in some stealing in the neighborhood, the intruders […]
Posted inCrime, Frankfort
“Porch Pirates” Would Face Felony Charge if Ky. Bill Approved
From the Legislative Research Commission A measure moving through the Kentucky Senate aims to rein in porch pirates, a nickname for people who steal packages off front porches. Sponsored by Sen. David Yates (D-Louisville), Senate Bill 23 would make it a class D felony to steal or destroy packages from common carriers and delivery services […]
Posted inOpinion, Uncategorized
Op-ed: It’s time to tackle Kentucky’s workforce crisis
Wherever you go in Kentucky, the “now hiring” signs are impossible to miss. You would be hard pressed to find an employer who isn’t struggling to find staff and fill open positions. And let’s be clear, this is not employers complaining or being picky, as some have argued. It’s simply math. Kentucky has 90,000 fewer […]
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Op-ed: To Address Mass Incarceration, Kentucky Must End Perverse Incentives to Expand and Crowd Local Jails
The U.S. incarcerates 5 times more people per capita than other wealthy countries. Yet, while some states are succeeding at reducing incarceration and its harms to individuals, families and communities, Kentucky’s rate remains 40% higher than the U.S. average. A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy explains how, in a context of […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Op-Ed: Private School Tax Credit Program at Odds With Kentucky’s Constitution
The following op-ed is written by Anna Baumann, deputy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The framers of Kentucky’s constitution made crystal clear the state’s responsibility to provide for a system of common, public schools across the commonwealth. And in 1989 the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed that obligation and said funding inadequacies at […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Covington Schools’ Tax Increase
The following op-ed is written by Covington board of education member Tom Haggard. On August 26, with little public fanfare, the Covington Board of Education voted 4-1 to raise taxes for property owners throughout the city. While many governments were choosing to protect our fragile economic recovery and leave tax rates the same or even […]
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Florence Native Serves Aboard U.S. Navy Ship Commemorating 9/11
By Lt. Rich Locklear, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – As the Nation prepares to observe the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Florence, Kentucky, native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Somerset, named for Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in honor of the 40 passengers and crew […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Support a Mask Mandate for Schools
The following op-ed is written by Brian Garner, a city commissioner in Union I’ve lived in Northern Kentucky since I was 3 years old. I love this area and I love our community. I’ve had more conversations than I ever dreamed over the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic discussing the balance of public […]
