Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear and the Republican nominee, Daniel Cameron, filed their 30-day post-primary fundraising reports with the Kentucky Registry for Election Finance on June 19. Both campaigns of Beshear and Cameron are likely to kick into high gear in the next month or so, with both candidates already making visits to Northern Kentucky. Beshear […]
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Survivors of domestic violence can now hide addresses when registering to vote
Reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Kentucky domestic violence survivors just got a little extra help from the state in staying safe from abusers. Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 79 passed the General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session and Gov. Andy Beshear signed it into law. Called the “Safe at […]
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Eric Deters: Donald Trump to appear at political event in NKY
Former Northern Kentucky attorney Eric Deters said former President Donald Trump would attend his annual political event in Northern Kentucky in September. Deters announced via Twitter early Tuesday and told LINK nky that Trump is scheduled to attend Freedom Fest, held on Deters’ farm in Morning View. “Subject to some big change, he will be […]
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Daniel Cameron is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating
Written by Bruce Shreiner for the Associated Press Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron directly solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a Kentucky drug treatment organization that his office began investigating last year, according to an attorney for the organization. The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year […]
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Kentucky set to stay in voting system at least for a year
Kentucky will stay in the multi-state Electronic Registration Information Center partnership for at least another year, according to the secretary of state’s office. Kentucky joined the partnership, called ERIC for short, in 2019 after scandals plagued former Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes. Judicial Watch, a conservative organization, sued Grimes in 2017 for not following […]
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Cameron’s office asks FBI to investigate $202K refunds from Beshear’s campaign, Kentucky Dems
Written by Tom Loftus for Kentucky Lantern The office of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has asked the FBI to investigate circumstances surrounding controversial political contributions made to the reelection campaign of Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Democratic Party last December. On Tuesday, Beshear’s campaign manager announced that the campaign and Democratic Party had refunded $202,000 […]
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State board votes to remove Kenton County elections board representative
The Kenton County Democrats succeeded in removing their representative to the county board of elections, but only after a Leslie County Republican helped them along the way. The State Board of Elections voted in favor of a request from the Kenton County Democrats to remove Sarah Rogers as the Democratic representative to the Kenton County […]
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Kentucky to stay in voter fraud system for another year while seeking alternatives
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Kentucky will remain in a multistate effort designed to ensure accurate voter lists for another year while looking for possible alternatives to detect voter fraud, the state’s chief election officer said Wednesday. Secretary of State Michael Adams weighed in on Kentucky’s future role in a partnership that […]
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The Frankfort LINK: Former NKY attorney Eric Deters ‘99%’ sure he’s going to run against Thomas Massie
Former Northern Kentucky Attorney Eric Deters said he’s “99%” sure he’ll run against Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District in 2024. Deters, fresh off running for the Republican nominee for Kentucky governor, sent out a Tweet and an email saying, “I will announce my decision to run against Thomas Massie […]
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Democratic Association of Secretaries of State endorses Buddy Wheatley
Former Northern Kentucky statehouse Rep. Buddy Wheatley received an endorsement from the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, according to an announcement from the organization. “Buddy Wheatley is the independent leader that Kentucky deserves – a fourth-generation firefighter and retired fire chief. Buddy knows what it means to serve,” said Executive Director Travis Brimm. Wheatley […]
