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Duke Energy to celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day at Purple People Bridge April 18; public invited

Staff report Duke Energy will celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day on Thursday April 18 with a public gathering on the Purple People Bridge in Newport 10-11 a.m. Snapped poles and tangled power lines over a battered landscape of downed trees are the usual challenges lineworkers face after severe weather strikes, – but they are just some…

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Logistics firm in Florence secures payroll tax credit to boost job creation

A Florence-based logistics company has secured a payroll tax credit from Boone County and the City of Florence to incentivize job creation. Two years ago, Mackenzie and Paige Logistics LLC embarked on an aggressive growth plan that included hiring hundreds of employees and upscaling its office space.  On Tuesday, the Boone County Fiscal Court conducted…

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Florence resident Sal Piacente receives award recognizing his expertise in casino game protection

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter He’s watching – so don’t even think about it. Sal Piacente is a renowned expert in the field of casino game protection, with over 38 years of experience. “I’ve always had a passion for cheating and scamming,” Piacente told the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “When I was 12, my father showed…

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Regressive, ‘lock them up’ House Bill 5 would be a costly mistake for Kentucky

As a public defender for 37 years and as a person who has requested common sense, evidenced-based reforms of our criminal legal system, I know House Bill 5 is the wrong direction.  HB 5 is an imprudent policy with an irresponsible expenditure of funds. Lock them up and throw away the key may make people
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Kentucky supermajority can do anything it wants, so why not protect kids from gun violence?

Let’s start here: Republicans have an overwhelming supermajority in the Kentucky legislature. We also have a record surplus. If a Republican-sponsored bill is a priority, if leadership wants it, there is nothing to stop them from fully funding and passing that bill. In 2019, the year after the deadly Marshall County High School shooting, our
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 ‘Adult-oriented business’ bill advances in Kentucky legislature, foes call it ‘anti drag’

A House committee on Tuesday advanced a Senate bill to regulate “sexually explicit” performances hosted in “adult-oriented businesses” which opponents have labeled as “anti drag.”  Members of the House Veterans, Military Affairs & Public Protection Committee voted to approve the latest version of Senate Bill 147, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield. The Senate passed
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