The Frankfort LINK
What's happening in Frankfort? We'll tell you! The Frankfort LINK provides you with Northern Kentucky political news, straight from Kentucky's capitol. Each week, LINK nky's Government and Politics Reporter Mark Payne tackles important updates from state senators, representatives, and Governor Beshear so you know what the important topics of discussion are in Kentucky.
Episodes
23 episodes
The Frankfort LINK: National conservative ‘dark money’ group joins fight over certificate of need in Kentucky
A national libertarian-leaning conservative group known for its connections to the Koch brothers and its “dark money” network is weighing in on the certificate of need debate expected to heat up in Kentucky over the ensuing months as some seek ...
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The Frankfort LINK: Business owners face uncertain future due to skill-games ban
Business owner Kama Reed is still determining how much longer she'll own her business after a ban on skill games passed the Kentucky legislature in the spring and the law took effect on Thursday. The manufacturer of the games, Pace-...
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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...
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The Frankfort LINK: Daniel Cameron stumps in first NKY campaign stop as GOP nominee
At his first general election campaign event in Northern Kentucky as the GOP gubernatorial nominee, Daniel Cameron ran through a list of campaign talking points similar to what he provided on the primary campaign trail. Cameron talk...
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The Frankfort LINK: Massie’s ‘yes’ vote key to passing of debt limit bill
Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie voted in favor of the debt limit bill that suspends the country’s borrowing limit until January 2025 and reduces the federal deficit but also showed support for spending cut provisions if Congress doe...
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The Frankfort LINK: NKY Pride holds town hall over Senate Bill 150
In late June, the part of a bill that bans gender-affirming care for children will go into effect in Kentucky.On Wednesday, the NKY Pride center held a town hall in Covington in opposition of the recently passed senate bill 150.Bo...
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The Frankfort LINK: Analysis of the May 16 GOP Primary with Rick Robinson
On May 16, Republican voters will decide their nominee to face Democrat incumbent Governor Andy Beshear in the general election. Twelve candidates threw their hat in the ring for the republican nomination. ...
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The Frankfort LINK: GOP Gubernatorial Debate Part 2
LINK nky, along with WCPO and the Kenton County Republican Party, hosted two Republican gubernatorial debates at the Lincoln Grant Scholar House in Covington on April 25 and 26. We will bring you those debates in podcast form in a two-part seri...
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The Frankfort LINK: GOP Gubernatorial Debate Part 1
LINK nky, along with WCPO, and the Kenton County Republican Party hosted two Republican gubernatorial debates at the Lincoln Grant Scholar House in Covington on April 25 and 26. We will bring you those debates in podcast form in a two par...
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The Frankfort LINK: AG Cameron talks certificate of need, McConnell connection in NKY
Attorney General Daniel Cameron appeared in Northern Kentucky Thursday for a Meet and Greet to appeal to Republican voters why he should win the nomination and face Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear in the general election.Cameron ran th...
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The Frankfort LINK: Kelly Craft gains ground on Daniel Cameron in latest poll
The big news in the governor’s race this week is Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft gained significant ground on Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the race for the Republican nominee in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, according ...
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The Frankfort LINK: NKU Political Professor Ryan Salzman provides analysis on 2023 legislative session
On Wednesday, the legislature convenes for the last two days of the 2023 legislatures session. They adjourned on March 16 for the 10 day veto period, where the governor vetoed multiple bills including the controversial Senate BIll 1...
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The Frankfort LINK: Legislature passes "South Dakota" style ban on gender affirming care
The Kentucky legislature passed a bill last week that will place a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for kids in Kentucky after the legislature snuck in language to another bill and then quickly passed it in an unannounced meeting before mo...
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The Frankfort LINK: GOP holds first gubernatorial debate
Welcome back to another episode of the Frankfort LINK. I am Mark Payne, the politics and government reporter for LINK nky. I am coming to you from Frankfort, Kentucky where I am covering the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly Legislativ...
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The Frankfort LINK: House passes bill to ban gender affirming care for kids
With tears in her eyes, northern Kentucky Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell) said that she’s worked so hard to prevent conversion therapy in the LGBTQ community. Just moments after the House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 470 —...
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The Frankfort LINK: A sports betting bill is introduced in the legislature
Sports betting is alive in Kentucky’s statehouse after a legislator filed a bill on the final day for House bills to be introduced during the 2023 legislative session. Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) filed the bill,which he said i...
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The Frankfort LINK: Gun legislation moves through the Kentucky legislature
A bill that would make Kentucky a Second Amendment sanctuary passed the House Veterans, Military, and Public Protection Committee. It isn’t the only pro-Second Amendment bill filed so far during the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly le...
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The Frankfort LINK: Senate passes income tax, anti-LBGTQ education legislation introduced
The Kentucky legislature reconvened for the second part of the 30-day legislative session, and they wasted no time tackling priority legislation for income tax reduction and education. The Senate passed legislation to further reduc...
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The Frankfort LINK: Gov. Andy Beshear touts state's economy in speech to NKY Chamber
Gov. Andy Beshear visited Northern Kentucky last week to talk to the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Government forum. Speaking after the forum, Beshear wouldn’t say if he would veto House Bill 1, the income tax bill set to ...
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The Frankfort LINK: Congressman Thomas Massie talks about his new committee assignments
Welcome back to another episode of the Frankfort LINK. I am Mark Payne, the politics and government reporter for LINK nky. This week I am coming to you from Covington, Kentucky, home of LINK nky headquarters. When I talk...
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The Frankfort LINK: Kentucky continues fight against opioid epidemic
Kentuckian David Royce lost his son to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, that’s killing Americans an alarming rate. Speaking to the House and Senate’s Health Services Committee last week, Royce said that Kentuckians don’t have to ...
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The Frankfort LINK: The Kentucky Supreme Court swears in a new chief justice
This week, the Kentucky Supreme Court held its investiture services for its new justices and chief justice. On Monday, new Chief Justice Laurence B. VanMeter was sworn in by former Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., who held the posi...
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