by Michael Monks
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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COVINGTONIANS GIVE MORE THAN $16,000 TO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS
With the GOP Presidential primary creeping towards Kentucky, here's a look at some of the funds raised by the candidates across Kentucky, in Northern Kentucky, and then in Covington specifically. Most of the campaign contributions have been modest with the largest checks being written to Republican Mitt Romney. Among the former Massachusetts governor's Covington contributors are Mayor Chuck Scheper, developer Bill Butler, and Cintas Chairman Robert Kohlhepp.
- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA (D)
- Contributions from Kentucky total $567,833
- Contributions from Northern Kentucky total $26,584 from 164 separate contributions
- Contributions from Covington total $4,963 from 20 separate contributions
- MITT ROMNEY (R)
- Contributions from Kentucky total $412,593
- Contributions from Northern Kentucky total $52,160 from 57 separate contributions
- Contributions from Covington total $7,750 from just 4 contributors: (Mayor Chuck Scheper $2,500; Corporex Chairman Bill Butler $1,000; Cintas Chairman Bob & Linda Kohlhepp $2,000 each)
- RON PAUL (R)
- Contributions from Kentucky total $149,565
- Contributions from Northern Kentucky total $34,773 from 212 separate contributions
- Contributions from Covington total $2,270 from 30 separate contributions (19 of which come from one man)
- NEWT GINGRICH (R)
- Contributions from Kentucky total $77,325
- Contributions from Northern Kentucky total $6,560 from 37 separate contributions
- Contributions from Covington total $700 from 13 separate contributions (11 from one man)
- RICK SANTORUM (R)
- Contributions from Kentucky total $66,030
- Contributions from Northern Kentucky total $10,900 from 39 separate contributions
- Contributions from Covington total $1,000 from 1 contribution
SOURCE: FEC |
NOTE: Campaign finance reports for city races are due to the Secretary of State's office on April 20
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SEE ALSO: Thomas Massie banks $230,000 for his campaign to replace Geoff Davis in Congress Herald-Leader |
DAVIS: A CHOICE BETWEEN RESPONSIBLE BUDGET AND UNSUSTAINABLE DEBT
From the retiring Congressman's latest column:
Unfortunately, the President and the Senate are on a different page. The President’s blueprint, which imposes $2 trillion in tax increases and adds $11 trillion to our debt, falls woefully short of addressing our fiscal or economic challenges. The President’s budget has not received a single “yes” vote in Congress.
Geoff Davis
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SEE ALSO: 26 large corporations did not pay one cent in corporate income taxes Think Progress
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CONSUMER ALERT ISSUED IN KENTUCKY OVER FAKE GED TESTS
From a press release:
Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education, issued a consumer alert today regarding fraudulent websites claiming to offer high school and GED® diplomas for a fee through the Internet.
“Kentuckians need to know there is one way to earn a GED® credential and that is through a test administered onsite at an Official GED Testing Center™,” said Reecie Stagnolia, vice president for Kentucky Adult Education.
Only a state may issue the GED® test credential. The GED® tests are not available online as claimed on these websites. The exam, which takes more than seven hours to complete, is administered only at Official GED Testing Centers™.
Many of the same misleading websites also offer GED® instruction for a fee. Kentucky Adult Education offers free instruction online through local adult education centers and offers classes in every Kentucky county. For a limited time, Kentuckians can also take advantage of free GED® testing.
The GED® test consists of a series of five tests that measure achievement in subject areas associated with a high school program of study. The GED Testing Service®, the provider of these tests, has strict policies regarding test administration.
Nearly 800,000 adults across the country take the GED® test each year on their path to better jobs, training and education. In 2010-11, Kentucky Adult Education awarded 10,294 GED® credentials.
The GED Testing Service® has created the first online repository where educators and test-takers can get assistance in spotting a suspicious claim. The site has a list of fraudulent websites, information about how to determine legitimate accreditation, and an area to report suspected fraud. Visit www.GEDtestingservice.com/fraud to learn more and read the press release.
For more information on taking free classes and taking the GED® for free through June 30, 2012, visit www.KnowHow2GOKy.org.
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MAINSTRASSE PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY
Preliminary construction work on the 5th Street parking lot at Mainstrasse is underway and will continue throughout the week. The entire project is expected to last an entire month but the City hopes to be finished with the work in time for Maifest.
For background on this development, check out the link to an article from The River City News on October 18, 2011.
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FIGHT INSIDE HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL LANDS THREE STUDENTS IN JAIL
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QUICKIES
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Lawmakers have still not reached an agreement on roads bill Herald-Leader |
Gov. Beshear approves alternative diploma bill, legislative budget WFPL |
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It's already been a record-breaking hot year WKYT |
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MONDAY AFTERNOON HEADLINES
Kenton County Judge-Executive is sued by the Kenton County attorney; High heels become the focus of a new ad in the NKY Congressional race (video); Plus, who's marking unauthorized trails in Devou Park? Those stories and more at the link.
The RC News: Monday Afternoon Round-Up
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MONDAY MORNING HEADLINES
COVINGTON: Man who confessed to killing woman and disposing of her body parts in Covington grants a chilling interview; Plus, City Commissioner Steve Frank offers up an endorsement in the 2012 commission campaign. Those stories and more at the link.
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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YOUTHBUILD CONTINUES EFFORTS IN COVINGTON HOUSING
From the NKY Community Action Commission:
We would like to provide an update on our complete gut-rehabilitation project on Kavanaugh Street in Covington. Our young people are currently working on tiling the kitchen and bathrooms. Painting in all of the rooms has begun as well and trim will go in soon! Finally, Generation 6 will get to refinish the hardwood floors, which is something no other generation has learned!
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MAN WHO CONVICTED OKC BOMBING ACCOMPLICE MAY BE NKU'S NEXT LEADER
Cleveland State University Provost Geoffrey Mearns is one of three finalists to replace Dr. James Votruba as President of Northern Kentucky University and is the third candidate to visit the Highland Heights campus. This tweet from NKU was sent out today:
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From Mearns's Cleveland State bio:
Prior to commencing private practice in 1998, Mearns had a distinguished nine-year career as a prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice. During his tenure with the Justice Department, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where he was Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. In that position, he was responsible for investigating, prosecuting and supervising cases against members and associates of organized-crime families charged with racketeering, murder, extortion, bribery and obstruction of justice. Mearns was also the First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. From 1997 to 1998, as Special Assistant to the United States Attorney General, he participated in the prosecution of Terry Nichols, one of two men convicted for bombing the Oklahoma City Federal Building.
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KENTUCKY AMONG TOP STATES FOR ENTREPRENEURS
From a press release:
Kentucky is once again being recognized as a leading state in an important economic development measure. According to the latest annual Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity report, the Commonwealth tied for the eighth-highest number of new start-up companies in 2011.
The ranking was earned after achieving a more than 27 percent increase in entrepreneurial activity since 2010.
“The ranking by the prestigious Kauffman Foundation is particularly important because the start-up and growth of innovation-driven companies plays a major role in the growth of Kentucky’s economy, including the creation of high-paying jobs,” Gov. Steve Beshear said. “Climbing to eighth place in the nation – while moving past such traditional powerhouses as Massachusetts, Ohio and North Carolina – testifies to the success of the people and programs we’ve put in place to support start-up businesses across the Commonwealth.”
The March 2012 report found that Kentucky’s entrepreneurial sector is continuing to exhibit dynamic growth. In addition to the state’s eighth-place finish in the latest survey, the Kauffman Foundation reports that the Commonwealth’s rate of growth in entrepreneurship during the decade from 2001 to 2010 was the fifth highest among all 50 states.
Kentucky’s rise in the rankings is even more dramatic when seen in the context that from 2010-2011, entrepreneurial activity decreased overall nationwide and in all regions of the country except the Northeast, which experienced a slight increase in rates.
In the South, where entrepreneurship rates in 2011 decreased overall by more than 8 percent, Kentucky’s increase of more than 27 percent translates into approximately 2,600 more start-up businesses than were created in 2010.
Gov. Beshear also lauded the efforts of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), which together, fund and administer a wide range of initiatives designed to encourage the formation and growth of new ventures in the Commonwealth.
“It’s gratifying to see that the state’s efforts to help foster a culture of entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth, and to help support our new businesses once they form, are paying off as thousands of new Kentucky companies are creating new jobs,” said Larry Hayes, secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development. “From the ‘Idea State U’ business plan competition that encourages university students to learn how to form new ventures, to our small business programs for high-tech and traditional start-up businesses, Kentucky has a comprehensive tool kit to help entrepreneurs get started and to help their companies grow and succeed.”“This is exciting news given the central importance of entrepreneurship and high-speed innovation to Kentucky’s present and future economy” said Kris Kimel, president of KSTC.
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