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01/07/26 - 2026 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session — your voice matters

Tuesday marked the start of the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly’s legislative session. This year’s session spans 60 days and includes the development of the biennial state budget that will guide funding decisions for the next two years.

01/12/26 - Welcome back! Kicking off the spring 2026 semester

Tuesday marked the start of the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly’s legislative session. This year’s session spans 60 days and includes the development of the biennial state budget that will guide funding decisions for the next two years.

03/02/26 - Update from the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session — Make your voice heard

Dear NKU campus community,Last week, the House passed their revised version of the budget. The proposal includes base appropriation reductions across most state agencies, including public higher education. This is disappointing news for all of Kentucky's public universities.

03/11/26 - Leadership transition in NKU Athletics

Dear NKU campus community,Last week, the House passed their revised version of the budget. The proposal includes base appropriation reductions across most state agencies, including public higher education. This is disappointing news for all of Kentucky's public universities.

04/07/26 - Budget update from the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session

As the 2026 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly is coming to a close, there still remains the veto period and two remaining legislative days. We are still engaged in active conversations advocating for our campus. But the effects of the state’s new biennial budget (HB 500), which passed both chambers April 1, are coming into focus. The budget includes important investments in several of our priorities, but it unfortunately includes reductions in state general funds that we will have to deal with as a community over the next two years.