Newport Pushes for Local Hotel Tax

Newport, Kentucky is booming with tourists—but city commissioner Ken Rechtin says the city’s getting left out of the cash. While 5% of hotel revenue funnels to Campbell County Tourism through a regional deal, Rechtin wants Newport to go solo, proposing its own hotel tax to fund local tourism and cover rising costs like the Purple People Bridge. Mayor Tom Guidugli Jr. supports the idea of a local tax but is wary of breaking away from the current regional partnership. MeetNKY remains silent. The debate captures a growing tension: how to balance regional collaboration with local needs as tourism surges. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/064845484a02e89d