Progress Kentucky: Colonels of Truth!
#ColonelsOfTruth - Weekly episodes covering breaking political news from Kentucky, and bringing you the informed voices from our commonwealth you want to hear. Progress Kentucky is an all-volunteer group of Central Kentucky activists working to turn our commonwealth purple by educating and engaging voters across the state.
Episodes
Aaron, Kim and Dr. Clardy discuss the breaking KY political news of the week, including the shutdown and the GOP toxic twins (to Trump) Massie and Rand, check in with Brother Christian who wrote a powerful letter to Hal Rogers urging healing for his flock, then get an update on our commonwealth's fiscal picture for schools and hospitals in the face of deep federal funding cuts, from Jason Bailey with the KY Center for Economic ...
Aaron and Nema share breaking news from the Lexington school board, and a "Bad Russell" update, focusing on AG Coleman's bad-faith efforts to roll back climate pollution laws as well as his efforts to reinstate the death penalty - the latter coming to us from Russell Allen with the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
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NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://www.weku.org/lexington-richmond/2025-...
On this week's #ColonelsOfTruth Aaron and Nate are focused on the SENATE, where Rand Paul was up to his old tricks, and where the race to become the next Mitch McConnell took some interesting turns - THEN we chat with Andy McDonald - the chair of the KY Solar Energy Society - we discuss our upcoming event SUN DAY - this Sunday in Frankfort, and Andy gives us the why and how for that.
THEN, we’re joined by Victoria Stevens, w...
Andy, Massie, Comer, even Rand Paul - everywhere you look, Kentucky's politicians are in the spotlight. Aaron & Chris will break down what it means for our commonwealth, then check in with Forward Kentucky's Bruce Maples about his fast-approaching Summit 2025, a great online event for KY's progressive change-makers. #ColonelsOfTruth
NEWS OF THE WEAK
STORY 1: Massie’s got a spine, Lincoln Project interview:
This week, Aaron and Kim bring you some developments in key federal races we’re watching right now, and an exciting update on union organizing here in KY. THEN, very excited to be joined by Dee Davis, the Director of the Center for Rural Strategies, perhaps best known st the organization who publishes the Daily Yonder - a great, rural-focused news website - as Democrats realize they have been largely shut out by rural voters, and ...
Aaron, Kim (from S. Korea!) and a returning Nato cover bipartisan signs of hope in Frankfort, a legal defense of one of KY’s few progressive policies, and how constituents are pressuring one of KY’s highest profile House GOP members - then we check in with Dustin Reinstedler, the president of Kentucky’s AFL-CIO, in advance of a seeming momentous Labor Day - we’ll hear about the state of labor, workers, and how we can fight against ...
Aaron, Nema and Kim cover KY political news, including the Gov's last shot at Pre-K, then dig into Kentucky and Trump's fascination with coal and oil with preeminent climate author and activist Bill McKibben, in a conversation inspired and informed by his new book, "Here Comes the Sun," out NOW!
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NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/13/pre-k-sets-kids-on...
Aaron, Chris and Annabel cover the breaking political news out of Kentucky, then ask KY Poet Laureate Silas House what it means to love rural Kentucky while adamantly opposing their preferred President and his agenda.
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BITIN' LIST: https://youtu.be/vkeP-swMgZ8
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
Ugh, Kim Davis is back https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/will-the-supreme-court-revisit-its-ruling-on-same-sex-m...
Aaron, Kim and Dr. Clardy cover the political news from the commonwealth, including updates to the race to succeed Mitch, who's backing an anti-Massie PAC, and Gov. Beshear's legal action against the Trump Administration. Then, Elisa Owen from the Kentucky Sierra Club joins the team in the Campaign Corner for an important update on a looming Public Service Commission decision on new, expensive, gas-fired power plants sought...
Kimberly, + Betsy cover the breaking Kentucky political news of the week, then interview Medicaid advocate, April Vernon
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
Is Fancy Farm still relevant?? KDP Exec Director says no…
(annabel says yes, IMHO)
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article311490388.h...
Kimberly, and Nema cover the breaking Kentucky political news of the week, then interview two kick-ass auto workers/organizers, Greg Williams (Toyota) and Hadlee Hadfield (Ford's Blue Oval/SK On).
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article309875005.html
https://www.wtvq.com/urban-county-councilmembers-restraining-order-hearing-tuesday/
Annabel, Kimberly, + Dr. Clardy cover the breaking Kentucky political news of the week, then interview Representative Anne Gay Donworth from Lexington. #ColonelsOfTruth
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-shootings-rcna218553
https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/beshear-among-democrats-suing-trump-offi...
Aaron & Chris cover the breaking Kentucky political news of the week, including an update on the Grossberg affair and breaking news from the race for the 6th Congressional district, then interview Ned Pillersdorf, the E.KY animal advocate and attorney who just announced his campaign to take on Hal Rogers in the KY-5 congressional district. #ColonelsOfTruth
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/commission-fi...
Kim covers breaking political news for Kentucky, and shares the upcoming "Good Trouble Lives ON" mass mobilizations and protests for voting rights. She also has a great conversation with fellow progressive news collaborator, Bruce Maples of Forward Kentucky about the big news out of DC and what we should call the gut-punch to Kentucky that is the Trump MAGA budget reconciliation package.
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NEWS OF THE...
Aaron, Nema and Kim cover the Kentucky news of the weak, then welcome State Senator, and Democratic Floor Leader, Senator Gerald Neal to share his views on Frankfort, and how he's viewing opportunities for thoughtful legislation, and when it's time to "elevate" the conversation, a la his Tik Tok confrontation with Sen. Max Wise over DEI policies in Kentucky.
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NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://ken...
Kimberly, Aaron, & Annabel(!) share ethics updates on the Grossberg affair, some cool KY news for Juneteenth, and we get an update on how Dems should be thinking about the midterms with former Louisville Congressman Mike Ward.
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NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/judge-denies-louisville-democrats-plea-to-end-ethics-investigation-into-his-conduct/
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/...
Aaron, Chris and Dr. Clardy focus on the need for mass mobilizations and widespread protests to stand against the Trump MAGA regime's efforts to degrade our democracy and replace it with.... something else? Rep. Adam Moore joins to give an update on the Kentucky Make America Healthy Again task force he's been appointed to in Frankfort. Then they check in with Craig Blair with Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, to learn how PBR ...
Kimberly and Aaron (amidst some connectivity issues) cover party-switching news in Frankfort then get an update on the impact of the House GOP's proposed Medicaid cuts from the KY Center for Economic Policy's Dustin Pugel.
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Here's what Kimberly Cecil-Jones was up to this week:
https://stateoftheppl.com/
NEWS...
Nema and Aaron cover how Trump's DOGE cuts are contributing to unsafe conditions for constituents across our commonwealth as severe weather continues to plague Kentucky. Then, they interview the youngest LGBTQ+ elected official in the country, Midway's city councilor, Ian VanSteenbergh.
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NEWS OF THE WEAK
https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-nws-staff-cuts-before-deadly-tornado-hit-reports-2073733
ht...
Kim and Nate share the Kentucky political news of the week, covering Louisville's police oversight, and Dan Cameron's fundraising scam, then check in with Betsy Foster, of "The Betsy Brief" - PLUS, NATO teases his new political tune, "So Bonkers." Check out this week's #ColonelsOfTruth
NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/21/u-s-justice-department-moves-to-end-consent-decree-ai...
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