April 2, 2025 • 27 mins
Governor Beshear signs a flood relief bill into law, a Kentucky professor leads an in-depth study into water contaminants, marking Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky, Kentucky joins more than two dozen states suing the Trump administration, and an Eastern Kentucky school district takes a unique approach to protecting its students.
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[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:08):
HUNDREDS.
PINWHEELS DANCE ON THE LAWN OF
THE KEN STATE CAPITOL BUT THIS
IS MORE THAN JUST DECORATION.
>> PROBABLY THE MOST SURPRISING
THING TO ME, IS THE RULE URBAN
DIVIDE THAT EXISTS.
A FIRST-TIME
LAWMAKER'S TAKE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>> HE IS MORE THAN HAPPY FOR YOU
TO COME UP AND SCRATCH HIS EARS
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OR SCRATCH HIS BUTT OR PLAY BALL
WITH HIM.
AND MEET THE DYNAMIC
DUO THAT IS FLUSHING OUT CRIME.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL, IT IS
TUESDAY, APRIL FIRST.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SOME OF
YOUR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY NOW HAS 100 MILLION
DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR FLOOD
RELIEF AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO
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SEVERAL DAYS OF POTENTIALLY
HEAVY RAIN.
AND BACK IN THEED INTOING IN
MARCH.
SAFE FUND MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 544 DURING
THE JUST COMPLETED ASSEMBLY
SESSION.
THE BILL DOUBLES THE FUNDING CAP
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TAKING IT FROM $50 MILLION TO
$100 MILLION.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNED THE
BILL YESTERDAY.
IT WILL INCLUDE $45 MILLION
ALREADY IN THE EASTERN KENTUCKY
AND WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE
FUNDS.
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS
PRAISED THE PASSAGE AND SIGNING
OF HOUSE BILL 544 HE SAID THIS
IN A STATEMENT QUOTE THE EFFORT
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IS ABOUT DELIVERING REAL HELP
NOT JUST PASSING LEGISLATION.
WHEN CRISES HIT, FAMILIES AND
LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN'T AFFORD TO
BE STUCK IN A WEB OF DELAYS THAT
IS WHY I WAS DETERMINED TO DRIVE
MAKING THE FUNDS AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY SO EASTERN KENTUCKY
GET THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS WITHOUT
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UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES.
END QUOTED.
DURING THE SESSION LAWMAKERS
PASSED SENATE BILL 89 THAT WOULD
DEFINE WATER WAZE WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT", I ASKED
FOUR LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE
THINKING BEHIND THE BILL.
WHY DO THIS?
MANY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING
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TO IMPERIL AND FURTHER FLUTE
GROUND WATER AND WELLS BY WHICH
1.5 MILLIKENIANS RELY ON.
WHY WAS THIS GOOD TO ALIGN THE
STANDARDS WITH THE FEDERAL?
>> ONE JUST FOR CLARITY.
IT HELPS EVERYONE PLAY FROM THE
SAME WHEEL AND WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE WATER WAZE AND CLEAN
WATER IS IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR
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DRINKING WATER BUT AGRICULTURE
AND OUR RECREATIONAL USES.
AND MAYBE AN OVERREACH BY THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH FOR A WHILE AND
DELAYS IN PERMITTING AND GETTING
THE KENTUCKY FARMT BUREAU, THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SAYING WE
HAVE A PROBLEM IN GET PERMITS
AND DELAYS.
TIME IS MONEY IN A LOT OF THOSE
AREAS.
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THIS WAS THE RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THAT OVERREACH ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT TO OVERREGULATE
SOME OF THOSE SPACES.
>> I THINK TYING THIS TO A
FEDERAL MINIMUM IS ARBITRARY
QUITE FRANKLY.
WE CAN MAKE MORE RESTRICTIVE
REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
WATER AND WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS IN
THAT AREA.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO
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WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN KENTUCKY
AND NOT WHAT THE MINIMUM IS
DICTATED BY THE FEDERAL GANSZ.
THE PROBLEM --
GUIDANCE.
THE PROBLEM IS WE ARE ADVOCATING
IN MY VIEW OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN
THAT RECORD REGARD AND WE SHOULD
HAVE RETAINED THAT AND I'M
SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT WE
TOOK THAT TURN.
I THINK IT'S GOING BACKWARDS.
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>> THIS BILL, I GOT A LOT OF
E-MAILS ABOUT.
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING
BUSINESSES TO POLLUTE THEIR
WATER.
AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY IT IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING
IS BEING ROLLED BACK.
IF THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE
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GETTING PERMITS, THEN WHAT THEY
SHOULD DO IS WORK ON THE PROCESS
AND THE PROCEDURE.
NOT ENDANGER PEOPLE.
AND MOST OF THE TIME, THIS IS
WHAT'S FELT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT
BUSINESSES WILL DO THINGS THAT
PERHAPS THEY SHOULD NOT DO,
BECAUSE WE'VE ALLOWED THEM TO DO
IT BY ROLLING BACK THE RULES.
>> THE REASON FOR ROLLING THAT
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BACK IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME
VERY BUREAUCRATIC IN OUR
REGULATIONS IN THE STATE.
THE OVERREACHING AT SOME POINTS
AND YOU HEARD THE EXAMPLES AND
ON THE FLOOR IT WAS SAID THAT
SOME OF THESE JUST WEREN'T
COMING TRUE.
I KNOW OF AN INSTANCE THERE WAS
PERMITTING ON A DRAINAGE DITCH
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TO DEVELOP SUBDIVISIONS THERE
WAS A LOT OF OVERREACH AND
REGULATIONS.
WE HAVE NOT RELINQUISHED RIGHTS
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S SAYING WE WILL NOT BE MORE
STRINGENT THAN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS.
IF WE WANT TO COME BACK NEXT
YEAR AND DO SOMETHING WE CAN.
THIS IS TO REIN IN SOME OF THE
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BUREAUCRATIC REGULATION THAT WE
HAD.
WE TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT ISSUE AND BILLS PASSED BY
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CONVERSATION ON
LAND ON DEMAND AT
KET.ORG/KYTONIGHT.
>>> ON THE SUBJECT OF WATER, A
RECENT STUDY DONE IN PART BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TOOK A
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LOOK WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
WATERWAYS THE MOST INDEPTH STUDY
SO FAR ON THE CONTAMINANTS
FLOWING IN OUR RIVERS AND
STREAMS.
HEAR FROM THE U.K. PROFESSOR
LEADING THE CHARGE.
>> 95% OF KENTUCKY'S DRINKING
WATER COMES FROM SURFACE SOURCES
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR RIVERS
STAY CLEAN BECAUSE THE MAJORITY
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TO DRINK IS COMING FROM RIVERS.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS WE'RE
MONITORING.
SAMPLES WHERE YOU TAKE A BOTTLE
AND GRAB A SAMPLE AND TAKE IT
BACK TO THE LAB AND WE HAVE A
POW SIS.
AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A CANISTER
AND HAS A MEMBRANE AND THAT
MEMBRANE WILL ABSORB
CONTAMINANTS AND GIVE YOU AN
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AVERAGE CONCENTRATION.
WE DO A GRAB SAMPLE LIKE A
SNAPSHOT WHAT IS IN YOUR STREAM
VERSUS THE POW SIS WILL GIVE YOU
AN AVERAGE CONCENTRATION THAT
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE
OTHERWISE.
MORE RURAL AREAS AGRICULTURAL
AREAS WE SAW PESTICIDES ONE TIME
OF YEAR.
TYPICALLY, AGRICULTURE AREAS
WILL APPLY PESTICIDES IN THE
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SPRING WHEN THEY ARE PUTTING IN
THE CROPS.
IT'S DIFFERENT IN URBAN SETTINGS
WE HAVE MORE YARDS WITH A LOT
MORE PEOPLE AND APPLY MORE
PESTICIDES.
IN THE URBAN SETTLINGS IT WAS
MORE CHRONIC WE SAW MIDWEST
SIDES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN COMING UP WITH
SOLUTIONS TRYING TO USE NATURE
TO IMPROVE OUR WATER QUALITY.
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WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AN
ENGINEERED DESIGNED WETLAND TO
PUT ON PONDS AND RESERVOIRS THAT
WILL REMOVE CONTAMINANTS WITHOUT
TAKING UP SPACE AROUND THE AREA.
WORKING WITH FARMERS, WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND
THE DISTILLERIES HOW WE CAN
IMPROVE OUR WATER QUALITY IN OUR
WATER WAZE.
THIS IS FROM THE NATIONAL
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SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY AND THEN WORK WITH THE
HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME EXPERIMENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND
VALIDATE OUR FINDINGS WHAT THEY
WERE SEEING IN THE LABS IN THEIR
OWN HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE THIS IN A MUCH LARGER
SCALE LIKE BATH TUB SIZE IN OUR
GREENHOUSES AT UNIVERSITY OF
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KENTUCKY'S CAMPUS.
THE STUDENT ALSO PUT THE
NUTRIENTS INTO THE COSMS WITH
SOME OF THE TREATMENTS WILL HAVE
THE EMERGING CONTAMINANT WE HAVE
BEEN SEEING SUCH AS CAFFEINE,
HERBICIDE, SULFATE FROM THE
MINING AREA AND WE'VE HAD A FEW
THAT PUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF IF
YOU HAVE A PET IT IS A FLEA AND
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TICK TREATMENT WE SEE THAT IN
URBAN AREAS IT DOESN'T STAY IN
YOUR DOG OR CAT IT'S ENTERING
INTO THE VSH AND LATER IN OUR
STREAMS.
THIS PROVIDES US GUIDANCE WHAT
OUR FUTURE DRINKING WATER
CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO BE AND
HOW WE CAN PREVENT MORE
EXPENSIVE CHALLENGES WATER
TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE TO DEAL
WITH AND POTENTIALLY PREVENT
THEM FROM HAPPEN.
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WITH FUNDING SECURED
THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE SITES
FROM FOUR TO 20.
>>> THE AREA NEAR THE STATE
CAPITOL LOOKS DIFFERENT THIS
FIRST DAY OF APRIL.
YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF
PINWHEELS IN THE CAPITOL'S
ENGLISH GARDEN.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
BUT IT IS A REMINDER OF A GRIM
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REALITY.
>> APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH.
AND THE ANNUAL PLANTING OF THE
PINWHEELS IS KIND OF A RITE OF
PASSAGE TO MARK THE ENTREE OF
APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
MONTH.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (09:20):
THINK
ABOUT HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
THIS YEAR I WAS PROUD TO SIGN
LEGISLATION CREATING HARSHER
PENALTIES.
WE ALL KNOW WE'RE LEGALLY
REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE.
BUT THIS YEAR, I ALSO SIGNED A
BILL THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL
COACHES TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT
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AND OTHER CONCERNS.
AND I SIGNED ANOTHER ONE THAT
REQUIRES MORE ON-LINE PLATFORMS
TO BE SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA, SO
THAT WE CAN GET THE EVIDENCE WE
NEED TO PUT THESE PREDATORS
BEHIND BARS.
AND ALSO THIS YEAR WE ANNOUNCED
UPSTREAM ACADEMY WITH PREVENT
CHILD ABUSE KENTUCKY THIS WILL
TRAIN ONE PERSON FROM EACH
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COUNTY TO PREVENTED AND
RECOGNIZE CHILD ABUSE.
AND THEN, THAT PERSON IS GOING
TO TURN AROUND AND TRAIN 50 MORE
PEOPLE.
>> I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE
LAUNCH OF A NEW OUTREACH
CAMPAIGN ENTITLED 120 COUNTIES
IN 120 DAYS.
PREMISE IS SIMPLE.
WE WANT WANT TO PREVENT CHILD
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ABUSE KENTUCKY WANTS TO VISIT
EACH OF OUR 120 COUNTIES IN 120
DAYS.
IT IS A LOFT GOAL BUT OUR
CHILDREN NEED US, COUNT ON US,
DEPEND UPON US AND NEED US TO DO
THIS.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS LONGSTANDING AND NEW,
TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE
AWARE OF RESOURCES THEY CAN
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ACCESS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO WELLCARE OF
KENTUCKY.
WELLCARE HAS DONATED $50,000 TO
JUMP START THIS EFFORT.
>> CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MAKE
TOO BIG OF AN IMPACT ON TOO MANY
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO ALL
OF YOU, EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT A
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CHILD'S EARLIEST EXPERIENCINGS
NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE LAY THE
GROUND WORK FOR THE PATH FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIFE.
KIDS RAISED IN SAFE AND STABLE
ENVIRONMENTS WITH RELATIONSHIPS
THAT ARE CARED FOR ARE MORE
LIKELY TO GROW UP HEALTHY
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
THEY ARE BETTER SOCIALLY TO DO
WELL IN SCHOOL AND MAKE GOOD
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ADULTS.
THAT'S THE CYCLE WE'RE HERE TO
SUPPORT.
ALL OF US ARE RESPONSIBLE.
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE.
HOPE IS POSSIBLE.
IF WE WORK TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY
LEADERS, FAMILY MEMBERS,
MENTORS, SPIRITUAL LEADERS, WE
HAVE THE ABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN,
CONNECT AND SUPPORT.
THAT'S WHY WELLCARE PARTNERED
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FOR ALMOST A DECADE AND WE'RE
CONTINUING OUR WORK HELPING THEM
SPREAD THE WORD ACROSS ALL 120
COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
KENTUCKY.
>> Renee (11:59):
THE PINWHEEL HAS
BECOME A SYMBOL OF CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION BECAUSE IT SYMBOLIZES
PLAYFULNESS AND JOY.
>>> A NEW LAWMAKER TO THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WRAPPED UP HIS FIRST LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
OUT JUNE LEFFLER CAUGHT UP WITH
CHRIS LOSE OF LOUISVILLE AND
INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE FRESHMEN CLASS OF
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2025.
[♪♪]
>> CHRIS LEWIS FIGURED OUT
THINGS EARLY IN LIFE.
HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEET
HART AND HAS A LIFELONG CAREER
IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
>> OUT OF COLLEGE I HAD THE
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OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ANNE
NORTHUP A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME
TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> HE LATER WORKED FOR KELLY
CRAFT DURING HER RUN TO BE
KENTUCKY'S GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATE.
HE SPENT MOST OF HIS CAREER IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
>> I TRANSITIONED INTO THE
LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL ON
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STAFF IN SEVERAL POSITIONS FOR
ALMOST TWO DECADES.
>> HE WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
THE COUNCIL'S REPUBLICAN
MINORITY CAUCUS.
BUT NOW, HE IS IN THE MAJORITY
IN FRANKFORT.
>> THE EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, I THINK, REALLY HAS
SERVED ME VERY WELL AS A
FRESHMAN HERE IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
>> LEWIS IS ON THE LOCAL
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GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT AND
SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEES AND HIS
VOTING RECORDS SHOWS HE IS
ALIGNED WITH HIS PARTY.
>> THE MOST SURPRISING THING TO
ME IS THE RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
THAT EXISTS AS A LEGISLATOR FROM
LOUISVILLE, EACH PART OF THE
STATE IS VERY UNIQUE AND
DIFFERENT AND WE FACE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES.
SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CRAFT
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LEGISLATION THAT SERVES
METROPOLITAN AREAS LIKE
LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON PARTS
OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY, VERSUS THE
RURAL AREAS IN THE STATE.
AND SO I THINK THAT BALANCING
ACT OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO SERVE
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
CONSTITUENCIES, I THINK IS THE
MOST DIFFICULT PART THAT I HAVE
COME TO UNDERSTAND.
>> DURING HIS CAMPAIGN HE
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KNOCKED ON 17,000 DOORS.
WHAT HE HEARS FROM CONSTITUENTS,
SHAPES HIS PLATFORM.
>> HIS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WILL
BE PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> WHICH HE SAYS LAST YEAR'S
REPUBLICANS IMPROVED UPON WITH
HOUSE BILL 5.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE SAFER KENTUCKY
ACT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> WE HAVE SEVERE INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS.
SEVERE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN
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MY DISTRICT AND ALL OF
LOUISVILLE TO BE FAIR.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FORMULA
FIFTHS IF YOU ARE PHENOMENA
FAMILIAR WITH THAT IT IS AN OLD
STATE ROAD FUNDING FORMULA THAT
BENEFITS MILEAGE OF ROADWAYS
VERSUS A NUMBER OF CARS TRAVELED
PER DAY.
SO YOU'VE GOT NOT THAT WE DON'T
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HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN
RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE, WE
OBVIOUSLY DO.
BUT THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
IN LOUISVILLE ARE CRUMBLING.
AND WE NEED MORE HELP FROM THE
STATE TO FIX THAT.
AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A
PRIORITY OF MINE BECAUSE IT'S
WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS WANT.
>> ONE CONSTITUENT INSPIRED HIM
TO BRING FORWARD A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
HOUSE BILL 211.
THE CIGAR BAR BILL.
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>> SO A GENTLEMAN IN MY DISTRICT
OWNS THE LOUISVILLE CIGAR
COMPANY IN THE HIGHLANDS.
HE RENOVATED A BEAUTIFUL OLD
HISTORIC HOME AND MADE A SHOW
PIECE OUT OF IT.
AND THIS WOULD ALLOW SMOKING
INDOORS IN THAT FACILITY.
SO HE BROUGHT THIS TO MY
ATTENTION, I THINK IT PERFECTLY
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PAIRS WITH THE VERBISM AND
TOURISM IN KENTUCKY AND OUR
HORSERACING CULTURE.
I UNDERSTAND I HAVE NO DESIRE TO
EVER ROLLBACK THE SMOKING BAN.
I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THE
MUNICIPALITIES THAT MADE THAT
DECISION.
I DON'T WANT TO WALK MY FAMILY
THROUGH A RESTAURANT THAT
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SMOKE-FILLED.
AND THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS DOES.
>> HOUSE BILL 211 HAD EARLY
MOMENTUM IT GAINED APPROVAL FROM
THE FULL HOUSE AND A SENATE
COMMITTEE BUT THE BILL NEVER
CAME BEFORE A VOTE IN THE UPPER
CHAMBER.
>> I THINK THE SENATE RAN OUT OF
TIME.
THERE ARE SO MANY BILLS COMING
THROUGH AND THEY RAN OUT OF
TIME.
>> LEWIS SAYS THERE'S ALWAYS
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NEXT YEAR BUT WHERE THE SENATE
STALLED LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL
ACTED.
IT APPROVED CIGAR BARS LOCALLY
IN A VOTE JUST LAST WEEK.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
THANK YOU, JUNE.
LEWIS FILLS THE SEAT LEFT BY
FORMER STATE REPUBLICAN
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CANDIDATE BRANCHTER.
HE RAN TO SIT ON THE LOUISVILLE
CITY COUNCIL WHICH HE WON.
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA AND
23 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ARE
SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
OVER 11 BILLION DOLLARS IN
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS TO STATE
HEALTH PROGRAMS.
THE SUIT SAYS THE CUTS VIOLATE
FEDERAL LAW, JEOPARDIZE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND WILL HAVE DEVASTATING
CONSEQUENCES FOR COMMUNITIES
NATIONWIDE.
THIS SUIT ASKS FOR THE COURTS TO
BLOCK THE CUTS.
>>> THE LAWSUIT COMES AS ONE
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL SPEAKS
OUT ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT FEDERAL
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GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS COULD AFFECT
THE STATE'S HEALTH PROGRAMS AND
A NEW DISTRICT JUDGE IS ON THE
BENCH IN LETCHER COUNTY.
TOBY GIBBS HAS THOSE STORIES IN
TONIGHT'S LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
>> LETCHER COUNTY HAS A NEW
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JUDGE REPLACING REF VIN MULLINS.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR APPOINTED NICK
WHITAKER HE IS AN ASSISTTANT
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY AND
SERVED AS' PRETRIAL RELEASE
OFFICER.
MICKEY STINES IS ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING AND KILLING JUDGE
MULLINS LAST SEPTEMBER.
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>>> ALSO FROM WEKU, WOODFORD
COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR
KATHY PRATHER IS WORRIED ABOUT
CUTS BY DOGE.
DOGE PLANS TO END SEVEN HEALTH
DEPARTMENT GRANTS THAT MEAN $121
MILLION FOR KENTUCKY.
PRATHER IS WORRIED ABOUT HER
DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO STARK
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AND FIGHT ABOUT 100 COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES INCLUDING BIRD FLU.
>>> THERE IS A MOVE TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE SPREAD OF
INVASIVE PLANTS IN FRANKFORT AND
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
THE STATE JOURNAL SAYS THE
REMOVE INVASIVES PARTNERSHIP AND
THE JOINT TASK FORCE ON
INVASIVES ARE SPONSORING A PHOTO
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CONTEST.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO TAKE
PICTURES OF INVASIVE PLANTS
INCLUDING HONEYSUCKLE, BRADFORD
PEAR AND ENGLISH IVY.
THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 15TH AT
8:00 P.M.
CHECK OUT THE STATE JOURNAL FOR
INFORMATION.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
CONDUCT, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
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AROUND KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY GIBBS.
ACCORDING TO AMERICA'S HEALTH
RANKINGS KENTUCKY RANKS AMONGST
THE WORST STATES MEANING WOMEN
LACK ACCESS OFFERING SERVICES
RELATED TO CHILDBIRTH AND CARE
FOR BABIES.
ALMOST HALF OF KENTUCKY COUNTIES
ARE DESERTS.
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NOW PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS
EXPANDING IN KENTUCKY WITH A
VIRTUAL HEALTH CENTER MORE ABOUT
THAT IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS.
>> THERE ARE 120 COUNTIES IN
KENTUCKY, 76 DO NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SPECIALIST.
KENTUCKY HAS TWO PLANNED
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PARENTHOODS ONE IN LOUISVILLE
AND ONE IN LEXINGTON THERE
NEEDED TO BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND
HAVE ACCESS TO CLINICIANS.
AND WE THROUGH THE TELEHEALTH
SERVICES CAN BROADEN THAT
THROUGH OPENING UP THE VIRTUAL
HEALTH CENTERS.
IT HAS LAUNCHED AND IS ACTIVE
AND IT WENT LIVE, I BELIEVE,
LAST WEEK.
IT OPENS UP ACCESS TO OUR
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CLINICIANS FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT
GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS.
THE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS
THEIR BIRTH CONTROL
APPOINTMENTS, STI APPOINTMENTS,
THAT IS HEALTH TREATMENT AND
INFECTIONS, GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE AND THEY CAN ASK US
QUESTIONS ABOUT SEX EDUCATION AS
WELL.
THEY CAN GET IN THE DAY OF OR
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WITHIN A WAIT PERIOD OF THREE
DAYS TO COME INTO A HEALTH
CENTER THAT CAN BE LONGER IT CAN
BE A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AND WE FIND
THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT NINE
TO 10 DAYS THE DROP-OFF OF
COMING IN IS LIKELY.
SO GETTING THEM IN SOONER
REDUCES THAT DROP-OFF AND PEOPLE
GET CARE AND IT REDUCES OTHER
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COSTS LIKE DRIVING, DAYCARE, AND
BARRIERS THAT WE FIND LIMIT
PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY AFRAID ABOUT
WHAT COMES NEXT, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE CUTS TO MEDICAID AND
POTENTIAL CUTS TO TITLE X MAKING
SURE THERE ARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE
AVAILABLE TO THEM AND AT AN
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AVAILABILITY TO TALK THROUGH
THEIR HEALTHCARE AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
EXPERTS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE
JUDGMENTAL AND COMPASSIONATE.
TITLE X WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1970
AND CREATED TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE BIRTH CONTROL
REPRODUCTIVE TO HEALTHCARE FOR
PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES.
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FEDERAL TITLE X FUNDING WAS
INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY
PERSON REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY
LIVE, HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE
OR BACKGROUND, THAT THEY HAD
ACCESS TO THE BASIC PREVENTATIVE
HEALTHCARE.
NOW, IN KENTUCKY, WE ACTUALLY
APPEALED DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THESE FUNDS.
MANY PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY COME TO
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US TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN
GET THEIR BASIC REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE THROUGH TITLE X
SERVICES.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
MENTION SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT
ABORTION IS COVERED HERE.
ABORTION IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS.
THIS IS JUST BIRTH CONTROL,
SEXUAL HEALTH, YOUR SEXUAL
HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION.
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THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH
ABORTION.
TODAY PLANNED
PARENTHOOD SET THE NEW VIRTUAL
HEALTH CENTER IS AT RISK
FOLLOWING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO
WITHHOLD TENS OF MILLIONS OF
TITLE X FUNDING.
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>>> THE JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN KENTUCKY IS TRYING A
UNIQUE APPROACH TO PROTECT ITS
STUDENTS.
TWICE A MONTH, SCOTT AND ZANE
TEAM UP TO SEARCH THE EASTERN
KENTUCKY DISTRICT'S MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOLS FOR DRUGS OR
WEAPONS.
THE CATCH...
ZANE IS ON FOUR LEGS.
>> OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE
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HAVE UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES TO
INCREASE THE SAFETY FOR OUR
STUDENTS HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
AND WE'VE ADDED MULTIPLE
SECURITY CAMERAS, WE'VE ADDED
WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS.
AND NOW WE ARE UTILIZING THE
CANINES TO SERVE REALLY AS A
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DETERRENTS TO KEEP KIDS FROM
BRINGING THINGS INTO SCHOOLS
THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE BRINGING
INTO SCHOOLS.
THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR DOING IT,
AND REALLY AS I STATEDDERRER, IT
IS A DETERRENT A PRECAUTION.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE
PARTICULAR CANINE WE ARE USING
HE NOT ONLY CAN ALERT ON DRUGS,
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VAPING, THINGS LIKE THAT BUT HE
IS ALSO TRAINED TO ALERT ON
WEAPONS, ON AMMUNITION, AND
THOSE THINGS AS THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, YOU
KNOW, GUNS CAN BE A SCARY THING.
>> WE COVER ALL COMMON AREAS ANY
PLACES THAT MAY BE A HIDING
PLACE ALL TRASH CANS.
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BATHROOMS.
ANY KIND OF LOCKERS, BAGS,
PURSES.
AND WHEN THE DOG ENTERS A ROOM
IF THERE'S ANYTHING UP HIGH WE
WILL KNOW THAT QUICKLY FROM THE
CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR.
>> IT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE AT ALL.
IT IS SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM
ONE CLASS TO THE NEXT.
DOWN THE HALLWAYS THROUGH THE
LOCKERS, AND INTO THE RESTROOMS.
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>> AT FIRST THEY WERE A LITTLE,
STAND OFFISH NOT SURE WHAT WAS
GOING ON WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS.
BUT WITH MORE AND MORE FREQUENCY
THEY ARE USED TO THE DOG.
THEY LIKE THE DOG THEY ARE
INTERESTED.
THEY'VE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS
TO THE HANDLER ABOUT THE DOG AND
THE TRAINING AND THINGS.
IT'S ALMOST BEEN A LEARNING
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PROCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS
WELL.
>> WE HAVE JOHNSON COUNTY MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND JOHNSON CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL AND WE DO THE SWEEPS
TWICE A MONTH AT EACH LOCATION.
HE BLENDS IN AND DOES HIS JOB.
AND IT IS A MORE SUBTLE WAY OF
SWEEPING THE SCHOOLS AND MAKING
SURE THAT THINGS ARE NOT IN HERE
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THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN HERE.
>> WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY BIG BUSTS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THANKFULLY IT'S ALWAYS THE BEST
THING.
NO FIREARMS WHICH IS ALSO A
PLUS.
ZANE IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD.
I RAISED HIM.
HE IS FROM MY OWN DOGS THAT I
BRED.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN DETECTION
WORK FOR THE LAST
THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS WE'VE
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STARTED DETECTION WORK WITH HIM.
AND HE'S FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
IT'S ALL JUST HIM GOING OUT AND
HAVING FIND AND FIND HIS BALL
THAT IS HIS GOAL.
IT MAKES THE KIDS FEEL MORE AT
EASE AND REALIZE THIS DOG'S NOT
GOING TO HURT YOU.
HE'S MORE THAN HAPPY FOR YOU TO
COME UP AND SCRATCH HIS EARS AND
SCRATCH HIS BUTT OR PLAY BALL
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WITH HIM.
THAT'S WHAT HE IS ABOUT.
OFFICIALS WITH THE
SCHOOL SAY THAT THE CANINE
SWEEPS HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED
BY THE COMMUNITY.
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>>> A GALLERY IN LOUISVILLE IS
SHOWCASING ART MADE BY INMATES
ON DEATH ROW.
>> I DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WALK
THROUGH THIS GALLERY AND THEY
HAVE HEARTS AND MINDS OPENED IN
A WAY THAT SHAKES THEM.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
ARTIST AND THE WORK THEY CREATED
FROM SOLITARY CONFINEMENT THAT
STORY AND MUCH MORE TOMORROW
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NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" AT
6:30 EASTERN AND 5:30 CENTRAL.
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONNECT WITH US
ALL THE WAYS YOU SEE ON YOUR
SCREEN, FACEBOOK, X AND
INSTAGRAM TO STAY IN THE LOOP ON
ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING AT KET
AND SEND US A STORY IDEA BY
E-MAIL TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT
KET.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING
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TODAY I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE HOPE
TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:08):
HUNDREDS.
PINWHEELS DANCE ON THE LAWN OF
THE KEN STATE CAPITOL BUT THIS
IS MORE THAN JUST DECORATION.
>> PROBABLY THE MOST SURPRISING
THING TO ME, IS THE RULE URBAN
DIVIDE THAT EXISTS.
A FIRST-TIME
LAWMAKER'S TAKE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>> HE IS MORE THAN HAPPY FOR YOU
TO COME UP AND SCRATCH HIS EARS
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OR SCRATCH HIS BUTT OR PLAY BALL
WITH HIM.
AND MEET THE DYNAMIC
DUO THAT IS FLUSHING OUT CRIME.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL, IT IS
TUESDAY, APRIL FIRST.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SOME OF
YOUR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY NOW HAS 100 MILLION
DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR FLOOD
RELIEF AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO
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SEVERAL DAYS OF POTENTIALLY
HEAVY RAIN.
AND BACK IN THEED INTOING IN
MARCH.
SAFE FUND MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 544 DURING
THE JUST COMPLETED ASSEMBLY
SESSION.
THE BILL DOUBLES THE FUNDING CAP
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TAKING IT FROM $50 MILLION TO
$100 MILLION.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNED THE
BILL YESTERDAY.
IT WILL INCLUDE $45 MILLION
ALREADY IN THE EASTERN KENTUCKY
AND WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE
FUNDS.
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS
PRAISED THE PASSAGE AND SIGNING
OF HOUSE BILL 544 HE SAID THIS
IN A STATEMENT QUOTE THE EFFORT
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IS ABOUT DELIVERING REAL HELP
NOT JUST PASSING LEGISLATION.
WHEN CRISES HIT, FAMILIES AND
LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN'T AFFORD TO
BE STUCK IN A WEB OF DELAYS THAT
IS WHY I WAS DETERMINED TO DRIVE
MAKING THE FUNDS AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY SO EASTERN KENTUCKY
GET THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS WITHOUT
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UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES.
END QUOTED.
DURING THE SESSION LAWMAKERS
PASSED SENATE BILL 89 THAT WOULD
DEFINE WATER WAZE WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT", I ASKED
FOUR LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE
THINKING BEHIND THE BILL.
WHY DO THIS?
MANY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING
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TO IMPERIL AND FURTHER FLUTE
GROUND WATER AND WELLS BY WHICH
1.5 MILLIKENIANS RELY ON.
WHY WAS THIS GOOD TO ALIGN THE
STANDARDS WITH THE FEDERAL?
>> ONE JUST FOR CLARITY.
IT HELPS EVERYONE PLAY FROM THE
SAME WHEEL AND WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE WATER WAZE AND CLEAN
WATER IS IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR
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DRINKING WATER BUT AGRICULTURE
AND OUR RECREATIONAL USES.
AND MAYBE AN OVERREACH BY THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH FOR A WHILE AND
DELAYS IN PERMITTING AND GETTING
THE KENTUCKY FARMT BUREAU, THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SAYING WE
HAVE A PROBLEM IN GET PERMITS
AND DELAYS.
TIME IS MONEY IN A LOT OF THOSE
AREAS.
(03:19):
THIS WAS THE RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THAT OVERREACH ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT TO OVERREGULATE
SOME OF THOSE SPACES.
>> I THINK TYING THIS TO A
FEDERAL MINIMUM IS ARBITRARY
QUITE FRANKLY.
WE CAN MAKE MORE RESTRICTIVE
REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
WATER AND WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS IN
THAT AREA.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO
(03:40):
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN KENTUCKY
AND NOT WHAT THE MINIMUM IS
DICTATED BY THE FEDERAL GANSZ.
THE PROBLEM --
GUIDANCE.
THE PROBLEM IS WE ARE ADVOCATING
IN MY VIEW OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN
THAT RECORD REGARD AND WE SHOULD
HAVE RETAINED THAT AND I'M
SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT WE
TOOK THAT TURN.
I THINK IT'S GOING BACKWARDS.
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>> THIS BILL, I GOT A LOT OF
E-MAILS ABOUT.
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING
BUSINESSES TO POLLUTE THEIR
WATER.
AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY IT IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING
IS BEING ROLLED BACK.
IF THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE
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GETTING PERMITS, THEN WHAT THEY
SHOULD DO IS WORK ON THE PROCESS
AND THE PROCEDURE.
NOT ENDANGER PEOPLE.
AND MOST OF THE TIME, THIS IS
WHAT'S FELT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT
BUSINESSES WILL DO THINGS THAT
PERHAPS THEY SHOULD NOT DO,
BECAUSE WE'VE ALLOWED THEM TO DO
IT BY ROLLING BACK THE RULES.
>> THE REASON FOR ROLLING THAT
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BACK IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME
VERY BUREAUCRATIC IN OUR
REGULATIONS IN THE STATE.
THE OVERREACHING AT SOME POINTS
AND YOU HEARD THE EXAMPLES AND
ON THE FLOOR IT WAS SAID THAT
SOME OF THESE JUST WEREN'T
COMING TRUE.
I KNOW OF AN INSTANCE THERE WAS
PERMITTING ON A DRAINAGE DITCH
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TO DEVELOP SUBDIVISIONS THERE
WAS A LOT OF OVERREACH AND
REGULATIONS.
WE HAVE NOT RELINQUISHED RIGHTS
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S SAYING WE WILL NOT BE MORE
STRINGENT THAN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS.
IF WE WANT TO COME BACK NEXT
YEAR AND DO SOMETHING WE CAN.
THIS IS TO REIN IN SOME OF THE
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BUREAUCRATIC REGULATION THAT WE
HAD.
WE TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT ISSUE AND BILLS PASSED BY
THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CONVERSATION ON
LAND ON DEMAND AT
KET.ORG/KYTONIGHT.
>>> ON THE SUBJECT OF WATER, A
RECENT STUDY DONE IN PART BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TOOK A
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LOOK WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
WATERWAYS THE MOST INDEPTH STUDY
SO FAR ON THE CONTAMINANTS
FLOWING IN OUR RIVERS AND
STREAMS.
HEAR FROM THE U.K. PROFESSOR
LEADING THE CHARGE.
>> 95% OF KENTUCKY'S DRINKING
WATER COMES FROM SURFACE SOURCES
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR RIVERS
STAY CLEAN BECAUSE THE MAJORITY
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TO DRINK IS COMING FROM RIVERS.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS WE'RE
MONITORING.
SAMPLES WHERE YOU TAKE A BOTTLE
AND GRAB A SAMPLE AND TAKE IT
BACK TO THE LAB AND WE HAVE A
POW SIS.
AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A CANISTER
AND HAS A MEMBRANE AND THAT
MEMBRANE WILL ABSORB
CONTAMINANTS AND GIVE YOU AN
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AVERAGE CONCENTRATION.
WE DO A GRAB SAMPLE LIKE A
SNAPSHOT WHAT IS IN YOUR STREAM
VERSUS THE POW SIS WILL GIVE YOU
AN AVERAGE CONCENTRATION THAT
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE
OTHERWISE.
MORE RURAL AREAS AGRICULTURAL
AREAS WE SAW PESTICIDES ONE TIME
OF YEAR.
TYPICALLY, AGRICULTURE AREAS
WILL APPLY PESTICIDES IN THE
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SPRING WHEN THEY ARE PUTTING IN
THE CROPS.
IT'S DIFFERENT IN URBAN SETTINGS
WE HAVE MORE YARDS WITH A LOT
MORE PEOPLE AND APPLY MORE
PESTICIDES.
IN THE URBAN SETTLINGS IT WAS
MORE CHRONIC WE SAW MIDWEST
SIDES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN COMING UP WITH
SOLUTIONS TRYING TO USE NATURE
TO IMPROVE OUR WATER QUALITY.
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WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AN
ENGINEERED DESIGNED WETLAND TO
PUT ON PONDS AND RESERVOIRS THAT
WILL REMOVE CONTAMINANTS WITHOUT
TAKING UP SPACE AROUND THE AREA.
WORKING WITH FARMERS, WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND
THE DISTILLERIES HOW WE CAN
IMPROVE OUR WATER QUALITY IN OUR
WATER WAZE.
THIS IS FROM THE NATIONAL
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SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY AND THEN WORK WITH THE
HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME EXPERIMENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND
VALIDATE OUR FINDINGS WHAT THEY
WERE SEEING IN THE LABS IN THEIR
OWN HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE THIS IN A MUCH LARGER
SCALE LIKE BATH TUB SIZE IN OUR
GREENHOUSES AT UNIVERSITY OF
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KENTUCKY'S CAMPUS.
THE STUDENT ALSO PUT THE
NUTRIENTS INTO THE COSMS WITH
SOME OF THE TREATMENTS WILL HAVE
THE EMERGING CONTAMINANT WE HAVE
BEEN SEEING SUCH AS CAFFEINE,
HERBICIDE, SULFATE FROM THE
MINING AREA AND WE'VE HAD A FEW
THAT PUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF IF
YOU HAVE A PET IT IS A FLEA AND
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TICK TREATMENT WE SEE THAT IN
URBAN AREAS IT DOESN'T STAY IN
YOUR DOG OR CAT IT'S ENTERING
INTO THE VSH AND LATER IN OUR
STREAMS.
THIS PROVIDES US GUIDANCE WHAT
OUR FUTURE DRINKING WATER
CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO BE AND
HOW WE CAN PREVENT MORE
EXPENSIVE CHALLENGES WATER
TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE TO DEAL
WITH AND POTENTIALLY PREVENT
THEM FROM HAPPEN.
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WITH FUNDING SECURED
THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE SITES
FROM FOUR TO 20.
>>> THE AREA NEAR THE STATE
CAPITOL LOOKS DIFFERENT THIS
FIRST DAY OF APRIL.
YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF
PINWHEELS IN THE CAPITOL'S
ENGLISH GARDEN.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
BUT IT IS A REMINDER OF A GRIM
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REALITY.
>> APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH.
AND THE ANNUAL PLANTING OF THE
PINWHEELS IS KIND OF A RITE OF
PASSAGE TO MARK THE ENTREE OF
APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
MONTH.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (09:20):
THINK
ABOUT HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
THIS YEAR I WAS PROUD TO SIGN
LEGISLATION CREATING HARSHER
PENALTIES.
WE ALL KNOW WE'RE LEGALLY
REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE.
BUT THIS YEAR, I ALSO SIGNED A
BILL THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL
COACHES TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT
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AND OTHER CONCERNS.
AND I SIGNED ANOTHER ONE THAT
REQUIRES MORE ON-LINE PLATFORMS
TO BE SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA, SO
THAT WE CAN GET THE EVIDENCE WE
NEED TO PUT THESE PREDATORS
BEHIND BARS.
AND ALSO THIS YEAR WE ANNOUNCED
UPSTREAM ACADEMY WITH PREVENT
CHILD ABUSE KENTUCKY THIS WILL
TRAIN ONE PERSON FROM EACH
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COUNTY TO PREVENTED AND
RECOGNIZE CHILD ABUSE.
AND THEN, THAT PERSON IS GOING
TO TURN AROUND AND TRAIN 50 MORE
PEOPLE.
>> I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE
LAUNCH OF A NEW OUTREACH
CAMPAIGN ENTITLED 120 COUNTIES
IN 120 DAYS.
PREMISE IS SIMPLE.
WE WANT WANT TO PREVENT CHILD
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ABUSE KENTUCKY WANTS TO VISIT
EACH OF OUR 120 COUNTIES IN 120
DAYS.
IT IS A LOFT GOAL BUT OUR
CHILDREN NEED US, COUNT ON US,
DEPEND UPON US AND NEED US TO DO
THIS.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS LONGSTANDING AND NEW,
TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE
AWARE OF RESOURCES THEY CAN
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ACCESS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO WELLCARE OF
KENTUCKY.
WELLCARE HAS DONATED $50,000 TO
JUMP START THIS EFFORT.
>> CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MAKE
TOO BIG OF AN IMPACT ON TOO MANY
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO ALL
OF YOU, EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT A
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CHILD'S EARLIEST EXPERIENCINGS
NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE LAY THE
GROUND WORK FOR THE PATH FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIFE.
KIDS RAISED IN SAFE AND STABLE
ENVIRONMENTS WITH RELATIONSHIPS
THAT ARE CARED FOR ARE MORE
LIKELY TO GROW UP HEALTHY
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
THEY ARE BETTER SOCIALLY TO DO
WELL IN SCHOOL AND MAKE GOOD
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ADULTS.
THAT'S THE CYCLE WE'RE HERE TO
SUPPORT.
ALL OF US ARE RESPONSIBLE.
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE.
HOPE IS POSSIBLE.
IF WE WORK TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY
LEADERS, FAMILY MEMBERS,
MENTORS, SPIRITUAL LEADERS, WE
HAVE THE ABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN,
CONNECT AND SUPPORT.
THAT'S WHY WELLCARE PARTNERED
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FOR ALMOST A DECADE AND WE'RE
CONTINUING OUR WORK HELPING THEM
SPREAD THE WORD ACROSS ALL 120
COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
KENTUCKY.
>> Renee (11:59):
THE PINWHEEL HAS
BECOME A SYMBOL OF CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION BECAUSE IT SYMBOLIZES
PLAYFULNESS AND JOY.
>>> A NEW LAWMAKER TO THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WRAPPED UP HIS FIRST LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
OUT JUNE LEFFLER CAUGHT UP WITH
CHRIS LOSE OF LOUISVILLE AND
INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE FRESHMEN CLASS OF
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2025.
[♪♪]
>> CHRIS LEWIS FIGURED OUT
THINGS EARLY IN LIFE.
HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEET
HART AND HAS A LIFELONG CAREER
IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
>> OUT OF COLLEGE I HAD THE
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OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ANNE
NORTHUP A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME
TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> HE LATER WORKED FOR KELLY
CRAFT DURING HER RUN TO BE
KENTUCKY'S GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATE.
HE SPENT MOST OF HIS CAREER IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
>> I TRANSITIONED INTO THE
LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL ON
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STAFF IN SEVERAL POSITIONS FOR
ALMOST TWO DECADES.
>> HE WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
THE COUNCIL'S REPUBLICAN
MINORITY CAUCUS.
BUT NOW, HE IS IN THE MAJORITY
IN FRANKFORT.
>> THE EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, I THINK, REALLY HAS
SERVED ME VERY WELL AS A
FRESHMAN HERE IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
>> LEWIS IS ON THE LOCAL
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GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT AND
SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEES AND HIS
VOTING RECORDS SHOWS HE IS
ALIGNED WITH HIS PARTY.
>> THE MOST SURPRISING THING TO
ME IS THE RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
THAT EXISTS AS A LEGISLATOR FROM
LOUISVILLE, EACH PART OF THE
STATE IS VERY UNIQUE AND
DIFFERENT AND WE FACE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES.
SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CRAFT
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LEGISLATION THAT SERVES
METROPOLITAN AREAS LIKE
LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON PARTS
OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY, VERSUS THE
RURAL AREAS IN THE STATE.
AND SO I THINK THAT BALANCING
ACT OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO SERVE
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
CONSTITUENCIES, I THINK IS THE
MOST DIFFICULT PART THAT I HAVE
COME TO UNDERSTAND.
>> DURING HIS CAMPAIGN HE
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KNOCKED ON 17,000 DOORS.
WHAT HE HEARS FROM CONSTITUENTS,
SHAPES HIS PLATFORM.
>> HIS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WILL
BE PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> WHICH HE SAYS LAST YEAR'S
REPUBLICANS IMPROVED UPON WITH
HOUSE BILL 5.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE SAFER KENTUCKY
ACT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> WE HAVE SEVERE INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS.
SEVERE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN
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MY DISTRICT AND ALL OF
LOUISVILLE TO BE FAIR.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FORMULA
FIFTHS IF YOU ARE PHENOMENA
FAMILIAR WITH THAT IT IS AN OLD
STATE ROAD FUNDING FORMULA THAT
BENEFITS MILEAGE OF ROADWAYS
VERSUS A NUMBER OF CARS TRAVELED
PER DAY.
SO YOU'VE GOT NOT THAT WE DON'T
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HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN
RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE, WE
OBVIOUSLY DO.
BUT THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
IN LOUISVILLE ARE CRUMBLING.
AND WE NEED MORE HELP FROM THE
STATE TO FIX THAT.
AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A
PRIORITY OF MINE BECAUSE IT'S
WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS WANT.
>> ONE CONSTITUENT INSPIRED HIM
TO BRING FORWARD A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
HOUSE BILL 211.
THE CIGAR BAR BILL.
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>> SO A GENTLEMAN IN MY DISTRICT
OWNS THE LOUISVILLE CIGAR
COMPANY IN THE HIGHLANDS.
HE RENOVATED A BEAUTIFUL OLD
HISTORIC HOME AND MADE A SHOW
PIECE OUT OF IT.
AND THIS WOULD ALLOW SMOKING
INDOORS IN THAT FACILITY.
SO HE BROUGHT THIS TO MY
ATTENTION, I THINK IT PERFECTLY
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PAIRS WITH THE VERBISM AND
TOURISM IN KENTUCKY AND OUR
HORSERACING CULTURE.
I UNDERSTAND I HAVE NO DESIRE TO
EVER ROLLBACK THE SMOKING BAN.
I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THE
MUNICIPALITIES THAT MADE THAT
DECISION.
I DON'T WANT TO WALK MY FAMILY
THROUGH A RESTAURANT THAT
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SMOKE-FILLED.
AND THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS DOES.
>> HOUSE BILL 211 HAD EARLY
MOMENTUM IT GAINED APPROVAL FROM
THE FULL HOUSE AND A SENATE
COMMITTEE BUT THE BILL NEVER
CAME BEFORE A VOTE IN THE UPPER
CHAMBER.
>> I THINK THE SENATE RAN OUT OF
TIME.
THERE ARE SO MANY BILLS COMING
THROUGH AND THEY RAN OUT OF
TIME.
>> LEWIS SAYS THERE'S ALWAYS
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NEXT YEAR BUT WHERE THE SENATE
STALLED LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL
ACTED.
IT APPROVED CIGAR BARS LOCALLY
IN A VOTE JUST LAST WEEK.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
THANK YOU, JUNE.
LEWIS FILLS THE SEAT LEFT BY
FORMER STATE REPUBLICAN
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CANDIDATE BRANCHTER.
HE RAN TO SIT ON THE LOUISVILLE
CITY COUNCIL WHICH HE WON.
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA AND
23 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ARE
SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
OVER 11 BILLION DOLLARS IN
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS TO STATE
HEALTH PROGRAMS.
THE SUIT SAYS THE CUTS VIOLATE
FEDERAL LAW, JEOPARDIZE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND WILL HAVE DEVASTATING
CONSEQUENCES FOR COMMUNITIES
NATIONWIDE.
THIS SUIT ASKS FOR THE COURTS TO
BLOCK THE CUTS.
>>> THE LAWSUIT COMES AS ONE
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL SPEAKS
OUT ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT FEDERAL
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GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS COULD AFFECT
THE STATE'S HEALTH PROGRAMS AND
A NEW DISTRICT JUDGE IS ON THE
BENCH IN LETCHER COUNTY.
TOBY GIBBS HAS THOSE STORIES IN
TONIGHT'S LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
>> LETCHER COUNTY HAS A NEW
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JUDGE REPLACING REF VIN MULLINS.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR APPOINTED NICK
WHITAKER HE IS AN ASSISTTANT
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY AND
SERVED AS' PRETRIAL RELEASE
OFFICER.
MICKEY STINES IS ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING AND KILLING JUDGE
MULLINS LAST SEPTEMBER.
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>>> ALSO FROM WEKU, WOODFORD
COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR
KATHY PRATHER IS WORRIED ABOUT
CUTS BY DOGE.
DOGE PLANS TO END SEVEN HEALTH
DEPARTMENT GRANTS THAT MEAN $121
MILLION FOR KENTUCKY.
PRATHER IS WORRIED ABOUT HER
DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO STARK
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AND FIGHT ABOUT 100 COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES INCLUDING BIRD FLU.
>>> THERE IS A MOVE TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE SPREAD OF
INVASIVE PLANTS IN FRANKFORT AND
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
THE STATE JOURNAL SAYS THE
REMOVE INVASIVES PARTNERSHIP AND
THE JOINT TASK FORCE ON
INVASIVES ARE SPONSORING A PHOTO
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CONTEST.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO TAKE
PICTURES OF INVASIVE PLANTS
INCLUDING HONEYSUCKLE, BRADFORD
PEAR AND ENGLISH IVY.
THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 15TH AT
8:00 P.M.
CHECK OUT THE STATE JOURNAL FOR
INFORMATION.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
CONDUCT, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
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AROUND KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY GIBBS.
ACCORDING TO AMERICA'S HEALTH
RANKINGS KENTUCKY RANKS AMONGST
THE WORST STATES MEANING WOMEN
LACK ACCESS OFFERING SERVICES
RELATED TO CHILDBIRTH AND CARE
FOR BABIES.
ALMOST HALF OF KENTUCKY COUNTIES
ARE DESERTS.
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NOW PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS
EXPANDING IN KENTUCKY WITH A
VIRTUAL HEALTH CENTER MORE ABOUT
THAT IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS.
>> THERE ARE 120 COUNTIES IN
KENTUCKY, 76 DO NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SPECIALIST.
KENTUCKY HAS TWO PLANNED
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PARENTHOODS ONE IN LOUISVILLE
AND ONE IN LEXINGTON THERE
NEEDED TO BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND
HAVE ACCESS TO CLINICIANS.
AND WE THROUGH THE TELEHEALTH
SERVICES CAN BROADEN THAT
THROUGH OPENING UP THE VIRTUAL
HEALTH CENTERS.
IT HAS LAUNCHED AND IS ACTIVE
AND IT WENT LIVE, I BELIEVE,
LAST WEEK.
IT OPENS UP ACCESS TO OUR
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CLINICIANS FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT
GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS.
THE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS
THEIR BIRTH CONTROL
APPOINTMENTS, STI APPOINTMENTS,
THAT IS HEALTH TREATMENT AND
INFECTIONS, GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE AND THEY CAN ASK US
QUESTIONS ABOUT SEX EDUCATION AS
WELL.
THEY CAN GET IN THE DAY OF OR
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WITHIN A WAIT PERIOD OF THREE
DAYS TO COME INTO A HEALTH
CENTER THAT CAN BE LONGER IT CAN
BE A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AND WE FIND
THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT NINE
TO 10 DAYS THE DROP-OFF OF
COMING IN IS LIKELY.
SO GETTING THEM IN SOONER
REDUCES THAT DROP-OFF AND PEOPLE
GET CARE AND IT REDUCES OTHER
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COSTS LIKE DRIVING, DAYCARE, AND
BARRIERS THAT WE FIND LIMIT
PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY AFRAID ABOUT
WHAT COMES NEXT, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE CUTS TO MEDICAID AND
POTENTIAL CUTS TO TITLE X MAKING
SURE THERE ARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE
AVAILABLE TO THEM AND AT AN
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AVAILABILITY TO TALK THROUGH
THEIR HEALTHCARE AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
EXPERTS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE
JUDGMENTAL AND COMPASSIONATE.
TITLE X WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1970
AND CREATED TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE BIRTH CONTROL
REPRODUCTIVE TO HEALTHCARE FOR
PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES.
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FEDERAL TITLE X FUNDING WAS
INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY
PERSON REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY
LIVE, HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE
OR BACKGROUND, THAT THEY HAD
ACCESS TO THE BASIC PREVENTATIVE
HEALTHCARE.
NOW, IN KENTUCKY, WE ACTUALLY
APPEALED DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THESE FUNDS.
MANY PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY COME TO
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US TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN
GET THEIR BASIC REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE THROUGH TITLE X
SERVICES.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
MENTION SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT
ABORTION IS COVERED HERE.
ABORTION IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS.
THIS IS JUST BIRTH CONTROL,
SEXUAL HEALTH, YOUR SEXUAL
HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION.
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THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH
ABORTION.
TODAY PLANNED
PARENTHOOD SET THE NEW VIRTUAL
HEALTH CENTER IS AT RISK
FOLLOWING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO
WITHHOLD TENS OF MILLIONS OF
TITLE X FUNDING.
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>>> THE JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN KENTUCKY IS TRYING A
UNIQUE APPROACH TO PROTECT ITS
STUDENTS.
TWICE A MONTH, SCOTT AND ZANE
TEAM UP TO SEARCH THE EASTERN
KENTUCKY DISTRICT'S MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOLS FOR DRUGS OR
WEAPONS.
THE CATCH...
ZANE IS ON FOUR LEGS.
>> OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE
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HAVE UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES TO
INCREASE THE SAFETY FOR OUR
STUDENTS HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
AND WE'VE ADDED MULTIPLE
SECURITY CAMERAS, WE'VE ADDED
WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS.
AND NOW WE ARE UTILIZING THE
CANINES TO SERVE REALLY AS A
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DETERRENTS TO KEEP KIDS FROM
BRINGING THINGS INTO SCHOOLS
THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE BRINGING
INTO SCHOOLS.
THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR DOING IT,
AND REALLY AS I STATEDDERRER, IT
IS A DETERRENT A PRECAUTION.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE
PARTICULAR CANINE WE ARE USING
HE NOT ONLY CAN ALERT ON DRUGS,
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VAPING, THINGS LIKE THAT BUT HE
IS ALSO TRAINED TO ALERT ON
WEAPONS, ON AMMUNITION, AND
THOSE THINGS AS THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, YOU
KNOW, GUNS CAN BE A SCARY THING.
>> WE COVER ALL COMMON AREAS ANY
PLACES THAT MAY BE A HIDING
PLACE ALL TRASH CANS.
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BATHROOMS.
ANY KIND OF LOCKERS, BAGS,
PURSES.
AND WHEN THE DOG ENTERS A ROOM
IF THERE'S ANYTHING UP HIGH WE
WILL KNOW THAT QUICKLY FROM THE
CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR.
>> IT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE AT ALL.
IT IS SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM
ONE CLASS TO THE NEXT.
DOWN THE HALLWAYS THROUGH THE
LOCKERS, AND INTO THE RESTROOMS.
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>> AT FIRST THEY WERE A LITTLE,
STAND OFFISH NOT SURE WHAT WAS
GOING ON WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS.
BUT WITH MORE AND MORE FREQUENCY
THEY ARE USED TO THE DOG.
THEY LIKE THE DOG THEY ARE
INTERESTED.
THEY'VE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS
TO THE HANDLER ABOUT THE DOG AND
THE TRAINING AND THINGS.
IT'S ALMOST BEEN A LEARNING
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PROCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS
WELL.
>> WE HAVE JOHNSON COUNTY MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND JOHNSON CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL AND WE DO THE SWEEPS
TWICE A MONTH AT EACH LOCATION.
HE BLENDS IN AND DOES HIS JOB.
AND IT IS A MORE SUBTLE WAY OF
SWEEPING THE SCHOOLS AND MAKING
SURE THAT THINGS ARE NOT IN HERE
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THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN HERE.
>> WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY BIG BUSTS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THANKFULLY IT'S ALWAYS THE BEST
THING.
NO FIREARMS WHICH IS ALSO A
PLUS.
ZANE IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD.
I RAISED HIM.
HE IS FROM MY OWN DOGS THAT I
BRED.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN DETECTION
WORK FOR THE LAST
THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS WE'VE
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STARTED DETECTION WORK WITH HIM.
AND HE'S FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
IT'S ALL JUST HIM GOING OUT AND
HAVING FIND AND FIND HIS BALL
THAT IS HIS GOAL.
IT MAKES THE KIDS FEEL MORE AT
EASE AND REALIZE THIS DOG'S NOT
GOING TO HURT YOU.
HE'S MORE THAN HAPPY FOR YOU TO
COME UP AND SCRATCH HIS EARS AND
SCRATCH HIS BUTT OR PLAY BALL
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WITH HIM.
THAT'S WHAT HE IS ABOUT.
OFFICIALS WITH THE
SCHOOL SAY THAT THE CANINE
SWEEPS HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED
BY THE COMMUNITY.
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>>> A GALLERY IN LOUISVILLE IS
SHOWCASING ART MADE BY INMATES
ON DEATH ROW.
>> I DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WALK
THROUGH THIS GALLERY AND THEY
HAVE HEARTS AND MINDS OPENED IN
A WAY THAT SHAKES THEM.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
ARTIST AND THE WORK THEY CREATED
FROM SOLITARY CONFINEMENT THAT
STORY AND MUCH MORE TOMORROW
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NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" AT
6:30 EASTERN AND 5:30 CENTRAL.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING
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TODAY I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE HOPE
TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE.
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