April 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Tornadoes cause damage across Kentucky with more severe weather expected, a longtime member of state government is retiring, Kentucky's U.S. Senators are at odd with President Trump over his latest tariff plan, Beshear sues stop a new law from being implemented, and UofL's new president discusses a new law banning DEI on college campuses.
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>> LAST NIGHT WAS ROUGH FOR
MANY.
>> Laura (00:11):
ROUGH, INDEED AND
THERE ARE MORE STORMS ON THE
WAY.
>> THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE.
WHO IS LEAVING STATE
GOVERNMENT AND WHO IS TAKING
OVER?
>> TARIFFS DON'T PUNISH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THEY PUNISH AMERICAN
FAMILIES.
THERE'S DISAGREEMENT
IN REPUBLICAN RANKS AS
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KENTUCKY'S TWO SENATORS RAISE
THEIR VOICES AND CAST THEIR
VOTES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TARIFF POLICY.
>> BUT WE WILL CLEARLY CONTINUE
WITH OUR MISSION WHICH IS TO
MAKE EVERY PERSON FEEL LIKE THEY
BELONG HERE.
AND HOW WILL THE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HANDLE
D.E.I. UNDER ITS NEW PRESIDENT?
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>> PRODUCT SON OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THIRD.
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I'M LAURA ROGERS FILLING IN FOR
RENEE SHAW.
SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US
THIS EVENING.
KENTUCKIANS ARE CLEANING UP
TODAY FROM HEAVY RAIN, HIGH
WINDS AND EVEN TORNADOES IN
PARTS OF THE STATE.
IT WAS ROUND ONE IN A SERIES OF
STORMS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH
SUNDAY.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY YESTERDAY.
(01:35):
TODAY YOU LOOK BACK AT LAST
NIGHT'S STORMS AND AHEAD TO WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
>> .
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (01:43):
LAST NIGHT
WAS ROUGH FOR MANY.
I WAS UP TWICE WITH MY KIDS WITH
THE BASEMENT WITH THE SIRENS
COMING OFF.
WE HAD TORNADOES TOUCHDOWN A
NUMBER OF PLACES IN KENTUCKY
INCLUDING IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY
WHERE THE AIRPORT WAS HIT AND
SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY WHERE A NUMBER
OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
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SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE.
THANKFULLY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
REPORTED FATALITIES AS OF TODAY.
AND ONLY A FEW INJURIES WITH A
FAMILY INJURED IN FLYING DEBRIS
IN BALLARD COUNTY.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY KNOWN
INJURIES AT THE MOMENT.
ONE INJURY TO THAT FAMILY WAS
MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE
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OTHERS.
I AM AWAITING AN UPDATE ON THAT
INDIVIDUAL.
SATURDAY'S FORECAST IS A LITTLE
WORSE THAN FRIDAY.
AGAIN, WE HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK
OF TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COMMONWEALTH SO WE'RE EXPECTING
MORE STORMS THAT DAY.
AGAIN, YOU CAN HAVE THE LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
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THESE FORECASTS ARE CHANGING AS
THE DAYS GO BY.
BUT WHAT YOU SHOULD TAKE AWAY IS
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.
SOME CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND
SEVERE.
A CHANCE FOR THEM TOMORROW.
BUT LESS AND SATURDAY IT LOOKS
LIKE WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF RAIN
THAT, AGAIN, IS GOING TO
ACCUMULATE.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
ALL RIGHT.
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THIS IS JUST THE ADDITIONAL RAIN
WE EXPECT ON TOP OF WHAT WE GOT
LAST NIGHT WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANT
IN SOME PLACES.
WHAT THAT MEANS, IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY BETWEEN LAST NIGHT AND
THE END OF SATURDAY, YOU COULD
HAVE A FOOT OF RAIN THAT CAME IN
JUST THOSE SERIES OF DAYS.
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AND WHAT THAT MEANS, IS FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS THAT QUICK FLOODING WHEN
A LOT OF WATER COMES DOWN.
THAT SOMETIMES GETS PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOMES.
AND THEN, WIDESPREAD RIVER
FLOODING.
AND THAT'S WHAT OFTENTIMES
COVERS ROADS FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME.
AND CAN REALLY BE
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LIFE-THREATENING.
>> Laura (03:51):
BE WARY OF RISING
WATERS.
AND LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE
DAMAGE FROM LAST NIGHT N
NORTHERN KENTUCKY POWERFUL WINDS
CAUSED A TREE TO UPROOT AND
CRUSH A HOME IN ERLANGER AT
12:30 THIS MORNING.
THREE PEOPLE WERE INSIDE AT THE
TIME.
EMERGENCY CREWS HAD TO RESCUE
ONE OF THEM.
NEIGHBORS TOLD US THE CRASH
SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN COMING
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THROUGH THE STREET.
MORE THAN 10,000 NORTHERN
KENTUCKIANS WERE WITHOUT POWER
TODAY.
MOST OF THAT HAS NOW BEEN
RESTORED ACCORDING TO DUKE
ENERGY.
SEVERAL ROADS WERE ALSO SHUT
DOWN TO FLOODING AND DOWNED
TREES.
MANY SCHOOLS WERE ON A DELAYED
SCHEDULE AND SOME DISTRICTS LIKE
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CAMPBELL, PEND ELTON AND CARROLL
COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR TODAY.
>>> THIS IS THE SCENE IN GARRET
COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 39 AND IT
WAS A SIMILAR SCENE IN MADISON
COUNTY WITH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN
TREES AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS.
>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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CONFIRMS A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
FOR THE COUNTY AND SAYS SOME OF
THE DAMAGE IS IN THE
JEFFERSONTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
AREAS.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (05:07):
THE GOOD
NEWS --
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE
UNAWARE OF INJURIES THAT ARE A
RESULT OF THE STORM LAST NIGHT.
WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WHEN THE
STORM CAME THROUGH AND WHEN THE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS CAME
THROUGH NONE OF THE AREAS BEHIND
US HAD AREAS OF DAMAGE THAT
WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS.
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BUT, OF COURSE, MANY BUSINESSES,
HOMES, SUFFERED VERY SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE J TOWN
MIDDLETOWN AREA.
>> Laura (05:37):
FLOODING REMAINS A
CONCERN AND IN AND AROUND
LOUISVILLE FOR THE WEEKEND.
MAYOR GREENBURG SAID THAT COULD
IMPACT THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE.
THE KICKOFF EVENT TO THE
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL IS A
WEEK FROM SATURDAY.
>>> A BIG CHANGE IS ON YOUR WAY
TO THE STATE OF GOVERNMENT.
ERIC FRIEDLANDER WILL RETIRE AS
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SECRETARY OF THE CABINET FOR
HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ON
AUGUST 1 AND THE CURRENT
COMMISSIONER Dr. STEVEN STACK
WILL TAKEOVER FOR ERIC
FRIEDLANDER.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE
MOVES IN THE NEWS CONFERENCE AND
WE HEARD FROM ERIC FRIEDLANDER
AND STEVEN STACK.
>> TO THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES EMPLOYEES THE
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE
(06:19):
COME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS,
RIGHT?
WHO HAD SOME OF THEIR AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL THEIR JOBS
DENIGRATED H THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE
YOU.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS A CALLING.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEANS THAT THE
PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ALL OF
GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY I'M
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BIASED FOR THE CABINET OF HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES, WE WORK TO
LIFT PEOPLE UP.
WE WORK TO LIFT INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY FACE
CHALLENGES.
WE WORK TO LIFT THEM UP.
PARTNERS, CABINET EMPLOYEES, WE
ALWAYS TRY TO BE THE LIGHT WHEN
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FOLKS COME ACROSS CHALLENGES.
>> LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING ERIC
FRIEDLANDER.
HE HAS HAD AROUND FOUR DECADES
OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IF NOT
ALL IN THE CABINET FOR HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SOMEONE MORE
KINDNESS, CARING AND WISDOM IN
LEADING THE CABINET DURING
DIFFICULT TIMES AS WE FACED THE
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COVID CRISIS.
ERIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU
AS A BOSS.
I COULDN'T HAVE WISHED FOR
BETTER AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE
TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE EMPLOYEES AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE STATE
AND THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES.
KENTUCKIANS WE HAVE 4,000 PEOPLE
DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING YOU
EVERYDAY IN ALL SORTS OF THINGS
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THAT WE DON'T OFTEN TALK ABOUT,
BUT WHICH MAKE A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT IN THE QUALITY AND SAFETY
OF YOUR LIVES DAY IN AND DAY
OUT.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS ONCE
Dr. STACK IS IN PLACE AS
SECRETARY THE TWO WILL PICK A
REPLACEMENT FOR STACK AS
COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
>>> YESTERDAY PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP IMPOSED TARIFFS ON ALL
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IMPORTS SENT TO THE UNITED
STATES A 10% TARIFF ON EVERY
COUNTRY WITH HIGHER RATES ON
SOME NATIONS.
A MOVE DENOUNCED BY BOTH OF
KENTUCKY'S REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
MITCH McCONNELL AND RAND PAUL
JOINED TWO REPUBLICANS AND ALL
DEMOCRATS TO VOTE AGAINST THE
TARIFF ON CANADA.
THEY VOTED TO END THE EMERGENCY
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POWERS THAT ENABLE TRUMP TO
IMPOSE THE TARIFF.
THE VOTE WAS 51-48.
IT IS MOSTLY SYMBOLIC.
THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE WOULD
HAVE TO AGREE TO CHANGE THE
EMERGENCY LAW AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON
THE CHANGE, WHICH IS UNLIKELY.
HERE IS SOUND FROM RAND PAUL ON
U.S. SENATE FLOOR DURING THE
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DEBATE.
>> WITH REGARD TO TARIFFS, LET'S
BE VERY CLEAR (08:52):
TARIFFS ARE
SIMPLY TAXES.
TARIFFS DON'T PUNISH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THEY PUNISH AMERICAN
FAMILIES.
WHEN WE TAX IMPORTS WE RAISE THE
PRICE OF FORT D FROM GROCERIES
TO SMARTPHONES TO WASHING
MACHINES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
EVERY DOLLAR COLLECTED IN TARIFF
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REVENUE COMES OUT OF THE POCKETS
OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
CONSERVATIVES USED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT TARIFFS ARE TAXES ON THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
CONSERVATIVES USED TO BE UNIFORM
ALI OPPOSED TO RAISING TAXES
BECAUSE WE WANTED THE PRIVATE
INDIVIDUALS TO KEEP MORE INCOMES
WE WERE FOR LOWER TAXES.
NOW THE MANTRA THAT IS COMING IS
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WE WANT HIGHER TAXES.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID WE ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVE UP
ALL THE THINGS WE USED TO
BELIEVE IN AS CONSERVATIVES?
I HAVEN'T.
I STILL THINK MORE TAX SENIOR
CITIZEN BAD FOR THE ECONOMY.
MORE MONEY TAKING OUT OF THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AND GIVEN TO THE
GOVERNMENT IS A MISTAKE.
>> Laura (09:53):
THERE'S MORE.
SENATOR PAUL ALSO SAYS HE IS
AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE
PERSON HAVING THE POWER TO RAISE
TARIFFS.
HE SAYS THIS IS A DECISION THAT
SHOULD INVOLVE CONGRESS.
>>> AND SENATOR MITCH
McCONNELL PUT OUT THIS
STATEMENT.
QUOTE TARIFFS DRIVE UP THE COST
OF GOODS AND SERVICES THEY ARE A
TAX ON EVERYDAY WORKING
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AMERICANS, PRESERVING THE
LONG-TERM PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN
INDUSTRY AND WORKERS REQUIRES
WORKING WITH OUR ALLIES NOT
AGAINST THEM WITH SO MUCH AT
STAKE, GLOBALLY, LAST THING WE
NEED IS TO PICK FIGHTS WITH THE
FRIENDS WITH WHOM WE SHOULD BE
WORKING WITH TO PROTECT AGAINST
CHINA'S PREDATORY AND UNFAIR
TRADE PRACTICES.
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UNQUOTE.
SENATOR McCONNELL SAYS THE
TARIFFS WILL BE HARD ON EVERY
BUT ESPECIALLY KENTUCKY FARMERS
THEY SELL THEIR CROPS AROUND THE
GLOBE AND PLUS THE BOURBON
INDUSTRY AND THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR.
>>> KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS ARE
CRITICIZING THE NEW TARIFFS WE
HAVE A STATEMENT FROM COLMON
ELRIDGE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC
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PARTY QUOTE WITH THESE TARIFFS
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GAMBLING WITH
THE LIVES OF HARD-WORKING
KENTUCKIANS WHO ARE WAITING FOR
HIM TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE OF
LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING ON
DAY ONE.
INSTEAD, HE IS DOUBLING DOWN ON
DEMANDS THAT HANDCUFFED OUR
SIGNATURE BOURBON INDUSTRY AND
JEOPARDIZED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN TRADE WITH KENTUCKY'S TOP
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EXPORT MARKET LIKE CANADA.
TRUMP'S HOLLOW PROMISES ARE
ANYTHING BUT LIBERATION FOR
PEOPLE PAYING THOUSANDS ANOTHER
EACH YEAR FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS AS
A RESULT OF HIS DESTRUCTIVE
TARIFFS.
UNQUOTE.
>>> TURNING TO STATE POLITICS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS
CHALLENGING A LAW IN COURT.
(11:36):
THE GOVERNOR IS SUING TO BLOCK
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE BILL
6.
THE BILL SEEKS TO IN MOST CASES
PREVENTS, USE ACTIVE BRANCH
AGENCIES FROM FILING OR AMENDING
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS RULES
FOR HOW LAWS SHOULD BE APPLIED.
THE LAWSUIT CALLS IT THE LATEST
POWER GRAB ARGUING IT
(11:58):
UNCONSTITUTIONALLY GIVES
LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OVER
EXECUTIVE BRANCH REGULATIONS.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS RESTRICTIONS
IN THE BILL WOULD PREVENT THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH FROM
IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL 100
WHICH WOULD REGULATE AND LICENSE
VAPOR PRODUCTS.
THE CASE IS IN FRONT OF JUDGE
PHILLIP SHEPHERD WHO IS
SCHEDULED TO REVIEW THE CASE
(12:19):
AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
>>> THE LAWSUIT IS THE LATEST
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE
GOVERNOR AND THE REPUBLICAN
DOMINATED LEGISLATURE.
THAT IS BECAUSE GOVERNOR BESHEAR
ALSO SAYS NEARLY A DOZEN BILLS
WERE PASSED WITHOUT THE
APPROPRIATE FUNDING.
ONE OF THE BILLS IS SENATE BILL
89, WHICH SCALES BACK
PROTECTIONS FOR KENTUCKY'S
SHALLOW WATERWAYS BY ALIGNING
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STATE REGULATIONS WITH WEAKER
FEDERAL ONES.
IN A LETTER IN THE FINAL DAYS OF
THE SESSION, THE GOVERNOR SAID
SENATE BILL 89 WOULD COST $2
MILLION A YEAR.
AND ADDED QUOTE THE OMISSION OF
AN APPROPRIATION IS THE SAME AS
ELIMINATION.
IF A BILL INCLUDES NEW
EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS IT'S
EXPECTED AN APPROPRIATION WILL
BE PROVIDED FOR ITS
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IMPLEMENTATION.
>>> SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT
STIVERS CRITICIZED THE
GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS AND ACCUSED
HIM OF DODGING RESPONSIBILITIES.
HE ADDED THAT QUOTE BESHEAR
ROUTINELY MAKES EXCUSE IF HE
CONTINUES TO OPERATE OUT OF
CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE THE
LEGISLATURE STANDS READY TO
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RESPOND.
DAVID MEADE ALSO ADDRESSED THE
GOVERNOR'S CONCERNS MONDAY ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
>> WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BUDGETING
PROCESS WE DON'T LINE ITEM
EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
IN A BUDGET.
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES GIVE US A BUDGET
THAT THEY NEED AND WE GIVE THEM
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THAT WITHOUT LINE ITEMING EVERY
ITEM TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS
THEY FEEL NECESSARY.
THE ONLY TIME WE LINE ITEM IS TO
HIGHLIGHT IT AND POINT OUT WE
ARE PUTTING MONEY IN THERE FOR
THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM.
WHEN WE PASS LAWS OUTSIDE OF
THAT BUDGET PROCESS THAT DON'T
HAVE APPROPRIATION POINTED TO
IT, THE INTENT IS THAT HE HAS
THE MONEY IN HIS BUDGET TO BE
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ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE LAWS
WITHOUT US HAVING TO APPROPRIATE
ANYTHING FURTHER THAT IS WHAT
THE SUPREME COURT OPINION ELUDES
TO.
AS I SAID HE DECIDED TO TAKE
THAT UPON HIMSELF.
ANDREW MCNEILL SERVED
AS DEPUTY STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR
UNDER FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
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HE SAYS BOTH THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH HAVE GOOD ARGUMENTS AND
HE SUGGESTED A WAY FOR BOTH
SIDES TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> I DO THINK THAT BOTH SIDES
ARE RIGHT.
BOTH SIDES HAVE LEGITIMATE
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CRITICISMS OF THE OTHER BRANCH.
BOTH SIDES HAVE REASONS TO
BELIEVE THAT THERE'S POLITICS AT
PLAY.
BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT THE
LEGISLATURE'S CRITICISM HAS
BEEN, CLEARLY THERE HAVE BEEN
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TIMES THAT THE BESHEAR
ADMINISTRATION HAS UTILIZED SOME
DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO
IMPLEMENT THE FUNCTION AND
MISSION OF THEIR AGENCIES.
AND EVEN TAKE ON SOME LARGER
SCALE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE
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TAKEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES.
SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH TYPICALLY DOES
HAVE AT ITS DISPOSAL RESOURCES
TO EXECUTE THE LAWS ENACTED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE HAD ABOUT
(15:54):
FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN
MULTIPLE AGENCIES.
AND THERE REALLY IS THIS
TENDENCY BY THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH TO ENACT UNFUNDED
MANDATES.
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AND TO JUST INDICATE TO THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT THEY HAVE
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE DIRECTED
TO DO.
THEY ARE DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH TO DO.
AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO FIND THE
RESOURCES, FIND THE TIME, FIND
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THE STAFF, HIRE THE CONSULTANTS,
HIRE THE OUTSIDE HELP, IF
NEEDED, TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
MANDATES.
AND SO I'M ACTUALLY IN SOME
RESPECTS SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT THE
BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION IS
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SAYING.
IN THAT THERE ARE CRITICAL
PRIORITIES THAT THE LEGISLATURE
WANTS A CABINET OR AGENCY TO
UNDERTAKE, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE IN A
DIALOGUE WITH THOSE AGENCIES,
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
(17:18):
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE
IF SOME RESOURCES ARE REQUIRED
TO MOVE FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, THE WAY FORWARD IS TO
SET ASIDE SOME OF THIS BICKERING
AND WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
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OF THIS STATE, TO MAKE SURE THAT
IMPORTANT INITIATIVES ARE BEING
UNDERTAKEN, THAT PROGRAMS THAT
HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPACTS ON
KENTUCKIANS' LIVES ARE BEING
SUPPORTED.
I THINK THAT IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE
(18:03):
IF AND WHEN SOME OF THIS
POLITICAL PETTINESS IS NO LONGER
THE IMPEDIMENT TO MAKING
PROGRESS.
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(18:23):
THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE'S NEW PRESIDENT SAYS
THE SCHOOL IS ON TRACK TO BREAK
ITS ENROLLMENT RECORD FOR A
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
PRESIDENT GERRY BRADLEY
DISCUSSED SOME OF HIS PRIORITIES
DURING A MEDIA AVAILABILITY THIS
MORNING.
THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND
UNIVERSITY PROVOST WAS NAMED NEW
PRESIDENT LAST WEEK AFTER THE
(18:44):
RESIGNATION OF KIM SCHATZEL WHO
HELD THE ROLE FOR JUST TWO
YEARS.
>> CHOOSING A NEW PRESIDENT
COMES IN AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE
NEW VISION AND THE REALITY IS
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE
UNIVERSITY NINE YEARS.
I HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE THAT
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IS ADMINISTERED
OUT OF MY OFFICE.
(19:04):
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT MY
VISION IS YOU SEE IT CLEARLY IN
THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE.
PRESIDENT BRADLEY
DISCUSSED HOUSE BILL 4 WHICH
BANS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION AT KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES THE LEGISLATURE
OVERTURNED GOVERNOR BESHEAR'S
(19:26):
VETO.
>> WE ARE STILL WORKING OUT THE
LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
BECAUSE WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
IT.
AND I SPEAK FOR WE HAVE
QUESTIONS I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL
OF THE PRESIDENTS IN THE
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH.
ARE STILL TRYING GET
CLARIFICATION AS THIS BILL WAS
FINALLY DROPPED OVERRIDE THE
(19:46):
VETO WHAT THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS
GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR JUNE 20TH
2025.
WE ARE WORKING AS A GROUP AMONG
THE PRESIDENTS TO GET MORE
INFORMATION.
AND CLEARLY OUR INTENT IS WE
WILL COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
BUT WE WILL CLEARLY CONTINUE
WITH OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO
MAKE EVERY PERSON FEEL LIKE THEY
(20:07):
BELONG HERE.
BRADLEY ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGED CHALLENGES RELATED
TO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
AND HE SAID THE UNIVERSITY ISIC
TAKING A PROTECTIVE MEASURE BY
INSTITUTING A FOUR-MONTH HIRING
FREEZE FOR FULL-TIME STAFF AND
FACULTY.
>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
IS ALSO TRYING TO DETERMINE THE
FULL IMPACT OF A TRUMP
(20:27):
ADMINISTRATION ORDER TO GET
GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT, THE
CUTS WILL MEAN THE LOSS OF TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
AT A CONFERENCE FOR RESEARCHERS
THEY SAY IT WILL DISRUPT
CRITICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
(20:48):
ISSUES AFFECTING KENTUCKIANS
INCLUDING CANCER, HEART DIABETES
AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
>> OUR CENTER INTENDS TO BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO STUDY AND TO
PROMOTE TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE.
WHAT IS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE?
IT'S MOVING THE NEEDLE FROM THE
TEST TUBE TO ANIMALS TO HUMANS
AND THEN TO COMMUNITIES OF
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HUMANS AND EVENTSLY TO PRACTICE
TO GET TREATMENT NEW TREATMENT
TO PEOPLE AND WHERE THEY LIVE
INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
MOVING PEOPLE, MOVING
DISCOVERIES FROM BENCH TO
BEDSIDE AS THEY SAY.
>> IT IS THE ONLY CONFERENCE ON
CAMPUS THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL
OF OUR RESEARCHERS.
THE KEY ASPECT IT'S
(21:32):
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SO YOU
HAVE PEOPLE AGAIN WORKING FROM
BASIC SCIENCE TO CLINICAL TRIALS
AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
ALL COMING TOGETHER.
AND PEOPLE STUDYING ALL TYPES OF
DIFFERENT DISEASES.
AGAIN DIABETES, CANCER,
ADDICTION THIS IS THE ONE TIME
OF YEAR THAT WE GET TOGETHER IN
ONE SPACE AND SHARE OUR WORK.
MY RESEARCH IS TO UNDERSTAND
(21:52):
BASIC MECHANISMS OF SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER AS WELL AS TO
IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE TREATMENTS.
WE FACE MAJOR ISSUES AROUND
ADDICTION AND IT IS A STRONG
RESEARCH AT U.K.
MY RESEARCH IS HUMAN LABORATORY
WORK TO UNDERSTAND BASIC
MECHANISMS AND DO CLIB CAL
(22:13):
TRIALS TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF
TREATMENTS.
>> ONE THING TO DISCOVER
SOMETHING IN A MOUSE AND THAT
MIGHT BE IMPORTANT BUT
ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO GET
TREATMENTS TO PEOPLE, TO PEOPLE
WHO REALLY NEED IT AND SOMETIMES
THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST
ARE THE MOST REMOTE AND MOST
HARD TO REACH.
EITHER BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN A
RURAL AREA OR THEY ARE
(22:36):
DISTRUSTFUL OF THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION AND IN SOME WAYS
DON'T HAVE GOOD ACCESS THAT IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF RESEARCH TO
GET IT TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE
MOST.
>> NIH FUNDS A LOT OF RESEARCH
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
THIS RUNS THE SPECTRUM FROM VERY
BASIC SCIENCE PRECLINICAL
RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS AND
MEDICATIONS DEVELOPMENT ALL THE
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WAY OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW
TREATMENTS WORK, HOW THE
COMMUNITIES MIGHT LIKED
TREATMENTS.
WHETHER THEY ARE EFFECTIVE.
THIS SUPPORTS JOBS, IT HELPS US
SUPPORT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
EQUIPMENT TO DO OUR WORK.
REGULATORY ASPECTS OF OUR
RESEARCH.
SO NIH FUND SOMETHING CRUCIAL TO
(23:18):
MAKING THAT DID.
WE ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT NIH
FUNDING ALTHOUGH THINKING ABOUT
IT TO HELP US DO OUR RESEARCH
AND ALSO TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OF AMERICANS.
MY WORK IS ADDICTION FOCUSED BUT
WE HAVE CANCER, RESEARCHERS,
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCHERS, PEOPLE
DOING WORK ON STROKE, DIABETES
(23:38):
ALL NIH FUNDED REALLY VITAL TO
THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY AS
WELL AS IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF
THE CITIZENS OF COMMONWEALTH.
>> WHEN FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE
OVERALL FOR THE FIELD, THAT
MEANS THAT PERHAPS TREATMENTS
WILL NOT BE IDENTIFIED OR
DELIVERED OR ADVANCED.
WE MIGHT BE MISSING OUT ON BASIC
(23:59):
DISCOVERY THAT REALLY IN FOUR,
FIVE, 10 YEARS COULD
REVOLUTIONIZE THE CURES WE CAN
BRING TO OUR PATIENTS BOTH AT
U.K. AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
[♪♪]
HAMILTON, BEAUTY AND
THE BEAST, THE OUTSIDERS AND MJ,
THE MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL.
(24:21):
SO MANY GOOD ONES ALL SOME OF
THE BIG SHOWS COMING TO THE NEW
SEASON OF PNC'S BROADWAY IN
LOUISVILLE.
WE GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO
LEARN WHAT GOES INTO BRINGING
BROADWAY TO KENTUCKY AND WHAT
THE SHOWS BRING TO THE STATE.
>> WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VARIOUS
THINGS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
(24:42):
COMES TO DOWNTOWN.
WHEN LOUISVILLE'S DOWNTOWN DOES
WELL, IT BODIES WELL FOR THE
ENTIRE STATE.
>> NO IT ISN'T.
AND AS I SAID, WE'RE PULLING
PEOPLE AND KIDS FOR OUR
EDUCATION PROGRAM, GOVERNOR'S
SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS IMPACT OUR
ENTIRE COMMUNITY, OUR STATE.
SOUTHERN INDIANA AS WELL.
(25:03):
AND SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO
BOOK MORE SHOWS.
TYPICALLY WE HAVE EIGHT OR NINE
10 WEEKS OF THEATER.
I THINK NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE 12
WEEKS.
THE MORE WE CAN DO, THE MORE WE
CAN DO.
>> YEAH.
WHAT IS THAT VISION?
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION?
(25:24):
>> GOSH, I WOULD LOVE CINCINNATI
IS WHAT WE CALL A TWO-WEEK
MARKET.
EVERY SINGLE SHOW COMES IN AND
SITS AND PLAYS 16 PERFORMANCES.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO A POINT
WHERE WE'RE IN THAT PLACE.
IT GIVES US MUCH MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION
BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT
TRAVELING ON MONDAYS AND SUNDAYS
(25:45):
I CAN GET THEM TO SIT AND MONDAY
IS A DAY OFF.
I ALSO WOULD LOVE FOR THE SHOWS
TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OUR
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WHEN THEY
COME IN, IN AND OUT SO FAST FOUR
SHOWS ON THE WEEKEND THEY DON'T
GET A TASTE OF LOUISVILLE OR
KENTUCKY.
IF THEY WERE HERE FOR TWO WEEKS
MONDAY IS AN OFF TAKE, SO I
(26:05):
THINK WE ALL FEEL PROUD WHEN
PEOPLE LEAVE AND SAY WOW WHAT A
GREAT TIME WE HAD AND WE GOT TO
DO THESE THINGS.
AND IT WOULD ALLOW MORE TIME FOR
THAT.
MORE SHOWS.
THAT IS THE VISION.
RECENTLY SAW A SHOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE INTERVIEW AND A
LOOK BEHIND THE SCENINGS OF
(26:27):
BROADWAY IN LOUISVILLE SUNDAY AT
NOON, 11 CENTRAL RIGHT HERE ON
KET.
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(27:28):
HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
♪
[♪♪]
>> LAST NIGHT WAS ROUGH FOR
MANY.
>> Laura (00:11):
ROUGH, INDEED AND
THERE ARE MORE STORMS ON THE
WAY.
>> THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE.
WHO IS LEAVING STATE
GOVERNMENT AND WHO IS TAKING
OVER?
>> TARIFFS DON'T PUNISH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THEY PUNISH AMERICAN
FAMILIES.
THERE'S DISAGREEMENT
IN REPUBLICAN RANKS AS
(00:32):
KENTUCKY'S TWO SENATORS RAISE
THEIR VOICES AND CAST THEIR
VOTES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TARIFF POLICY.
>> BUT WE WILL CLEARLY CONTINUE
WITH OUR MISSION WHICH IS TO
MAKE EVERY PERSON FEEL LIKE THEY
BELONG HERE.
AND HOW WILL THE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HANDLE
D.E.I. UNDER ITS NEW PRESIDENT?
(00:54):
>> PRODUCT SON OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THIRD.
(01:14):
I'M LAURA ROGERS FILLING IN FOR
RENEE SHAW.
SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US
THIS EVENING.
KENTUCKIANS ARE CLEANING UP
TODAY FROM HEAVY RAIN, HIGH
WINDS AND EVEN TORNADOES IN
PARTS OF THE STATE.
IT WAS ROUND ONE IN A SERIES OF
STORMS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH
SUNDAY.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY YESTERDAY.
(01:35):
TODAY YOU LOOK BACK AT LAST
NIGHT'S STORMS AND AHEAD TO WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
>> .
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (01:43):
LAST NIGHT
WAS ROUGH FOR MANY.
I WAS UP TWICE WITH MY KIDS WITH
THE BASEMENT WITH THE SIRENS
COMING OFF.
WE HAD TORNADOES TOUCHDOWN A
NUMBER OF PLACES IN KENTUCKY
INCLUDING IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY
WHERE THE AIRPORT WAS HIT AND
SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY WHERE A NUMBER
OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
(02:04):
SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE.
THANKFULLY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
REPORTED FATALITIES AS OF TODAY.
AND ONLY A FEW INJURIES WITH A
FAMILY INJURED IN FLYING DEBRIS
IN BALLARD COUNTY.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY KNOWN
INJURIES AT THE MOMENT.
ONE INJURY TO THAT FAMILY WAS
MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE
(02:25):
OTHERS.
I AM AWAITING AN UPDATE ON THAT
INDIVIDUAL.
SATURDAY'S FORECAST IS A LITTLE
WORSE THAN FRIDAY.
AGAIN, WE HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK
OF TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COMMONWEALTH SO WE'RE EXPECTING
MORE STORMS THAT DAY.
AGAIN, YOU CAN HAVE THE LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
(02:46):
THESE FORECASTS ARE CHANGING AS
THE DAYS GO BY.
BUT WHAT YOU SHOULD TAKE AWAY IS
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.
SOME CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND
SEVERE.
A CHANCE FOR THEM TOMORROW.
BUT LESS AND SATURDAY IT LOOKS
LIKE WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF RAIN
THAT, AGAIN, IS GOING TO
ACCUMULATE.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
ALL RIGHT.
(03:06):
THIS IS JUST THE ADDITIONAL RAIN
WE EXPECT ON TOP OF WHAT WE GOT
LAST NIGHT WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANT
IN SOME PLACES.
WHAT THAT MEANS, IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY BETWEEN LAST NIGHT AND
THE END OF SATURDAY, YOU COULD
HAVE A FOOT OF RAIN THAT CAME IN
JUST THOSE SERIES OF DAYS.
(03:27):
AND WHAT THAT MEANS, IS FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS THAT QUICK FLOODING WHEN
A LOT OF WATER COMES DOWN.
THAT SOMETIMES GETS PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOMES.
AND THEN, WIDESPREAD RIVER
FLOODING.
AND THAT'S WHAT OFTENTIMES
COVERS ROADS FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME.
AND CAN REALLY BE
(03:50):
LIFE-THREATENING.
>> Laura (03:51):
BE WARY OF RISING
WATERS.
AND LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE
DAMAGE FROM LAST NIGHT N
NORTHERN KENTUCKY POWERFUL WINDS
CAUSED A TREE TO UPROOT AND
CRUSH A HOME IN ERLANGER AT
12:30 THIS MORNING.
THREE PEOPLE WERE INSIDE AT THE
TIME.
EMERGENCY CREWS HAD TO RESCUE
ONE OF THEM.
NEIGHBORS TOLD US THE CRASH
SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN COMING
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THROUGH THE STREET.
MORE THAN 10,000 NORTHERN
KENTUCKIANS WERE WITHOUT POWER
TODAY.
MOST OF THAT HAS NOW BEEN
RESTORED ACCORDING TO DUKE
ENERGY.
SEVERAL ROADS WERE ALSO SHUT
DOWN TO FLOODING AND DOWNED
TREES.
MANY SCHOOLS WERE ON A DELAYED
SCHEDULE AND SOME DISTRICTS LIKE
(04:33):
CAMPBELL, PEND ELTON AND CARROLL
COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR TODAY.
>>> THIS IS THE SCENE IN GARRET
COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 39 AND IT
WAS A SIMILAR SCENE IN MADISON
COUNTY WITH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN
TREES AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS.
>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
(04:53):
CONFIRMS A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
FOR THE COUNTY AND SAYS SOME OF
THE DAMAGE IS IN THE
JEFFERSONTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
AREAS.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (05:07):
THE GOOD
NEWS --
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE
UNAWARE OF INJURIES THAT ARE A
RESULT OF THE STORM LAST NIGHT.
WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WHEN THE
STORM CAME THROUGH AND WHEN THE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS CAME
THROUGH NONE OF THE AREAS BEHIND
US HAD AREAS OF DAMAGE THAT
WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS.
(05:28):
BUT, OF COURSE, MANY BUSINESSES,
HOMES, SUFFERED VERY SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE J TOWN
MIDDLETOWN AREA.
>> Laura (05:37):
FLOODING REMAINS A
CONCERN AND IN AND AROUND
LOUISVILLE FOR THE WEEKEND.
MAYOR GREENBURG SAID THAT COULD
IMPACT THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE.
THE KICKOFF EVENT TO THE
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL IS A
WEEK FROM SATURDAY.
>>> A BIG CHANGE IS ON YOUR WAY
TO THE STATE OF GOVERNMENT.
ERIC FRIEDLANDER WILL RETIRE AS
(05:58):
SECRETARY OF THE CABINET FOR
HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ON
AUGUST 1 AND THE CURRENT
COMMISSIONER Dr. STEVEN STACK
WILL TAKEOVER FOR ERIC
FRIEDLANDER.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR ANNOUNCED THE
MOVES IN THE NEWS CONFERENCE AND
WE HEARD FROM ERIC FRIEDLANDER
AND STEVEN STACK.
>> TO THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES EMPLOYEES THE
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE
(06:19):
COME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS,
RIGHT?
WHO HAD SOME OF THEIR AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL THEIR JOBS
DENIGRATED H THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE
YOU.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS A CALLING.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEANS THAT THE
PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ALL OF
GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY I'M
(06:41):
BIASED FOR THE CABINET OF HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES, WE WORK TO
LIFT PEOPLE UP.
WE WORK TO LIFT INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY FACE
CHALLENGES.
WE WORK TO LIFT THEM UP.
PARTNERS, CABINET EMPLOYEES, WE
ALWAYS TRY TO BE THE LIGHT WHEN
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FOLKS COME ACROSS CHALLENGES.
>> LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING ERIC
FRIEDLANDER.
HE HAS HAD AROUND FOUR DECADES
OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IF NOT
ALL IN THE CABINET FOR HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SOMEONE MORE
KINDNESS, CARING AND WISDOM IN
LEADING THE CABINET DURING
DIFFICULT TIMES AS WE FACED THE
(07:22):
COVID CRISIS.
ERIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU
AS A BOSS.
I COULDN'T HAVE WISHED FOR
BETTER AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE
TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE EMPLOYEES AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE STATE
AND THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES.
KENTUCKIANS WE HAVE 4,000 PEOPLE
DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING YOU
EVERYDAY IN ALL SORTS OF THINGS
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THAT WE DON'T OFTEN TALK ABOUT,
BUT WHICH MAKE A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT IN THE QUALITY AND SAFETY
OF YOUR LIVES DAY IN AND DAY
OUT.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS ONCE
Dr. STACK IS IN PLACE AS
SECRETARY THE TWO WILL PICK A
REPLACEMENT FOR STACK AS
COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
>>> YESTERDAY PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP IMPOSED TARIFFS ON ALL
(08:06):
IMPORTS SENT TO THE UNITED
STATES A 10% TARIFF ON EVERY
COUNTRY WITH HIGHER RATES ON
SOME NATIONS.
A MOVE DENOUNCED BY BOTH OF
KENTUCKY'S REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
MITCH McCONNELL AND RAND PAUL
JOINED TWO REPUBLICANS AND ALL
DEMOCRATS TO VOTE AGAINST THE
TARIFF ON CANADA.
THEY VOTED TO END THE EMERGENCY
(08:27):
POWERS THAT ENABLE TRUMP TO
IMPOSE THE TARIFF.
THE VOTE WAS 51-48.
IT IS MOSTLY SYMBOLIC.
THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE WOULD
HAVE TO AGREE TO CHANGE THE
EMERGENCY LAW AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON
THE CHANGE, WHICH IS UNLIKELY.
HERE IS SOUND FROM RAND PAUL ON
U.S. SENATE FLOOR DURING THE
(08:47):
DEBATE.
>> WITH REGARD TO TARIFFS, LET'S
BE VERY CLEAR (08:52):
TARIFFS ARE
SIMPLY TAXES.
TARIFFS DON'T PUNISH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THEY PUNISH AMERICAN
FAMILIES.
WHEN WE TAX IMPORTS WE RAISE THE
PRICE OF FORT D FROM GROCERIES
TO SMARTPHONES TO WASHING
MACHINES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
EVERY DOLLAR COLLECTED IN TARIFF
(09:14):
REVENUE COMES OUT OF THE POCKETS
OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
CONSERVATIVES USED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT TARIFFS ARE TAXES ON THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
CONSERVATIVES USED TO BE UNIFORM
ALI OPPOSED TO RAISING TAXES
BECAUSE WE WANTED THE PRIVATE
INDIVIDUALS TO KEEP MORE INCOMES
WE WERE FOR LOWER TAXES.
NOW THE MANTRA THAT IS COMING IS
(09:34):
WE WANT HIGHER TAXES.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID WE ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVE UP
ALL THE THINGS WE USED TO
BELIEVE IN AS CONSERVATIVES?
I HAVEN'T.
I STILL THINK MORE TAX SENIOR
CITIZEN BAD FOR THE ECONOMY.
MORE MONEY TAKING OUT OF THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AND GIVEN TO THE
GOVERNMENT IS A MISTAKE.
>> Laura (09:53):
THERE'S MORE.
SENATOR PAUL ALSO SAYS HE IS
AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE
PERSON HAVING THE POWER TO RAISE
TARIFFS.
HE SAYS THIS IS A DECISION THAT
SHOULD INVOLVE CONGRESS.
>>> AND SENATOR MITCH
McCONNELL PUT OUT THIS
STATEMENT.
QUOTE TARIFFS DRIVE UP THE COST
OF GOODS AND SERVICES THEY ARE A
TAX ON EVERYDAY WORKING
(10:13):
AMERICANS, PRESERVING THE
LONG-TERM PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN
INDUSTRY AND WORKERS REQUIRES
WORKING WITH OUR ALLIES NOT
AGAINST THEM WITH SO MUCH AT
STAKE, GLOBALLY, LAST THING WE
NEED IS TO PICK FIGHTS WITH THE
FRIENDS WITH WHOM WE SHOULD BE
WORKING WITH TO PROTECT AGAINST
CHINA'S PREDATORY AND UNFAIR
TRADE PRACTICES.
(10:33):
UNQUOTE.
SENATOR McCONNELL SAYS THE
TARIFFS WILL BE HARD ON EVERY
BUT ESPECIALLY KENTUCKY FARMERS
THEY SELL THEIR CROPS AROUND THE
GLOBE AND PLUS THE BOURBON
INDUSTRY AND THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR.
>>> KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS ARE
CRITICIZING THE NEW TARIFFS WE
HAVE A STATEMENT FROM COLMON
ELRIDGE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC
(10:54):
PARTY QUOTE WITH THESE TARIFFS
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GAMBLING WITH
THE LIVES OF HARD-WORKING
KENTUCKIANS WHO ARE WAITING FOR
HIM TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE OF
LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING ON
DAY ONE.
INSTEAD, HE IS DOUBLING DOWN ON
DEMANDS THAT HANDCUFFED OUR
SIGNATURE BOURBON INDUSTRY AND
JEOPARDIZED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN TRADE WITH KENTUCKY'S TOP
(11:16):
EXPORT MARKET LIKE CANADA.
TRUMP'S HOLLOW PROMISES ARE
ANYTHING BUT LIBERATION FOR
PEOPLE PAYING THOUSANDS ANOTHER
EACH YEAR FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS AS
A RESULT OF HIS DESTRUCTIVE
TARIFFS.
UNQUOTE.
>>> TURNING TO STATE POLITICS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS
CHALLENGING A LAW IN COURT.
(11:36):
THE GOVERNOR IS SUING TO BLOCK
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE BILL
6.
THE BILL SEEKS TO IN MOST CASES
PREVENTS, USE ACTIVE BRANCH
AGENCIES FROM FILING OR AMENDING
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS RULES
FOR HOW LAWS SHOULD BE APPLIED.
THE LAWSUIT CALLS IT THE LATEST
POWER GRAB ARGUING IT
(11:58):
UNCONSTITUTIONALLY GIVES
LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OVER
EXECUTIVE BRANCH REGULATIONS.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS RESTRICTIONS
IN THE BILL WOULD PREVENT THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH FROM
IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL 100
WHICH WOULD REGULATE AND LICENSE
VAPOR PRODUCTS.
THE CASE IS IN FRONT OF JUDGE
PHILLIP SHEPHERD WHO IS
SCHEDULED TO REVIEW THE CASE
(12:19):
AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
>>> THE LAWSUIT IS THE LATEST
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE
GOVERNOR AND THE REPUBLICAN
DOMINATED LEGISLATURE.
THAT IS BECAUSE GOVERNOR BESHEAR
ALSO SAYS NEARLY A DOZEN BILLS
WERE PASSED WITHOUT THE
APPROPRIATE FUNDING.
ONE OF THE BILLS IS SENATE BILL
89, WHICH SCALES BACK
PROTECTIONS FOR KENTUCKY'S
SHALLOW WATERWAYS BY ALIGNING
(12:41):
STATE REGULATIONS WITH WEAKER
FEDERAL ONES.
IN A LETTER IN THE FINAL DAYS OF
THE SESSION, THE GOVERNOR SAID
SENATE BILL 89 WOULD COST $2
MILLION A YEAR.
AND ADDED QUOTE THE OMISSION OF
AN APPROPRIATION IS THE SAME AS
ELIMINATION.
IF A BILL INCLUDES NEW
EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS IT'S
EXPECTED AN APPROPRIATION WILL
BE PROVIDED FOR ITS
(13:02):
IMPLEMENTATION.
>>> SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT
STIVERS CRITICIZED THE
GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS AND ACCUSED
HIM OF DODGING RESPONSIBILITIES.
HE ADDED THAT QUOTE BESHEAR
ROUTINELY MAKES EXCUSE IF HE
CONTINUES TO OPERATE OUT OF
CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE THE
LEGISLATURE STANDS READY TO
(13:23):
RESPOND.
DAVID MEADE ALSO ADDRESSED THE
GOVERNOR'S CONCERNS MONDAY ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
>> WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BUDGETING
PROCESS WE DON'T LINE ITEM
EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
IN A BUDGET.
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES GIVE US A BUDGET
THAT THEY NEED AND WE GIVE THEM
(13:43):
THAT WITHOUT LINE ITEMING EVERY
ITEM TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS
THEY FEEL NECESSARY.
THE ONLY TIME WE LINE ITEM IS TO
HIGHLIGHT IT AND POINT OUT WE
ARE PUTTING MONEY IN THERE FOR
THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM.
WHEN WE PASS LAWS OUTSIDE OF
THAT BUDGET PROCESS THAT DON'T
HAVE APPROPRIATION POINTED TO
IT, THE INTENT IS THAT HE HAS
THE MONEY IN HIS BUDGET TO BE
(14:04):
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE LAWS
WITHOUT US HAVING TO APPROPRIATE
ANYTHING FURTHER THAT IS WHAT
THE SUPREME COURT OPINION ELUDES
TO.
AS I SAID HE DECIDED TO TAKE
THAT UPON HIMSELF.
ANDREW MCNEILL SERVED
AS DEPUTY STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR
UNDER FORMER GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN
(14:28):
HE SAYS BOTH THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH HAVE GOOD ARGUMENTS AND
HE SUGGESTED A WAY FOR BOTH
SIDES TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> I DO THINK THAT BOTH SIDES
ARE RIGHT.
BOTH SIDES HAVE LEGITIMATE
(14:48):
CRITICISMS OF THE OTHER BRANCH.
BOTH SIDES HAVE REASONS TO
BELIEVE THAT THERE'S POLITICS AT
PLAY.
BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT THE
LEGISLATURE'S CRITICISM HAS
BEEN, CLEARLY THERE HAVE BEEN
(15:11):
TIMES THAT THE BESHEAR
ADMINISTRATION HAS UTILIZED SOME
DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO
IMPLEMENT THE FUNCTION AND
MISSION OF THEIR AGENCIES.
AND EVEN TAKE ON SOME LARGER
SCALE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE
(15:32):
TAKEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES.
SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH TYPICALLY DOES
HAVE AT ITS DISPOSAL RESOURCES
TO EXECUTE THE LAWS ENACTED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE HAD ABOUT
(15:54):
FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN
MULTIPLE AGENCIES.
AND THERE REALLY IS THIS
TENDENCY BY THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH TO ENACT UNFUNDED
MANDATES.
(16:15):
AND TO JUST INDICATE TO THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT THEY HAVE
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE DIRECTED
TO DO.
THEY ARE DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH TO DO.
AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO FIND THE
RESOURCES, FIND THE TIME, FIND
(16:35):
THE STAFF, HIRE THE CONSULTANTS,
HIRE THE OUTSIDE HELP, IF
NEEDED, TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
MANDATES.
AND SO I'M ACTUALLY IN SOME
RESPECTS SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT THE
BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION IS
(16:57):
SAYING.
IN THAT THERE ARE CRITICAL
PRIORITIES THAT THE LEGISLATURE
WANTS A CABINET OR AGENCY TO
UNDERTAKE, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE IN A
DIALOGUE WITH THOSE AGENCIES,
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
(17:18):
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE
IF SOME RESOURCES ARE REQUIRED
TO MOVE FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, THE WAY FORWARD IS TO
SET ASIDE SOME OF THIS BICKERING
AND WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
(17:39):
OF THIS STATE, TO MAKE SURE THAT
IMPORTANT INITIATIVES ARE BEING
UNDERTAKEN, THAT PROGRAMS THAT
HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPACTS ON
KENTUCKIANS' LIVES ARE BEING
SUPPORTED.
I THINK THAT IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE
(18:03):
IF AND WHEN SOME OF THIS
POLITICAL PETTINESS IS NO LONGER
THE IMPEDIMENT TO MAKING
PROGRESS.
[♪♪]
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THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE'S NEW PRESIDENT SAYS
THE SCHOOL IS ON TRACK TO BREAK
ITS ENROLLMENT RECORD FOR A
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
PRESIDENT GERRY BRADLEY
DISCUSSED SOME OF HIS PRIORITIES
DURING A MEDIA AVAILABILITY THIS
MORNING.
THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND
UNIVERSITY PROVOST WAS NAMED NEW
PRESIDENT LAST WEEK AFTER THE
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RESIGNATION OF KIM SCHATZEL WHO
HELD THE ROLE FOR JUST TWO
YEARS.
>> CHOOSING A NEW PRESIDENT
COMES IN AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE
NEW VISION AND THE REALITY IS
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE
UNIVERSITY NINE YEARS.
I HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE THAT
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IS ADMINISTERED
OUT OF MY OFFICE.
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FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT MY
VISION IS YOU SEE IT CLEARLY IN
THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE.
PRESIDENT BRADLEY
DISCUSSED HOUSE BILL 4 WHICH
BANS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION AT KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES THE LEGISLATURE
OVERTURNED GOVERNOR BESHEAR'S
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VETO.
>> WE ARE STILL WORKING OUT THE
LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
BECAUSE WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
IT.
AND I SPEAK FOR WE HAVE
QUESTIONS I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL
OF THE PRESIDENTS IN THE
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH.
ARE STILL TRYING GET
CLARIFICATION AS THIS BILL WAS
FINALLY DROPPED OVERRIDE THE
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VETO WHAT THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS
GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR JUNE 20TH
2025.
WE ARE WORKING AS A GROUP AMONG
THE PRESIDENTS TO GET MORE
INFORMATION.
AND CLEARLY OUR INTENT IS WE
WILL COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
BUT WE WILL CLEARLY CONTINUE
WITH OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO
MAKE EVERY PERSON FEEL LIKE THEY
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BELONG HERE.
BRADLEY ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGED CHALLENGES RELATED
TO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
AND HE SAID THE UNIVERSITY ISIC
TAKING A PROTECTIVE MEASURE BY
INSTITUTING A FOUR-MONTH HIRING
FREEZE FOR FULL-TIME STAFF AND
FACULTY.
>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
IS ALSO TRYING TO DETERMINE THE
FULL IMPACT OF A TRUMP
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ADMINISTRATION ORDER TO GET
GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT, THE
CUTS WILL MEAN THE LOSS OF TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
AT A CONFERENCE FOR RESEARCHERS
THEY SAY IT WILL DISRUPT
CRITICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
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ISSUES AFFECTING KENTUCKIANS
INCLUDING CANCER, HEART DIABETES
AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
>> OUR CENTER INTENDS TO BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO STUDY AND TO
PROMOTE TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE.
WHAT IS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE?
IT'S MOVING THE NEEDLE FROM THE
TEST TUBE TO ANIMALS TO HUMANS
AND THEN TO COMMUNITIES OF
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HUMANS AND EVENTSLY TO PRACTICE
TO GET TREATMENT NEW TREATMENT
TO PEOPLE AND WHERE THEY LIVE
INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
MOVING PEOPLE, MOVING
DISCOVERIES FROM BENCH TO
BEDSIDE AS THEY SAY.
>> IT IS THE ONLY CONFERENCE ON
CAMPUS THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL
OF OUR RESEARCHERS.
THE KEY ASPECT IT'S
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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SO YOU
HAVE PEOPLE AGAIN WORKING FROM
BASIC SCIENCE TO CLINICAL TRIALS
AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
ALL COMING TOGETHER.
AND PEOPLE STUDYING ALL TYPES OF
DIFFERENT DISEASES.
AGAIN DIABETES, CANCER,
ADDICTION THIS IS THE ONE TIME
OF YEAR THAT WE GET TOGETHER IN
ONE SPACE AND SHARE OUR WORK.
MY RESEARCH IS TO UNDERSTAND
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BASIC MECHANISMS OF SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER AS WELL AS TO
IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE TREATMENTS.
WE FACE MAJOR ISSUES AROUND
ADDICTION AND IT IS A STRONG
RESEARCH AT U.K.
MY RESEARCH IS HUMAN LABORATORY
WORK TO UNDERSTAND BASIC
MECHANISMS AND DO CLIB CAL
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TRIALS TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF
TREATMENTS.
>> ONE THING TO DISCOVER
SOMETHING IN A MOUSE AND THAT
MIGHT BE IMPORTANT BUT
ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO GET
TREATMENTS TO PEOPLE, TO PEOPLE
WHO REALLY NEED IT AND SOMETIMES
THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST
ARE THE MOST REMOTE AND MOST
HARD TO REACH.
EITHER BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN A
RURAL AREA OR THEY ARE
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DISTRUSTFUL OF THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION AND IN SOME WAYS
DON'T HAVE GOOD ACCESS THAT IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF RESEARCH TO
GET IT TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE
MOST.
>> NIH FUNDS A LOT OF RESEARCH
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
THIS RUNS THE SPECTRUM FROM VERY
BASIC SCIENCE PRECLINICAL
RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS AND
MEDICATIONS DEVELOPMENT ALL THE
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WAY OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW
TREATMENTS WORK, HOW THE
COMMUNITIES MIGHT LIKED
TREATMENTS.
WHETHER THEY ARE EFFECTIVE.
THIS SUPPORTS JOBS, IT HELPS US
SUPPORT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
EQUIPMENT TO DO OUR WORK.
REGULATORY ASPECTS OF OUR
RESEARCH.
SO NIH FUND SOMETHING CRUCIAL TO
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MAKING THAT DID.
WE ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT NIH
FUNDING ALTHOUGH THINKING ABOUT
IT TO HELP US DO OUR RESEARCH
AND ALSO TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OF AMERICANS.
MY WORK IS ADDICTION FOCUSED BUT
WE HAVE CANCER, RESEARCHERS,
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCHERS, PEOPLE
DOING WORK ON STROKE, DIABETES
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ALL NIH FUNDED REALLY VITAL TO
THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY AS
WELL AS IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF
THE CITIZENS OF COMMONWEALTH.
>> WHEN FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE
OVERALL FOR THE FIELD, THAT
MEANS THAT PERHAPS TREATMENTS
WILL NOT BE IDENTIFIED OR
DELIVERED OR ADVANCED.
WE MIGHT BE MISSING OUT ON BASIC
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DISCOVERY THAT REALLY IN FOUR,
FIVE, 10 YEARS COULD
REVOLUTIONIZE THE CURES WE CAN
BRING TO OUR PATIENTS BOTH AT
U.K. AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
[♪♪]
HAMILTON, BEAUTY AND
THE BEAST, THE OUTSIDERS AND MJ,
THE MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL.
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SO MANY GOOD ONES ALL SOME OF
THE BIG SHOWS COMING TO THE NEW
SEASON OF PNC'S BROADWAY IN
LOUISVILLE.
WE GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO
LEARN WHAT GOES INTO BRINGING
BROADWAY TO KENTUCKY AND WHAT
THE SHOWS BRING TO THE STATE.
>> WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VARIOUS
THINGS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
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COMES TO DOWNTOWN.
WHEN LOUISVILLE'S DOWNTOWN DOES
WELL, IT BODIES WELL FOR THE
ENTIRE STATE.
>> NO IT ISN'T.
AND AS I SAID, WE'RE PULLING
PEOPLE AND KIDS FOR OUR
EDUCATION PROGRAM, GOVERNOR'S
SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS IMPACT OUR
ENTIRE COMMUNITY, OUR STATE.
SOUTHERN INDIANA AS WELL.
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AND SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO
BOOK MORE SHOWS.
TYPICALLY WE HAVE EIGHT OR NINE
10 WEEKS OF THEATER.
I THINK NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE 12
WEEKS.
THE MORE WE CAN DO, THE MORE WE
CAN DO.
>> YEAH.
WHAT IS THAT VISION?
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION?
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>> GOSH, I WOULD LOVE CINCINNATI
IS WHAT WE CALL A TWO-WEEK
MARKET.
EVERY SINGLE SHOW COMES IN AND
SITS AND PLAYS 16 PERFORMANCES.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO A POINT
WHERE WE'RE IN THAT PLACE.
IT GIVES US MUCH MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION
BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT
TRAVELING ON MONDAYS AND SUNDAYS
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I CAN GET THEM TO SIT AND MONDAY
IS A DAY OFF.
I ALSO WOULD LOVE FOR THE SHOWS
TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OUR
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WHEN THEY
COME IN, IN AND OUT SO FAST FOUR
SHOWS ON THE WEEKEND THEY DON'T
GET A TASTE OF LOUISVILLE OR
KENTUCKY.
IF THEY WERE HERE FOR TWO WEEKS
MONDAY IS AN OFF TAKE, SO I
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THINK WE ALL FEEL PROUD WHEN
PEOPLE LEAVE AND SAY WOW WHAT A
GREAT TIME WE HAD AND WE GOT TO
DO THESE THINGS.
AND IT WOULD ALLOW MORE TIME FOR
THAT.
MORE SHOWS.
THAT IS THE VISION.
RECENTLY SAW A SHOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE INTERVIEW AND A
LOOK BEHIND THE SCENINGS OF
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KET.
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