July 15, 2025 • 27 mins
Leaders of Kentucky universities testified about how they're implementing HB 4, a new case of measles is confirmed in Kentucky, a transgender inmate challenges Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for inmates, and a Kentucky city is transforming an area into a new community.
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>> WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW
THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONFIRMED
CASE OF MEASLES IN LOUISVILLE
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
>> Renee (00:15):
ANOTHER MEASLES CASE
IN KENTUCKY WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT WHO IS MOST PRONE TO
GET IT.
>> WE WANT TO KNOW THE TAXPAYER
DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT,
STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL
SPENT.
LAWMAKERS HEAR FROM
UNIVERSITIES HOW THEY ARE
COMPLYING WITH ANTI-D.E.I.
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LEGISLATION.
>> A GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR
MISSION AND VISION OF JCPS AND
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND WHY JEFFERSON
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES
ARE BACK IN CLASS BEFORE THEIR
STUDENTS.
>> 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 TUESDAY, JULY THE 15TH I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY HAS ANOTHER
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CONFIRMED CASE OF THE MEASLES
BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO 13.
AND IT'S THE FIRST CASE IN
KENTUCKY'S LARGEST CITY.
LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG
MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS
MORNING.
>> WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW
AT THAT TIME WE HAVE OUR FIRST
CONFIRMED CASE OF MEASLES IN
LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY.
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IT IS A PEDIATRIC CASE.
THIS INDIVIDUAL RECENTLY
TRAVELED INTERNATIONAL HAD
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH HIS
FAMILY TO A COUNTRY THAT IS
KNOWN TO HAVE AN OUTBREAK OF
MEASLES.
AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS IN THE
PROCESS OF DOING CONTACT TRACING
TO ADVISE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THIS
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INDIVIDUAL.
PUBLIC HEALTH WILL TELL THOSE
THAT THEY CONNECT WITH THROUGH
THE CONTACT TRACING WHAT TO DO.
BUT THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE
WHO WE WILL BE ASKING TO
ISOLATE.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT, IS THAT
MEASLES IS AN INCREDIBLY, HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.
LAST WEEK DURING
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S NEWS
CONFERENCE WE HEARD FROM Dr.
STEVEN STACK THE SECRETARY FOR
THE KENTUCKY CABINET OF HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES WHO IS LEAST
LIKELY AND MOST LIKELY TO GET
THE MEASLES.
>> THE ROUGH NUMBERS I USE IF
YOU ARE 70 OR OLDER YOU ARE
CONSIDERED IMMUNE BECAUSE
MEASLES WAS CIRCULATING BACK
THEN.
THE YEAR IS 1957 IF YOU WERE
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BORN IN 1957 OR BEFORE YOU ARE
GOOD.
IF YOU'VE HAD TWO DOSES OF THE
VACCINE, YOU ARE GOOD.
70 OR OLDER, TWO DOSES OF
VACCINE YOU ARE GOOD.
THERE'S OTHERS IF YOU'VE HAD
MEASLES AND LABORATORY
CONFIRMATION OF MEASLES, THEN
YOU ARE ALSO IMMUNE.
FOR MOST OF THE PUBLIC YOU ARE
GOOD.
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THE PUBLIC IS THE YOUNGER KIDS
THESE DAYS THERE IS A GROWING
NUMBER WHO ARE NOT GETTING
IMMUNIZED THEY GET THE SICKEST.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE
OUTBREAKS, AS MANY AS ONE IN
FIVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
FIVE CAN END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO PARENT WANTS THEIR KID TO
FEEL BAD.
THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT THAT IS
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GET TWO DOSES OF VACCINE 97%
EFFECTIVE OF GETTING THE
DISEASE.
THE CENTER CENTER
REPORTS MORE THAN CENTER CENTER
STREETS
THIS IS THE WORST IN THE U.S. IN
MORE THAN THREE DECADES.
>>> UNIVERSITY LEADERS WERE
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ASKED TO TESTIFY HOW THEY ARE
COMPLYING WITH THE STATE'S NEW
ANTI-D.E.I. LAW DURING THE 2025
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LAWMAKERS
PASSED HOUSE BILL 4 WHICH
ABOLISHED ALL DIVERSITY, EQUITY
AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND
OFFICES AT THE STATE'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES.
THE LAW TOOK EFFECT LAST MOMENT
OUR EMILY SISK EXPLAINS HOW
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UNIVERSITIES HAVE TAKEN ACTION
IN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION OR D.E.I. INITIATIVES
HAVE COME TO A HALT AT
KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.
DURING TODAY'S BUDGET REVIEW
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SHARED
THEY DISBANDED THEIR OFFICE OF
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INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY LAST
AUGUST BEFORE HOUSE BILL 4 WAS
INTRODUCED.
U.K.'S PROVOST EXPLAINED WHAT
HAPPENED TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
>> PROGRAMS HOUSED IN THE OFFICE
WERE DISCONTINUED OR REVISED TO
MAKE CLEAR THAT THE SERVICES AND
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL
STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN WAYS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW.
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>> LEGISLATORS WERE NOT
SATISFIED WITH U.K.'S TESTIMONY.
THEY ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS IF
THE UNIVERSITY WAS STILL
OFFERING DISCRIMINATORY COURSES
AND SENATOR STEVEN WEST WANTED
MORE INFORMATION HOW MUCH MONEY
THE UNIVERSITY IS SAVING.
>> WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL
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SPENT, STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING
WELL SPENT AND JUST, I GUESS, I
WOULD REQUEST A LITTLE BIT MORE
DETAIL.
>> ANOTHER UNIVERSITY WHICH TOOK
ACTION BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, WAS NKU.
THEY DISSOLVED THEIR OFFICE OF
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE LAST AUGUST
AND FORMED A NEW INITIATIVE.
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>> THE NORTH CENTER WILL BE ON
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND
COMMUTER STUDENTS SO NKU CAN BE
UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT A LARGE
PORTION OF OUR STUDENTS ARE
COMMUTER STUDENTS THAT WILL BE
ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THAT
CENTER TO FILL A NEED WE THINK
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL.
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
REALIGNED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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AND SHARED THEIR NEW RESOURCE
CENTER.
>> IT WILL INCLUDE THE CENTER
FOR 34EU8TARY CONNECTED STUDENTS
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER
AND CENTERS AIMED AT SUPPORTING
SUCCESS FOR ALL UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS.
>> KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY IS
THE ONLY PUBLICLY FUNDED
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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY.
THEY REMOVED THEIR POSITIONS
YEARS AGO SAYING THEY DID NOT
NEED THEM.
>> KSU WAS FOUNDED IN RESPONSE
TO DISCRIMINATION.
WHETHER ON THE BASIS OF RACE,
COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, POLITICAL
BELIEF OR SOCIAL BELIEF.
>> MOREHEAD UNIVERSITIES
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EMPHASIZED THEIR FOCUS HAS BEEN
ON LOW INCOME STUDENTS RATHER
THAN D.E.I. PROGRAMS.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THEY NEVER
HAD A DIVERSITY OFFICE.
>> AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MOREHEAD
STATE UNIVERSITY AS OVER 50% OF
OUR STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME
STUDENTS AND THAT'S WHERE WE
PLACE THE MAJORITY OF OUR
EMPHASIS.
>> WE SERVE VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE
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OF FIRST GENERATION, LOW INCOME,
MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.
SO OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, I
BELIEVE, AT MURRAY STATE
UNIVERSITY ARE SECOND TO NONE
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THOSE STUDENTS.
>> THE PROVOST FORMATTED A
COMMITTEE TO EVAL LATE COURSES
AND ENSURE IT INCLUDES A
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MULTITUDE OF PERSPECTIVES.
>> TO ENSURE THAT ALTERNATE
VIEWPOINTS ARE PRESENTED ALONG
WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT COURSE
MATERIAL REFLECTS A RANGE OF
IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND
ASSESSMENTS DO NOT REQUIRE
ADOPTION OF VIEWPOINTS.
>> EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
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SHARE THEY HAVE ADOPTED
NEUTRALITY POLICIES.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AS
THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY
SISK.
THANKS, EMILY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT FULL HEARING
ON-LINE AT KET.ORG.
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>>> IT'S ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
FOR KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS
PROGRAM.
ARMORY KENTUCKY LLC OF GRAVES
COUNTY BEGAN CULTIVATION FRIDAY,
A FIRST IN KENTUCKY THAT IS
AFTER AN INSPECTION BY THE
KENTUCKY OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS.
SO FAR, KENTUCKY HAS LICENSED 81
BUSINESSES AND REGISTERED MORE
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THAN 400 MEDICAL CANNABIS
PRACTITIONERS AND 11,000 PEOPLE
HAVE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A
MEDICAL CANNABIS CARD.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE
STATE IS GETTING CLOSER TO BEING
ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING
PATIENTS WITH RELIEF THROUGH
MEDICAL CANNABIS.
>> KENTUCKY IS JOINING MORE THAN
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20 STATES IN SUING PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION
OVER BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
EDUCATION GRANTSES THAT HAVE
BEEN FROZEN.
AT THAT TIME INCLUDES MORE THAN
87 MILLION DOLLARS FOR KENTUCKY.
PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN ONE
MILLION STUDENTS ARE AT RISK
BECAUSE OF THE FREEZE.
CONGRESS SET ASIDE MONEY FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, THE YMCA
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AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT AND
CHILDCARE.
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM
AS LINE WITH THE REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES.
IN A STATEMENT ANDY BESHEAR SAID
QUOTE THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEMOCRAT
OR REPUBLICAN THESE FUNDS WERE
APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR THE
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EDUCATION OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN
AND IT'S MY JOB TO ENSURE WE GET
THEM.
OUR KIDS AND OUR FUTURE DEPEND
ON I ASTRONG EDUCATION AND THESE
FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING
SURE OUR KIDS SUCCEED.
END QUOTE.
>>> A TRANSGENDER KENTUCKY
INMATE IS SUING THE STATE'S
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR
DENYING HER HORMONE THERAPY THAT
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IS NOW BANNED UNDER STATE LAW.
MADDILYN MARCUM IS SERVING A
40-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR A
2013 MURDER.
SHE SAYS SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
GENDER DYSPHORIA IN 2009 AND HAS
BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENT SINCE
2016.
BUT SENATE BILL 2 PASSED DWURG
THE 2025 KENTUCKY GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY PROHIBITS GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE FOR INMATES.
MARCUM'S LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY
THE A.C.L.U. AND CLAIMS SB2
VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
8TH AMENDMENT AND THE 14TH
AMENDMENT GUARANTEEING EQUAL
PROTECTIONS.
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AT LEAST ONE STATE LAWMAKER IS
CRITICIZING THE LAWSUIT.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REPUBLICAN
STATE REPRESENTATIVE T.J.
ROBERTS SAID HE WAS HONORED TO
VOTE FOR SENATE BILL 2.
HE ADDED QUOTE I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR.
THERE IS NOTHING COME PASSIONATE
ABOUT FORCING THE PEOPLE OF
KENTUCKY TO PAY FOR TRANSGENDER
DRUGS FOR A CONVICTED MURDERER
OR FOR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER.
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RATHER FORCING THE TAXPAYER TO
FRONT THE COST OF AFFIRMING THE
MENTAL ILLNESS OF A MURDERER IS
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TREATMENT OF
THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.
END QUOTE.
>>> THERE ARE TWO WORDS THAT CAN
STRIKE HOPE OR FEAR WHEN THEY
ARE PAIRED TOGETHER.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MOST OFTEN SHORTHANDEDLY
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REFERRED TO AS A.I.
JOSH BRAY CO-CHAIRS THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND SAYS IT'S EASY TO SEE HOW
BOTH FOLKS CAN HOLD BOTH
REACTIONS TO THE TECHNOLOGY AT
THE SAME TIME.
BUT HE BELIEVES THAT WHAT CAN
COME FROM IT, HOLDS GREAT
PROMISE IN STATE GOVERNMENT,
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND MORE.
I TALKED TO HIM LAST YEAR AT THE
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CENTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ABOUT THE WORK STATE LAWMAKERS
ARE PUTTING IN NOW TO KEEP PACE
WITH THIS EVER EVOLVING
INTELLIGENCE.
>> IT WILL BE LIKE ANOTHER
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
LAST YEAR WE HAD THE FIRST
ITERATION OF THE A.I. TASK FORCE
WHICH CENTER BLEDSOE AND I WERE
CHAIRMEN OF.
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AND WE STARTED THERE.
WHAT IS A.I.?
HOW CAN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
UTILIZE A.I. TO BETTER SERVE OUR
TAXPAYERS TO FIND EFFICIENCIES
IN GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN
UTILIZE TO SAVE MONEY TO MAKE
THE USER EXPERIENCE BETTER.
I MEAN JUST FOR INSTANCE FILING
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FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
HOW MANY I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED ME
WITH FRUSTRATIONS I'VE SENT IN
THIS FORM OR THEY CAME BACK AND
SAID I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING
FILLED OUT.
A.I. HAS USES WITHIN GOVERNMENT.
SO WE HAD PASSED A BILL SENATE
BILL 4 LAST SESSION THAT KIND OF
STARTED TO ADDRESS THAT.
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IT PUT IN PLACE A PERMISSION
STRUCTURE FOR STATE GOVERNMENT
TO UTILIZE THAT AS WELL IT PUT A
TRANSPARENCY PIECE IN SO THAT
THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW HOW A.I.'S
BEING USED TO WITHIN THE
GOVERNMENT.
BUT THIS YEAR, WE'RE GETTING TO
SOME REALLY COOL STUFF THAT WE
DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR LAST
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SESSION.
THE LAST TASK FORCE OVER THE
INTERIM WE'RE LOOKING AT
EDUCATION, WHAT ROLE IS A.I.
GOING TO HAVE WITHIN THE K-12
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
KENTUCKY.
ENERGY POLICY.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALLY LOOK AT A.I. AND ENERGY
POLICY TOGETHER BUT THEY GO HAND
IN HAND BECAUSE IT TAKES THESE
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DATA CENTERS TO RUN A.I. AND
THEY USE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
ENERGY AND SO THERE IS AN ENERGY
POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HOW DOES A.I. PLAY IN WITH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS
KENTUCKY IS FORTUNATE IN WE HAVE
AN EXCESS ENERGY CAPACITY.
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THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKES US ATTRACTIVE FOR OUT OF
STATE COMPANIES WHENEVER THEY
LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE
WATER, WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF
ELECTRICITY.
SO IT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE AS A
STATE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
POLICIES WE HAVE AROUND A.I.
DON'T HURT OTHER ECONOMIC
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DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
KENTUCKY'S GOT GOOD POLICIES IN
PLACE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN SEE A BOOM TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMIES.
>> .
DO YOU THINK THERE
NEEDS TO BE SOME EFFORT FROM
SOMEWHERE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON
IT?
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YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND YOU AND
AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE GREATER THAN
MOST PEOPLE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE
FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT IT COULD
MEAN, JOB REPLACEMENT ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ARE
DISCUSSED.
HOW DO YOU ALLAY THOSE FEARS?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN.
EXCEPT, A LITTLE BIT OF
EDUCATION LIKE WHAT YOU SAID.
I LISTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE'S
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CONCERNS I SHARE THEM TOO,
RIGHT.
JUST THINKING SEEING HOW JUST
TAKE LIKE CHATGPT OR GROK.
HOW IT'S EVOLVED IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS OR SINCE THE LAST TASK
FORCE.
GOOGLE GEMINI.
SOME OF THE VIDEOS YOU SEE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA THEY ARE
INDISTINGUISHABLE FOR IS THIS
FAKE?
IS THIS REAL?
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THIS IS JUST OVER TWO YEARS WHAT
IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 20
YEARS.
FOR YEARS WE'VE WORRIED ABOUT
JOB REPLACEMENT AUTOMATION
WITHIN THE BLUE-COLLAR SECTOR,
IT WILL BE WHITE-COLLAR AFFECTED
THE MOST.
BUT THERE'S ALSO TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.
I LOOK AT LIKE RURAL HEALTHCARE.
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WE'VE GOT A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS.
A SHORTAGE OF SPECIALISTS.
WELL, IN THE NEXT 10, 20 YEARS,
THIS THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE
INTEGRATED THROUGH THAT
PROFESSION TO WHERE IT FREES UP
A HUMAN DOCTOR'S TIME TO SEE
MORE PATIENTS OR IT CAN TAKE
SOME OF THE BURDEN OFF
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PARTICULARLY WITH THE
BUREAUCRACY.
>> .
THE ADMINISTRATIVE
STUFF.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE A.I. TASK FORCE
MET TODAY IN FRANKFORT AND WE'LL
BRING YOU HIGHLIGHTS THAT
HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
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NOT EVERYONE IN LOGAN
COUNTY LIKES A PROPERTY TAX HIKE
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OK'd BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WHAT DO THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT
IT?
TOBY GIBBS HAS DETAILS IN THE
LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY.
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>> SOME PEOPLE IN LOGAN COUNTY
WANT TO VOTE ON A NICKEL
PROPERTY TAX HIKE APPROVED BY
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THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THE TAX MEANS PEOPLE WILL PAY
5.9 CENTS FOR EVERY $100 OF
ASSESSED VALUE.
THE MONEY WILL GO TO SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDRESS SCHOOL
OVERCROWDING.
TAX OPPONENTS ARE GETTING NAMES
ON A PETITION ASKING FOR THE TAX
TO GO ON THE BALLOT.
ORGANIZERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 21 TO
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GET 1043 SIGNATURES, 10% OF THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN
THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
>>> A GROUP CALLED HUMANE WORLD
FOR ANIMALS IS PUSHING FOR THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
PASS A BILL REQUIRING ANIMALS
OWNERS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE IF
THEY ARE SEIZED DURING A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
THE TIMES LEADER SAYS THE BILL
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IS KNOWN AS THE COST OF CARE
BILL, SIMILAR LAWS ALREADY EXIST
IN ALL BUT FIVE STATES.
WITHOUT THE LAW, TAXPAYERS PAY
FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS SEIZED
DURING INVESTIGATIONS.
>>> FOR KENTUCKIANS WHO ENTER
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE
STAYING ENROLLED.
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THE GREYSON COUNTY NEWS QUOTES
THE NATIONAL STUDENT
CLEARINGHOUSE WHICH SAYS THE
PERCENTAGE OF UNDERGRADUATES
STAYING IN SCHOOL WENT UP ALMOST
10% IN TWOO AND 8% IN 2024.
THE STUDY SAYS THE NUMBERS
INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT REBOUND
FROM THE YEARS COVID WAS AT ITS
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WORST.
>>> A NEW TECHNICAL BUILDING IS
HEADED TO SOMERSET COMMUNITY
COLLEGE'S LAUREL COUNTY CAMPUS.
THE 30 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY
WILL GO UP ON LAND NEXT TO THE
LAUREL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE GROUNDBREAKING IS EXPECTED
IN THE SPRING OF 2026.
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>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES ARE
GETTING GEARED UP FOR THE FALL
SPORTS SEASON.
THE DISTRICT HELD A CLINIC LAST
WEEK.
AROUND 300 COACHES INCLUDING 75
NEW ONES WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
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THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR JCPS
SAYS THE FOCUS WAS ON THE MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF STUDENT
ATHLETES AND DISCUSSED SENATE
BILL 181 A NEW LAW MANDATING
THAT ALL ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDENTS
AND SCHOOL STAFF BE CONDUCTED
THROUGH DESIGNATED TRACEABLE
PLATFORMS.
>> THEY ARE LEARN BEING EQUITY,
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THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS DIVISION
AND GETTING CPR TRAINING IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR MISSION
AND VISION OF JCPS ATHLETICS AND
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT SENATE BILL
181 MAKING SURE THEY ARE
COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS AS
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WELL.
WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING BECAUSE
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEM TO NETWORK AND PROVIDE THEM
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE AN
EFFECTIVE COACH.
AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE INVESTED
IN THE WHOLE CHILD AND PREPARING
KIDS FOR LEARNING THE GAME AND
ALSO BEING A GOOD ATHLETE, A
GOOD STUDENT, STUDENT FIRST,
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ATHLETE SECOND AND MAKE SURE
THEY ARE CHECKING IN ON THEM AND
GRADES AND ENCOURAGING THEM IN
JCPS.
COMMUNICATION IS A BIG ONE.
SAFETY, WE'RE GOING OVER OUR
SAFETY NORMS OUR EMERGENCY
ACTION PLANS HOW TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE WITH THE HIGH
HEAT.
AND COACHING THEM TO SUCCESS AND
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MAKING SURE THEY ARE A GREAT
ATHLETE AND THE BEST LEADER THEY
CAN BE ON AND OFF THE FIELDS.
THE COACHES ALSO
RECEIVED TRAINING ON FIRST AID
AND THE USE OF AUTOMATED
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS OR
AED'S.
HEADING TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY,
THE COVINGTON CENTRAL RIVERFRONT
IS A 23-ACRE SITE FORMERLY HOME
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TO THE I.R.S.
THE CITY IS TRANSFORMING THE
AREA INTO A NEW COMMUNITY.
OFFICIALS TOOK RESIDENTSES ON A
QUOTE HARDHAT TOUR OF THE SITE
LAST WEEK.
OUR EMILY SISK WAS THERE AND SHE
HAS THE LATEST.
>> WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO IT AS
A PROJECT OR A DEVELOPMENT.
INSTEAD WE ARE BRINGING BACK A
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> IN THE 1960s, THAT
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NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLETELY CHANGED
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
I.R.S. BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED.
THE I.R.S. WAS ONCE THE LARGEST
EMPLOYER IN THE CITY.
BUT AFTER CONSOLIDATING OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT CLOSED
THE COVINGTON BRANCH IN 2019.
NOW, THE CITY HAS BOUGHT BACK
THE PROPERTY AND HAS BIG PLANS
FOR THE AREA.
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>> THIS IS A VERY IMAGE
DEVELOPMENT THEY CALL IT THE
BILLION DOLLAR MILE.
>> IT IS IN FACT PART OF THE $5
BILLION MILE WHICH STRETCHES
ACROSS KENTON AND CAMPBELL
COUNTIES.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR SAYS THE RIVERFRONT
AREA IS SEPARATED BY BLOCKS WITH
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MANY DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTING
BUILDS.
>> AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN
COVINGTON IS NOT DEVELOPED BY
ONE DEVELOPER NOT DESIGNED BY
ONE ARCHITECT AND NOT BUILT BY
ONE BUILDER.
>> THE CITY PLANS TO TURN THE
AREA INTO A MIXED-USE BUSINESS
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY WITH
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, HOTELS,
APARTMENTS, OFFICE SPACE, A PARK
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AND MORE.
THEY ARE ALSO HOPING TO BECOME
THE NEW HOME FOR TWO GRADUATE
SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
>> IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE
CHASE LAW SCHOOL AND THE U.K.
MED SCHOOL ARE INTERESTED IN
LOCATING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE A
CONNECTION TO ANOTHER CITY,
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NEWPORT.
>> THE TOP OF IT WILL FORM A
LAND BRIDGE THAT WILL CONNECT
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE TOP
OF THE LEVY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COVINGTON
HAS NEVER HAD.
>> BRAY CONSTRUCTION BASED IN
NORTHERN KENTUCKY HAS BEEN
WORKING ON PHASE ONE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE LAST YEAR.
THEY'VE LAYED SEWER, GAS,
ELECTRIC AND WATERLINES TO
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ENSURE THE NEXT PHASE CAN GO OFF
WITHOUT A HITCH.
>> IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM THE
DOWNTOWN AREA.
YOU WILL THESE INDEPENDENT LOTS
START GETTING STRUCTURES IN
PLACE, GETTING HOUSES IN,
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
REALLY TRANSFORM MORE THAN WHAT
IS ALREADY DONE WITH THE 100,000
YARDS WE HAVE MOVED.
AND TONS AND TONS OF CONCRETE
(22:43):
AND AS PHENOMENA FAULT PAVED AND
POURED.
>> AFTER PLANNING AND
PREPARATION, WEST EXPLAINED WHEN
BUILDINGS WILL START POPPING UP.
>> SUMMER, EARLY FALL FOLKS WILL
SEE BUILDINGS BEING BUILT AND
THAT IS GOING TO BRING ANOTHER
LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT.
TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK ON A MASTER PLAN FOR
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SOMETHING SO LARGE AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL IN A CITY THAT
I DEEPLY LOVE.
AND HAVE LOVED FOR MANY DECADES.
THAT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
BUT THEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT
PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED, IS THE
ULTIMATE.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
THE CITY IS INVESTING MORE THAN
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$100 MILLION IN THE SITE.
THE TOTAL COST IS EXPECTED TO BE
AT LEAST $300 MILLION.
[♪♪]
>>> MORE THAN 100 HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS FROM ACROSS KENTUCKY
PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SUMMER
START UP PROGRAM AT THE
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
THE THREE-WEEK SESSION EMPOWERS
STUDENTS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT TO DREAM BIG.
>> I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND
AND SHE SAID IT WILL CHANGE YOUR
LIFE.
AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE
SAME PERSON I WAS LIKE GOODNESS
THIS IS THAT TRUE.
AFTER COMING HERE I HAVE
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UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S CHANGED MY
LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
>> IT IS AN IMMERSIVE SUMMER
PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
WE TEACH THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY
AND ARTICULATE PROBLEMS, HOW TO
DESIGN SOLUTIONS USING THE
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS AS A
FRAMEWORK.
AND IT ENDS IN A BIG SHARK TANK
(24:29):
STYLE PITCH COMPETITION CALLED
PITCH FEST.
>> MY GROUP WE'VE CHANGED OUR
IDEAS FROM COMING UP WITH 100
PROBLEMS WE WENT UP TO 200.
SO WE CAME UP WITH THE PROBLEM
OF HOW TO DETECT DEHYDRATION
AMONGST COLLEGIATE ATHLETES IN
FOOTBALL.
I LOVE MY GROUP AND IT'S BEEN SO
FUN.
>> THE FIRST WEEK WAS STRESSFUL,
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AND HARD AND A LOT OF ADJUSTING
ALL THE SWEAT AND TEARS I SPENT
MAKING MY ONE00 SOLUTIONS LIKE
IF I COULD GO BACK I PROBABLY
WOULD.
I WAS AGGRAVATED TO DO IT.
WHEN I WAS LAYING IN MY BED, I
REALIZED I DID THAT.
>> GSE IS NOT A CLASSROOM AND WE
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GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEM
IN A BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENT THAT
IS SO UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY ARE
USED TO IN SCHOOL OR AT HOME.
AND THAT CHALLENGES THEM.
BUT THEY LEARN THROUGH THIS
PROCESS HOW TO EMBRACE THAT
UNCERTAINTY, HOW TO NAVIGATE
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INDECISION AND HOW TO MAKE THE
BEST OUTCOME.
>> IT IS LIFE CHANGING AND IT IS
GREAT EXPERIENCE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF.
I WOULD SAY YOU GAIN MORE
INDEPENDENCE AND I'D SAY YOU
BECOME MORE SOCIAL.
AGAIN, YOU ARE GETTING PREPARED
FOR YOUR FUTURE IF YOU DO CHOOSE
TO GO TO COLLEGE.
>> I THINK THE PRIMARY SKILLS
(25:54):
THAT WE'RE TEACHING HERE ARE
HIGH AGENCY.
I THINK FAIL WITHOUT FEAR IS A
TAG LINE WE LOVE TO SAY.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE
WORLD LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE
WITH A.I. ABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTION YOU MIGHT NEED, HOW DO
WE TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO THINK
CRITICALLY HOW THEY WANT TO SHOW
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UP IN THE WORLD AND THE IMPACT
THEY WANT TO MAKE.
>> ONE OF OUR MAYBE GOALS IS TO
BREAK BARRIERS AND BUILD BRIDGES
ACROSS THE STATE WHERE THE YOUNG
PEOPLE CAN MEET OTHER YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT KINDS
OF BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE STATE.
>> I COME FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY
A SMALL TOWN.
AND COMING TO GSE AND MEETING
(26:37):
PEOPLE FROM HAZARD KENTUCKY,
LEITCHFIELD, MADISONVILLE IT'S
WONDERFUL LEARNING ABOUT
KENTUCKY'S CULTURE THROUGH
PEOPLE YOUR AGE AND SEEING WHAT
PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
AROUND THE STATE ARE DOING.
GSE IS THE BEGINNING.
IT'S OPENED UP THE DOOR TO ME TO
DO SO MUCH STUFF.
WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM.
GSE WILL CONTINUE THE
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PARTNERSHIP WITH U.K. WHO WILL
HOST THE SUMMER PROGRAM THROUGH
2027.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THAT
LONG TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT
WE WILL BE BACK 6:30, 5:30
CENTRAL WHERE AND INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER AND SEND
(27:19):
US A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL TO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.
TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE GOOD CARE.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
(00:05):
>> WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW
THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONFIRMED
CASE OF MEASLES IN LOUISVILLE
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
>> Renee (00:15):
ANOTHER MEASLES CASE
IN KENTUCKY WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT WHO IS MOST PRONE TO
GET IT.
>> WE WANT TO KNOW THE TAXPAYER
DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT,
STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL
SPENT.
LAWMAKERS HEAR FROM
UNIVERSITIES HOW THEY ARE
COMPLYING WITH ANTI-D.E.I.
(00:36):
LEGISLATION.
>> A GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR
MISSION AND VISION OF JCPS AND
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND WHY JEFFERSON
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES
ARE BACK IN CLASS BEFORE THEIR
STUDENTS.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(00:56):
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS TUESDAY, JULY THE 15TH I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY HAS ANOTHER
(01:17):
CONFIRMED CASE OF THE MEASLES
BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO 13.
AND IT'S THE FIRST CASE IN
KENTUCKY'S LARGEST CITY.
LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG
MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS
MORNING.
>> WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW
AT THAT TIME WE HAVE OUR FIRST
CONFIRMED CASE OF MEASLES IN
LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY.
(01:38):
IT IS A PEDIATRIC CASE.
THIS INDIVIDUAL RECENTLY
TRAVELED INTERNATIONAL HAD
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH HIS
FAMILY TO A COUNTRY THAT IS
KNOWN TO HAVE AN OUTBREAK OF
MEASLES.
AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS IN THE
PROCESS OF DOING CONTACT TRACING
TO ADVISE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THIS
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INDIVIDUAL.
PUBLIC HEALTH WILL TELL THOSE
THAT THEY CONNECT WITH THROUGH
THE CONTACT TRACING WHAT TO DO.
BUT THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE
WHO WE WILL BE ASKING TO
ISOLATE.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT, IS THAT
MEASLES IS AN INCREDIBLY, HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.
LAST WEEK DURING
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S NEWS
CONFERENCE WE HEARD FROM Dr.
STEVEN STACK THE SECRETARY FOR
THE KENTUCKY CABINET OF HEALTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES WHO IS LEAST
LIKELY AND MOST LIKELY TO GET
THE MEASLES.
>> THE ROUGH NUMBERS I USE IF
YOU ARE 70 OR OLDER YOU ARE
CONSIDERED IMMUNE BECAUSE
MEASLES WAS CIRCULATING BACK
THEN.
THE YEAR IS 1957 IF YOU WERE
(02:43):
BORN IN 1957 OR BEFORE YOU ARE
GOOD.
IF YOU'VE HAD TWO DOSES OF THE
VACCINE, YOU ARE GOOD.
70 OR OLDER, TWO DOSES OF
VACCINE YOU ARE GOOD.
THERE'S OTHERS IF YOU'VE HAD
MEASLES AND LABORATORY
CONFIRMATION OF MEASLES, THEN
YOU ARE ALSO IMMUNE.
FOR MOST OF THE PUBLIC YOU ARE
GOOD.
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THE PUBLIC IS THE YOUNGER KIDS
THESE DAYS THERE IS A GROWING
NUMBER WHO ARE NOT GETTING
IMMUNIZED THEY GET THE SICKEST.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE
OUTBREAKS, AS MANY AS ONE IN
FIVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
FIVE CAN END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO PARENT WANTS THEIR KID TO
FEEL BAD.
THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT THAT IS
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GET TWO DOSES OF VACCINE 97%
EFFECTIVE OF GETTING THE
DISEASE.
THE CENTER CENTER
REPORTS MORE THAN CENTER CENTER
STREETS
THIS IS THE WORST IN THE U.S. IN
MORE THAN THREE DECADES.
>>> UNIVERSITY LEADERS WERE
(03:45):
ASKED TO TESTIFY HOW THEY ARE
COMPLYING WITH THE STATE'S NEW
ANTI-D.E.I. LAW DURING THE 2025
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LAWMAKERS
PASSED HOUSE BILL 4 WHICH
ABOLISHED ALL DIVERSITY, EQUITY
AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND
OFFICES AT THE STATE'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES.
THE LAW TOOK EFFECT LAST MOMENT
OUR EMILY SISK EXPLAINS HOW
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UNIVERSITIES HAVE TAKEN ACTION
IN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION OR D.E.I. INITIATIVES
HAVE COME TO A HALT AT
KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.
DURING TODAY'S BUDGET REVIEW
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SHARED
THEY DISBANDED THEIR OFFICE OF
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INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY LAST
AUGUST BEFORE HOUSE BILL 4 WAS
INTRODUCED.
U.K.'S PROVOST EXPLAINED WHAT
HAPPENED TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
>> PROGRAMS HOUSED IN THE OFFICE
WERE DISCONTINUED OR REVISED TO
MAKE CLEAR THAT THE SERVICES AND
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL
STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN WAYS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW.
(04:49):
>> LEGISLATORS WERE NOT
SATISFIED WITH U.K.'S TESTIMONY.
THEY ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS IF
THE UNIVERSITY WAS STILL
OFFERING DISCRIMINATORY COURSES
AND SENATOR STEVEN WEST WANTED
MORE INFORMATION HOW MUCH MONEY
THE UNIVERSITY IS SAVING.
>> WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL
(05:09):
SPENT, STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING
WELL SPENT AND JUST, I GUESS, I
WOULD REQUEST A LITTLE BIT MORE
DETAIL.
>> ANOTHER UNIVERSITY WHICH TOOK
ACTION BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, WAS NKU.
THEY DISSOLVED THEIR OFFICE OF
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE LAST AUGUST
AND FORMED A NEW INITIATIVE.
(05:32):
>> THE NORTH CENTER WILL BE ON
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND
COMMUTER STUDENTS SO NKU CAN BE
UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT A LARGE
PORTION OF OUR STUDENTS ARE
COMMUTER STUDENTS THAT WILL BE
ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THAT
CENTER TO FILL A NEED WE THINK
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL.
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
REALIGNED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
(05:53):
AND SHARED THEIR NEW RESOURCE
CENTER.
>> IT WILL INCLUDE THE CENTER
FOR 34EU8TARY CONNECTED STUDENTS
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER
AND CENTERS AIMED AT SUPPORTING
SUCCESS FOR ALL UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS.
>> KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY IS
THE ONLY PUBLICLY FUNDED
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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY.
THEY REMOVED THEIR POSITIONS
YEARS AGO SAYING THEY DID NOT
NEED THEM.
>> KSU WAS FOUNDED IN RESPONSE
TO DISCRIMINATION.
WHETHER ON THE BASIS OF RACE,
COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, POLITICAL
BELIEF OR SOCIAL BELIEF.
>> MOREHEAD UNIVERSITIES
(06:35):
EMPHASIZED THEIR FOCUS HAS BEEN
ON LOW INCOME STUDENTS RATHER
THAN D.E.I. PROGRAMS.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THEY NEVER
HAD A DIVERSITY OFFICE.
>> AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MOREHEAD
STATE UNIVERSITY AS OVER 50% OF
OUR STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME
STUDENTS AND THAT'S WHERE WE
PLACE THE MAJORITY OF OUR
EMPHASIS.
>> WE SERVE VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE
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OF FIRST GENERATION, LOW INCOME,
MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.
SO OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, I
BELIEVE, AT MURRAY STATE
UNIVERSITY ARE SECOND TO NONE
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THOSE STUDENTS.
>> THE PROVOST FORMATTED A
COMMITTEE TO EVAL LATE COURSES
AND ENSURE IT INCLUDES A
(07:19):
MULTITUDE OF PERSPECTIVES.
>> TO ENSURE THAT ALTERNATE
VIEWPOINTS ARE PRESENTED ALONG
WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT COURSE
MATERIAL REFLECTS A RANGE OF
IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND
ASSESSMENTS DO NOT REQUIRE
ADOPTION OF VIEWPOINTS.
>> EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
(07:39):
SHARE THEY HAVE ADOPTED
NEUTRALITY POLICIES.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AS
THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY
SISK.
THANKS, EMILY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT FULL HEARING
ON-LINE AT KET.ORG.
(08:00):
>>> IT'S ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
FOR KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS
PROGRAM.
ARMORY KENTUCKY LLC OF GRAVES
COUNTY BEGAN CULTIVATION FRIDAY,
A FIRST IN KENTUCKY THAT IS
AFTER AN INSPECTION BY THE
KENTUCKY OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS.
SO FAR, KENTUCKY HAS LICENSED 81
BUSINESSES AND REGISTERED MORE
(08:21):
THAN 400 MEDICAL CANNABIS
PRACTITIONERS AND 11,000 PEOPLE
HAVE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A
MEDICAL CANNABIS CARD.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE
STATE IS GETTING CLOSER TO BEING
ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING
PATIENTS WITH RELIEF THROUGH
MEDICAL CANNABIS.
>> KENTUCKY IS JOINING MORE THAN
(08:41):
20 STATES IN SUING PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION
OVER BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
EDUCATION GRANTSES THAT HAVE
BEEN FROZEN.
AT THAT TIME INCLUDES MORE THAN
87 MILLION DOLLARS FOR KENTUCKY.
PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN ONE
MILLION STUDENTS ARE AT RISK
BECAUSE OF THE FREEZE.
CONGRESS SET ASIDE MONEY FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, THE YMCA
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AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT AND
CHILDCARE.
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM
AS LINE WITH THE REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES.
IN A STATEMENT ANDY BESHEAR SAID
QUOTE THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEMOCRAT
OR REPUBLICAN THESE FUNDS WERE
APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR THE
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EDUCATION OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN
AND IT'S MY JOB TO ENSURE WE GET
THEM.
OUR KIDS AND OUR FUTURE DEPEND
ON I ASTRONG EDUCATION AND THESE
FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING
SURE OUR KIDS SUCCEED.
END QUOTE.
>>> A TRANSGENDER KENTUCKY
INMATE IS SUING THE STATE'S
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR
DENYING HER HORMONE THERAPY THAT
(09:43):
IS NOW BANNED UNDER STATE LAW.
MADDILYN MARCUM IS SERVING A
40-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR A
2013 MURDER.
SHE SAYS SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
GENDER DYSPHORIA IN 2009 AND HAS
BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENT SINCE
2016.
BUT SENATE BILL 2 PASSED DWURG
THE 2025 KENTUCKY GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY PROHIBITS GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE FOR INMATES.
MARCUM'S LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY
THE A.C.L.U. AND CLAIMS SB2
VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
8TH AMENDMENT AND THE 14TH
AMENDMENT GUARANTEEING EQUAL
PROTECTIONS.
(10:25):
AT LEAST ONE STATE LAWMAKER IS
CRITICIZING THE LAWSUIT.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REPUBLICAN
STATE REPRESENTATIVE T.J.
ROBERTS SAID HE WAS HONORED TO
VOTE FOR SENATE BILL 2.
HE ADDED QUOTE I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR.
THERE IS NOTHING COME PASSIONATE
ABOUT FORCING THE PEOPLE OF
KENTUCKY TO PAY FOR TRANSGENDER
DRUGS FOR A CONVICTED MURDERER
OR FOR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER.
(10:47):
RATHER FORCING THE TAXPAYER TO
FRONT THE COST OF AFFIRMING THE
MENTAL ILLNESS OF A MURDERER IS
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TREATMENT OF
THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.
END QUOTE.
>>> THERE ARE TWO WORDS THAT CAN
STRIKE HOPE OR FEAR WHEN THEY
ARE PAIRED TOGETHER.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MOST OFTEN SHORTHANDEDLY
(11:08):
REFERRED TO AS A.I.
JOSH BRAY CO-CHAIRS THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND SAYS IT'S EASY TO SEE HOW
BOTH FOLKS CAN HOLD BOTH
REACTIONS TO THE TECHNOLOGY AT
THE SAME TIME.
BUT HE BELIEVES THAT WHAT CAN
COME FROM IT, HOLDS GREAT
PROMISE IN STATE GOVERNMENT,
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND MORE.
I TALKED TO HIM LAST YEAR AT THE
(11:30):
CENTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ABOUT THE WORK STATE LAWMAKERS
ARE PUTTING IN NOW TO KEEP PACE
WITH THIS EVER EVOLVING
INTELLIGENCE.
>> IT WILL BE LIKE ANOTHER
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
LAST YEAR WE HAD THE FIRST
ITERATION OF THE A.I. TASK FORCE
WHICH CENTER BLEDSOE AND I WERE
CHAIRMEN OF.
(11:51):
AND WE STARTED THERE.
WHAT IS A.I.?
HOW CAN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
UTILIZE A.I. TO BETTER SERVE OUR
TAXPAYERS TO FIND EFFICIENCIES
IN GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN
UTILIZE TO SAVE MONEY TO MAKE
THE USER EXPERIENCE BETTER.
I MEAN JUST FOR INSTANCE FILING
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FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
HOW MANY I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED ME
WITH FRUSTRATIONS I'VE SENT IN
THIS FORM OR THEY CAME BACK AND
SAID I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING
FILLED OUT.
A.I. HAS USES WITHIN GOVERNMENT.
SO WE HAD PASSED A BILL SENATE
BILL 4 LAST SESSION THAT KIND OF
STARTED TO ADDRESS THAT.
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IT PUT IN PLACE A PERMISSION
STRUCTURE FOR STATE GOVERNMENT
TO UTILIZE THAT AS WELL IT PUT A
TRANSPARENCY PIECE IN SO THAT
THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW HOW A.I.'S
BEING USED TO WITHIN THE
GOVERNMENT.
BUT THIS YEAR, WE'RE GETTING TO
SOME REALLY COOL STUFF THAT WE
DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR LAST
(12:52):
SESSION.
THE LAST TASK FORCE OVER THE
INTERIM WE'RE LOOKING AT
EDUCATION, WHAT ROLE IS A.I.
GOING TO HAVE WITHIN THE K-12
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
KENTUCKY.
ENERGY POLICY.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALLY LOOK AT A.I. AND ENERGY
POLICY TOGETHER BUT THEY GO HAND
IN HAND BECAUSE IT TAKES THESE
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DATA CENTERS TO RUN A.I. AND
THEY USE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
ENERGY AND SO THERE IS AN ENERGY
POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HOW DOES A.I. PLAY IN WITH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS
KENTUCKY IS FORTUNATE IN WE HAVE
AN EXCESS ENERGY CAPACITY.
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THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKES US ATTRACTIVE FOR OUT OF
STATE COMPANIES WHENEVER THEY
LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE
WATER, WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF
ELECTRICITY.
SO IT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE AS A
STATE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
POLICIES WE HAVE AROUND A.I.
DON'T HURT OTHER ECONOMIC
(13:56):
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
KENTUCKY'S GOT GOOD POLICIES IN
PLACE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN SEE A BOOM TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMIES.
>> .
DO YOU THINK THERE
NEEDS TO BE SOME EFFORT FROM
SOMEWHERE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON
IT?
(14:16):
YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND YOU AND
AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE GREATER THAN
MOST PEOPLE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE
FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT IT COULD
MEAN, JOB REPLACEMENT ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ARE
DISCUSSED.
HOW DO YOU ALLAY THOSE FEARS?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN.
EXCEPT, A LITTLE BIT OF
EDUCATION LIKE WHAT YOU SAID.
I LISTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE'S
(14:39):
CONCERNS I SHARE THEM TOO,
RIGHT.
JUST THINKING SEEING HOW JUST
TAKE LIKE CHATGPT OR GROK.
HOW IT'S EVOLVED IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS OR SINCE THE LAST TASK
FORCE.
GOOGLE GEMINI.
SOME OF THE VIDEOS YOU SEE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA THEY ARE
INDISTINGUISHABLE FOR IS THIS
FAKE?
IS THIS REAL?
(15:00):
THIS IS JUST OVER TWO YEARS WHAT
IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 20
YEARS.
FOR YEARS WE'VE WORRIED ABOUT
JOB REPLACEMENT AUTOMATION
WITHIN THE BLUE-COLLAR SECTOR,
IT WILL BE WHITE-COLLAR AFFECTED
THE MOST.
BUT THERE'S ALSO TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.
I LOOK AT LIKE RURAL HEALTHCARE.
(15:21):
WE'VE GOT A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS.
A SHORTAGE OF SPECIALISTS.
WELL, IN THE NEXT 10, 20 YEARS,
THIS THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE
INTEGRATED THROUGH THAT
PROFESSION TO WHERE IT FREES UP
A HUMAN DOCTOR'S TIME TO SEE
MORE PATIENTS OR IT CAN TAKE
SOME OF THE BURDEN OFF
(15:42):
PARTICULARLY WITH THE
BUREAUCRACY.
>> .
THE ADMINISTRATIVE
STUFF.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE A.I. TASK FORCE
MET TODAY IN FRANKFORT AND WE'LL
BRING YOU HIGHLIGHTS THAT
HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
[♪♪]
NOT EVERYONE IN LOGAN
COUNTY LIKES A PROPERTY TAX HIKE
(16:03):
OK'd BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WHAT DO THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT
IT?
TOBY GIBBS HAS DETAILS IN THE
LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
>> SOME PEOPLE IN LOGAN COUNTY
WANT TO VOTE ON A NICKEL
PROPERTY TAX HIKE APPROVED BY
(16:24):
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THE TAX MEANS PEOPLE WILL PAY
5.9 CENTS FOR EVERY $100 OF
ASSESSED VALUE.
THE MONEY WILL GO TO SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDRESS SCHOOL
OVERCROWDING.
TAX OPPONENTS ARE GETTING NAMES
ON A PETITION ASKING FOR THE TAX
TO GO ON THE BALLOT.
ORGANIZERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 21 TO
(16:47):
GET 1043 SIGNATURES, 10% OF THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN
THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
>>> A GROUP CALLED HUMANE WORLD
FOR ANIMALS IS PUSHING FOR THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
PASS A BILL REQUIRING ANIMALS
OWNERS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE IF
THEY ARE SEIZED DURING A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
THE TIMES LEADER SAYS THE BILL
(17:08):
IS KNOWN AS THE COST OF CARE
BILL, SIMILAR LAWS ALREADY EXIST
IN ALL BUT FIVE STATES.
WITHOUT THE LAW, TAXPAYERS PAY
FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS SEIZED
DURING INVESTIGATIONS.
>>> FOR KENTUCKIANS WHO ENTER
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE
STAYING ENROLLED.
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THE GREYSON COUNTY NEWS QUOTES
THE NATIONAL STUDENT
CLEARINGHOUSE WHICH SAYS THE
PERCENTAGE OF UNDERGRADUATES
STAYING IN SCHOOL WENT UP ALMOST
10% IN TWOO AND 8% IN 2024.
THE STUDY SAYS THE NUMBERS
INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT REBOUND
FROM THE YEARS COVID WAS AT ITS
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WORST.
>>> A NEW TECHNICAL BUILDING IS
HEADED TO SOMERSET COMMUNITY
COLLEGE'S LAUREL COUNTY CAMPUS.
THE 30 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY
WILL GO UP ON LAND NEXT TO THE
LAUREL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE GROUNDBREAKING IS EXPECTED
IN THE SPRING OF 2026.
(18:10):
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.
[♪♪]
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES ARE
GETTING GEARED UP FOR THE FALL
SPORTS SEASON.
THE DISTRICT HELD A CLINIC LAST
WEEK.
AROUND 300 COACHES INCLUDING 75
NEW ONES WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
(18:32):
THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR JCPS
SAYS THE FOCUS WAS ON THE MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF STUDENT
ATHLETES AND DISCUSSED SENATE
BILL 181 A NEW LAW MANDATING
THAT ALL ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDENTS
AND SCHOOL STAFF BE CONDUCTED
THROUGH DESIGNATED TRACEABLE
PLATFORMS.
>> THEY ARE LEARN BEING EQUITY,
(18:52):
THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS DIVISION
AND GETTING CPR TRAINING IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR MISSION
AND VISION OF JCPS ATHLETICS AND
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT SENATE BILL
181 MAKING SURE THEY ARE
COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS AS
(19:13):
WELL.
WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING BECAUSE
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEM TO NETWORK AND PROVIDE THEM
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE AN
EFFECTIVE COACH.
AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE INVESTED
IN THE WHOLE CHILD AND PREPARING
KIDS FOR LEARNING THE GAME AND
ALSO BEING A GOOD ATHLETE, A
GOOD STUDENT, STUDENT FIRST,
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ATHLETE SECOND AND MAKE SURE
THEY ARE CHECKING IN ON THEM AND
GRADES AND ENCOURAGING THEM IN
JCPS.
COMMUNICATION IS A BIG ONE.
SAFETY, WE'RE GOING OVER OUR
SAFETY NORMS OUR EMERGENCY
ACTION PLANS HOW TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE WITH THE HIGH
HEAT.
AND COACHING THEM TO SUCCESS AND
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MAKING SURE THEY ARE A GREAT
ATHLETE AND THE BEST LEADER THEY
CAN BE ON AND OFF THE FIELDS.
THE COACHES ALSO
RECEIVED TRAINING ON FIRST AID
AND THE USE OF AUTOMATED
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS OR
AED'S.
HEADING TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY,
THE COVINGTON CENTRAL RIVERFRONT
IS A 23-ACRE SITE FORMERLY HOME
(20:16):
TO THE I.R.S.
THE CITY IS TRANSFORMING THE
AREA INTO A NEW COMMUNITY.
OFFICIALS TOOK RESIDENTSES ON A
QUOTE HARDHAT TOUR OF THE SITE
LAST WEEK.
OUR EMILY SISK WAS THERE AND SHE
HAS THE LATEST.
>> WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO IT AS
A PROJECT OR A DEVELOPMENT.
INSTEAD WE ARE BRINGING BACK A
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> IN THE 1960s, THAT
(20:38):
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLETELY CHANGED
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
I.R.S. BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED.
THE I.R.S. WAS ONCE THE LARGEST
EMPLOYER IN THE CITY.
BUT AFTER CONSOLIDATING OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT CLOSED
THE COVINGTON BRANCH IN 2019.
NOW, THE CITY HAS BOUGHT BACK
THE PROPERTY AND HAS BIG PLANS
FOR THE AREA.
(20:58):
>> THIS IS A VERY IMAGE
DEVELOPMENT THEY CALL IT THE
BILLION DOLLAR MILE.
>> IT IS IN FACT PART OF THE $5
BILLION MILE WHICH STRETCHES
ACROSS KENTON AND CAMPBELL
COUNTIES.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR SAYS THE RIVERFRONT
AREA IS SEPARATED BY BLOCKS WITH
(21:19):
MANY DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTING
BUILDS.
>> AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN
COVINGTON IS NOT DEVELOPED BY
ONE DEVELOPER NOT DESIGNED BY
ONE ARCHITECT AND NOT BUILT BY
ONE BUILDER.
>> THE CITY PLANS TO TURN THE
AREA INTO A MIXED-USE BUSINESS
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY WITH
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, HOTELS,
APARTMENTS, OFFICE SPACE, A PARK
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AND MORE.
THEY ARE ALSO HOPING TO BECOME
THE NEW HOME FOR TWO GRADUATE
SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
>> IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE
CHASE LAW SCHOOL AND THE U.K.
MED SCHOOL ARE INTERESTED IN
LOCATING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE A
CONNECTION TO ANOTHER CITY,
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NEWPORT.
>> THE TOP OF IT WILL FORM A
LAND BRIDGE THAT WILL CONNECT
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE TOP
OF THE LEVY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COVINGTON
HAS NEVER HAD.
>> BRAY CONSTRUCTION BASED IN
NORTHERN KENTUCKY HAS BEEN
WORKING ON PHASE ONE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE LAST YEAR.
THEY'VE LAYED SEWER, GAS,
ELECTRIC AND WATERLINES TO
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ENSURE THE NEXT PHASE CAN GO OFF
WITHOUT A HITCH.
>> IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM THE
DOWNTOWN AREA.
YOU WILL THESE INDEPENDENT LOTS
START GETTING STRUCTURES IN
PLACE, GETTING HOUSES IN,
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
REALLY TRANSFORM MORE THAN WHAT
IS ALREADY DONE WITH THE 100,000
YARDS WE HAVE MOVED.
AND TONS AND TONS OF CONCRETE
(22:43):
AND AS PHENOMENA FAULT PAVED AND
POURED.
>> AFTER PLANNING AND
PREPARATION, WEST EXPLAINED WHEN
BUILDINGS WILL START POPPING UP.
>> SUMMER, EARLY FALL FOLKS WILL
SEE BUILDINGS BEING BUILT AND
THAT IS GOING TO BRING ANOTHER
LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT.
TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK ON A MASTER PLAN FOR
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SOMETHING SO LARGE AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL IN A CITY THAT
I DEEPLY LOVE.
AND HAVE LOVED FOR MANY DECADES.
THAT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
BUT THEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT
PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED, IS THE
ULTIMATE.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
THE CITY IS INVESTING MORE THAN
(23:25):
$100 MILLION IN THE SITE.
THE TOTAL COST IS EXPECTED TO BE
AT LEAST $300 MILLION.
[♪♪]
>>> MORE THAN 100 HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS FROM ACROSS KENTUCKY
PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SUMMER
START UP PROGRAM AT THE
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
THE THREE-WEEK SESSION EMPOWERS
STUDENTS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT TO DREAM BIG.
>> I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND
AND SHE SAID IT WILL CHANGE YOUR
LIFE.
AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE
SAME PERSON I WAS LIKE GOODNESS
THIS IS THAT TRUE.
AFTER COMING HERE I HAVE
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UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S CHANGED MY
LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
>> IT IS AN IMMERSIVE SUMMER
PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
WE TEACH THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY
AND ARTICULATE PROBLEMS, HOW TO
DESIGN SOLUTIONS USING THE
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS AS A
FRAMEWORK.
AND IT ENDS IN A BIG SHARK TANK
(24:29):
STYLE PITCH COMPETITION CALLED
PITCH FEST.
>> MY GROUP WE'VE CHANGED OUR
IDEAS FROM COMING UP WITH 100
PROBLEMS WE WENT UP TO 200.
SO WE CAME UP WITH THE PROBLEM
OF HOW TO DETECT DEHYDRATION
AMONGST COLLEGIATE ATHLETES IN
FOOTBALL.
I LOVE MY GROUP AND IT'S BEEN SO
FUN.
>> THE FIRST WEEK WAS STRESSFUL,
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AND HARD AND A LOT OF ADJUSTING
ALL THE SWEAT AND TEARS I SPENT
MAKING MY ONE00 SOLUTIONS LIKE
IF I COULD GO BACK I PROBABLY
WOULD.
I WAS AGGRAVATED TO DO IT.
WHEN I WAS LAYING IN MY BED, I
REALIZED I DID THAT.
>> GSE IS NOT A CLASSROOM AND WE
(25:12):
GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEM
IN A BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENT THAT
IS SO UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY ARE
USED TO IN SCHOOL OR AT HOME.
AND THAT CHALLENGES THEM.
BUT THEY LEARN THROUGH THIS
PROCESS HOW TO EMBRACE THAT
UNCERTAINTY, HOW TO NAVIGATE
(25:33):
INDECISION AND HOW TO MAKE THE
BEST OUTCOME.
>> IT IS LIFE CHANGING AND IT IS
GREAT EXPERIENCE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF.
I WOULD SAY YOU GAIN MORE
INDEPENDENCE AND I'D SAY YOU
BECOME MORE SOCIAL.
AGAIN, YOU ARE GETTING PREPARED
FOR YOUR FUTURE IF YOU DO CHOOSE
TO GO TO COLLEGE.
>> I THINK THE PRIMARY SKILLS
(25:54):
THAT WE'RE TEACHING HERE ARE
HIGH AGENCY.
I THINK FAIL WITHOUT FEAR IS A
TAG LINE WE LOVE TO SAY.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE
WORLD LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE
WITH A.I. ABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTION YOU MIGHT NEED, HOW DO
WE TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO THINK
CRITICALLY HOW THEY WANT TO SHOW
(26:16):
UP IN THE WORLD AND THE IMPACT
THEY WANT TO MAKE.
>> ONE OF OUR MAYBE GOALS IS TO
BREAK BARRIERS AND BUILD BRIDGES
ACROSS THE STATE WHERE THE YOUNG
PEOPLE CAN MEET OTHER YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT KINDS
OF BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE STATE.
>> I COME FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY
A SMALL TOWN.
AND COMING TO GSE AND MEETING
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PEOPLE FROM HAZARD KENTUCKY,
LEITCHFIELD, MADISONVILLE IT'S
WONDERFUL LEARNING ABOUT
KENTUCKY'S CULTURE THROUGH
PEOPLE YOUR AGE AND SEEING WHAT
PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
AROUND THE STATE ARE DOING.
GSE IS THE BEGINNING.
IT'S OPENED UP THE DOOR TO ME TO
DO SO MUCH STUFF.
WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM.
GSE WILL CONTINUE THE
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PARTNERSHIP WITH U.K. WHO WILL
HOST THE SUMMER PROGRAM THROUGH
2027.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THAT
LONG TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT
WE WILL BE BACK 6:30, 5:30
CENTRAL WHERE AND INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER AND SEND
(27:19):
US A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL TO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.
TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE GOOD CARE.
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