July 3, 2025 • 27 mins
Kentucky's congressmen fight for and against the President's tax and spending bill, what an audit reveals about the KDE, and tips for staying safe during the holiday weekend.
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THIS BUDGET WILL HURT RURAL
AMERICANS EVERYWHERE BUT IT
PUNISHES MY PEOPLE IN THE STATE
OF KENTUCKY THE MOST.
>> OUR PRIORITY IS TO STRENGTHS
EN AND SECURE AND SUSTAIN
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MEDICAID.
>> Renee (00:23):
THE DEBATE OVER WHO IS
HELPED AND WHO IS HURT BY THE
PRESIDENT'S SPENDING BILL.
>> BATTERIES AND TIRES ARE THE
BIGGEST REASONS PEOPLE END UP
HAVING TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE
BECAUSE THEY ARE STRANDED.
BEFORE YOU HIT THE
ROAD A REFRESHER COURSE ON
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SUMMER DRIVING.
[♪♪]
>> AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY A
FIDDLE.
>> A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRING
INSTRUMENT IS MAKING MUSIC IN
KENTUCKY.
>> 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 FOR WEDNESDAY,
JULY SECOND.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
ED IN WASHINGTON D.C. REPUBLICAN
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LEADERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE HOPE
FOR A VOTE TODAY ON PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S RECONCILIATION
PLAN THE SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL
BILL.
THE U.S. SENATE PASSED IT
YESTERDAY.
MITCH McCONNELL VOTED YES,
RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY WAS ONE OF
THREE REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATORS
WHO VOTED NO.
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE
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VERSION THAT THE HOUSE PASSED BY
ONE VOTE WEEKS AGO.
SO THE HOUSE NOW HAS TO TRY TO
PASS THE SENATE VERSION.
MUCH OF THE DEBATE FOCUSES ON
MEDICAID CUTS.
HERE ARE TWO OF KENTUCKY'S
CONGRESSMEN ON DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES WHAT THIS BILL WILL
DO.
>> OUR PRIORITY IS TO STRENGTHS
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EN AND SUSTAIN MEDICAID FOR
MOTHERS, CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY.
OUR LEGISLATION CUTS BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN WASTE, FRAUD AND
ABUSE BY BEGINNING TO CLOSE
LOOPHOLES ENSURING STATES HAVE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO REMOVE
BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN
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MULTIPLE STATES.
HR1 ENDS COVERAGE FOR DECEASED
ENROLLEES AND ENSURES
INDIVIDUALS WITH MILLION DOLLAR
HOMES ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO
QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID COVERAGE.
THESE ARE COMMON SENSE POLICIES
THAT WILL RETURN TAXPAYER
DOLLARS TO MIDDLE CLASS AND
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FAMILIES.
THE CORE INTENT OF THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM WHICH WAS CREATED TO
PROTECT HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICANS
WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT SUPPORT
THEMSELVES.
DEMOCRATS EXPANDED THE PROGRAM
FAR BEYOND THIS CORE MISSION
ALLOWING SPENDING TO GROW AND
TOOK TRILLIONS IF NOT ADDRESSED.
OUR WORK REQUIREMENTS AND
POLICIES FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS
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WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WORK ENCOURAGE
INDIVIDUALS TO REENTER THE
WORKFORCE AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE.
>> IT'S WRONG, IT'S CRUEL AND IT
IS A CHASE.
REPUBLICANS WROTE IT THIS WAY.
I'M OFFERING THREE AMENDMENTS.
ONE, TO PROTECT RURAL HOSPITALS.
TWO, TO KEEP OUR VETERANS FROM
GOING HUNGRY AND TO ENSURE OUR
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HEALTHCARE COSTS DON'T GO UP.
THIS BUDGET WILL HURT RURAL
AMERICANS EVERYWHERE.
BUT IT PUNISHES THE PEOPLE IF MY
STATE OF KENTUCKY THE MOST.
IF THIS BILL PASSES, OVER
133,000 RURAL KENTUCKIANS WILL
LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE.
MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
35 RURAL HOSPITALS WILL CLOSE.
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MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
KENTUCKY WILL LOSE $10 BILLION
IN RURAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS
MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
ALL WHILE LOSING OVER 20,000
HEALTHCARE JOBS.
AND IT'S EASY TO PICTURE WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN SOMETHING
GOES WRONG YOU KNOW THIS IS
GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOUR PARENT
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HAS A HEART ATTACK.
WHEN YOUR KID IS IN AN ACCIDENT,
WHEN YOUR WIFE DEPOSE INTO
PREMATURE LABOR.
WHEN MINUTES MATTER WHEN DRIVING
AN EXTRA 30 MINUTES IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH.
IT ISN'T JUST PEOPLE ON
MEDICAID.
THESE CUTS HURT ALL OF US.
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THEY MEAN LONGER WAITS AND
HIGHER PRICES FOR EVERYONE.
THEY ARE CRUEL AND THEY ARE
WRONG.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ECHOED
CONGRESSMAN MCGARVEY'S
SENTIMENTS, AFTER SENATE PASSAGE
OF THE TAX AND BUDGET BILL.
"WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE 'BIG,
UGLY BILL,' THE U.S. SENATE SAID
IT WAS OKAY TO FIRE 20,000
KENTUCKY HEALTH-CARE WORKERS,
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CLOSE 35 RURAL HOSPITALS IN OUR
STATE AND THROW OVER 200,000 OF
OUR PEOPLE OFF INSURANCE."
WE'LL DISCUSS MEDICAID AND HOW
CHANGES TO IT COULD AFFECT
KENTUCKY NEXT MONDAY ON
'KENTUCKY TONIGHT.'
JOIN US FOR THAT AND SEND US
YOUR QUESTIONS MONDAY AT EIGHT
EASTERN, SEVEN CENTRAL HERE ON
KET.
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>>> THE 2024 ELECTION WAS FREE,
FAIR, AND SECURE ACCORDING TO
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL
RUSSELL COLEMAN.
COLEMAN SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS JUST
FINISHED 12 INQUIRIES IN 12
COUNTIES, SELECTED AT RANDOM AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
ACCORDING TO COLEMAN, DETECTIVES
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS FOUND NO CREDIBLE
VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAW.
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KENTUCKY HAS AN ELECTION FRAUD
HOTLINE THAT OPERATES ALL YEAR
WITH EXTRA STAFFING AROUND
ELECTION TIME.
>>> THE STATE SAYS KENTUCKY WAS
SAFER IN 2024 THAN 2023.
NEW NUMBERS SHOW AN
EIGHT-PERCENT DROP IN VIOLENT
CRIME LAST YEAR.
THE 2024 "CRIME IN KENTUCKY"
REPORT SHOWS DECLINES IN 17 OF
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23 CATEGORIES, INCLUDING
HOMICIDES, SEX OFFENSES, AND
DRUG-RELATED CRIMES.
THE STATE HAS ALREADY REPORTED
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T RETURN TO
PRISON AFTER BEING RELEASED
AFTER SERVING THEIR TIME.
IN FEBRUARY, THE STATE SAID 70
PERCENT OF RELEASED PRISONERS
HAD NOT RETURNED.
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>>> A NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES
SEVERAL INEFFICIENCIES AND GAPS
IN THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
THE REPORT IS PART OF A SPECIAL
EXAMINATION BY STATE AUDITOR
ALLISON BALL, WHICH THE STATE
LEGISLATURE REQUIRED AS PART OF
A BILL PASSED DURING THE 2024
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IN A PRESS RELEASE, AUDITOR BALL
SAYS NOTABLE FINDINGS INCLUDE
KDE ALLOWING 250 MILLION DOLLARS
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IN SEEK FUNDING TO LAPSE, THE
DISTRICT'S DEI EFFORTS HAVING
"NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN
STUDENT OUTCOMES," A FUNDING
MECHANISM FOR PRE-SCHOOLS THAT
VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION,
AND FAILING TO MITIGATE THE RISK
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE
OF STUDENT-ATHLETES.
IN RESPONSE, KENTUCKY'S
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAS QUICK
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TO POINT OUT THE REPORT ALSO
SAYS THE OVERALL CULTURE AT KDE
IS POSITIVE AND MORALE IS HIGH.
COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED HIS
DEPARTMENT "WELCOMES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES."
LAWMAKERS WERE QUICK TO REACT TO
THE REPORT.
TOGETHER, HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID
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OSBORNE AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SCOTT LEWIS SAID, "FAR TOO MANY
STUDENTS FALL SHORT OF THEIR
ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BECAUSE OF
FAILED PROGRAMS, BROKEN SYSTEMS,
AND ANTIQUATED PROCESSES THAT NO
LONGER SERVE TODAY'S NEEDS."
THEY WENT ON TO SAY THE REPORT
"PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE ROAD MAP
FOR IMPROVEMENTS."
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SPEAKING OF EDUCATION, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING NEARLY
7 BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS
ON HOLD.
THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 87
MILLION DOLLARS FOR KENTUCKY.
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE
MONEY WAS EARMARKED FOR A NUMBER
OF GRANTS FOR, AMONG OTHER
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THINGS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,
RECRUITING, HIRING, AND
RETAINING TEACHERS, AND
PROVIDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTION.
STATES WERE ANTICIPATING THE
MONEY WOULD BE RELEASED
YESTERDAY, ON JULY FIRST, WHICH
IS WHEN THE FUNDS ARE USUALLY
SENT SO DISTRICTS CAN START
PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR.
THE FEDERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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GAVE NO TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE
REVIEW PROCESS WOULD BE
COMPLETE, ADDING THEY ARE
WORKING TO ENSURE "TAXPAYER
RESOURCES ARE SPENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESIDENT'S
PRIORITIES."
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID HE
WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ENTIRELY.
>> TIME TO CHECK IN WITH RYLAND
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BARTON WITH NPR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU RYLAND.
>> HI, RENEE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND HOW IT'S
PLAYING WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS OR THE
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF LARGE AND
SMALL HOSPITALS THE KENTUCKY
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, HAD.IN
FAVOR OF THE HOUSE VERSION OF
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, THE
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PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT AND SPENDING
PLAN.
BUT WHEN IT REACHED THE SENATE
AND THERE WERE CUTS MADE TO
MEDICAID THEY HAVE CALLED THAT
QUOTE DEVASTATING TO RURAL
HOSPITALS THAT COULD LEAD TO
SOME SUBSTANTIAL CUTS IN
SERVICES AND PERHAPS LAYOFFS.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> AND BOTH VERSIONS ARE GOING
TO CUT MEDICAID THIS VERGE THE
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WAY THE SENATE VERSION IS
PROPOSED THAT THE KENTUCKY
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DISAGREED
WITH.
THEY BELIEVE THIS WILL LEAD TO A
CUT OF 20,000 JOBS IN KENTUCKY
IN HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE JOBS.
THAT INITIAL STATEMENT WAS
UNUSUAL BECAUSE MOST OTHER STATE
AND NATIONAL HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATIONS HAVE OPPOSED BOTH
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VERSIONS OF THE BILL AND THIS
INTERVIEW WITH KENTUCKY PUBLIC
RADIO A REPRESENTATIVE SAID
THESE SENATE CHANGES TO THE BILL
WILL DEVASTATE HEALTHCARE IN THE
STATE.
HE CALL TO DO A DOUBLE BLOW
BECAUSE NOT ONLY WOULD IT DAMAGE
HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE AND THE
ECONOMY.
THERE HAVE BEEN WORRIES HOW THIS
WOULD AFFECT THE HEALTHCARE
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INDUSTRY IN RURAL PLACES
ESPECIALLY THAT ARE VERY NOT
ONLY HEALTHCARE BUT MEDICAID.
AND IN KENTUCKY THEY ARE THE
LARGEST EMPLOYER IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES FOR THE SECOND
LARGEST COMPARED TO THE SCHOOL
SYSTEMS AND THESE ARE JOBS FOR
DOCTORS, THERAPISTS AND
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
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THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTING CHANGES
THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IS IT
CHANGES TO HOW THE HOSPITAL RATE
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WORKS WHICH
IS THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
FROM MEDICAID TO HOSPITALS, IT
WOULD LEAVE THESE HOSPITALS OUT
OF WHACK WITHOUT MEDICAID
ANYTHING THAT WAS --
SERVICES THAT ARE PAID FOR UNDER
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MEDICAID WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED
WITH A RATE COMPETITIVE TO OTHER
HOSPITALS GETTING THE COMMERCIAL
RATE OR OTHER PATIENTS UNDER
COMMERCIAL INSURES.
SO THAT PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE IN 2019
ALSO APROVED BY THE FIRST
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REPUBLICAN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION,
AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
SO IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HAS GONE
THROUGH BOTH PARTIES AND BEEN
APPROVED.
IF THIS BILL GOES FORWARD THAT
WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH.
KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION IS
JOINING IN WITH THE OTHER
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS IN
OPPOSING THOSE PARTS OF THE
BILL.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE
FEDERAL DELEGATION ON KENTUCKY'S
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BEHALF IN WASHINGTON IS ALSO
SPLIT ON THIS WITH SENATORS RAND
PAUL AND REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS
MASSIE HOLDING FIRM IN THEIR
OPPOSITION TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL
BILL AS THEY SEE IT AS BEING A
DEBT BLOATER.
REPRESENTATIVE MASSIE DESCRIBED
THE BILL AS A FISCAL SUICIDE
PACT BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND
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CONGRESS.
THIS COULD COME AT A HEFTY
POLITICAL PRICE BUT HE HAS A
LEADER IN HIS CORNER, WHO IS
THAT?
>> ELON MUSK.
AND THAT'S ELON MUSK HAS GOTTEN
INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE LOCAL
RACES BEFORE.
THE BIG ONE WE SAW THIS YEAR WAS
THE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
WHERE HE PUT ABOUT $20 MILLION
INTO A ELECTION IN ONE WISCONSIN
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SUPREME COURT SEAT THAT HE AND
REPUBLICANS THOUGHT WAS
ESSENTIAL TO BOOSTING THEIR
PRESENCE IN WISCONSIN.
BUT HE ENDED UP LOSING THAT.
ELON MUSK IS DIAGNOSE TO BE
SUPPORTING THOMAS MASSIE IN THE
FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND DONALD
TRUMP.
AND TRUMP LAST WEEK, HE LAUNCHED
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AND ALLIES LAUNCHED THIS PACT
AGAINST THOMAS MASSIE REELECTION
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY TO
RUN AGAINST HIM.
THEY PUT A $1 MILLION AD
CRITICIZING HIS VOTES AGAINST
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND
MASSIE WAS CRITICAL OF TRUMP'S
BOMBING OF IRAN LAST MONTH.
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AND HE SAID IT WAS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
SO THIS ISN'T THE FIRST FIGHT
THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS GOTTEN
INTO WITH MASSIE.
AND HE DID THIS BACK TO THE
CORNER PANDEMIC AND MASSIE
POSTING POLICIES AND POSTED MIKE
JOHNSON.
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AND HIS ELECTION TO THE
SPEAKERSHIP AND OTHER REPUBLICAN
PRIORITIES AND ALSO TRUMP'S
PRIORITIES.
SO WE WILL SEE HOW THIS SHAKES
OUT.
THERE IS NOT A CANDIDATE YET TO
RUN AGAINST MASSIE.
REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR AARON
REED HAS BEEN THROWN AROUND AS
SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE PICKED FOR
THAT.
BUT AT THIS POINT MACY'S
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NATIONAL PROFILE HAS GROWN IT IS
A HUGE THING FOR ANY MEMBER OF
CONGRESS OR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO GET TO THE
LEVEL WHERE HE HAS THESE
HEADLINES BECAUSE HE IS STICKING
HIS NECK OUT OVER SOME OF THESE
ISSUES WITH THE PRESIDENT.
AND HE IS GROWING INCREASINGLY
POPULAR IN HIS DISTRICT.
WE'LL SEE IF HE IS ABLE TO BE
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TOPPLED.
[INAUDIBLE] IF THIS IS ALL STILL
GOING ON.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE KNOW THAT THOMAS MASSIE
REPORTED IMPRESSIVE FUNDRAISING
NUMBERS AFTER HISTIVE WITH
THE --
HIS ACTIVE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
WE'LL SEE IF AARON REED WHO IS A
FIRST TERM STATE SENATOR, IN THE
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KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY HE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE WHITE
HOUSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OF THAT.
IN OUR TIME REMAINING LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE I.C.E. RAIDS,
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT RAMPED
UP AND THERE ARE TWICE AS MANY
KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT
THAN THERE WERE AT THE END OF
MARCH.
TELL US MORE?
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>> THE HERALD-LEADER HAD THIS
STORY ABOUT THESE 287G
AGREEMENTS WHICH IS WHAT GIVES
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THE POWER
TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAW
NORMALLY, A POWER RESERVED FOR
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE WERE FIVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND SHERIFF'S
OFFICES AND JAILS THAT ARE LOCAL
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AGENCIES.
THAT HAD SIGNED UP FOR THIS.
AND NOW THERE'S AT LEAST SIX
MORE THE LARGEST IS KENTON
COUNTY.
MORE COUNTIES AGREED TO HOUSE
I.C.E. INMATES OVER THE YEARS.
PART OF THE DEAL, BESIDES
POLITICS, IS THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PAYS A LOT MORE TO
HOUSE FEDERAL INMATES THAN THESE
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JAILS GET TO HOUSE LOCAL
INMATES.
IT IS NEARLY TWICE THE RATE THAT
THEY PAY TO HOUSED STATE
INMATES.
AND ADVOCATES ARE WORRIED THAT
THAT REALLY THE MORE LOCAL
POLICE AND LOCAL JAILS THAT ARE
USED MORE EXAMPLES WE WILL HEAR
OF PEOPLE GETTING UNJUSTLY
DETAINED.
HAD SOME STORIES OF THAT IN
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KENTUCKY.
AND STORIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THERE IS A BOWLING GREEN
TEENAGER WHO IS DETAINED BY
I.C.E. IN JUNE DESPITE HAVING
LEGAL DOCUMENTATION SAYING HE
WAS IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY.
HE WAS ACTUALLY --
HIS CASE IS PENDING AND WE'RE
WAITING TO SEE HOW THAT
TURNPIKES OUT.
A LOT TO FOLLOW AND A
LOT OF DIFFERENT FRONTS.
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THANK YOU, RYLAND BARTON FOR
BREAKING IT DOWN FOR US.
>> THANKS, RENEE.
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>>> THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY
WEEKEND SEES ITS SHARE OF
BARBEQUES, FIREWORKS, AND
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOUND THAT
JULY 4TH AND 5TH IS THE BUSIEST
TIME OF THE YEAR FOR EMERGENCY
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ROOMS.
HEAR FROM A PAIR OF KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTORS ON
WAYS YOU CAN AVOID SEEING THEM
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> YOU KNOW FAMILIES WORK HARD
ALL YEAR-ROUND TO KEEP THEIR
KIDS SAFE.
I WOULDN'T TAKE A DAY OFF ON
JULY 4TH.
I WOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
RISKS HERE AND HOW CAN I
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MITIGATE THOSE RISKS.
MAYBE YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO
PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS AND ENJOY
THEM.
MAYBE YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR
KIDS GLOW STICKS AND FLASHLIGHTS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE HEAT FROM A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF FIREWORK OR SPARKLER.
IT IS A BUSY WEEK IN THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
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>> THE MOST COMMON INJURY WE'LL
SEE IS FIREWORK RELATED INJURIES
WHICH COULD COME IN TWO FORMS:
THE FIRST WOULD BE BURN RELATED
INJURIES.
AND THEN I WOULD SAY THE MORE
VIOLENT ONE IS THE MECHANICAL
FROM THE EXPLOSIONS AND WE'RE
GOING TO SEE THOSE TO THE HAND,
FACE AND THE EYE.
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AND THAT'S GOING TO BE BOTH FROM
THE EXPLOSION AND THE SHRAPNEL
OR THE PIECES AND THE HEAT
INJURY.
>> AND I GOT TO TELL YOU,
THOUGH, WE SEE INJURIES AT ALL
AGES.
IT'S HARD TO SAY THIS IS THE
RIGHT AGE.
EVEN THINGS THAT ARE COMMON LIKE
SPARKLERS THEY GET REALLY HOT
AND.
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AND A LOT OF PARENTS WONDER WHEN
IS THIS OKAY.
AND I DIFFER TO THE LAWS
WHEREVER YOU LIVE.
>> PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
PROTECTIVE GLOVES EYE WEAR IS A
MUST IF YOU HAVE USAGE.
FIREWORK.
IF YOU ARE 200 YARDS AWAY
WATCHING THE FIREWORK FROM A
CHAIR THAT IS ONE THING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE VICINITY WHERE
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THE FIREWORK IS GOING OFF EYE
WEAR IS NUMBER ONE.
AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SO MAKING SURE THAT IF THERE IS
SPARKS OR EMBERS FLYING MAKE
SURE YOU ARE WEARING LONG PANTS,
A LONG SLEEVED SHIRT, SOME TYPE
OF JACKET OR FABRIC THAT IS A
LITTLE BIT MORE FLAME RETARDANT
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AND FLUFFS.
YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY THE THICKER
GLOVE YOU CAN WEAR.
IT'S EASY TO PUT BACK IN A
FINGER DISLOCATED AND IT'S
EASIER IF THEY HAD A GLOVE.
HOLDING THE FIREWORK IN THE HAND
THIS IS THE BIG THING WE SEE
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THEY ARE HOLDING IT, THEY LIGHT
IT AND IT DOESN'T GO OFF AND
THEY KEEP HOLDING IT AND BOOM.
AND IT GOES OFF.
>> A LOT OF BLEEDING AND BURNS.
IT CAN BE VERY, VERY HARD.
AND VERY PREVENTIBLE THANK
GOODNESS.
LET'S AVOID THAT FOR
THOSE CELEBRATING BY THE POOL OR
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LAKE DESIGNATE A WATER WATCHER
TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SWIMMERS.
>>> MANY KENTUCKIANS WILL BE
TRAVELING FOR THEIR FOURTH OF
JULY VACATION.
LORI WEAVER HAWKINS OF AAA TELLS
US WHAT TO EXPECT IN TERMS OF
GAS PRICES AND HOW BEST TO
PREPARE FOR A SUMMER ROADTRIP.
>> WE EXPECT OVER 821,000
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KENTUCKIANS TO TRAVEL DURING
THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.
AND WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THE
WIDE MAJORITY, ABOUT 90% OF
THOSE, WILL BE TRAVELING BY CAR.
AS OF NOW, WE'RE AT 2.88 ON
AVERAGE IN KENTUCKY AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY ABOUT 40 CENTS LOWER
THAN WHAT WE SAW A YEAR AGO.
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NATIONALLY, THE SAME SIMILAR
STORY, RIGHT ABOUT 3.17 AND THAT
IS 30 CENTS LOWER THAN A YEAR
AGO.
BE SURE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE YOUR NAVIGATION
SET.
ALSO YOUR CLIMATE CONTROLS, YOUR
INFO TAN.
TAKE CARE OF THAT BEFORE YOU
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LEAVE YOUR DRIVEWAY.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO STOP AND GET
A BITE TO EAT AVOID GOING
THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU AND GO
INSIDE TAKE THOSE FEW MINUTES TO
SIT DOWN.
THAT IS LESS DISTRACTING THAN
TRYING TO JUGGLE YOUR LUNCHEON
THE HIGHWAY AND IT CUTS BACK ON
AT THAT TIME DRIVER FATIGUE THAT
YOU MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT STOP.
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BE SURE THAT YOU ADD ENOUGH
WATER FOR EVERYONE IN THE
VEHICLE.
AND IF THAT INCLUDES A DOG, MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH WATER AS
WELL AND A BOWL.
CHECK THE TIRES.
LOOK FOR ADEQUATE TREAD AND YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE
CORRECT PRESSURE IN THEM.
IF YOU DON'T --
IF YOUR TIRES ARE A LITTLE BIT
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LOW IN PRESSURE, SOFTER THEY CAN
HEAT UP EVEN MORE SO IN THE
SUMMER HEAT.
AND WHEN THEY HEAT UP, THAT
INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF A
BLOWOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
BE SURE THAT YOUR BATTERY IS UP
TO THE TASK.
WE TALK A LOT IN THE WINTERTIME
ABOUT HOW BATTERIES REALLY HAVE
TO STRAIN UNDER THE COLD
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TEMPERATURES.
BUT IN REALITY, SUMMER HEAT IS
HARDER ON YOUR VEHICLE BATTERY
THAN THAT WINTER'S COLD.
BATTERIES AND TIRES THOSE ARE
THE BIGGEST REASONS THAT PEOPLE
END UP HAVING TO CALL AAA
ROADSIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE
STRANDED.
SO THOSE ARE THE PLACES TO START
WITH YOUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
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THE MOST POPULAR
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS ARE ARE
ORLANDO, MIAMI, BOSTON AND NEW
YORK.
SAFE TRAVELS, FOLKS.
[♪♪]
FIDEL FIDDLES
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FIDELS ARE POPULAR IN KENTUCKY
AND YOU WILL HEAR A DIFFERENT
STRINGED INSTRUMENT.
HERE IS THE STORY FROM KET'S
KENTUCKY LIFE.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK HARP
SOCIETY DOES PROMOTE HARP
PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS AND ALL
AGES TO PURSUE THIS INSTRUMENT
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NOT AS A CAREER INSTRUMENT, BUT
AS SOMETHING FOR JOY.
[♪♪]
>> I SAID, HEY IS THERE A
KENTUCKY CHAPTER I SAW THERE
WERE CHAPTERS FOR DIFFERENT
STATES.
NO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START ONE?
I WAS LIKE OH, BOY.
BUT I REACHED OUT TO A FEW
PEOPLE AND I FOUND THERE WAS
INTEREST I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
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REACH OUT TO ANY OF THE OTHER
HARPISTS IN KENTUCKY.
AND MY MISSION IS TO MAKE HARPS
MORE ATTAINABLE HERE IN
KENTUCKY.
IN THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST, LIKE
TO OBTAIN A HARP WAS A BIG
LAYOUT OF MONEY RIGHT AWAY.
AND THAT LIMITED PEOPLE.
BUT THEY HAVE HAD BREAKTHROUGHS
(23:43):
IN DESIGNING SOMETHING THAT IS
LIGHTWEIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SOUND,
AND AFFORDABLE.
[♪♪]
WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR PEOPLE
TO COME AND DO WORKSHOPS AND
HAVE PEOPLE PUT THEIR HANDS ON
THE HARP.
BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT.
IF IT IS A ONE-TIME THING AND
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I'VE DONE THAT I PLAYED THE HARP
WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY.
I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS
MORE I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
CONNECT PEOPLE I COULD TEACH
THEM OR CONNECT THEM WITH
TEACHERS CLOSER BY.
THE OTHER THICK WE'D LIKE TO DO
IS HELP GET HARPS IN SCHOOLS, TO
INTRODUCE THIS INSTRUMENT TO A
NEW JEBRATION.
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THAT GENERATION AND CAN SEE IT'S
NOT SOMETHING FOR ANGELS ON
CLOUDS TO BE PLAYING.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT IS
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE MONEY AND
THE RESOURCES AND BUT IT'S
SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO
EVERYBODY.
[♪♪]
>> WHEN I SAW THE HARP, I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT
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THERAPEUTIC INSTRUMENT.
SO I REALLY DEVOTED MYSELF TO
LEARNING IT AND HAVE USE TO DO
NOT ONLY IN MY MUSIC THERAPY
WORK BUT HAVE EXTENDED IT TO
HAVE AN ENSEMBLE AND TO HELP
OTHERS LEARN TO PLAY IT AND
ENJOY IT.
[♪♪]
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>> THE HARP IN GENERAL IS A VERY
CALM INSTRUMENT THAT'S SOOTHING.
THAT IS WHY IT'S USED IN HARP
THERAPY TO REACH PEOPLE TO CALM
PEOPLE DOWN.
AND THE STORY ABOUT DAVID
PLAYING THE HARP FOR SOLOMON IN
THE BIBLE.
IT WAS NOT JUST HIM LISTENING TO
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MUSIC IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE
HARP AND HIS ABILITY TO PLAY THE
HARP FOR HIM BROUGHT ABOUT
HEALING AND CHANGED HIS MOOD.
NOWADAYS WE HEAR ABOUT MUSIC
THERAPY AND WE HAVE MORE
SCIENTIFIC BACKING FOR
FREQUENCIES AND WHAT THEY DO TO
THE BODY AND HOW MUSIC CAN
REALLY HEAL IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
[♪♪]
>> AND I FOUND THE HARP TO BE A
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GREAT INSTRUMENT IN HEALTHCARE
SETTINGS, HOSPITALS, MY HARP
ENSEMBLE AT ONE TIME WE PLAYED
AS A GROUP IN THE HALLWAY IN A
HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS WORKING AT
THE TIME.
AND THE CHARGE NURSE SAID WE
ADMINISTERED LESS PAIN
MEDICATION DURING YOUR HOUR THAT
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YOU WERE HERE THAN WE NORMALLY
DO DURING THAT HOUR.
[♪♪]
GREAT STORY CHECK OUT
MORE ON KENTUCKY LIFE WITH CHIP
POLSTON SATURDAYS HERE ON KET.
>> A KENTUCKY PHARMACIST
RELEASED AN APPALACHIAN COOKBOOK
(26:40):
WITH A TWIST.
>> IT IS TRADITIONAL APPALACHIAN
RECIPES THE FOODS I GREW UP
EATING MY WHOLE LIFE ADAPTED
INTO VEGAN FOODS.
HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE
REIMAGINED TRADITIONAL DISHES
TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION" RIGHT IN TIME FOR
DINNER.
WHICH IS 6:30 EASTERN 5:30
(27:01):
CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT, AND INSPIRE.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR KENTUCKY
EDITION EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND
WATCH FULL EPISODES AND CLIPS AT
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YOU CAN ALSO FIND KENTUCKY
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SEND US A STORY IDEA AT
PUBLICAFFAIRS@KET.ORG.
(27:23):
LOOK FOR US ON YOUR PBS APP.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I WILL SEE
YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
[♪♪]
THIS BUDGET WILL HURT RURAL
AMERICANS EVERYWHERE BUT IT
PUNISHES MY PEOPLE IN THE STATE
OF KENTUCKY THE MOST.
>> OUR PRIORITY IS TO STRENGTHS
EN AND SECURE AND SUSTAIN
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MEDICAID.
>> Renee (00:23):
THE DEBATE OVER WHO IS
HELPED AND WHO IS HURT BY THE
PRESIDENT'S SPENDING BILL.
>> BATTERIES AND TIRES ARE THE
BIGGEST REASONS PEOPLE END UP
HAVING TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE
BECAUSE THEY ARE STRANDED.
BEFORE YOU HIT THE
ROAD A REFRESHER COURSE ON
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SUMMER DRIVING.
[♪♪]
>> AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY A
FIDDLE.
>> A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRING
INSTRUMENT IS MAKING MUSIC IN
KENTUCKY.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(01:08):
[♪♪]
>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
KENTUCKY EDITION FOR WEDNESDAY,
JULY SECOND.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
ED IN WASHINGTON D.C. REPUBLICAN
(01:30):
LEADERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE HOPE
FOR A VOTE TODAY ON PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S RECONCILIATION
PLAN THE SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL
BILL.
THE U.S. SENATE PASSED IT
YESTERDAY.
MITCH McCONNELL VOTED YES,
RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY WAS ONE OF
THREE REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATORS
WHO VOTED NO.
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE
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VERSION THAT THE HOUSE PASSED BY
ONE VOTE WEEKS AGO.
SO THE HOUSE NOW HAS TO TRY TO
PASS THE SENATE VERSION.
MUCH OF THE DEBATE FOCUSES ON
MEDICAID CUTS.
HERE ARE TWO OF KENTUCKY'S
CONGRESSMEN ON DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES WHAT THIS BILL WILL
DO.
>> OUR PRIORITY IS TO STRENGTHS
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EN AND SUSTAIN MEDICAID FOR
MOTHERS, CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY.
OUR LEGISLATION CUTS BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN WASTE, FRAUD AND
ABUSE BY BEGINNING TO CLOSE
LOOPHOLES ENSURING STATES HAVE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO REMOVE
BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN
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MULTIPLE STATES.
HR1 ENDS COVERAGE FOR DECEASED
ENROLLEES AND ENSURES
INDIVIDUALS WITH MILLION DOLLAR
HOMES ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO
QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID COVERAGE.
THESE ARE COMMON SENSE POLICIES
THAT WILL RETURN TAXPAYER
DOLLARS TO MIDDLE CLASS AND
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FAMILIES.
THE CORE INTENT OF THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM WHICH WAS CREATED TO
PROTECT HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICANS
WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT SUPPORT
THEMSELVES.
DEMOCRATS EXPANDED THE PROGRAM
FAR BEYOND THIS CORE MISSION
ALLOWING SPENDING TO GROW AND
TOOK TRILLIONS IF NOT ADDRESSED.
OUR WORK REQUIREMENTS AND
POLICIES FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS
(03:17):
WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WORK ENCOURAGE
INDIVIDUALS TO REENTER THE
WORKFORCE AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE.
>> IT'S WRONG, IT'S CRUEL AND IT
IS A CHASE.
REPUBLICANS WROTE IT THIS WAY.
I'M OFFERING THREE AMENDMENTS.
ONE, TO PROTECT RURAL HOSPITALS.
TWO, TO KEEP OUR VETERANS FROM
GOING HUNGRY AND TO ENSURE OUR
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HEALTHCARE COSTS DON'T GO UP.
THIS BUDGET WILL HURT RURAL
AMERICANS EVERYWHERE.
BUT IT PUNISHES THE PEOPLE IF MY
STATE OF KENTUCKY THE MOST.
IF THIS BILL PASSES, OVER
133,000 RURAL KENTUCKIANS WILL
LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE.
MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
35 RURAL HOSPITALS WILL CLOSE.
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MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
KENTUCKY WILL LOSE $10 BILLION
IN RURAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS
MORE THAN ANY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
ALL WHILE LOSING OVER 20,000
HEALTHCARE JOBS.
AND IT'S EASY TO PICTURE WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN SOMETHING
GOES WRONG YOU KNOW THIS IS
GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOUR PARENT
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HAS A HEART ATTACK.
WHEN YOUR KID IS IN AN ACCIDENT,
WHEN YOUR WIFE DEPOSE INTO
PREMATURE LABOR.
WHEN MINUTES MATTER WHEN DRIVING
AN EXTRA 30 MINUTES IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH.
IT ISN'T JUST PEOPLE ON
MEDICAID.
THESE CUTS HURT ALL OF US.
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THEY MEAN LONGER WAITS AND
HIGHER PRICES FOR EVERYONE.
THEY ARE CRUEL AND THEY ARE
WRONG.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ECHOED
CONGRESSMAN MCGARVEY'S
SENTIMENTS, AFTER SENATE PASSAGE
OF THE TAX AND BUDGET BILL.
"WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE 'BIG,
UGLY BILL,' THE U.S. SENATE SAID
IT WAS OKAY TO FIRE 20,000
KENTUCKY HEALTH-CARE WORKERS,
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CLOSE 35 RURAL HOSPITALS IN OUR
STATE AND THROW OVER 200,000 OF
OUR PEOPLE OFF INSURANCE."
WE'LL DISCUSS MEDICAID AND HOW
CHANGES TO IT COULD AFFECT
KENTUCKY NEXT MONDAY ON
'KENTUCKY TONIGHT.'
JOIN US FOR THAT AND SEND US
YOUR QUESTIONS MONDAY AT EIGHT
EASTERN, SEVEN CENTRAL HERE ON
KET.
(05:28):
>>> THE 2024 ELECTION WAS FREE,
FAIR, AND SECURE ACCORDING TO
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL
RUSSELL COLEMAN.
COLEMAN SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS JUST
FINISHED 12 INQUIRIES IN 12
COUNTIES, SELECTED AT RANDOM AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
ACCORDING TO COLEMAN, DETECTIVES
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS FOUND NO CREDIBLE
VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAW.
(05:51):
KENTUCKY HAS AN ELECTION FRAUD
HOTLINE THAT OPERATES ALL YEAR
WITH EXTRA STAFFING AROUND
ELECTION TIME.
>>> THE STATE SAYS KENTUCKY WAS
SAFER IN 2024 THAN 2023.
NEW NUMBERS SHOW AN
EIGHT-PERCENT DROP IN VIOLENT
CRIME LAST YEAR.
THE 2024 "CRIME IN KENTUCKY"
REPORT SHOWS DECLINES IN 17 OF
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23 CATEGORIES, INCLUDING
HOMICIDES, SEX OFFENSES, AND
DRUG-RELATED CRIMES.
THE STATE HAS ALREADY REPORTED
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T RETURN TO
PRISON AFTER BEING RELEASED
AFTER SERVING THEIR TIME.
IN FEBRUARY, THE STATE SAID 70
PERCENT OF RELEASED PRISONERS
HAD NOT RETURNED.
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>>> A NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES
SEVERAL INEFFICIENCIES AND GAPS
IN THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
THE REPORT IS PART OF A SPECIAL
EXAMINATION BY STATE AUDITOR
ALLISON BALL, WHICH THE STATE
LEGISLATURE REQUIRED AS PART OF
A BILL PASSED DURING THE 2024
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IN A PRESS RELEASE, AUDITOR BALL
SAYS NOTABLE FINDINGS INCLUDE
KDE ALLOWING 250 MILLION DOLLARS
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IN SEEK FUNDING TO LAPSE, THE
DISTRICT'S DEI EFFORTS HAVING
"NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN
STUDENT OUTCOMES," A FUNDING
MECHANISM FOR PRE-SCHOOLS THAT
VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION,
AND FAILING TO MITIGATE THE RISK
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE
OF STUDENT-ATHLETES.
IN RESPONSE, KENTUCKY'S
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER WAS QUICK
(07:20):
TO POINT OUT THE REPORT ALSO
SAYS THE OVERALL CULTURE AT KDE
IS POSITIVE AND MORALE IS HIGH.
COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED HIS
DEPARTMENT "WELCOMES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES."
LAWMAKERS WERE QUICK TO REACT TO
THE REPORT.
TOGETHER, HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID
(07:41):
OSBORNE AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SCOTT LEWIS SAID, "FAR TOO MANY
STUDENTS FALL SHORT OF THEIR
ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BECAUSE OF
FAILED PROGRAMS, BROKEN SYSTEMS,
AND ANTIQUATED PROCESSES THAT NO
LONGER SERVE TODAY'S NEEDS."
THEY WENT ON TO SAY THE REPORT
"PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE ROAD MAP
FOR IMPROVEMENTS."
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SPEAKING OF EDUCATION, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING NEARLY
7 BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS
ON HOLD.
THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 87
MILLION DOLLARS FOR KENTUCKY.
ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE
MONEY WAS EARMARKED FOR A NUMBER
OF GRANTS FOR, AMONG OTHER
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THINGS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,
RECRUITING, HIRING, AND
RETAINING TEACHERS, AND
PROVIDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTION.
STATES WERE ANTICIPATING THE
MONEY WOULD BE RELEASED
YESTERDAY, ON JULY FIRST, WHICH
IS WHEN THE FUNDS ARE USUALLY
SENT SO DISTRICTS CAN START
PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR.
THE FEDERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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GAVE NO TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE
REVIEW PROCESS WOULD BE
COMPLETE, ADDING THEY ARE
WORKING TO ENSURE "TAXPAYER
RESOURCES ARE SPENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESIDENT'S
PRIORITIES."
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID HE
WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ENTIRELY.
>> TIME TO CHECK IN WITH RYLAND
(09:06):
BARTON WITH NPR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU RYLAND.
>> HI, RENEE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND HOW IT'S
PLAYING WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS OR THE
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF LARGE AND
SMALL HOSPITALS THE KENTUCKY
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, HAD.IN
FAVOR OF THE HOUSE VERSION OF
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, THE
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PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT AND SPENDING
PLAN.
BUT WHEN IT REACHED THE SENATE
AND THERE WERE CUTS MADE TO
MEDICAID THEY HAVE CALLED THAT
QUOTE DEVASTATING TO RURAL
HOSPITALS THAT COULD LEAD TO
SOME SUBSTANTIAL CUTS IN
SERVICES AND PERHAPS LAYOFFS.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> AND BOTH VERSIONS ARE GOING
TO CUT MEDICAID THIS VERGE THE
(09:49):
WAY THE SENATE VERSION IS
PROPOSED THAT THE KENTUCKY
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DISAGREED
WITH.
THEY BELIEVE THIS WILL LEAD TO A
CUT OF 20,000 JOBS IN KENTUCKY
IN HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE JOBS.
THAT INITIAL STATEMENT WAS
UNUSUAL BECAUSE MOST OTHER STATE
AND NATIONAL HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATIONS HAVE OPPOSED BOTH
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VERSIONS OF THE BILL AND THIS
INTERVIEW WITH KENTUCKY PUBLIC
RADIO A REPRESENTATIVE SAID
THESE SENATE CHANGES TO THE BILL
WILL DEVASTATE HEALTHCARE IN THE
STATE.
HE CALL TO DO A DOUBLE BLOW
BECAUSE NOT ONLY WOULD IT DAMAGE
HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE AND THE
ECONOMY.
THERE HAVE BEEN WORRIES HOW THIS
WOULD AFFECT THE HEALTHCARE
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INDUSTRY IN RURAL PLACES
ESPECIALLY THAT ARE VERY NOT
ONLY HEALTHCARE BUT MEDICAID.
AND IN KENTUCKY THEY ARE THE
LARGEST EMPLOYER IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES FOR THE SECOND
LARGEST COMPARED TO THE SCHOOL
SYSTEMS AND THESE ARE JOBS FOR
DOCTORS, THERAPISTS AND
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
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THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTING CHANGES
THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IS IT
CHANGES TO HOW THE HOSPITAL RATE
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WORKS WHICH
IS THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
FROM MEDICAID TO HOSPITALS, IT
WOULD LEAVE THESE HOSPITALS OUT
OF WHACK WITHOUT MEDICAID
ANYTHING THAT WAS --
SERVICES THAT ARE PAID FOR UNDER
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MEDICAID WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED
WITH A RATE COMPETITIVE TO OTHER
HOSPITALS GETTING THE COMMERCIAL
RATE OR OTHER PATIENTS UNDER
COMMERCIAL INSURES.
SO THAT PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE IN 2019
ALSO APROVED BY THE FIRST
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REPUBLICAN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION,
AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
SO IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HAS GONE
THROUGH BOTH PARTIES AND BEEN
APPROVED.
IF THIS BILL GOES FORWARD THAT
WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH.
KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION IS
JOINING IN WITH THE OTHER
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS IN
OPPOSING THOSE PARTS OF THE
BILL.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE
FEDERAL DELEGATION ON KENTUCKY'S
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BEHALF IN WASHINGTON IS ALSO
SPLIT ON THIS WITH SENATORS RAND
PAUL AND REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS
MASSIE HOLDING FIRM IN THEIR
OPPOSITION TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL
BILL AS THEY SEE IT AS BEING A
DEBT BLOATER.
REPRESENTATIVE MASSIE DESCRIBED
THE BILL AS A FISCAL SUICIDE
PACT BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND
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CONGRESS.
THIS COULD COME AT A HEFTY
POLITICAL PRICE BUT HE HAS A
LEADER IN HIS CORNER, WHO IS
THAT?
>> ELON MUSK.
AND THAT'S ELON MUSK HAS GOTTEN
INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE LOCAL
RACES BEFORE.
THE BIG ONE WE SAW THIS YEAR WAS
THE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
WHERE HE PUT ABOUT $20 MILLION
INTO A ELECTION IN ONE WISCONSIN
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SUPREME COURT SEAT THAT HE AND
REPUBLICANS THOUGHT WAS
ESSENTIAL TO BOOSTING THEIR
PRESENCE IN WISCONSIN.
BUT HE ENDED UP LOSING THAT.
ELON MUSK IS DIAGNOSE TO BE
SUPPORTING THOMAS MASSIE IN THE
FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND DONALD
TRUMP.
AND TRUMP LAST WEEK, HE LAUNCHED
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AND ALLIES LAUNCHED THIS PACT
AGAINST THOMAS MASSIE REELECTION
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY TO
RUN AGAINST HIM.
THEY PUT A $1 MILLION AD
CRITICIZING HIS VOTES AGAINST
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND
MASSIE WAS CRITICAL OF TRUMP'S
BOMBING OF IRAN LAST MONTH.
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AND HE SAID IT WAS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
SO THIS ISN'T THE FIRST FIGHT
THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS GOTTEN
INTO WITH MASSIE.
AND HE DID THIS BACK TO THE
CORNER PANDEMIC AND MASSIE
POSTING POLICIES AND POSTED MIKE
JOHNSON.
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AND HIS ELECTION TO THE
SPEAKERSHIP AND OTHER REPUBLICAN
PRIORITIES AND ALSO TRUMP'S
PRIORITIES.
SO WE WILL SEE HOW THIS SHAKES
OUT.
THERE IS NOT A CANDIDATE YET TO
RUN AGAINST MASSIE.
REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR AARON
REED HAS BEEN THROWN AROUND AS
SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE PICKED FOR
THAT.
BUT AT THIS POINT MACY'S
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NATIONAL PROFILE HAS GROWN IT IS
A HUGE THING FOR ANY MEMBER OF
CONGRESS OR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO GET TO THE
LEVEL WHERE HE HAS THESE
HEADLINES BECAUSE HE IS STICKING
HIS NECK OUT OVER SOME OF THESE
ISSUES WITH THE PRESIDENT.
AND HE IS GROWING INCREASINGLY
POPULAR IN HIS DISTRICT.
WE'LL SEE IF HE IS ABLE TO BE
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TOPPLED.
[INAUDIBLE] IF THIS IS ALL STILL
GOING ON.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE KNOW THAT THOMAS MASSIE
REPORTED IMPRESSIVE FUNDRAISING
NUMBERS AFTER HISTIVE WITH
THE --
HIS ACTIVE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
WE'LL SEE IF AARON REED WHO IS A
FIRST TERM STATE SENATOR, IN THE
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KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY HE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE WHITE
HOUSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OF THAT.
IN OUR TIME REMAINING LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE I.C.E. RAIDS,
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT RAMPED
UP AND THERE ARE TWICE AS MANY
KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT
THAN THERE WERE AT THE END OF
MARCH.
TELL US MORE?
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>> THE HERALD-LEADER HAD THIS
STORY ABOUT THESE 287G
AGREEMENTS WHICH IS WHAT GIVES
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THE POWER
TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAW
NORMALLY, A POWER RESERVED FOR
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE WERE FIVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND SHERIFF'S
OFFICES AND JAILS THAT ARE LOCAL
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AGENCIES.
THAT HAD SIGNED UP FOR THIS.
AND NOW THERE'S AT LEAST SIX
MORE THE LARGEST IS KENTON
COUNTY.
MORE COUNTIES AGREED TO HOUSE
I.C.E. INMATES OVER THE YEARS.
PART OF THE DEAL, BESIDES
POLITICS, IS THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PAYS A LOT MORE TO
HOUSE FEDERAL INMATES THAN THESE
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JAILS GET TO HOUSE LOCAL
INMATES.
IT IS NEARLY TWICE THE RATE THAT
THEY PAY TO HOUSED STATE
INMATES.
AND ADVOCATES ARE WORRIED THAT
THAT REALLY THE MORE LOCAL
POLICE AND LOCAL JAILS THAT ARE
USED MORE EXAMPLES WE WILL HEAR
OF PEOPLE GETTING UNJUSTLY
DETAINED.
HAD SOME STORIES OF THAT IN
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KENTUCKY.
AND STORIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THERE IS A BOWLING GREEN
TEENAGER WHO IS DETAINED BY
I.C.E. IN JUNE DESPITE HAVING
LEGAL DOCUMENTATION SAYING HE
WAS IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY.
HE WAS ACTUALLY --
HIS CASE IS PENDING AND WE'RE
WAITING TO SEE HOW THAT
TURNPIKES OUT.
A LOT TO FOLLOW AND A
LOT OF DIFFERENT FRONTS.
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THANK YOU, RYLAND BARTON FOR
BREAKING IT DOWN FOR US.
>> THANKS, RENEE.
[♪♪]
>>> THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY
WEEKEND SEES ITS SHARE OF
BARBEQUES, FIREWORKS, AND
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOUND THAT
JULY 4TH AND 5TH IS THE BUSIEST
TIME OF THE YEAR FOR EMERGENCY
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ROOMS.
HEAR FROM A PAIR OF KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTORS ON
WAYS YOU CAN AVOID SEEING THEM
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> YOU KNOW FAMILIES WORK HARD
ALL YEAR-ROUND TO KEEP THEIR
KIDS SAFE.
I WOULDN'T TAKE A DAY OFF ON
JULY 4TH.
I WOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
RISKS HERE AND HOW CAN I
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MITIGATE THOSE RISKS.
MAYBE YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO
PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS AND ENJOY
THEM.
MAYBE YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR
KIDS GLOW STICKS AND FLASHLIGHTS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE HEAT FROM A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF FIREWORK OR SPARKLER.
IT IS A BUSY WEEK IN THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
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>> THE MOST COMMON INJURY WE'LL
SEE IS FIREWORK RELATED INJURIES
WHICH COULD COME IN TWO FORMS:
THE FIRST WOULD BE BURN RELATED
INJURIES.
AND THEN I WOULD SAY THE MORE
VIOLENT ONE IS THE MECHANICAL
FROM THE EXPLOSIONS AND WE'RE
GOING TO SEE THOSE TO THE HAND,
FACE AND THE EYE.
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AND THAT'S GOING TO BE BOTH FROM
THE EXPLOSION AND THE SHRAPNEL
OR THE PIECES AND THE HEAT
INJURY.
>> AND I GOT TO TELL YOU,
THOUGH, WE SEE INJURIES AT ALL
AGES.
IT'S HARD TO SAY THIS IS THE
RIGHT AGE.
EVEN THINGS THAT ARE COMMON LIKE
SPARKLERS THEY GET REALLY HOT
AND.
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AND A LOT OF PARENTS WONDER WHEN
IS THIS OKAY.
AND I DIFFER TO THE LAWS
WHEREVER YOU LIVE.
>> PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
PROTECTIVE GLOVES EYE WEAR IS A
MUST IF YOU HAVE USAGE.
FIREWORK.
IF YOU ARE 200 YARDS AWAY
WATCHING THE FIREWORK FROM A
CHAIR THAT IS ONE THING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE VICINITY WHERE
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THE FIREWORK IS GOING OFF EYE
WEAR IS NUMBER ONE.
AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SO MAKING SURE THAT IF THERE IS
SPARKS OR EMBERS FLYING MAKE
SURE YOU ARE WEARING LONG PANTS,
A LONG SLEEVED SHIRT, SOME TYPE
OF JACKET OR FABRIC THAT IS A
LITTLE BIT MORE FLAME RETARDANT
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AND FLUFFS.
YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY THE THICKER
GLOVE YOU CAN WEAR.
IT'S EASY TO PUT BACK IN A
FINGER DISLOCATED AND IT'S
EASIER IF THEY HAD A GLOVE.
HOLDING THE FIREWORK IN THE HAND
THIS IS THE BIG THING WE SEE
(19:26):
THEY ARE HOLDING IT, THEY LIGHT
IT AND IT DOESN'T GO OFF AND
THEY KEEP HOLDING IT AND BOOM.
AND IT GOES OFF.
>> A LOT OF BLEEDING AND BURNS.
IT CAN BE VERY, VERY HARD.
AND VERY PREVENTIBLE THANK
GOODNESS.
LET'S AVOID THAT FOR
THOSE CELEBRATING BY THE POOL OR
(19:48):
LAKE DESIGNATE A WATER WATCHER
TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SWIMMERS.
>>> MANY KENTUCKIANS WILL BE
TRAVELING FOR THEIR FOURTH OF
JULY VACATION.
LORI WEAVER HAWKINS OF AAA TELLS
US WHAT TO EXPECT IN TERMS OF
GAS PRICES AND HOW BEST TO
PREPARE FOR A SUMMER ROADTRIP.
>> WE EXPECT OVER 821,000
(20:10):
KENTUCKIANS TO TRAVEL DURING
THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.
AND WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THE
WIDE MAJORITY, ABOUT 90% OF
THOSE, WILL BE TRAVELING BY CAR.
AS OF NOW, WE'RE AT 2.88 ON
AVERAGE IN KENTUCKY AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY ABOUT 40 CENTS LOWER
THAN WHAT WE SAW A YEAR AGO.
(20:31):
NATIONALLY, THE SAME SIMILAR
STORY, RIGHT ABOUT 3.17 AND THAT
IS 30 CENTS LOWER THAN A YEAR
AGO.
BE SURE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE YOUR NAVIGATION
SET.
ALSO YOUR CLIMATE CONTROLS, YOUR
INFO TAN.
TAKE CARE OF THAT BEFORE YOU
(20:51):
LEAVE YOUR DRIVEWAY.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO STOP AND GET
A BITE TO EAT AVOID GOING
THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU AND GO
INSIDE TAKE THOSE FEW MINUTES TO
SIT DOWN.
THAT IS LESS DISTRACTING THAN
TRYING TO JUGGLE YOUR LUNCHEON
THE HIGHWAY AND IT CUTS BACK ON
AT THAT TIME DRIVER FATIGUE THAT
YOU MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT STOP.
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BE SURE THAT YOU ADD ENOUGH
WATER FOR EVERYONE IN THE
VEHICLE.
AND IF THAT INCLUDES A DOG, MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH WATER AS
WELL AND A BOWL.
CHECK THE TIRES.
LOOK FOR ADEQUATE TREAD AND YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE
CORRECT PRESSURE IN THEM.
IF YOU DON'T --
IF YOUR TIRES ARE A LITTLE BIT
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LOW IN PRESSURE, SOFTER THEY CAN
HEAT UP EVEN MORE SO IN THE
SUMMER HEAT.
AND WHEN THEY HEAT UP, THAT
INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF A
BLOWOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
BE SURE THAT YOUR BATTERY IS UP
TO THE TASK.
WE TALK A LOT IN THE WINTERTIME
ABOUT HOW BATTERIES REALLY HAVE
TO STRAIN UNDER THE COLD
(21:55):
TEMPERATURES.
BUT IN REALITY, SUMMER HEAT IS
HARDER ON YOUR VEHICLE BATTERY
THAN THAT WINTER'S COLD.
BATTERIES AND TIRES THOSE ARE
THE BIGGEST REASONS THAT PEOPLE
END UP HAVING TO CALL AAA
ROADSIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE
STRANDED.
SO THOSE ARE THE PLACES TO START
WITH YOUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
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THE MOST POPULAR
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS ARE ARE
ORLANDO, MIAMI, BOSTON AND NEW
YORK.
SAFE TRAVELS, FOLKS.
[♪♪]
FIDEL FIDDLES
(22:40):
FIDELS ARE POPULAR IN KENTUCKY
AND YOU WILL HEAR A DIFFERENT
STRINGED INSTRUMENT.
HERE IS THE STORY FROM KET'S
KENTUCKY LIFE.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK HARP
SOCIETY DOES PROMOTE HARP
PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS AND ALL
AGES TO PURSUE THIS INSTRUMENT
(23:00):
NOT AS A CAREER INSTRUMENT, BUT
AS SOMETHING FOR JOY.
[♪♪]
>> I SAID, HEY IS THERE A
KENTUCKY CHAPTER I SAW THERE
WERE CHAPTERS FOR DIFFERENT
STATES.
NO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START ONE?
I WAS LIKE OH, BOY.
BUT I REACHED OUT TO A FEW
PEOPLE AND I FOUND THERE WAS
INTEREST I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
(23:21):
REACH OUT TO ANY OF THE OTHER
HARPISTS IN KENTUCKY.
AND MY MISSION IS TO MAKE HARPS
MORE ATTAINABLE HERE IN
KENTUCKY.
IN THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST, LIKE
TO OBTAIN A HARP WAS A BIG
LAYOUT OF MONEY RIGHT AWAY.
AND THAT LIMITED PEOPLE.
BUT THEY HAVE HAD BREAKTHROUGHS
(23:43):
IN DESIGNING SOMETHING THAT IS
LIGHTWEIGHT, BEAUTIFUL SOUND,
AND AFFORDABLE.
[♪♪]
WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR PEOPLE
TO COME AND DO WORKSHOPS AND
HAVE PEOPLE PUT THEIR HANDS ON
THE HARP.
BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT.
IF IT IS A ONE-TIME THING AND
(24:05):
I'VE DONE THAT I PLAYED THE HARP
WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY.
I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS
MORE I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
CONNECT PEOPLE I COULD TEACH
THEM OR CONNECT THEM WITH
TEACHERS CLOSER BY.
THE OTHER THICK WE'D LIKE TO DO
IS HELP GET HARPS IN SCHOOLS, TO
INTRODUCE THIS INSTRUMENT TO A
NEW JEBRATION.
(24:27):
THAT GENERATION AND CAN SEE IT'S
NOT SOMETHING FOR ANGELS ON
CLOUDS TO BE PLAYING.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT IS
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE MONEY AND
THE RESOURCES AND BUT IT'S
SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO
EVERYBODY.
[♪♪]
>> WHEN I SAW THE HARP, I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT
(24:48):
THERAPEUTIC INSTRUMENT.
SO I REALLY DEVOTED MYSELF TO
LEARNING IT AND HAVE USE TO DO
NOT ONLY IN MY MUSIC THERAPY
WORK BUT HAVE EXTENDED IT TO
HAVE AN ENSEMBLE AND TO HELP
OTHERS LEARN TO PLAY IT AND
ENJOY IT.
[♪♪]
(25:12):
>> THE HARP IN GENERAL IS A VERY
CALM INSTRUMENT THAT'S SOOTHING.
THAT IS WHY IT'S USED IN HARP
THERAPY TO REACH PEOPLE TO CALM
PEOPLE DOWN.
AND THE STORY ABOUT DAVID
PLAYING THE HARP FOR SOLOMON IN
THE BIBLE.
IT WAS NOT JUST HIM LISTENING TO
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MUSIC IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE
HARP AND HIS ABILITY TO PLAY THE
HARP FOR HIM BROUGHT ABOUT
HEALING AND CHANGED HIS MOOD.
NOWADAYS WE HEAR ABOUT MUSIC
THERAPY AND WE HAVE MORE
SCIENTIFIC BACKING FOR
FREQUENCIES AND WHAT THEY DO TO
THE BODY AND HOW MUSIC CAN
REALLY HEAL IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
[♪♪]
>> AND I FOUND THE HARP TO BE A
(25:58):
GREAT INSTRUMENT IN HEALTHCARE
SETTINGS, HOSPITALS, MY HARP
ENSEMBLE AT ONE TIME WE PLAYED
AS A GROUP IN THE HALLWAY IN A
HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS WORKING AT
THE TIME.
AND THE CHARGE NURSE SAID WE
ADMINISTERED LESS PAIN
MEDICATION DURING YOUR HOUR THAT
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YOU WERE HERE THAN WE NORMALLY
DO DURING THAT HOUR.
[♪♪]
GREAT STORY CHECK OUT
MORE ON KENTUCKY LIFE WITH CHIP
POLSTON SATURDAYS HERE ON KET.
>> A KENTUCKY PHARMACIST
RELEASED AN APPALACHIAN COOKBOOK
(26:40):
WITH A TWIST.
>> IT IS TRADITIONAL APPALACHIAN
RECIPES THE FOODS I GREW UP
EATING MY WHOLE LIFE ADAPTED
INTO VEGAN FOODS.
HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE
REIMAGINED TRADITIONAL DISHES
TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION" RIGHT IN TIME FOR
DINNER.
WHICH IS 6:30 EASTERN 5:30
(27:01):
CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT, AND INSPIRE.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR KENTUCKY
EDITION EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND
WATCH FULL EPISODES AND CLIPS AT
KET.ORG.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND KENTUCKY
EDITION ON THE PBS VIDEO APP ON
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND SMART TV.
SEND US A STORY IDEA AT
PUBLICAFFAIRS@KET.ORG.
(27:23):
LOOK FOR US ON YOUR PBS APP.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I WILL SEE
YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
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