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[♪♪]
>> SIR, SIR.
HANDS UP!
>> I'M SENATOR ALEX PADILLA.
>> Christie (00:15):
A KENTUCKY
CONGRESSMAN ROW ACTS AS A U.S.
SENATOR IS FORCED TO THE GROUND
AND HANDCUFFED.
>> I CAN NAIL AND SCREAM AT THE
BIKE AND IT DON'T GET MAD AT ME.
I CAN TELL THE MOTORCYCLE
ANYTHING IT'S YOU AND THE BIKE
OUT THERE IN PEACE.
HOW A BIKE RIDE IS
HELPING VETERANS IN CRISIS.
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>> AND STUDENTS AT THREE
KENTUCKY COLLEGES ARE ABOUT TO
PAY MORE TO LEARN.
>> 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 THIS FRIDAY THE 13TH.
I'M CHRISTIE DUTTON IN OUR
LOUISVILLE STUDIOS FILLING IN
FOR RENEE SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>>> THE UNITED STATES IS NOW
SHIFTING SOME OF ITS MILITARY
RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
AFTER ISRAEL ATTACKED NUCLEAR
AND MISSILE SITES IN IRAN LAST
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NIGHT.
IRAN IS NOW BOMBING ISRAEL AFTER
ISRAEL USED DRONES AND WARPLANES
TO ATTACK FACILITIES AND TARGET
GENERALS AND SCIENTISTS IN IRAN.
ISRAEL SAYS THE ATTACK WAS
NECESSARY TO STOP IRAN'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAM.
MOST REPUBLICANS IN KENTUCKY'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION BUT NOT
ALL, BACK ISRAEL'S ACTION.
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SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL SAYS
AMERICA MUST STAND SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH ISRAEL.
HERE IS A STATEMENT FROM
CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER OF THE
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
QUOTE A NUCLEAR ARMED IRAN IS A
DANGER THE WORLD CANNOT AFFORD.
WE MUST REMAIN COMMITTED TO PREY
VENTING THAT OUTCOME THROUGH
STRENGTH AND UNITY.
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UNQUOTE.
THIS FROM CONGRESSMAN BRETT
GUTHRIE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT.
AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST STATE
SPONSOR OF TERROR, IRAN CAN
NEVER BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A
NUCLEAR WEAPON.
I STAND WITH OUR GREATEST ALLY
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL, AS
IT TAKES DECISIVE ACTION TO
PROTECT ITS CITIZENS AND PUT AN
END TO AGGRESSION.
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>> ANDY BARR POSTED THIS.
IRAN CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A
NUCLEAR WEAPON CREDIT TO
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND STEAK
MARCO RUBIO FOR THEIR PEACE
THROUGH STRENGTH POLICIES.
I STAND WITH OUR GREATEST ALLY
ISRAEL AS THEY FIGHT ANOTHER
THREAT.
END QUOTE.
NOT ALL REPUBLICANS SUPPORT
ISRAEL'S MOVE.
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HERE IS A POST FROM CONGRESSMAN
THOMAS MASSIE OF THE FOURTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT QUOTE
ISRAEL DOESN'T NEED U.S.
TAXPAYERS MONEY FOR DEFENSE IF
IT ALREADY HAS ENOUGH TO START
OFFENSIVE WARS.
I VOTE NOT TO FUND THIS WAR OF
AGGRESSION.
UNQUOTE.
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF
KENTUCKY APPEARS TO BE CONCERNED
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THE U.S. COULD BE DRAWN INTO A
WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
HE SAYS QUOTE, WAR WITH IRAN IS
NOT IN AMERICA'S INTEREST IT
WOULD DESTABILIZE THE REGION AND
COST COUNTLESS LIVES AND DRAIN
OUR RESOURCES FOR GENERATIONS.
WE SHOULD PURSUE DIPLOMACY NOT
DESTRUCTION ENGAGING IN DIALOGUE
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IS NOT WEAKNESS THE STRENGTH OF
A CONFIDENT NATION SEEKING
PEACE.
OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
PROTECT AMERICAN LIVES.
END QUOTE.
WE ALSO HAVE KENTUCKY REACTION
AFTER SENATOR ALEX PADILLA OF
CALIFORNIA WAS FORCIBLY REMOVED
AND HANDCUFFED AFTER TRYING TO
ASK A QUESTION DURING THE NEWS
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CONFERENCE HELD BY THE SECRETARY
OF HOMELAND SECURITY KRISTI
NOEM.
HERE IS VIDEO OF IT.
>> .
>> SIR, SIR, HANDS UP.
>> I'M SENATOR ALEX PADILLA I
HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
SECRETARY.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS HALF A
DOZEN VIOLENT CRIMINALS THAT
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SHOULD ROTATING ON --
[INAUDIBLE].
>> ON THE GROUND.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
LAY FLAT.
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LAY FLAT.
CONGRESSMAN MORGAN
MCGARVEY WAS OUTRAGED BY ALEX
PADILLA'S TREATMENT.
AND WROTE QUOTE THE FACT THAT
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS
WILLING TO USE PHYSICAL FORCE TO
SILENCE THEIR CRITICS IS
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE
AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK.
>>> JUNE IS ELDER ABUSE
AWARENESS MONTH.
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SENIORS CAN PHASE PHYSICAL HARM
OR NEGLECT AND THE GOVERNOR AND
STAFF SAY SCAMMERS FROM AFAR CAN
POSE JUST AS MUCH DANGER.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (04:59):
RIGHT NOW,
ONE IN 10 PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF
60 WHO LIVE AT HOME HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY ELDER ABUSE.
THIS IS NOT JUST PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE IT CAN INCLUDE NEGLECT,
STARVATION, FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION AND MORE.
THEY ARE OFTEN CALLED SILENT
CRIMES BUT IF WE STAND UP AND WE
SPEAK UP PEOPLE WON'T SUFFER IN
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SILENCE ANYMORE.
SO AS GOVERNOR I'M PROUD TODAY
TO SIGN A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING JUNE AS ELDER AND
EXPLOITATION AWARENESS MONTH IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
AS TECHNOLOGY I CREATED OUR --
ATTORNEY GENERAL I CREATED OUR
OFFICE OF SENIOR PROTECTION AND
WE WENT AFTER SCAMMER AFTER
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SCAMMER AFTER SCAMMER.
A SCAMMER WHO PREYS ON OUR
SENIORS IS THE LOWEST FORM OF
LOW.
THEY CAN QUICKLY RUIN LIFE
SAVINGS AND EMOTIONALLY
DEVASTATE THEIR VICTIMS.
IN RESPONSE, WE CONTINUE TO HOLD
THE SCAM JAMS GETTING OUT THERE
IN EACH COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE OUR
SENIORS AND OTHERS ABOUT WHAT
THAT NEWEST SCAM IS SO THAT YOU
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RECOGNIZE IT, DON'T FALL FOR IT
AND WHEN YOUR FRIEND SHOWS YOU
THAT TEXT YOU CAN TELL THEM NO
THAT IS A SCAM DON'T CLICK ON
THAT LINK.
WE LAUNCHED THE KENTUCKY EYE
STEAM WEBSITE.
THE SITE ALLOWS ANYONE WHO
SUSPECTS ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO
FILE A REPORT ON-LINE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPTION FOR
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NONEMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
THE SITE PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
WHO ARE WORKING TO PREVENT ABUSE
AND NEGLECT.
THESE EFFORTS REQUIRE ALL OF US
TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> IN 2024 ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES IN THE SOUTHERN AND
NORTHERN BLUEGRASS PARTNERED
WITH FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITALS
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FIRST RESPONDS AND OTHER ADULT
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO FORM A
STEERING COMMITTEE FOR COMPLEX
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE CASES.
ONE NOTABLE CASE INVOLVED
HELPING AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
DISABILITIES ESCAPE FROM AND
AABUSIVE SITUATION AS THEY WERE
RECOVERING FROM A MEDICAL
PROCEDURE.
THE TEAM RELOCATED THE PERSON,
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THEIR PET, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW
OUR PETS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO
OUR LIVES.
AND THEIR BELONGINGS TO A SAFE
APARTMENT.
ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND
SECURED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING.
IT IS MY HONOR AS CHAIR OF THE
ELDER ABUSE COMMITTEE TO PRESENT
THE CHAMPION OF ADULT
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MALTREATMENT PREVENTION AGENCY
AWARD TO LEXINGTON PARAMEDICINE.
>> IT IS AN HONOR TO EMPOWER A
COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GO TO
OUR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO
SEE LIVE REALTIME THE STRUGGLES
THEY ARE HAVING TO SUPPORT THEM
AT THAT TIME AND AT THAT PLACE.
AND POUR ALL OF THE RESOURCES
THAT WE ALL HAVE TO OFFER
TOGETHER INTO THEIR LIFE TO MAKE
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THEM HAVE A MORE SUCCESSFUL
OUTCOME BUT KNOW THAT THEY ARE
SUPPORTED AND LOVED.
THANKS FOR LETTING US DO THAT.
>> Christie (08:00):
MANY OF KENTUCKY'S
SENIOR CITIZENS, CHILDREN AND
THE DISABLED RELY ON THE
SUPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, OR SNAP.
IT'S CALLED FOOD STAMPS.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HE IS
CONCERNED THAT THE REPUBLICAN
BUDGET PLAN WILL LEAVE THOUSANDS
OF KENTUCKIANS GOING HUNGRY SMA.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (08:19):
I
UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL THAT
THAT BENEFIT IS.
THAT IS WHY THIS WEEK, I SENT A
LETTER TO KENTUCKY'S FEDERAL
DELEGATION OUTLINING MY CONCERNS
WITH THE U.S. HOUSE'S
RECONCILIATION BILL.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
CUTS TO THE SUPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,
CALLED SNAP.
WHICH MORE THAN 600,000
KENTUCKIANS RELY ON TO HELP IN
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THEIR FOOD BUDGET EVERY MONTH.
THAT'S ABOUT 13% OF OUR
POPULATION.
ROUGHLY ONE IN EVERY EIGHT
KENTUCKIANS IS GETTING A LITTLE
BIT OF HELP TO PUT ENOUGH FOOD
ON THE TABLE FOR THEIR KIDS FOR
THEIR FAMILIES.
SNAP'S A LIFELINE FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING.
WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING BUT
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THAT MAKING ENOUGH TO FEED THEIR
FAMILY.
>> Christie (09:05):
THAT BUDGET PLAN
HAS PASSED THE HOUSE.
IT STILL NEEDS SENATE APPROVAL.
THE SENATE HAS BEEN MAKING
CHANGES TO IT.
>>> A GROUP OF BIKERS HAVE HIT
THE OPEN ROAD WITH A MISSION TO
TRAVEL TO 22 STATES IN 22 DAYS
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT A
GROWING CRISIS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
VETERAN SUICIDE.
AT THE HEAD OF THE PACK, A
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HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM WHO
UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLES FACING
VETERANS.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM THIS WEEK
WHEN THEY MADE A PIT STOP AT MAN
O' WAR HARLEY-DAVIDSON IN
LEXINGTON.
>> THERE IS A STORY THAT GOES
BACK ABOUT A SOLDIER BEING
TRAPPED IN A HOLE AND PEOPLE CAN
TELL HIM OUT TO GET OUT OF THE
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HOLE AND TOOLS TO GET OUT BUT
ANOTHER SOLDIER WILL JUMP IN THE
HOLE.
SO THE BEST THING I CAN DO FOR
ANOTHER VETERAN IS TO JUST BE
THERE FOR HIM.
>> THE MILITARY TRAINS OUR
VETERANS TO SEPARATE.
SO WHEN A VETERAN IS
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CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, IT'S NOT
THE SAME WARNING SIGNS THAT IT
IS WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
A VETERAN HAS BEEN TRAINED TO
SEPARATE SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE
NEED TO GIVEAWAY THEIR
POSSESSIONS OR WRITE LETTERS TO
THEIR FAMILIES.
BECAUSE THEY ALREADY GAVE THEIR
POSSESSIONS AWAY WHEN THEY WENT
TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY AND LEFT
THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY WENT TO
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SERVE OUR COUNTRY.
FOR US IT'S ABOUT GIVING BACK.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK
AND BE THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR
NOT ONLY THE VETERAN BUT THE
CAREGIVERS OF THE VETERANS WHO
ALSO STRUGGLE ON A DAILY BASIS.
>> A LOT OF VETERANS TURN TO
MOTORCYCLES AS A FORM OF
RELEASE.
YOU GET OUT THERE ON THE ROAD
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ESPECIALLY ON THE BACK ROAD IT'S
JUST YOU, THE WIND, THE NOISE OF
YOUR BIKE, AND YOUR OWN THOUGHTS
AND NOBODY CAN TRIP YOUR
TRIGGERS.
YOU ARE ALONE WITH YOURSELF.
AND SOMETIMES THAT IS A GOOD
THING JUST TO GET AWAY.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF VETERANS
THAT RIDE MOTORCYCLES SO IT
SEEMED FITTING.
>> I KNOW IF JASON IS HAVING A
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ROUGH DAY WE CAN GET ON THE BIKE
AND RIDE FOR A WHILE AND IT'S
CALMING EFFECT.
IT TAKES THE ANXIETY AWAY.
MORE VETERANS ACTUALLY ARE
MOTORCYCLISTS SO WE ARE HOPING
TO REACH THEM AND HELP THEM AND
THAT IS THERAPY FOR VETERANS.
>> I'M NOT SURE HOW IT WORKS.
BUT, YES, WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR
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MOTORCYCLE YOU BECOME ONE WITH
THE MACHINE.
AND IT IS VERY FREEING.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A THERAPY
ANIMAL FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY
TO ASSOCIATE IT.
YOU HAVE ME AND THE BIKE WE GET
OUT THERE.
AND I CAN YELL AND SCREAM AT THE
BIKE AND IT DON'T GET MAD AT ME
IT DON'T CARE.
I CAN TELL THE MOTORCYCLE
ANYTHING AND IT'S JUST IT'S YOU
AND THE BIKE YOU ARE OUT THERE
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IN PEACE.
>> THE BOND WE HAVE WITH THE
GROUP THAT RODE 22 STATES THERE
WERE EIGHT BIKES, 10 PEOPLE THAT
RODE ALL 22 STATES.
THAT BOND THAT WE HAVE THEY'VE
BECOME CLOSER THAN FAMILY.
AND I JUST REACHING THESE PEOPLE
AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
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ABLE TO GIVE BACK, WHICH IS WHAT
OUR GOAL WAS TO GIVE BACK.
AND KNOWING THAT PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE
SENDING, IF WE HELPED ONE
VETERAN FROM THIS IT'S ALL BEEN
WORTH IT.
THE RIDE IS
EXPECTED TO END TOMORROW WITH A
CELEBRATION CEREMONY IN
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COLUMBUS, OHIO.
>>> THE U.S. ARMY HAS IDENTIFIED
THE SOLDIER KILLED IN A
HELICOPTER TRAINING ACCIDENT AT
FORT CAMPBELL.
THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION SAYS
40-YEAR-OLD DUSTIN WRIGHT WAS
THE PILOT OF THE AH64 APACHE.
HE DIED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER PILOT WAS INJURED AND
HAS BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED
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FROM THE HOSPITAL.
WRIGHT JOINED THE ARMY IN 2010
AND HAS BEEN STATIONED AT FORT
CAMPBELL SINCE 2022.
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TUITION IS GG UP AT THREE OF
KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.
THIS WEEK THE COUNCIL ON
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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE TUITION
INCREASE FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY,
MURRAY STATE AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITIES THAT COMES
DOWN TO A 4.2% INCREASE FOR EKU
AND MURRAY AND 3.7% INCREASE FOR
WKU.
THE UNIVERSITIES ARE INCREASING
TUITION BY THE MAXIMUM ALLOTTED
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AMOUNT SET BY CPE.
THESE INCREASES ARE UP FROM LAST
YEAR WHEN THEY RAISED COSTS BY
2%.
CPE SAYS INCREASED TUITION
REVENUE SHOULD HELP OFFSET
FLUCTUATIONS IN FIXED COSTS.
ALSO, THE COUNCIL APPROVED TWO
NEW PROGRAMS A BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE FOR SURGICAL ASSISTANTS
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AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AT MURRAY
STATE.
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IT'S NEIGHBORWORKS WEEK DURING
THE NATIONAL EVENT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
RALLY IN SUPPORT OF SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" SAT DOWN WITH
COMMUNITY VENTURES TO TALK ABOUT
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
>> NEIGHBORWORKS WEEK IS
HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFITS AND
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THE IMPORTANCE OF OHM OWNERSHIP.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE CORNERSTONE
OF OUR COMMUNITIES IS PEOPLE
BEING ABLE TO BUY A HOME AND
BEING ABLE TO HAVE A STAKE IN
THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE A PART OF A LARGER
NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND BE ABLE
TO SAY YES, WE HAVE CREATED
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE
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CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE
MOVEMENT OF MAKING HOUSING
AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE.
THERE'S SUCH A HUGE HOUSING
SHORTAGE NOT ONLY IN KENTUCKY
BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT
NOW.
COMING OUT OF THE GREAT
RECESSION THERE WAS A DECLINE IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP THERE WAS A
DECLINE IN CONTRACTORS.
WE LOST A LOT OF OUR
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CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE AFTER THE
RECESSION.
SO WE'VE HAD VERY LITTLE
PRODUCTION RELATIVELY SPEAKING.
SINCE THE 2008-2009 PERIOD WE
ARE WAY BEHIND ON JUST
CONSTRUCTION.
ADD TO THAT THE COSTS ARE
CONSTANTLY GOING UP AND THEY ARE
CONTINUING TO RISE.
WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO
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INCREASE DENSITY.
WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE HOUSING AS AFFORDABLE AS
POSSIBLE.
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO
CHANGE OUR IMPRESSIONS AND
THOUGHTS OF WHAT IS AN
ACCEPTABLE HOME AND I THINK
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT NOW.
WE'RE SEEING SMALLER UNITINGS.
WE'RE SEEING ATTACHED UNITS,
HIGHER DENSITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
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TO TRY TO BRING THAT COST DOWN
SO PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST GET
STARTED.
IN ORDER TO HAVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE STABLE
HOUSING IN A COMMUNITY AND YOU
HAVE TO HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT
LIVES THERE.
IT'S SORT OF THE CHICKEN AND THE
EGG REGULATION AND BARRIERS MAKE
THE PROCESS MORE DIFFICULT, MAKE
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IT MORE EXPENSIVE.
JUST MAKE IT THAT MUCH HARDER TO
TRY TO KEEP PRICES DOWN AND KEEP
THE HOUSING AFFORDABLE FOR
EVERYBODY.
IN MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES,
ACROSS KENTUCKY, RENT IS AS HIGH
OR HIGHER THAN WHAT A MORTGAGE
PAYMENT WOULD BE.
NO EMPLOYER WANTINGS TO SEE A
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WORKFORCE THAT CONSTANTLY TURNS
OVER.
AND IT'S JUST EASIER TO MOVE
FROM AN APARTMENT TO GO
SOMEWHERE TO TAKE ANOTHER JOB.
AGAIN, HAVING THAT STAKE IN THE
COMMUNITY, IS ABSOLUTELY KEY TO
HAVING STRONG COMMUNITIES.
SO, I THINK, BEING ABLE TO HAVE
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THIS STABILITY OF I KNOW WHAT MY
PAYMENT'S GOING TO BE EVERY
MONTH.
MY RENT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT IT GOING UP I DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT MY APARTMENT
BUILDING BEING SOLD.
OR SOMETHING HAPPENING.
IT'S MY HOME.
I CAN DO WITH IT PRETTY MUCH AS
I WANT.
I CAN RAISE MY FAMILY HERE.
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I CAN HAVE MY KIDS IN THE SAME
SCHOOL ALL THE TIME AND ALL
THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
FACTORS TO FAMILIES STABILITY
AND ALSO NEIGHBORHOOD AND
COMMUNITY STABILITY.
[♪♪]
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KEN CLAY HAS
WRITTEN THE BOOK ON BLACK
CULTURE IN LOUISVILLE.
THE ARTS ICON AND FORMER
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE
KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS SAT
DOWN WITH OUR KELSEY STARKS TO
TALK ABOUT THE TWO BOOKS HE HAS
COAUTHORED ON THIS TOPIC AND THE
LATEST PROJECT IN THE WORKS.
IN THIS TURNING THE PAGE
SEGMENT.
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[♪♪]
>> LOOKING BACK AT YOUR TIME AT
THE KENTUCKY CENTER PARTICULARLY
IN THOSE PROGRAMS, WHAT DO YOU
WANT YOUR LEGACY TO BE?
>> OH, MY GOODNESS MY LEGACY IS
JUST I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT
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I WAS SINCERELY INTERESTED IN
MAKING SURE THERE WAS
MULTICULTURALISM, CULTURE
DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS IN THE
PROGRAMS THAT WE PRESENTED.
AND I THINK MY EMPHASIS AND MY
EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD FEST
AND BRINGING IN THE ARTISTS OF
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MANY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS HAS
BEEN ON TARGET AND VERY
BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY.
LOUISVILLE IS BLESSED, I THINK,
COULD HAVE SUCH A DIVERSITY OF
TALENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
YOU KNOW, AND I WANT THEM TO
HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE
PRESENTED, APPRECIATED YOU KNOW.
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SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I LIKE TO
BE REMEMBERED FOR.
HELPING THAT PROCESS TAKE PLACE.
>> YOU'VE ALSO WRITTEN TWO
BOOKS.
TWO CENTURIES OF BLACK
LOUISVILLE.
A HISTORICAL LOOK BACK.
AND ALSO SOULFUL SOUNDS OF DERBY
TOWN THAT IS GETTING AWARDS.
>> I AM A COAUTHOR.
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>> OKAY.
>> I PULLED THE THING TOGETHER
AND SAY, HEY GUYS I NEED HELP.
>> IT IS A TEAM EFFORT I GET IT.
>> TWO CENTURIES CAME OUT WHEN I
WAS LEAVING THE CENTER ONE OF
THE THINGS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I DID.
MY NEXT BIG PROJECT WRITING A
BOOK ABOUT.
BLACK LOUISVILLE MANY PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW HOW RICH AND DIVERSE
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BLACK LOUISVILLE IS.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE GOT THE WORD OUT, YOU KNOW.
SO TWO CENTURY COMES IN A NUMBER
OF AREAS.
AND IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC BOOK.
BEEN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN EDUCATE
AND IS EDUCATING OUR YOUTH.
THE SOULFUL SOUNDS OF DERBY TOWN
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JUST RECENTLY CAME OUT LAST
YEAR.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
AND ENTERTAINERS OF BLACK
LOUISVILLE THAT MADE
CONTRIBUTIONS ET CETERA.
BOTH INTERNATIONALLY, AND
LOCALLY.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S SO
IMPORTANT OR WAS IT A PASSION OF
YOURS TO REACH YOUTH AND HELP
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THEM UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF
THAT PART OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY?
>> YEAH.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
AND IF YOU AS ONE OF MY
COAUTHORS TOLD ME HE SAID YOU
KNOW IF WE DON'T WRITE IT DOWN
IT DOES A EXIST.
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THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT
HAPPENING.
SO WE'VE GOT TO COMMUNICATE IT
PUT IT ON PAPER, PUT IT IN SOME
KIND OF FORM OF COMMUNICATION
WHERE PEOPLE KNOW HOW RICH, HOW
TALENTED, HOW GREAT OUR
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRODUCED
RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY.
THAT BOOK TWO CENTURIES OF BLACK
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LOUISVILLE AND THAT BOOK SOULFUL
SOUNDS I KNOW WILL BE MODELS TO
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
I WAS AT AN EVENT LAST WEEK AND
THE GUY FROM TENNESSEE CAME UP
AND BOUGHT A BOOK AND SAID
NASHVILLE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING
LIKE THIS.
I WILL TAKE IT BACK.
AND TRY TO GET SOMETHING LIKE
THIS GOING ON IN NASHVILLE.
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SO IT CAN BE A MODEL OF HOW TO
REALLY RECORD THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE ACTIVITY OF
AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN EVERY CITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT CAN I FEEL LIKE SPEAK TO
YOUTH WHO MAYBE LIKE YOU HAD A
PASSION FOR ART HUMANITIES
GROWING UP AND YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT KID IS GOING TO HEAR THAT
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OR READ THAT AND UNDERSTAND THAT
THAT IS A PATH THAT SPARKS A
CREATIVITY IN THEM THAT CAN BE
CARRIED ON IN SO MANY WAYS.
WHAT IS NEXT?
WHAT IS YOUR NEWEST PROJECT?
>> WELL, I'M PUTTING TOGETHER A
PIECE ON WALNUT STREET,
LOUISVILLE'S WALNUT STREET THAT
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WILL BE A PART OF AN EXHIBIT
THAT THE MUSEUM WILL PRESENT.
I THINK IT WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO
AWAY.
BUT JUST THE HISTORY OF WALNUT
STREET WHICH IS SO SIGNIFICANT
AND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
THE LIFE OF MOST US WHO GREW UP
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DURING THE TIME-FRAME THAT IT
EXISTED, YOU KNOW.
AND SO MANY MEMORIES AND SO MANY
THINGS THAT NEED BE SAID AND
NEED BE DOCUMENTED.
PEOPLE WHO'S LIVES WERE
POSITIVELY AFFECTED BUT THAT ERA
AND TIME AND THAT PLACE IN
LOUISVILLE.
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I'M JUST PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PUT
THAT ON PAPER.
[♪♪]
HE IS FASCINATING.
WE'LL HEAR THE FULL CONVERSATION
WITH KEN CLAY ON THIS WEEKEND'S
"INSIDE LOUISVILLE".
YOU CAN HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS LIFE
GROWING UP IN LOUISVILLE AND HIS
MOST RECENT HONORS THAT INCLUDES
A HOMETOWN HERO BANNER SUNDAY AT
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NOON 11 CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
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BASEBALL FANS DON'T FORGET TWO
KENTUCKY TEAMS ARE IN THIS
YEAR'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES.
AN 18-DOUBLE ELIMINATION
TOURNAMENT THAT STARTED TODAY IN
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NEBRASKA.
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
PLAYS THE FIRST GAME IN A FEW
MINUTES.
THE CARDINALS TAKE THE FIELD
AGAINST OREGON STATE AT 7:00
P.M.
AND MURRAY STATE PLAYS UCLA
TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M.
GO RACERS IT'S THEIR FIRST EVER
TRIP TO THE COLLEGE WORLD
SERIES.
BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH OF THEM AND
BOTH GAMES WILL BE ON ESPN.
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>>> IF YOU LIKE ITALIAN FOOD,
THEATER OR INSECTS YOU WILL LIKE
WHAT OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS TO SAY
IN THIS LOOK AT WHAT'S UP AROUND
THE COMMONWEALTH.
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>> COME OUT THIS WEEKEND TO GET
A TASTE AT NEWPORT'S ITALIAN
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FEST.
SIT NEXT TO THE OHIO RIVER AND
ENJOY ITALIAN FOOD AND HEAR LIVE
MUSIC IT'S FREE AND GREAT FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT
ITALIAN CULTURE.
>>> IF YOU ARE A FAN OF MURDER
MYSTERY AND SHERLOCK HOLMES THE
GAME'S AFOOT FOR YOU.
NAMED BEST PLAY BY MYSTERY
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WRITERS OF AMERICA, IT WILL HAVE
YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.
>>> FOR FATHER A DAY WEEKEND
HEAD TO THE BEACH BEND RACEWAY
FOR NATIONALS SATURDAY.
IT HAS FUNNY CAR EXHIBITIONS AND
A PARADE.
IF YOU ARE AN AUTOMOTIVE EXPERT
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THIS MAYBE JUST FOR YOU.
>>> FOR NIGHT OWLS AND INSECT
LOVERS MOTH NIGHT IS A PLACE TO
UNWIND AND LEARN ABOUT INSECTS
OF THE NIGHT.
HEAR FROM PARK NATURALISTS UNDER
THE STARS THIS SATURDAY.
THE PENDLETON COUNTY YOUTH FAIR
KICKS OFF SUNDAY IN FALMOUTH
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EVENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT YOUTH AND
AGRICULTURE SPEND FATHER'S DAY
OUTDOORS WITH LOVED ONES THIS
WEEKEND.
>>> OPENING NEXT WEEK AT THE
BARN LOT THEATER IS THE NERD AN
UNEXPECTED HOUSE GUEST CAUSES
MISADVENTURES IN HIS HOME.
THE SHOW FEATURES CHARACTERS AND
COMEDY BOOK IT TO BARN LOST
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THEATER NEXT WEEK.
ARE YOU A FAN OF POETRY?
THE LIPSTICK WARS POETRY SLAM IN
LOUISVILLE MAYBE FOR YOU.
CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
FRIDAY, THIS ALL FEMALE EVENT
WILL BE EMPOWERING AND FULL OF
CREATIVITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH I'M TOBY
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GIBBS.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A LATE DEVELOPMENT
TONIGHT.
THE HERALD-LEADER IS REPORTING
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL
GROSSBERG FILED A LAWSUIT TO TRY
AND STOP A SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
INVESTIGATION INTO THE LAWMAKER.
WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON THE
STORY MONDAY ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION."
PLUS THE LARGEST ICE LAND DICK
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HORSE FARM IN NORTH AMERICA IS
RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.
>> THESE HORSES WERE ORIGINAL
ANCIENT HORSES OF EUROPE.
THEY WERE BROUGHT BY THE VIKINGS
TO ICELAND.
WE'LL TELL YOU MORE
ABOUT THESE FURRY HORSES MONDAY
ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US ON AND
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MONDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM CONNECT
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.