June 18, 2025

State lawmakers say Governor Andy Beshear has not spoken to them about the possibility of a special session to approve state funding for storm and tornado recovery, the Family Foundation and the ACLU of Kentucky respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, and the new Brent Spence bridge design is unveiled.

Episode Transcript

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[♪♪]
>> WE CAN'T IGNORE THE EVENTS
THAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
IN MINNESOTA.

>> Laura (00:13):
WILL A POLITICAL
ASSASSINATION IN MINNESOTA MEAN
TIGHTER SECURITY IN FRANKFORT?
>>> AND WHAT WILL YOUR FUTURE
DRIVE TO CINCINNATI LOOK LIKE A
PEEK AT TOMORROW'S BRENT SPENCE
BRIDGE TODAY.
>> THEY'VE NEVER HAD ACCESS TO
THE TRAILS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THE

(00:35):
TRACKCHAIR.
AN ALL-TERRAIN CHAIR
IS GIVING EVERYONE A CHANCE TO
ENJOY RAVEN RUN.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]

(01:01):
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH I'M
KELSEY STARKS IN OUR LOUISVILLE
STUDIO FILLING IN TONIGHT FOR
RENEE SHAW.
THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
CONTINUES WITH LAWMAKERS MAKING
A ROAD TRIP TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY
TODAY.
SEVERAL MEETINGS WERE HELD AS
PART OF A UNITED INITIATIVE

(01:24):
BETWEEN MEETINGS WE CAUGHT UP
WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS WHO
WERE ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A SPECIAL SESSION.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR CALLED FOR MORE
STATE FUNDING FOR STORM AND
TORNADO RECOVERY AND HE TOLD THE
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER I WOULD
LIKELY CALL A SPECIAL SESSION TO
DOLL OUT MORE MONEY BUT LEADERS

(01:44):
SAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO TALKS
SINCE.
>> WE'VE HAD NO CONVERSATION
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OR
ANYBODY AT THE STAFF TO DATE AS
TO WHAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
WILL BE NEEDED.
OBVIOUSLY WE GOT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT THE FACT THAT AT SUCH TIME
THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
NEEDED WE WILL BE THERE AND CAN

(02:05):
DO A SESSION QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO
INFORMATION, NO NUMBERS THAT
WOULD INDICATE THAT ANYBODY'S
READY FOR A SPECIAL SESSION.
>> SAME HERE.
AS SOON AS WE HEARD OF THAT
THROUGH A PRESS CONFERENCE, MY
STAFF IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO
THE BUDGET DIRECTOR AND SAY WHAT

(02:25):
DO YOU NEED GET US NUMBERS AND
WE HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING
BACK.

>> Kelsey (02:30):
AS YOU KNOW,
TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
BESHEAR SAYS THE WEATHER EVENT
COULD TOTAL $300 MILLION IN
DAMAGES.
LAWMAKERS ALLOCATED UP TO $100
MILLION FOR THE CURRENT TWO-YEAR
BUDGET.
THE LAST SPECIAL SESSION WAS TO
COVER EXPENSES FROM THE 2022

(02:51):
FLOODINGS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.
>>> IN THE GATHERING OF STATE
LAWMAKERS, ONE CITED CONCERNS
AROUND SAFETY IN LIGHT OF THE
RECENT SHOOTINGS IN MINNESOTA
THAT TARGETED MEMBERS IN THE
STATE HOUSE AND THEIR FAMILY.
A DEMOCRAT FROM LEXINGTON ASKS
FOR RENEWED SECURITY MEASURES.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATE PRESIDENT
SAYS THOSE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY.

(03:12):
>> WE CAN'T IGNORE THE EVENTS
THAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
IN MINNESOTA WITH THE
ASSASSINATION OF THE HOUSE
SPEAKER.
AND HER HUSBAND.
THERE IN MINNESOTA AND THE
SHOOTING THE STATE SENATOR AND
HIS WIFE.
AND SINCE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
THIS MEETING TODAY, I WANTED TO

(03:33):
BRING TO BOTH YOU THE PRESIDENT
AND YOU MR. SPEAKER, A
SUGGESTION THAT WE HAVE A
MEETING WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE
SECURITY SOMETIME AFTER THE
FOURTH OF JULY.
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE
LEARNED FROM THOSE
ASSASSINATIONS AND ASSASSINATION

(03:53):
ATTEMPTS AND WHAT PROTOCOLS WE
NEED TO FOLLOW:
>> UPON RECEIVING THE
INFORMATION THE SPEAKER AND I
WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LIMIT IT
TO CONVERSATIONS IN A PUBLIC
FORUM TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE ARE
BUT NOT LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE
ARE THINK BEING.
BECAUSE THAT SOMEWHAT DEFEATS

(04:15):
THE PURPOSE OF HAVING SECURITY
PROTOCOLS THAT YOU HAVE THAT ARE
MODIFIED BECAUSE THAT WOULD
INFORM PEOPLE WHO MAY DO
SOMETHING OF WHAT THEY ARE.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE TAKING
PLACE.
BUT THAT'S ALL THAT WE SHOULD BE
DISCUSSING IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
LEADERS OF KENTUCKY'S
STATE HOUSE SWIFTLY DECRIED THE

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SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPENED.
MEMBERS FROM BOTH PARTIES CALLED
FOR UNITY AND RESPECT OVER
POLITICAL HATRED AND VIOLENCE.
>>> A JOINT COMMITTEE ON TOURISM
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MET IN
NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
LAWMAKERS HEARD FROM AN EASTERN
KENTUCKY BROADCASTING LEGEND,
KEITH CASE BOLT SHARED HOPES FOR
BRINGING IN $700 MILLION TO THE

(04:58):
EASTERN PART OF THE STATE
THROUGH THE COUNTRY MUSIC
HIGHWAY.
THE ROAD RUNS THROUGH SEVEN
COUNTIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY
WHICH ARE HOME TO STARS LIKE
CHRIS STAPLE TON AND LORETTA
LYNN.
THEY HAVE A RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATION DEDICATED TO
HIGHLIGHTING THE ARTISTS AND
ATTRACTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 23.

(05:19):
>> IT'S NOT JUST THE COUNTRY
MUSIC HIGHWAY IT'S THE STATE OF
KENTUCKY.
WHAT MY GOAL IS I'M GOING TO
SYNDICATE THIS CHANNEL ACROSS
KENTUCKY.
I WILL GO TO THE KENTUCKY
BROADCASTERS AND I'M GOING TO
OFFER ANY RADIO OWNER FROM HERE
TO PADUCAH THAT WANTS TO CARRY
THE SIGNAL I WILL GIVE IT TO
THEM FOR FREE.

(05:42):
NORTHERN KENTUCKY IS
ALSO PLANNING FOR A TOURISM
EVENT OF ITS OWN.
THE AMERICA'S RIVER ROUTES
FESTIVAL KICKS OFFTIES FALL TO
CELEBRATE THE COUNTRY'S 250TH
BIRTHDAY.
>> IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE
THINK IS ONE OF OUR TOP ASSETS
HERE NOT JUST IN NORTHERN
KENTUCKY BUT FROM ASHLAND TO

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PADUCAH, THE OHIO RIVER.
WE WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE
RECENTLY THAT OUR OHIO RIVERWAY
HAS RECEIVED A NATIONAL
DESIGNATION AS A NATIONAL WATER
TRAIL.
AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO
BRING OVER A MILLION VISITORS TO
THIS RIVERFRONT FOR THIS
FOUR-DAY EVENT.

(06:24):
THE FESTIVAL WILL
FEATURE RIVER BOAT TOURS, LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND DRINKS.
IT'S SET OCTOBER 8-12 ON THE
CINCINNATI AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY
RIVERFRONTS.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH A NORTHERN
KENTUCKY SENATOR TO LEARN ABOUT
WHAT BROUGHT LEGISLATORS TO THE
REGION.
>> IN TOTAL WE HAVE ABOUT 50

(06:46):
LEGISLATORS FROM EAST TO WEST,
NORTH TO SOUTH THE ENTIRE STATE
IS REPRESENTED.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IS NORTHERN
KENTUCKY IS THE GATEWAY TO
KENTUCKY.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT IN NORTHERN
KENTUCKY BUT WE WANTED TO SHARE
AND SHOW THAT IN A MEANINGFUL
WAY TODAY.
WHERE WE ARE IN COVINGTON IN

(07:07):
1983, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
BLIGHTED CITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
AND 2025 IT'S ONE OF THE TOP
FIVE STATES --
CITIES IN THE NATION.
TOP FIVE IN THE NATION.
FOR WALKABILITY, ECONOMIC
VIBRANCY AS THE FRONT DOOR TO
KENTUCKY, IT'S TIME TO SHARE

(07:28):
THAT.
IT'S TIME TO SHOW THAT.
AND REALLY RECOGNIZE THROUGHOUT
THE STATE THAT WE ARE ONE
KENTUCKY.
AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
AS PART OF THE NKY
UNITED INITIATIVE THEY GATHERED
FOR NETWORKING EVENTS AND
CAPPING OFF THE NIGHT AT A

(07:49):
CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL GAME.
>>> IN OTHER NEWS, THE UNITED
STATES SUPREME COURT UPHELD A
TENNESSEE LAW BANNING GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE FOR TRANSGENDER
MINORS.
THE RULING SHIELDS SIMILAR LAWS
IN MORE THAN 20 STATES INCLUDING
KENTUCKY.
IN THE 6-3 DECISION, JOHN
ROBERTS WROTE FOR A CONSERVATIVE

(08:10):
MAJORITY THE LAW DOES NOT
VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION'S EQUAL
PROTECTION CLAUSE WHICH REQUIRES
THE GOVERNMENT TO TREAT
SIMILARLY SITUATED PEOPLE THE
SAME.
A GROUP IN KENTUCKY APPLAUDED
THE DECISION AND THE A.C.L.U. OF
KENTUCKY CALLED THE RULING A
QUOTE PAINFUL SETBACK.
>> WE BELIEVE THIS IS A HISTORIC

(08:32):
VICTORY FOR FAMILIES, FOR
CHILDREN AND FOR COME SENSE.
IT'S CERTAINLY WILL THRILLED BY
THE DECISION 6-3 TO UPHOLD
TENNESSEE'S LAWS PREVENTING KIDS
FROM CHEMICALLY OR PHYSICALLY
MUTILATED.
KENTUCKY'S LAW AND 25 STATES

(08:53):
THAT PASSED LAWS TO PROTECT
KIDS.
WE VIEW TODAY AS A BIG DAY AND
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE U.S.
SUPREME COURT HAS DIRECTLY
ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE HEAD ON.
SO WE THINK THIS IS A VICTORY
THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED BY
ANYONE AT THAT TIME VALUES THE
RULE OF LAW, VALUES THE

(09:15):
AUTHORITY OF STATE LEG SLAY
TOURS TO PROTECT LEGISLATURES TO
PROTECT KIDS.
AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE WE
HAVE TO GET BACK AND HAVE AN
HONEST, FRANK CONVERSATION.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A MAN TO
BECOME A WOMAN OR A WOMAN TO
BECOME A MAN.
IT IS CERTAINLY NOT POSSIBLE FOR

(09:36):
A BOY TO BECOME A GIRL OR A GIRL
TO BECOME A BOY.
>> I THINK PART OF THE THING
THAT HAS BEEN REALLY DISTURBING
ABOUT ATTACKS ON TRANS YOUTH AND
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE MORE BROADLY
IS THAT THE LAWS THAT THE
KENTUCKY STATE LEGISLATURE OTHER
LEGISLATURES AROUND THE COUNTRY
HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING ARE

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DESIGNED TO ATTEMPT TO ERASE
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM
EXISTENCE.
WE KNOW THAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
HAVE ALWAYS DO NOW AND WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST.
WE KNOW THAT THE FAMILIES OF THE
TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND THE
PARENTS OF THOSE YOUTH THAT WE
REPRESENT HERE IN KENTUCKY HAVE

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GONE THROUGH YEARS OF THERAPY.
THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH
CONSULTATIONS WITH MEDICAL
DOCTORS.
AND THEY'VE BEEN PRESCRIBED
THESE TREATMENTS.
WE KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS
HAVE DONE TESTING AND HAVE SAID
TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT GENDER

(10:40):
DYSMORPHIA IS REAL.
AND THAT THERAPIES LIKE
HORMONES, LIKE PUBERTY BLOCKERS
ARE CRITICAL AND LIFE-SAVING
CARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH.
IN 2023 KENTUCKY'S
REPUBLICAN DOMINATED STATE
LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW SIMILAR
TO THAT TENNESSEE LAW AT ISSUE

(11:01):
TODAY.
SENATE BILL 150 AMONG OTHER
THINGS BANNED MINORS FROM
ACCESSING HORMONE THERAPIES AND
GENDER TRANSITIONING SURGERIES.
>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
SUING THE BESHEAR ADMINISTRATION
SAYING THE STATE IS GIVING
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS A BREAK
ILLEGALLY ON COLLEGE TUITION
MANY THE SUIT NAMES GOVERNOR

(11:23):
ANDY BESHEAR, EDUCATION
COMMISSIONER ROBBY FLETCHER AND
THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
THE SUIT SAYS THAT UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS ARE PAYING THE
INSTATE TUITION RATE WHICH IS
LESS THAN THE TUITION PAID BY
LEGAL CITIZENS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE
KENTUCKY.
THE LAWSUIT SAYS THAT'S AGAINST
FEDERAL LAW.

(11:44):
GOVERNOR BESHEAR'S OFFICE SAYS
THE COUNCIL FOR POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION HAS THE SOLE AUTHORITY
TO DETERMINE REQUIREMENTS FOR
INSTATE TUITION AND IT IS
INDEPENDENT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE.
THE COUNCIL FOR POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION SAYS IT IS NOW LOOKING
AT THAT LAWSUIT.
>>> ANOTHER SOLDIER FROM

(12:04):
KENTUCKY'S FORT CAMPBELL HAS
DIED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS
26-YEAR-OLD STAFF SERGEANT DIED
YESTERDAY IN IRAQ.
HIS DEATH REMAINS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
BUT THE DOD SAYS IT WAS NOT
RELATED TO COMBAT.
GONE LESS WAS FROM MICHIGAN HE
WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 101ST
AIRBORNE DIVISION.

(12:25):
THIS IS THE SECOND FORT CAMPBELL
SOLDIER TO DIE THIS MONTH.
>>> BACK NOW TO NORTHERN
KENTUCKY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT FROM THE BRAND NEW BRENT
SPENCE BRIDGE CHECK THIS OUT.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND MIKE
DEWINE OF OHIO RELEASED THIS
ANIMATION TODAY SHOWING THE
BRIDGE DESIGN APPROVED.

(12:46):
THIS IS PART OF THE EIGHT-MILE
BRIDGE CORRIDOR PROJECT
CONNECTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY TO
CINCINNATI.
>> THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE A
GAME-CHANGER FOR COMMUTING
FAMILIES AND IT WILL
REVOLUTIONIZE A CRUCIAL ECONOMIC
CORRIDOR.
THIS IS A PROJECT DREAMED FOR
YEARS AND MANY SAID WOULD NOT
HAPPEN.
AND WE'RE GET TO GO DONE AND

(13:08):
DOING IT WITHOUT TOLLS.
WORK ON THE BRIDGE
PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATER THIS YEAR.
IT'S A $3.6 BILLION PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS BEING PAID FOR BY
A COMBINATION OF FUNDS FROM
KENTUCKY, OHIO AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
MUCH OF IT IS COMING FROM THE

(13:29):
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PASSED
DURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
>>> LOOKS LIKE KENTUCKY COULD
LOSE 28 BILLION DOLLARS IN
FEDERAL MONEY BECAUSE OF THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS TO
CUT MEDICAID ACCORDING TO A
REPORT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE REPORT SAYS THAT COULD PUT
35 OF KENTUCKY'S RURAL HOSPITALS

(13:50):
AT RISK OF CLOSING.
NATIONALLY MORE THAN 330
HOSPITALS COULD CLOSE.
THE REPORT SAYS THOSE HOSPITALS
BARELY MAKE A PROFIT NOW.
AND A REDUCTION IN MEDICAID
TUNDING COULD PUT THEM IN THE
RED.
THE BILL THAT INCLUDES MEDICAID
CUTS NARROWLY PASSED THE HOUSE
AND NEEDS SENATE ACTION.
>> TO BUSINESS NEWS, HENDERSON

(14:12):
COUNTY HAS A NEW COAL MINE.
LOCAL LEADERS WERE ON HAND FOR
THE NEW LINE.
IT'S EXPECTED TO BRING 400 JOBS
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
STATE SENATOR ROBBY MILLS A
REPUBLICAN SAYS IT IS A REMINDER
THAT KENTUCKY COAL STILL
PROVIDES AFFORDABLE RELIABLE
ENERGY TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
THE NEW MINE MEANS MORE

(14:35):
PAYCHECKS, MORE OPPORTUNITY AND
A STRONGER FUTURE FOR THE
REGION.
[♪♪]
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS WITH NPR'S
RYLAND BARTON.
AND TIME FOR OUR MIDWEEK

(14:56):
CONVERSATION.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH CONGRESSMAN
THOMAS MASSIE WHO HAS JOINED
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE HOUSE TO
POTENTIALLY STOP THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION FROM GETTING
INVOLVED IN THE ISRAEL-IRAN
CONFLICT.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE
MOVES HE HAS MADE?
>> MASSIE OPPOSES GETTING

(15:16):
INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT IN
GENERAL AND ALSO SAYS IT SHOULD
BE UP TO CONGRESS TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO GO TO WAR NOT
JUST THE PRESIDENT DECIDING
WHETHER TO DO THAT UNILATERALLY.
THIS IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT OR
AT LEAST SOME DEMOCRATS HAVE
SAID THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING INVOLVED.
REPRESENTATIVE OMAR AND COURT
COURT OF NEW YORK THEY SAID THEY

(15:39):
WOULD SUPPORT IT.
THEY SAID HE IS NOT GOING TO GET
INVOLVED.
THEY ARE EVALUATING THAT.
AND MAINTAINING THIS DEFENSIVE
POSTURE TRYING TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
AS IT SHOOTS MISSILES DOWN
COMING IN FROM IRAN.
BUT ISRAEL IS ALSO ENGAGED IN
THIS OFFENSIVE WHICH THEY ARE
LAUNCHING MISSILES ON IRAN

(16:01):
BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIEDED ABOUT
IRAN ADVANCING THE NUCLEAR
PROGRAM.
SO BACK TO MASSIE, THIS
REPRESENTS THE DIVISION TALKED A
LOT ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS THAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THIS DIVISION BETWEEN
ISOLATIONISTS LIKE MASSIE, LIKE
SENATOR RAND PAUL AT LEAST HE

(16:22):
HAS VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
UNITED STATES GETTING INVOLVED
IN THIS WAR AND MORE HAWKISH
REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
THESE INTERVENTIONS.
WE SEE THIS A LOT IN KENTUCKY
BETWEEN MITCH McCONNELL WHO IS
IN OTHER CONFLICTS SUPPORTED THE
UNITED STATES' INVOLVEMENT AND
SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE OF
UKRAINE FROM RUSSIA'S INVASION

(16:46):
VERSUS RAND PAUL TRYING TO GET
THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE CONFLICT.
IT'S UNLIKELY THIS RESOLUTION IS
GOING TO GO ANYWHERE.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
MASSIE SHOWING HE IS NOT AFRAID
TO BE AT ODDS WITH THE
PRESIDENT.
AND THAT HE IS GOING TO STAND UP
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHERE HE
THINKS THIS IS A LONGSTANDING

(17:06):
THING WHERE THE EXECUTIVE HAS
GONE TO WAR WITHOUT CONGRESS AND
HE SAYS THAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO
BE INVOLVED ONCE AGAIN IN THOSE
DECISIONS.
>> AND I WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD
BE TOO OFTEN THAT WE SEE THOMAS
MASSIE, FIND COMMON GROUND WITH
LEFT LEANING DEMOCRATS LIKE
REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDRIA

(17:28):
OCASIO-CORTEZ.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT IS AN UNUSUAL POLITICAL
MOMENT.
AND BUT IT'S --
HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT
COALITION TO GO ANYWHERE YET.
>> ALSO IN CONGRESSIONAL
POLITICS, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
BUDGET BILL WHICH THE HOUSE HAS
PASSED AND IT'S NOW BEFORE THE
SENATE AND IT WOULD PROPOSE

(17:49):
REALLY BIG CUTS TO MEDICAID AND
WE KNOW A LOT OF RURAL
KENTUCKIANS PARTICULARLY IN
APPALACHIA DEPEND ON THAT FOR
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE.
AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN SOME
OF THESE AREAS ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN FOR THEIR
PATIENTS.
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING THERE.
>> .
>> KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO HAD THE

(18:10):
STORY HOW THE CUTS WOULD AFFECT
EASTERN KENTUCKY AND NOT ONLY
DOES THE REGION DEPEND ON
MEDICAID FOR HEALTH COVERAGE BUT
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REGIONS IN
THE NATION THE REGION'S
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WOULD BE
HURT BY IT.
THE REGION IS POOR.
HAS HIGH RATES OF HEART DISEASE,

(18:31):
AND KAB AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER AND THE ECONOMY DEPENDS
ON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO HELP
SICK PEOPLE.
AND THOSE INDUSTRIES STAND TO
SUFFER WITHOUT THE MEDICAID
DOLLARS FLOWING THROUGH THEM.
THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL OF THE
AT LEAST THIS PART OF IT, THE
BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT TRUMP IS

(18:53):
ATTEMPTING TO GET CONGRESS TO
VOTE ON, SAY THEY ARE TRYING TO
ROOT OUT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
IN THE MEDICAID SYSTEM.
THERE ARE 1.4 MILLION THAT
DEPEND ON MEDICAID A THIRD OF
THE POPULATION AND ADVOCATES
WORRY THAT ONE OF THESE
PROPOSALS WITHIN THE MEDICAID
CUTS PACKETS WORK REQUIREMENTS
WILL LEAD TO A DROP IN COVERAGE

(19:15):
NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T
WORKING BUT PEOPLE WILL HAVE A
HARD TIME FILLING OUT THE
REPORTING TO KEEP THE COVERAGE.
WE'VE SEEN IF STATES IT IS NOT A
FACTOR WHETHER OR NOT THAT
PERSON HAS A JOB IS WHETHER THEY
CAN STAY ON TOP OF FILING ALL
THE TIME TO SHOW THEY ARE
WORKING OR TO SHOW THEY HAVE AN

(19:39):
EXCEPTION.
>> AND MOVING NOW TO FRANKFORT,
AND DEMOCRATIC STATE
REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL GROSSBERG
APPEARING BEFORE THE KENTUCKY
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION
YESTERDAY ON MISCONDUCT
ALLEGATIONS.
PARTICULARLY HE ACTED
INAPPROPRIATELY TOWARD YOUNGER
WOMEN.
IT WAS A CLOSED HEARING.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT TOOK
PLACE YESTERDAY?

(19:59):
>> THE HERALD-LEADER WAS THERE.
I'VE BEEN AT ONE OF THESE
MEETINGS THEY ACT KIND OF LIKE A
COURT HEARING AND THIS LASTED
ABOUT SIX HOURS.
THE PEOPLE BROUGHT TO TESTIFY
WERE THE TWO WOMEN WHO SAID THAT
GROSSBERG SEXUALLY HARASSED THEM
AND FORMER MANAGER OF A STRIP
CLUB IN LOUISVILLE WHO TESTIFIED

(20:20):
THAT GROSSBERG HAD
INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED DANCERS
AND SOLICE THED ONE --
SOLICEED ONE FOR SEX.
GROSSBERG HE FILED A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE COMMISSION AND ASKED
A JUDGE TO INTERVENE AND DISMISS
THE CASE ENTIRELY.
THIS CAME AFTER THE COMMISSION
HAD OFFERED CONGRESSBURG A

(20:43):
SETTLEMENT WHICH HE WOULD ADMIT
TO SOME WRONGDOING AND PAY A
FINE.
HE REFUSED TO DO THAT AND
ALTHOUGH HE AGREED TO SOME OF
THE FACTS IN THE CASE, HE FELT
THEY WERE BEING PRESENTED IN THE
WRONG LIGHT.
NOTHING HAPPENED DURING THIS
MEETING THERE IS NO FINAL
DECISION THAT HAPPENED IT IS A
HEARING.
THE INCOMES THINGS TO HAPPEN
WHICH THE COMMISSIONER WOULD

(21:04):
HAVE TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT
TO DISMISS THE CASE TOTALLY, OR
FIND PROBLEMMABLE CAUSE HE
VIOLATED THE ETHICS CODE BECAUSE
OF THE ALLEGATIONS.
WE'LL SEE THAT IN THE WEEKS TO
COME.
>> IF THEY DO FIND HIM GILL IT
IS IT POSSIBLE HE WOULD BE
REMOVED FROM OFFICE?
THE NEXT STEP?

(21:25):
>> AT THAT POINT IT'S ONLY UP TO
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE HOUSE HF
REPRESENTATIVES TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO EXPEL SOMEBODY
FROM THE CAUCUS.
THEY CAN COME UP WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION BEYOND THAT
CITING TO FINE SOMEBODY AND SHOW
PUBLICLY REPRIMAND FOR VIOLATING
THE ETHICS CODE THEY CANNOT DO

(21:46):
MUCH ASIDE FROM THAT.
>> RYLAND BARTON THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
YOU KNOW EVERYONE
SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO ENJOY
MOTHER NATURE AND NOW THERE IS A
NEW WAY TO HELP EVERYONE DO JUST

(22:09):
THAT.
RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY IS
THE FIRST PARK IN KENTUCKY TO
HAVE AN ACTION TRACKCHAIR
PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM OPENS UP RAVEN RUN
TO THOSE WHO ARE WHEELCHAIR
BOUND OR WHO HAVE MOBILITY
ISSUES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM
GOING ON HIKING TRAILS I AM THE
PROGRAM STARTED IN MAY OF THIS
YEAR WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST

(22:31):
TRACKCHAIR HIKES.
IT SHOWS PARKS COMMITMENTS TO
ACCESSIBILITY.
WE HAVE NEW PAVED TRAILS ONE WAY
FOR FOLKS TO EXPERIENCE THE
OUTDOORS.
WE JUST HAVE ONE CHAIR HERE IN
PARKS AND RECREATION.
BEFORE THIS ROLE I HAD NEVER
HEARD OF A TRACKCHAIR WHEN I
APPLIED FOR THE JOB I DID
RESEARCH AND LEARNED ABOUT IT

(22:52):
WHILE WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT IT
ON THE PARK SIDE, AND IT'S BEEN
A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND A GREAT
JOB.
EVERYONE WHO HAS USED THE CHAIR
HAS REALLY ENJOYED IT.
AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S SO HEALING
TO BE IN NATURE AND EVERYONE WHO
COMES HERE IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME
BEING ABLE TO BE ON THE TRAILS
IN A WHILE.
SO THEY ARE ALL SO GRATEFUL AND

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IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO GUIDE THOSE
HIKES.
SO FAR WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING
BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
LOTS OF FOLKS HAVE SAID THAT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE
EVER BEEN OUT TO RAVEN RUN.
THEY'VE LIVED HERE FOR DECADES
AND NEVER HAD ACCESS TO THE
TRAILS AND NOW THEY ARE ABLE TO
COME OUT AND USE THE TRACKCHAIR
AND ABLE TO SEE BEYOND THE

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NATURE CENTER OUT INTO THE TRAIL
SYSTEM.
>> WE HAVE SIX SLOTS OPEN A
WEEK.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAYS.
AND SINCE MAY WE HAVE HAD 21
PEOPLE SIGN UP AND USE THE
CHAIR.
>> NATURE IS ONE OF THE MOST
HEALING THINGS.
AND SINCE THE CITY HAS THESE
NATURAL AREA PARKS AND WE HAVE
THIS LAND THAT IS OPEN TO THE

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PUBLIC, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE SURE AS MANY PEOPLE
CAN USE THEM.
>> CONSIDERING OUR PILOT YEAR
AND SEE HOW IT GOES AND WHAT THE
DEMAND IS AND MAYBE WE WILL BE
ABLE TO TAKE THIS TO OTHER PARKS
OR GET THOR ONE FOR OTHER PARKS.
>> SUPER COMFORTABLE AND EASY TO
CONTROL GET USED TO.
THE TURNING IS FUNNY THEY CAN DO

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A 360 BUT EVERYONE WHO USES IT
IS IMPRESSED ABOUT HOW IT
HANDLES, THE DIFFERENT TERRAIN
WE CAN GO ON THE GRASS, DIRT,
GRAVEL, THE MULCH AND THE CHAIR
CAN HANDLE IT ALL.
THESE ARMS CAN FOLD UP THEY CAN
SLIDE INTO THE CHAIR AND THEN
THE CHAIR TILTS UP AND DOWN.
SO IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET

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IN AND OUT OF.
AND THEN ONCE THEY GET IN THE
CHAIR, WE HAVE THE SEATBELT AND
THE LEG STRAPS AND THE HARNESS.
AND THEN WE GIVE THEM A RUNDOWN
OF THE CONTROLS.
THEY ARE SUPER EASY IT'S THIS
JOY STICK AND FIVE SPEED
SETTINGS.
A JOY STICK IN THE BACK SO IF
THE PERSON ISN'T ABLE TO CONTROL

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IT ON THEIR OWN, THE PERSON THAT
COMING WITH THEM CAN CONTROL THE
CHAIR.
I'M HOPING TO INCORPORATE THE
CHAIR ON THE FIELD TRIPS IN CASE
THERE IS A TUT THAT NEEDS IT.
AS WELL AS INCORPORATING IT INTO
OUR PROGRAMS AT RAVEN RUN TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
INCLUDED IN THE BIRD WALKS AND

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THE NIGHT HIKES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
I'M HOPING TO SEE IT GROW AND
EXPAND IF THOSE WAY WHAT --
IN THOSE WAYS.
SO SIGN UP TO USE THE
TRACKCHAIR AT RAVEN RUN GO TO
THE WEBSITE.
[♪♪]

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WELL, WHAT A FINISH
TO YESTERDAY'S COLLEGE WORLD
SERIES GAME.
DID YOU SEE THIS BETWEEN
LOUISVILLE AND OREGON STATE?
LOUISVILLE WAS UP 6-3 IN THE TOP
OF THE NINTH.
GAVE UP THREE RUNS AND WON IT
7-6 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
ON A SACRIFICE FLY.
LOUISVILLE HAD TO WIN WITH A

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LOSS THE SEASON WOULD HAVE BEEN
OVER.
THERE'S BAD NEWS WITH
YESTERDAY'S WIN, LOUISVILLE
MOVED ON TO PLAY COASTAL
CAROLINA TODAY AND THAT GAME
DIDN'T END WELL.
COASTAL CAROLINA JUST BEAT THE
CARDINALLINGS 11-3 WE WILL HAVE
MORE ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION".
>> AND TOMORROW IS ALSO

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JUNETEENTH, OFTEN CALLED FREEDOM
DAY.
THE DAY THAT OBSERVES THE END OF
SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN 1865.
THERE ARE ACTIVITIES PLANNED
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY TOMORROW.
AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW
ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
DAY.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT RIGHT
HERE ON "KENTUCKY EDITION"
TOMORROW NIGHT.
AND WE DO HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US

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EDITION" HERE WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
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