June 3, 2025 • 27 mins
State Sen. Robin Webb discusses why she chose to switch political parties, Sen. Rand Paul visits Southern Kentucky following deadly storms and discusses the 'big beautiful bill,' an abortion lawsuit is dismissed, and kicking off Kentucky History Month.
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[♪♪]
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS I'VE GOT AN
INDEPENDENTS STREAK AND I'M
GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT.
>> Renee (00:15):
WHY DID A VETERAN
KENTUCKY LAWMAKER SWITCH PARTIES
AND WHY NOW?
>> WE HATE TOW SEE THIS HAPPEN
ANYWHERE IN KENTUCKY.
BUT I THINK IT BRINGS THE BEST
OUT OF PEOPLE, CHURCHES,
CHARITIES, NEIGHBORS IN HELPING
NEIGHBORS.
A KENTUCKY SENATOR
SURVEYS TORNADO DAMAGE AND
RECOVERY IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
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>> WE CAN MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR TREATMENTS THAT CAN SLOW
DOWN THE COURSE OF THIS DISEASE.
AND HOW A NEW BLOOD
TEST CAN SPOT ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AND LEAD TO EARLIER
TREATMENT.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
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PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS MONDAY, JUNE SECOND I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR
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MONDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> THE LAST RURAL DEMOCRAT IN
THE KENTUCKY STATE SENATE HAS
SWITCHED FROM BLUE TO RED AND IN
DOING SO, ADDED TO THE SUPER
MAJORITY IN THE UPPER CHAMBER.
SENATOR ROBIN WEBB OF CARTER
COUNTY WHO REPRESENTS THE 18TH
DISTRICT, MADE HEADLINES FRIDAY
WHEN SHE ANNOUNCED SHE WAS
BECOMING A REPUBLICAN.
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I SAT DOWN WITH SENATOR WEBB
HERE IN OUR KET STUDIOS TODAY TO
FIND OUT THE THINKING BEHIND AND
TIMING OF HER DECISION.
WHY MAKE THE SWITCH?
WHY NOW?
>> WELL, PREFACE IT AGAIN TO SAY
FOR 10 YEARS I WAS IN THE HOUSE
REPRESENTING CARTER COUNTY IN
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KENTUCKY A REPUBLICAN DISTRICT.
I WAS A REPUBLICAN WHEN I FIRST
REGISTERED TO VOTE AND SWITCHED
WHEN I WENT INTO THE COAL MINER
THAT FIT MY IDEOLOGY.
AND SINCE THAT I'VE BEEN VERY
HAPPY DURING MY TENURE IN BOTH
CHAMBERNESS TREATED VERY WELL IN
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THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
BUT THE TIMING, THE TIMING
IMMEDIATELY WAS THAT I'M
TECHNICALLY IN CYCLE FOR MY NEXT
RACE.
I FELT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND
PROCEED INTO THE INTERIM IN THE
NEXT SESSION, OR THE FOLLOWING
DEADLINE AND ALL THAT I NEEDED
TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH MY
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CONSTITUENTS AND DO IT NOW.
AND WHAT REALLY --
IT'S BEEN SEVERAL THINGS THROUGH
THE YEARS AND SEVERAL SHIFTS.
AND THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN THE
ONLY RURAL STATE SENATOR FOR A
FEW YEARS NOW.
AND THEN BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS
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MAYBE THREE AT THE MOST THERE
FOR A WHILE OR SO.
BUT IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE ON SOME
ISSUES FOR ME AND THE
REPRESENTATION OF MY DISTRICT AS
WELL AS MY PERSONAL BELIEFS.
TO --
IF YOU --
I HAVE A KINTSDZ VOTING RECORD
FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF A
CENTURY PLUS.
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AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
I'M STILL THE SAME ISSUES SAME
PRIORITIES.
BUT I'VE BEEN HARD TO CATEGORIZE
I GUESS THROUGH THE YEARS.
AND I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
WHEN YOU SAY IN THE
STATEMENT THAT YOU RELEASED LAST
WEEK THAT NO LONGER DOES IT
DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENT YOUR
VALUES.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEFT YOU
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BEFORE YOU LEFT THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
WHAT IS IT, WHAT WAS THE PIVOT
POINT WHAT ISSUE OR SET OF
ISSUES MADE YOU THINK THIS IS
NOT WHERE I NEED TO BE?
>> FIRST, THAT IS A CLICHE I
THINK RONALD REAGAN MIGHT HAVE
SAID THAT FIRST.
MY HISTORY DOESN'T FAIL ME.
THROUGH THE YEARS, I FOCUSED A
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LOT ON THE BUDGET WHICH I LIKE
TO DO.
I LIKE POLICY I DON'T
NECESSARILY LIKE POLITICS.
I'M PROBABLY THE LEAST PARTISAN
PERSON IN A ROOM THROUGH THE
YEARS.
SO YOU WATCH AND I'VE STATED
THIS IN ANOTHER INTERVIEW FROM
ENERGY SECTOR, I AM IN THE COAL
INDUSTRY.
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I'M BIASED THAT IS WHAT I CHOSE
TO DO AND IT'S GONE NOW.
AND FROM COAL MINER TO GENERAL
COUNCIL THAT WAS BASED IN MY
DISTRICT.
EMPLOYED A LOT OF PEOPLE, RIVER,
RAIL.
WE'VE LOST ALL AT THAT TIME.
STEEL.
AND I BELIEVE IN DIVERSIFIED
PORT FOL YO BUT THE ENERGY
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POLICY WAS THE BEGINNING FOR ME.
THEN YOU LOOK AT MAYBE
AGRICULTURE, YOU LOOK AT THE
ATTACK ON CATTLE I AM A RANCHER,
I RECREATIONALLY USE EQUINES AND
OWN EQUINES AND LOVE EQUINES.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE SHIFT IN
POLICY AND LAW AND AGENDA IF YOU
WILL THAT HAS BEEN ENDORSED
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ESPECIALLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
TO MAKE IT HARD ON TOES OF US
WHO PRODUCE MEAT AND UTILIZE
ANIMALS AND OWN ANIMALS.
OR JUST A COUPLE OF THE THINGS
AND GO BACK TO THE ENERGY SECTOR
THAT HAS HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT
ON ALL OF KENTUCKY AND WEST
KENTUCKY TOO.
I WAS TALKING SOMEBODY TODAY
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FOUR GENERATIONS COAL MINER IN
THEIR FAMILY AND THAT IS NOT
THERE ANYMORE.
AND THERE'S SOCIAL ISSUES.
I AM A SOUTHERN BAPTIST AND I
HAVE TRIED TO DISPLAY MY FAITH
AND MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS WITH
MY FAITH.
AND I WAS A FORMER FEMALE
ATHLETE MY DAUGHTER PLAYED
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COLLEGE BALL AND WOMEN'S SPORTS
ISSUES AND THOSE THINGS AND YOU
LOOK AT MY VOTING RECORD AND YOU
CAN SEE WHERE I AM.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE
THINGS.
AND OVER THE WEEKEND
HAS BEEN A LOT OF REACTION TO
YOUR DECISION.
AND WE'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM
WELL, SHE WAS ONLY A DEMOCRAT IN
NAME ONLY ANYWAY.
BUT AS HAS BEEN SAID BY YOUR
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FORMER DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES THE
DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE VOTE
WITH THE REPUBLICANS 90
SOMETHING PERCENT OF THE TIME ON
THE BIG ISSUES THAT I DESCRIBED,
THE BUDGET AND THINGS THAT
MATTER THE MOST THE CULTURAL
ISSUES THERE'S GOING TO BE
DIVISION.
CONSIDERING THAT YOU DO HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT STREAK, WHY DOES IT
EVEN MATTER WHICH PARTY?
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AND WHY CHOOSE THE REPUBLICANS
NOW?
>> I'VE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS
TO BE A RURAL VOICE, TO EXPLAIN
ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF POLICY ON
RURAL AMERICA, RURAL KENTUCKY
ESPECIALLY THE EAST KENTUCKY.
I HAVE TRIED TO BE A TEAM PLAYER
IN SOME REGARD BECAUSE THAT'S
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WHAT I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO.
AND IT'S PROBABLY FALLEN ON DEAF
EARS.
WITH WEBB SWITCHED TO
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THERE ARE
NOW 32 REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE
SENATE AND JUST SIX DEMOCRATS
AND ALL SIX OF THOSE DEMOCRATS
REPRESENT THE LOUISVILLE AND
LEXINGTON AREAS.
TOMORROW NIGHT, SENATOR WEBB
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ANSWERS ACCUSATIONS THAT SHE IS
DECEIVED AND BETRESSED HER
FORMER DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS.
MORE ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME, GERALD NEAL THE
SENATE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER PUT
I A STATEMENT ABOUT SENATOR
WEBB'S DECISION TO SWITCH
PARTIES QUOTE THE DECISION WILL
NOT CHANGE THE COURSE AND
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DILIGENCE WITH WHICH THE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS HAS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS REMAINS
COMMITTED TO BRINGING KENTUCKY A
BRIGHTER FUTURE BY FUNDING
PUBLIC EDUCATION, PROTECTING
WORKERS WRITINGS AND FIGHTING
FOR THE WELL-BEING OF KENTUCKY'S
FAMILIES.
END QUOTE.
>>> NOW TO ONGOING TORNADO
RECOVERY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
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IT WAS JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AGO
THAT RUSSELL, PULASKI AND LAUREL
COUNTIES SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE
AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
TRAVELED TO THE AREA TODAY TO
SEE HOW RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE
MOVING ALONG.
OUR LAURA ROGERS HAS MORE FROM
PULASKI COUNTY.
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>> SENATOR PAUL'S FIRST STOP
HERE IN SOMERSET AT SOUTH
KENTUCKY RE C.L. BROWN
HEADQUARTERS WHICH TOOK A HIT
FROM THAT TORNADO A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO, SENATOR PAUL
SURVEYING THE DAMAGE TAKING TIME
TO MEET WITH CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
LINEMEN WHO HELPED RESTORE
THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES
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FOLLOWING THAT STORM.
OF COURSE, THAT ONLY COMPLICATED
BY THE FACT THEIR HEADQUARTERS
WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED.
AS WELL.
NOW, WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK SENATOR PAUL ABOUT FEMA
ASSISTANCE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOME OF THAT MOVE FROM THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TO THE STATE'S
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RESPONSIBILITY.
WE WANTED TO ASK SENATOR PAUL
HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT AND THE
BUDGET BILL THAT WILL BE HEADING
TO THE U.S. SENATE.
>> I THINK ULTIMATELY YOU HAVE
TO SHIFT EVERYTHING MORE TO THE
STATES BECAUSE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS A PRINTSDZING
PRESS AND THE RESERVE PAYS FOR
THINGS.
THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE WE HAVE A
$36 TRILLION DEBT IN WASHINGTON.
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THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS TO
BALANCE ITS BUDGET IT'S HARD FOR
THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO AFFORD
THINGS AND THEY HAVE TO
PRIORITIZE.
THEY HAVE A SEVERAL BILLION
DOLLARS RAINY DAY FUND.
THE STATE STEPPED IN WITH THE
TORNADOES IN BOWLING GREEN AND
MAYFIELD AND THE FLOODING NEAR
HAZARD.
STATE STEPPED IN QUICKLY WITH
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$400 MILLION LAST TIME.
SO IF MONEY IS NEEDED,
INTEREST'S HOPING THE STATE WILL
STEP IN AND HELP BECAUSE THEY
CAN BE QUICKER.
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL EXPANDS
THE DEBT I THINK IT'S TOO MUCH
AND WE SHOULD BE TRYING HARDER
TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET.
THE DEFICIT WILL BE $2 TRILLION,
AND MODERATE REPUBLICANS
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COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BIDEN
SPENDING LEVELS AND MANY VOTED
FOR IT AND NOW WE HAVE A DEBT
THAT REPUBLICANS ARE LARGELY
RESPONSIBLE.
I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT.
AND I'M STILL A VOICE SAYING WE
SHOULDN'T PILE ON MORE DEBT
BECAUSE IT PUTS PRESSURE ON
GOVERNMENT THAT PEOPLE WANT FROM
GOVERNMENT.
>> SENATOR PAUL TRAVELING TO
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LONDON AND LAUREL COUNTY TO LOOK
AT THE TORNADO DAMAGE AND
RECOVERY IN THAT CITY AS WELL.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA
ROGERS.
MANY THANKS.
SENATOR PAUL SAYS HIS OFFICE IS
READY AND ABLE TO HELP STORM
VICTIMS WORK THROUGH THE RED
TAPE WHEN APPLYING FOR FEMA
ASSISTANCE.
>>> NOW, SENATOR PAUL A LONGTIME
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CRITIC OF PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY SAYS
KENTUCKY BUSINESSES OPPOSE
HIGHER TARIFFS HE APPEARED ON
CBS' FACE THE NATION.
>> I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION
WITH THE PRESIDENT THIS WEEK
ABOUT TARIFFS.
HE DID MOST OF THE TALKING.
AND WE DON'T AGREE ON THE
OUTCOME BUT WHEN I COME HOME TO
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KENTUCKY I TALK TO THE FARM
BUREAU OPPOSED TO THE TARIFFS.
I TALK TO THE BOURBON INDUSTRY
OPPOSED TO THE TARIFFS.
I TALKED TO THE CARGO COMPANIES,
U.P.S., ALL ARE OPPOSED TO IT.
I TALK TO THE HARDWOOD FLOOR
PEOPLE AND BUILDING HOUSES I
HAVE NO ORGANIZED BUSINESS
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INTEREST IN KENTUCKY FOR THE
TARIFFS.
SO I THINK IT'S WORTH THE
DISCUSSION AND IT'S WORTH PEOPLE
REMEMBERING THAT THE REPUBLICANS
USED TO BE FOR LOWER TAXES
TARIFFS ARE A TAX IF YOU RAISE
TAXES ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT
IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
THIS WEEK, CONGRESS IS
EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHAT IS
CALLED A RESCISSION REQUEST FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE TO CUT BOO $9
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BILLION IN SPENDING THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
SENATOR PAUL TALKED ABOUT THE
SPENDING THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED.
>> THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WAS
POINTED OUT BEING SPENT FOR SEX
CHANGE OPERATIONS IN GUATEMALA,
TRANS OPERATIONS IN COLUMBIA.
ALL THE CRAZY SPENDING, YES IT
SHOULD BE CUT.
I HAD AN AMENDMENT.
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>> SESAME STREET.
IT'S PBS AND NPR?
>> YEAH.
AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT WE'LL
SEE.
I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY
NEED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMING
ANYMORE WE HAVE SO MANY CHOICES
ON THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION.
MY PREFERENCE HAS BEEN IN THE
PAST TO CUT A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING RATHER THAN CUT A LOT
OF SOMETHING.
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WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS
PROPOSE A PENNY PLAN BUDGET
WHERE WE CUT A PERCENTAGE OF
EVERYTHING BUT IT INCLUDES
ENTITLEMENTS OR IT DOESN'T WORK.
KET IS A PBS MEMBER
STATION THAT RESCISSION VOTE
COULD COME IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
>>> A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING
KENTUCKY'S NEAR TOTAL ABORTION
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BAN HAS BEEN DROPPED.
THE ACLU OF KENTUCKY FILED
PAPERWORK TO HAVE THE CASE
DISMISSED BUT WOULD NOT EXPLAIN
WHY.
THE CASE WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF
A WOMAN WHO WENT BY MARY POE WHO
LAST TRAVELED TO ANOTHER STATE
TO RECEIVE AN ABORTION.
THE LAWSUIT ALLEGED STATE LAWS
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BANNING ABORTIONS ARE QUOTE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND
UNENFORCEMENTABLE.
AMBER DUKE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
ACLU OF KENTUCKY SAID PEOPLE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THEIR
OWN BODIES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT
INTERFERENCE AND WE WILL NEVER
STOP FIGHTING TO RESTORE
ABORTION ACCESS IN KENTUCKY.
END QUOTE.
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KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL
RUSSELL COLEMAN A REPUBLICAN IN
A STATEMENT HE SAID QUOTE
KENTUCKIANS CAN BE PROUD OUR
PRO-LIFE VALUES WON THE DAY AND
INNOCENT LIVES WILL BE SAVED AS
A RESULT.
END QUOTE.
>>> THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE WANTS
THE PUBLIC'S INPUT AND THEIR
HELP TO REDUCE CRIME BY WORKING
WITH THE NEW COMMUNITY SAFETY
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COMMISSION.
IT IS A PART OF THE SAFE
LOUISVILLE VIOLENCE REDUCTION
PLAN AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT
AND CONSENT DECREE IT HAD
ENTERED INTO WITH LOUISVILLE.
CRAIG GREENBERG TALKED ABOUT THE
NEW COMMISSION TODAY.
>> THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMISSION WILL BE A FORUM FOR
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COMMUNITY INPUT, ENGAGEMENT AND
FEEDBACK ON CRIME PREVENTION AND
POLICE REFORM AS WE WORK TO BOTH
ADDRESS VIOLENT CRIME AND
PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE IN
LOUISVILLE.
MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM
EACH ONE OF LMPD'S PATROL
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DIVISIONS.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM.
AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS FROM SECTORS, SUCH
AS FAITH LEADERS, CRIME VICTIMS,
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES,
IMMIGRANTS, MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, THE
LIST GOES ON.
I ENCOURAGE THOSE PEOPLE TO
APPLY TO BE A PART OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSION.
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THE CHIEF AND I ARE COMMITTED TO
TAKING ACTION AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR FOLKS FROM ALL ACROSS THE
COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO ENGAGE IN
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
IF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, THAT
THIS DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH, I
WOULD DIRECT THEIR CONCERN TO
THE CHANGE OF POINT OF VIEW OF
THE CURRENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE
GOVERNMENT THAT CHANGED THEIR
MIND WITH RESPECT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONSENT
DECREE THAT WE HAD SPENT A YEAR
NEGOTIATING WITH THEM.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO TAKING
ACTION ON OUR OWN WITH OR
WITHOUT THE DOJ AND THIS PART
GOES BEYOND WHAT WE COMMITTED
TO.
LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS
ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO APPLY
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FOR A SEAT ON THE COMMISSION BY
VISITING ON-LINE THE WEBSITE
LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/SAFELOUISVILLE.
[♪♪]
A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
KENTUCKY.
YESTERDAY, THE BLUEGRASS STATE
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CELEBRATED 233 YEARS.
KENTUCKY JOINED THE UNION ON
JUNE 1, 1792.
BUT AS OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLINGS
US KENTUCKY'S HISTORY STARTED
LONG BEFORE THAT.
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IT'S BELIEVED IN 10,000 TO
9500BC.
FARMING BEGAN IN 1800 AS PEOPLE
BEGAN GROWING WILD PLANTS AND
CORN BEANS AND SQUASH.
KENTUCKY WOULD BECOME HOME TO
MANY TRIBES INCLUDING THE
CHEROKEE, SHAWNEE AND CHICK SAW.
20 TRIBES CLAIMED LAND IN
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KENTUCKY WHEN IT BECAME A STATE
IN 1792.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT
ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE ORIGIN
AND MEANING OF THE WORD
KENTUCKY.
ACCORDING TO ONE THEORY IT IS A
WORD MEANING LAND OF TOMORROW.
SOME BELIEVE IT'S FROM A TERM
MEANING RIVER BOD UM.
THERE ARE THEORIES THAT KENTUCKY
MEANS HEAD OF A RIVER.
LAND OF CANE AND TURKEYS.
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AND MEADOW OR PRAIRIE.
THE BRITISH EXPLORED KENTUCKY IN
THE LATE 1600'S.
Dr. THOMAS WALKER AND
CHRISTOPHER GIFT BEGAN SERVING
EASTERN AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY
WALKER IS CREDITED AS THE FIRST
EUROPEAN TO PASS THROUGH THE
CUMBERLAND GAP.
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DANIEL BOON EXPLORED KENTUCKY
DURING A HUNTING EXPEDITION AND
RETURNED.
BOON, JUDGE HENDERSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE TRANSYLVANIA
COMPANY ESTABLISHED BOONSBORO ON
THE KENTUCKY RIVER IN MADISON
COUNTY IN THE SPRING OF 1775.
AS MORE ARRIVED THEY FOUNDED
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OTHER KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES.
JAMES HARROD AND A PARTY OF 31
MEN FOUNDED HARRODS TOWN IN 1774
AND RENAMED HARRODSBURG.
CAMPING IN 1775 NAMED THEIR
COMMUNITY LEXINGTON IN HONOR OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE IN
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LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
IT BECAME A PERMANENT SETTLEMENT
IN 1779.
IN 1978 SETTLERS ARRIVED ON CORN
ISLAND CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT
WOULD BECOME LOUISVILLE.
NAMED FOR KING LOUIE THE 16TH.
VIRGINIA TROOPS FOUGHT SHAWNEE
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AND MINGO TRIBES IN WHAT BECAME
KNOWN AS LORD DONE MORE'S WAR
NAMED AFTER VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR.
THE VIRGINIAN VICTORY OPENED THE
DOOR TO MORE.
KENTUCKY BECAME A COUNTY OF
VIRGINIA IN EARLY 1777.
SPELLED WITH AN E ON THE END
RATHER THAN Y.
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SEVERAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR
BATTLES OCCURRED IN KENTUCKY
COUNTY.
THE 1782 BATTLE OF BLUE LICKS
AND PRESENT DAY ROBERTSON COUNTY
WAS ONE OF THE LAST BATTLES OF
THE WAR.
AS THE POPULATION GREW
KENTUCKIANS BEGAN THINKING ABOUT
STATEHOOD.
THERE WERE NINE CONVENTIONS
BETWEEN 1784 AND 1790.
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FINALLY A 10TH CONVENTION IN
1792 PRODUCED A CONSTITUTION
THAT DELEGATES APPROVED.
KENTUCKY THEN JOINED THE UNION
ON JUNE 1, 1792.
AMERICA'S 15TH STATE AND THE
FIRST ONE WEST OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
ISAAC SHELBY WAS KENTUCKY'S
FIRST GOVERNOR.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION"
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INTEREST'S TOBY GIBBS.
YOU CAN SEE KENTUCKY
HISTORY EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE
ROAD THAT'S THANKS TO 2400
HISTORICAL MARKERS IN ALL 120
KENTUCKY COUNTIES.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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THAT IS NOW 76 YEARS OLD.
>> THE WHOLE POINT OF KENTUCKY'S
HISTORICAL MARKER PROGRAM IS TO
CREATE ON THE GROUND EDUCATIONAL
ENCOUNTERING WITH HISTORY WHERE
IT HAPPENED.
AND SO OFTEN PEOPLE TELL ME AND
I'VE HEARD THIS THROUGHOUT MY
LIFE, PEOPLE THINK HISTORY
HAPPENED ELSEWHERE.
IT'S ALWAYS SURPRISING WHEN THEY
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DISCOVER THAT HISTORY HAPPENS
HERE AS WELL.
AND THAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THIS STATE PROGRAM IS TO
GET PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THAT
KENTUCKY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN A
LOT OF NOT ONLY STATE
DEVELOPMENTS BUT NATIONAL
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL.
KENTUCKY IS BLESSED TO HAVE ONE
OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST STATE
MARKER PROGRAMS IN THE NATION.
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THE EARLIEST MARKERS ON THE
LANDSCAPE THAT WE MANAGE TO 1936
THOSE WERE PUT UP BY A PRIVATE
ORGANIZATION IN THE LEXINGTON
AREA.
IN 1949, THAT IS WHEN THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ENTERED THE SCENE.
WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'RE IN
THE 76TH YEAR OF OUR PROGRAM'S
EXISTENCE.
ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR
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PROGRAM IS IT IS COMMUNITY
DRIVEN.
SO I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT IS NOT
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
STAFF WHO DECIDE WHICH TOPICS
MATTER THE MOST.
RATHER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
APPROACH US WITH TOPICS THAT
THEY NOMINATE.
THEY GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS
NOMINATION PROCESS.
THE TOPICS ARE EVALUATED BY A
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COMMITTEE OF HISTORIANS FROM
ACROSS THE STATE.
WHO SELECT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO
15 TOPICS PER YEAR TO THE AVANS
TO BECOME NEW MARKERS.
IF A TOPIC IS APPROVED THE STATE
GOVERNMENT WILL COVER THE ENTIRE
COST OF THE MARKER DESIGN AND
INSTALLATION.
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT LEVELS THE PLAYING
FIELD AND MEANS AS LONG AS
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SOMEBODY APPROACHES US WITH A
GOOD TOPIC THERE WILL NOT BE
BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION.
IF YOU LOOK AT PREVIOUS
GENERATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM,
THERE IS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON
FRONTIER HISTORY, CIVIL WAR
HISTORY BUT IT'S GREAT WHEN
PEOPLE THINK EVEN BIGGER THAN
THAT.
NOT JUST BATLEDZS AND --
BATTLES AND THOSE ARE
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SIGNIFICANT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
BUT TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT
TOPICS LIKE KENTUCKY FOOD WAYS.
WHAT WERE PEOPLE EATING AND
DRINKING?
TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT
KENTUCKY MUSIC.
CULTURE.
AND WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN WE
GET TOPICS THAT DEAL WITH THE
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN KENTUCKY,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN
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KENTUCKY, LGBTQ HISTORY IN
KENTUCKY THINGS THAT SHOW ALL
THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT MAKE
THE COMMONWEALTH BOTH
SIGNIFICANT AND UNIQUE.
>> LAST YEAR WE HAD A MARKER
DEDICATION IN VAN LEER KENTUCKY,
JOHNSON DOWN IT ABOUT THE WEBB
FAMILY.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE WEBB FAMILY
WHEN I SAY THAT BUT YOU WILL
LIKE LIE KNOW PEOPLE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF IT.
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THE WEBB FAMILY GAVE RISE TO
COUNTRY MUSIC SINGERS LIKE
LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAIL
AND IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO HELP
SHARE HOW JOHNSON COUNTY HAS
PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE
HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC.
FUNDAMENTALLY IT IS A PIECE OF
METAL ON THE LANDSCAPE THAT
PEOPLE PASS GOING 50, 60,
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70-MILES-PER-HOUR BUT FOR THE
QUIET MOMENTS WHERE YOU SLOW
DOWN AND GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND
CONNECT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH'S
PAST IS REMARKABLE.
AND I ONLY HAVE 125 WORDS THAT I
CAN FIT ON A STATE HISTORICAL
MARKER.
I TELL PEOPLE IT IS NOT THE END
OF THE CONVERSATION IT'S THE
BEGINNING.
AND IF IT INSPIRES YOU TO READ A
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LITTLE BIT MORE ON YOUR OWN
THAT'S GREAT.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS
THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF
HISTORICAL MARKERS FOLLOWED BY
FAYETTE, MCCRACKEN AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES.
[♪♪]
WHAT IF DOCTORS COULD DIAGNOSE
AND TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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EARLIER?
THE F.D.A. JUST APPROVED A NEW
BLOOD TEST THAT DOES JUST THAT.
GREG COOPER DIRECTOR OF THE
MEMORY CENTER IN LOUISVILLE
TELLS US HOW THAT WOULD HELP
PATIENTS AND WHEN THIS IMPROVED
PROCESS MIGHT BECOME A REALITY.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AT
MEDICAL NEWS.
>> THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP
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TO WIDESPREAD USAGE OF A TEST
FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THAT'S
MUCH MORE AVAILABLE, MUCH LESS
INVASIVE THAN PREVIOUS TESTS.
REALLY ALL OF THIS, THE BLOOD
TEST AND THE TREATMENTS ARE
BASED AROUND A PROTEIN CALLED
AMYLOID.
IT IS AN ABNORMAL PROTEIN THAT
BUILDS UP IN THE BRAINS OF
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INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S.
THE BLOOD TESTS ARE A WAY TO
MEASURE IF THERE ARE HIGH LEVELS
OF AMYLOID IN THE BRAIN AND THE
TREATMENTS ARE TREATMENTS THAT
TARGET THIS PROTEIN, REMOVE THIS
PROTEIN FROM THE BRAIN AND IN
DOING SO, SLOW DOWN THE
PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE.
NOW, THE CAVEAT IS THESE
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MEDICATIONS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE
VERY EARLY IN THE DISEASE.
AND SO WE WANT TO DO A BETTER
JOB OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE EARLY
ON WHEN THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND
WHEN THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE
THERAPIES.
THESE TESTS ARE DESIGNED FOR
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 55.
AND THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE
WHO ALREADY HAVE SIGNS AND
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SYMPTOMS OF A MEMORY DISORDER
LIKE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
IF SOMEONE IS IN THEIR 40s AND
WE CAN'T REALLY SHOW ON AN EXAM
THAT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WE CAN'T
INTERPRET THE TESTS.
YES, WE WANT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE
EARLY ON.
BUT THAT IS THROUGH GOOD
OLD-FASHIONED MEDICINE, TALKING
TO PEOPLE, EXAM INNING THEM AND
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THE TESTS HELP US CONFIRM A
DIAGNOSIS.
NOW, WE CAN INCREASE OUR
ACCURACY IN MAKING THIS
DIAGNOSIS.
WE CAN MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR TREATMENTS THAT CAN SLOW
DOWN THE COURSE OF THIS DISEASE.
AND IT IS A WAY THAT WILL BE
MUCH MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE AND
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ACCEPTABLE TO PATIENTS.
AT NORTON WE CAN USE SOME
BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKER TESTS LIKE
THIS.
SO THESE CAN BE ON THE MARKET
ALREADY.
THE PROBLEM WE RUN INTO IS
PAYMENT FOR THEM.
GETTING F.D.A. APPROVAL ALLOWS
COMPANIES TO MARKET THESE TESTS.
AND IT'S ONE STEP ALONG THE WAY
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OF GETTING CMS AND MEDICARE AND
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER THE
TESTS WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE GOING
TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BARRIERS TO THEIR USE.
I THINK IT'S REALISTIC TO HOPE
THAT LATER THIS YEAR, POSSIBLY
THIS SUMMER, WE'LL SEE COVERAGE
FOR TESTS LIKE THIS.
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GOOD NEWS, INDEED.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 80,000
KENTUCKIANS AGED 65 AND OLDER
HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THAT IS
ACCORDING TO THE 2025
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FACTS AND
FIGURES REPORT.
AS LAUREL COUNTY CONTINUES TO
RECOVER FROM THE TORNADO ONE
NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO FIND
PETS STILL MISSING AFTER THE
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STORM.
>> EVERY LIFE THAT WE SEE SAVED,
IS ABOUT HOPE AND WE ALL NEED
HOPE RIGHT NOW.
KENTUCKY MUTTS ANIMAL
RESCUE IS REUNITING DOGS WITH
THEIR FAMILIES AND PROVIDING
MUCH-NEEDED SUPPLIES TO PET
OWNERS DISPLACED BY THE STORM.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TOMORROW
NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."
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WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT.
WE HOPE YOU WILL TUNE IN
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING I'M RENEE
SHAW AND UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN,
TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE.
[♪♪]
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS I'VE GOT AN
INDEPENDENTS STREAK AND I'M
GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT.
>> Renee (00:15):
WHY DID A VETERAN
KENTUCKY LAWMAKER SWITCH PARTIES
AND WHY NOW?
>> WE HATE TOW SEE THIS HAPPEN
ANYWHERE IN KENTUCKY.
BUT I THINK IT BRINGS THE BEST
OUT OF PEOPLE, CHURCHES,
CHARITIES, NEIGHBORS IN HELPING
NEIGHBORS.
A KENTUCKY SENATOR
SURVEYS TORNADO DAMAGE AND
RECOVERY IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
(00:37):
>> WE CAN MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR TREATMENTS THAT CAN SLOW
DOWN THE COURSE OF THIS DISEASE.
AND HOW A NEW BLOOD
TEST CAN SPOT ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AND LEAD TO EARLIER
TREATMENT.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
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PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS MONDAY, JUNE SECOND I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR
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MONDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> THE LAST RURAL DEMOCRAT IN
THE KENTUCKY STATE SENATE HAS
SWITCHED FROM BLUE TO RED AND IN
DOING SO, ADDED TO THE SUPER
MAJORITY IN THE UPPER CHAMBER.
SENATOR ROBIN WEBB OF CARTER
COUNTY WHO REPRESENTS THE 18TH
DISTRICT, MADE HEADLINES FRIDAY
WHEN SHE ANNOUNCED SHE WAS
BECOMING A REPUBLICAN.
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I SAT DOWN WITH SENATOR WEBB
HERE IN OUR KET STUDIOS TODAY TO
FIND OUT THE THINKING BEHIND AND
TIMING OF HER DECISION.
WHY MAKE THE SWITCH?
WHY NOW?
>> WELL, PREFACE IT AGAIN TO SAY
FOR 10 YEARS I WAS IN THE HOUSE
REPRESENTING CARTER COUNTY IN
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KENTUCKY A REPUBLICAN DISTRICT.
I WAS A REPUBLICAN WHEN I FIRST
REGISTERED TO VOTE AND SWITCHED
WHEN I WENT INTO THE COAL MINER
THAT FIT MY IDEOLOGY.
AND SINCE THAT I'VE BEEN VERY
HAPPY DURING MY TENURE IN BOTH
CHAMBERNESS TREATED VERY WELL IN
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THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
BUT THE TIMING, THE TIMING
IMMEDIATELY WAS THAT I'M
TECHNICALLY IN CYCLE FOR MY NEXT
RACE.
I FELT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND
PROCEED INTO THE INTERIM IN THE
NEXT SESSION, OR THE FOLLOWING
DEADLINE AND ALL THAT I NEEDED
TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH MY
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CONSTITUENTS AND DO IT NOW.
AND WHAT REALLY --
IT'S BEEN SEVERAL THINGS THROUGH
THE YEARS AND SEVERAL SHIFTS.
AND THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN THE
ONLY RURAL STATE SENATOR FOR A
FEW YEARS NOW.
AND THEN BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS
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MAYBE THREE AT THE MOST THERE
FOR A WHILE OR SO.
BUT IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE ON SOME
ISSUES FOR ME AND THE
REPRESENTATION OF MY DISTRICT AS
WELL AS MY PERSONAL BELIEFS.
TO --
IF YOU --
I HAVE A KINTSDZ VOTING RECORD
FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF A
CENTURY PLUS.
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AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
I'M STILL THE SAME ISSUES SAME
PRIORITIES.
BUT I'VE BEEN HARD TO CATEGORIZE
I GUESS THROUGH THE YEARS.
AND I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
WHEN YOU SAY IN THE
STATEMENT THAT YOU RELEASED LAST
WEEK THAT NO LONGER DOES IT
DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENT YOUR
VALUES.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEFT YOU
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BEFORE YOU LEFT THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
WHAT IS IT, WHAT WAS THE PIVOT
POINT WHAT ISSUE OR SET OF
ISSUES MADE YOU THINK THIS IS
NOT WHERE I NEED TO BE?
>> FIRST, THAT IS A CLICHE I
THINK RONALD REAGAN MIGHT HAVE
SAID THAT FIRST.
MY HISTORY DOESN'T FAIL ME.
THROUGH THE YEARS, I FOCUSED A
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LOT ON THE BUDGET WHICH I LIKE
TO DO.
I LIKE POLICY I DON'T
NECESSARILY LIKE POLITICS.
I'M PROBABLY THE LEAST PARTISAN
PERSON IN A ROOM THROUGH THE
YEARS.
SO YOU WATCH AND I'VE STATED
THIS IN ANOTHER INTERVIEW FROM
ENERGY SECTOR, I AM IN THE COAL
INDUSTRY.
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I'M BIASED THAT IS WHAT I CHOSE
TO DO AND IT'S GONE NOW.
AND FROM COAL MINER TO GENERAL
COUNCIL THAT WAS BASED IN MY
DISTRICT.
EMPLOYED A LOT OF PEOPLE, RIVER,
RAIL.
WE'VE LOST ALL AT THAT TIME.
STEEL.
AND I BELIEVE IN DIVERSIFIED
PORT FOL YO BUT THE ENERGY
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POLICY WAS THE BEGINNING FOR ME.
THEN YOU LOOK AT MAYBE
AGRICULTURE, YOU LOOK AT THE
ATTACK ON CATTLE I AM A RANCHER,
I RECREATIONALLY USE EQUINES AND
OWN EQUINES AND LOVE EQUINES.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE SHIFT IN
POLICY AND LAW AND AGENDA IF YOU
WILL THAT HAS BEEN ENDORSED
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ESPECIALLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
TO MAKE IT HARD ON TOES OF US
WHO PRODUCE MEAT AND UTILIZE
ANIMALS AND OWN ANIMALS.
OR JUST A COUPLE OF THE THINGS
AND GO BACK TO THE ENERGY SECTOR
THAT HAS HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT
ON ALL OF KENTUCKY AND WEST
KENTUCKY TOO.
I WAS TALKING SOMEBODY TODAY
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FOUR GENERATIONS COAL MINER IN
THEIR FAMILY AND THAT IS NOT
THERE ANYMORE.
AND THERE'S SOCIAL ISSUES.
I AM A SOUTHERN BAPTIST AND I
HAVE TRIED TO DISPLAY MY FAITH
AND MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS WITH
MY FAITH.
AND I WAS A FORMER FEMALE
ATHLETE MY DAUGHTER PLAYED
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COLLEGE BALL AND WOMEN'S SPORTS
ISSUES AND THOSE THINGS AND YOU
LOOK AT MY VOTING RECORD AND YOU
CAN SEE WHERE I AM.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE
THINGS.
AND OVER THE WEEKEND
HAS BEEN A LOT OF REACTION TO
YOUR DECISION.
AND WE'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM
WELL, SHE WAS ONLY A DEMOCRAT IN
NAME ONLY ANYWAY.
BUT AS HAS BEEN SAID BY YOUR
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FORMER DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES THE
DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE VOTE
WITH THE REPUBLICANS 90
SOMETHING PERCENT OF THE TIME ON
THE BIG ISSUES THAT I DESCRIBED,
THE BUDGET AND THINGS THAT
MATTER THE MOST THE CULTURAL
ISSUES THERE'S GOING TO BE
DIVISION.
CONSIDERING THAT YOU DO HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT STREAK, WHY DOES IT
EVEN MATTER WHICH PARTY?
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AND WHY CHOOSE THE REPUBLICANS
NOW?
>> I'VE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS
TO BE A RURAL VOICE, TO EXPLAIN
ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF POLICY ON
RURAL AMERICA, RURAL KENTUCKY
ESPECIALLY THE EAST KENTUCKY.
I HAVE TRIED TO BE A TEAM PLAYER
IN SOME REGARD BECAUSE THAT'S
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WHAT I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO.
AND IT'S PROBABLY FALLEN ON DEAF
EARS.
WITH WEBB SWITCHED TO
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THERE ARE
NOW 32 REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE
SENATE AND JUST SIX DEMOCRATS
AND ALL SIX OF THOSE DEMOCRATS
REPRESENT THE LOUISVILLE AND
LEXINGTON AREAS.
TOMORROW NIGHT, SENATOR WEBB
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ANSWERS ACCUSATIONS THAT SHE IS
DECEIVED AND BETRESSED HER
FORMER DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS.
MORE ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME, GERALD NEAL THE
SENATE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER PUT
I A STATEMENT ABOUT SENATOR
WEBB'S DECISION TO SWITCH
PARTIES QUOTE THE DECISION WILL
NOT CHANGE THE COURSE AND
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DILIGENCE WITH WHICH THE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS HAS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS REMAINS
COMMITTED TO BRINGING KENTUCKY A
BRIGHTER FUTURE BY FUNDING
PUBLIC EDUCATION, PROTECTING
WORKERS WRITINGS AND FIGHTING
FOR THE WELL-BEING OF KENTUCKY'S
FAMILIES.
END QUOTE.
>>> NOW TO ONGOING TORNADO
RECOVERY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
(07:59):
IT WAS JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AGO
THAT RUSSELL, PULASKI AND LAUREL
COUNTIES SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE
AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A MEMBER OF KENTUCKY'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
TRAVELED TO THE AREA TODAY TO
SEE HOW RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE
MOVING ALONG.
OUR LAURA ROGERS HAS MORE FROM
PULASKI COUNTY.
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>> SENATOR PAUL'S FIRST STOP
HERE IN SOMERSET AT SOUTH
KENTUCKY RE C.L. BROWN
HEADQUARTERS WHICH TOOK A HIT
FROM THAT TORNADO A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO, SENATOR PAUL
SURVEYING THE DAMAGE TAKING TIME
TO MEET WITH CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
LINEMEN WHO HELPED RESTORE
THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES
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FOLLOWING THAT STORM.
OF COURSE, THAT ONLY COMPLICATED
BY THE FACT THEIR HEADQUARTERS
WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED.
AS WELL.
NOW, WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK SENATOR PAUL ABOUT FEMA
ASSISTANCE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOME OF THAT MOVE FROM THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TO THE STATE'S
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RESPONSIBILITY.
WE WANTED TO ASK SENATOR PAUL
HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT AND THE
BUDGET BILL THAT WILL BE HEADING
TO THE U.S. SENATE.
>> I THINK ULTIMATELY YOU HAVE
TO SHIFT EVERYTHING MORE TO THE
STATES BECAUSE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS A PRINTSDZING
PRESS AND THE RESERVE PAYS FOR
THINGS.
THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE WE HAVE A
$36 TRILLION DEBT IN WASHINGTON.
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THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS TO
BALANCE ITS BUDGET IT'S HARD FOR
THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO AFFORD
THINGS AND THEY HAVE TO
PRIORITIZE.
THEY HAVE A SEVERAL BILLION
DOLLARS RAINY DAY FUND.
THE STATE STEPPED IN WITH THE
TORNADOES IN BOWLING GREEN AND
MAYFIELD AND THE FLOODING NEAR
HAZARD.
STATE STEPPED IN QUICKLY WITH
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$400 MILLION LAST TIME.
SO IF MONEY IS NEEDED,
INTEREST'S HOPING THE STATE WILL
STEP IN AND HELP BECAUSE THEY
CAN BE QUICKER.
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL EXPANDS
THE DEBT I THINK IT'S TOO MUCH
AND WE SHOULD BE TRYING HARDER
TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET.
THE DEFICIT WILL BE $2 TRILLION,
AND MODERATE REPUBLICANS
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COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BIDEN
SPENDING LEVELS AND MANY VOTED
FOR IT AND NOW WE HAVE A DEBT
THAT REPUBLICANS ARE LARGELY
RESPONSIBLE.
I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT.
AND I'M STILL A VOICE SAYING WE
SHOULDN'T PILE ON MORE DEBT
BECAUSE IT PUTS PRESSURE ON
GOVERNMENT THAT PEOPLE WANT FROM
GOVERNMENT.
>> SENATOR PAUL TRAVELING TO
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LONDON AND LAUREL COUNTY TO LOOK
AT THE TORNADO DAMAGE AND
RECOVERY IN THAT CITY AS WELL.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA
ROGERS.
MANY THANKS.
SENATOR PAUL SAYS HIS OFFICE IS
READY AND ABLE TO HELP STORM
VICTIMS WORK THROUGH THE RED
TAPE WHEN APPLYING FOR FEMA
ASSISTANCE.
>>> NOW, SENATOR PAUL A LONGTIME
(10:47):
CRITIC OF PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY SAYS
KENTUCKY BUSINESSES OPPOSE
HIGHER TARIFFS HE APPEARED ON
CBS' FACE THE NATION.
>> I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION
WITH THE PRESIDENT THIS WEEK
ABOUT TARIFFS.
HE DID MOST OF THE TALKING.
AND WE DON'T AGREE ON THE
OUTCOME BUT WHEN I COME HOME TO
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KENTUCKY I TALK TO THE FARM
BUREAU OPPOSED TO THE TARIFFS.
I TALK TO THE BOURBON INDUSTRY
OPPOSED TO THE TARIFFS.
I TALKED TO THE CARGO COMPANIES,
U.P.S., ALL ARE OPPOSED TO IT.
I TALK TO THE HARDWOOD FLOOR
PEOPLE AND BUILDING HOUSES I
HAVE NO ORGANIZED BUSINESS
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INTEREST IN KENTUCKY FOR THE
TARIFFS.
SO I THINK IT'S WORTH THE
DISCUSSION AND IT'S WORTH PEOPLE
REMEMBERING THAT THE REPUBLICANS
USED TO BE FOR LOWER TAXES
TARIFFS ARE A TAX IF YOU RAISE
TAXES ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT
IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
THIS WEEK, CONGRESS IS
EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHAT IS
CALLED A RESCISSION REQUEST FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE TO CUT BOO $9
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BILLION IN SPENDING THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
SENATOR PAUL TALKED ABOUT THE
SPENDING THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED.
>> THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WAS
POINTED OUT BEING SPENT FOR SEX
CHANGE OPERATIONS IN GUATEMALA,
TRANS OPERATIONS IN COLUMBIA.
ALL THE CRAZY SPENDING, YES IT
SHOULD BE CUT.
I HAD AN AMENDMENT.
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>> SESAME STREET.
IT'S PBS AND NPR?
>> YEAH.
AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT WE'LL
SEE.
I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY
NEED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMING
ANYMORE WE HAVE SO MANY CHOICES
ON THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION.
MY PREFERENCE HAS BEEN IN THE
PAST TO CUT A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING RATHER THAN CUT A LOT
OF SOMETHING.
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WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS
PROPOSE A PENNY PLAN BUDGET
WHERE WE CUT A PERCENTAGE OF
EVERYTHING BUT IT INCLUDES
ENTITLEMENTS OR IT DOESN'T WORK.
KET IS A PBS MEMBER
STATION THAT RESCISSION VOTE
COULD COME IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
>>> A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING
KENTUCKY'S NEAR TOTAL ABORTION
(12:50):
BAN HAS BEEN DROPPED.
THE ACLU OF KENTUCKY FILED
PAPERWORK TO HAVE THE CASE
DISMISSED BUT WOULD NOT EXPLAIN
WHY.
THE CASE WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF
A WOMAN WHO WENT BY MARY POE WHO
LAST TRAVELED TO ANOTHER STATE
TO RECEIVE AN ABORTION.
THE LAWSUIT ALLEGED STATE LAWS
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BANNING ABORTIONS ARE QUOTE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND
UNENFORCEMENTABLE.
AMBER DUKE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
ACLU OF KENTUCKY SAID PEOPLE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THEIR
OWN BODIES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT
INTERFERENCE AND WE WILL NEVER
STOP FIGHTING TO RESTORE
ABORTION ACCESS IN KENTUCKY.
END QUOTE.
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KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL
RUSSELL COLEMAN A REPUBLICAN IN
A STATEMENT HE SAID QUOTE
KENTUCKIANS CAN BE PROUD OUR
PRO-LIFE VALUES WON THE DAY AND
INNOCENT LIVES WILL BE SAVED AS
A RESULT.
END QUOTE.
>>> THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE WANTS
THE PUBLIC'S INPUT AND THEIR
HELP TO REDUCE CRIME BY WORKING
WITH THE NEW COMMUNITY SAFETY
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COMMISSION.
IT IS A PART OF THE SAFE
LOUISVILLE VIOLENCE REDUCTION
PLAN AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT
AND CONSENT DECREE IT HAD
ENTERED INTO WITH LOUISVILLE.
CRAIG GREENBERG TALKED ABOUT THE
NEW COMMISSION TODAY.
>> THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMISSION WILL BE A FORUM FOR
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COMMUNITY INPUT, ENGAGEMENT AND
FEEDBACK ON CRIME PREVENTION AND
POLICE REFORM AS WE WORK TO BOTH
ADDRESS VIOLENT CRIME AND
PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE IN
LOUISVILLE.
MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM
EACH ONE OF LMPD'S PATROL
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DIVISIONS.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM.
AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS FROM SECTORS, SUCH
AS FAITH LEADERS, CRIME VICTIMS,
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES,
IMMIGRANTS, MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, THE
LIST GOES ON.
I ENCOURAGE THOSE PEOPLE TO
APPLY TO BE A PART OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSION.
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THE CHIEF AND I ARE COMMITTED TO
TAKING ACTION AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR FOLKS FROM ALL ACROSS THE
COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO ENGAGE IN
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
IF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, THAT
THIS DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH, I
WOULD DIRECT THEIR CONCERN TO
THE CHANGE OF POINT OF VIEW OF
THE CURRENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE
GOVERNMENT THAT CHANGED THEIR
MIND WITH RESPECT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONSENT
DECREE THAT WE HAD SPENT A YEAR
NEGOTIATING WITH THEM.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO TAKING
ACTION ON OUR OWN WITH OR
WITHOUT THE DOJ AND THIS PART
GOES BEYOND WHAT WE COMMITTED
TO.
LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS
ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO APPLY
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FOR A SEAT ON THE COMMISSION BY
VISITING ON-LINE THE WEBSITE
LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/SAFELOUISVILLE.
[♪♪]
A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
KENTUCKY.
YESTERDAY, THE BLUEGRASS STATE
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CELEBRATED 233 YEARS.
KENTUCKY JOINED THE UNION ON
JUNE 1, 1792.
BUT AS OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLINGS
US KENTUCKY'S HISTORY STARTED
LONG BEFORE THAT.
[♪♪]
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IT'S BELIEVED IN 10,000 TO
9500BC.
FARMING BEGAN IN 1800 AS PEOPLE
BEGAN GROWING WILD PLANTS AND
CORN BEANS AND SQUASH.
KENTUCKY WOULD BECOME HOME TO
MANY TRIBES INCLUDING THE
CHEROKEE, SHAWNEE AND CHICK SAW.
20 TRIBES CLAIMED LAND IN
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KENTUCKY WHEN IT BECAME A STATE
IN 1792.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT
ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE ORIGIN
AND MEANING OF THE WORD
KENTUCKY.
ACCORDING TO ONE THEORY IT IS A
WORD MEANING LAND OF TOMORROW.
SOME BELIEVE IT'S FROM A TERM
MEANING RIVER BOD UM.
THERE ARE THEORIES THAT KENTUCKY
MEANS HEAD OF A RIVER.
LAND OF CANE AND TURKEYS.
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AND MEADOW OR PRAIRIE.
THE BRITISH EXPLORED KENTUCKY IN
THE LATE 1600'S.
Dr. THOMAS WALKER AND
CHRISTOPHER GIFT BEGAN SERVING
EASTERN AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY
WALKER IS CREDITED AS THE FIRST
EUROPEAN TO PASS THROUGH THE
CUMBERLAND GAP.
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DANIEL BOON EXPLORED KENTUCKY
DURING A HUNTING EXPEDITION AND
RETURNED.
BOON, JUDGE HENDERSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE TRANSYLVANIA
COMPANY ESTABLISHED BOONSBORO ON
THE KENTUCKY RIVER IN MADISON
COUNTY IN THE SPRING OF 1775.
AS MORE ARRIVED THEY FOUNDED
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OTHER KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES.
JAMES HARROD AND A PARTY OF 31
MEN FOUNDED HARRODS TOWN IN 1774
AND RENAMED HARRODSBURG.
CAMPING IN 1775 NAMED THEIR
COMMUNITY LEXINGTON IN HONOR OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE IN
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LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
IT BECAME A PERMANENT SETTLEMENT
IN 1779.
IN 1978 SETTLERS ARRIVED ON CORN
ISLAND CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT
WOULD BECOME LOUISVILLE.
NAMED FOR KING LOUIE THE 16TH.
VIRGINIA TROOPS FOUGHT SHAWNEE
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AND MINGO TRIBES IN WHAT BECAME
KNOWN AS LORD DONE MORE'S WAR
NAMED AFTER VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR.
THE VIRGINIAN VICTORY OPENED THE
DOOR TO MORE.
KENTUCKY BECAME A COUNTY OF
VIRGINIA IN EARLY 1777.
SPELLED WITH AN E ON THE END
RATHER THAN Y.
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SEVERAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR
BATTLES OCCURRED IN KENTUCKY
COUNTY.
THE 1782 BATTLE OF BLUE LICKS
AND PRESENT DAY ROBERTSON COUNTY
WAS ONE OF THE LAST BATTLES OF
THE WAR.
AS THE POPULATION GREW
KENTUCKIANS BEGAN THINKING ABOUT
STATEHOOD.
THERE WERE NINE CONVENTIONS
BETWEEN 1784 AND 1790.
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FINALLY A 10TH CONVENTION IN
1792 PRODUCED A CONSTITUTION
THAT DELEGATES APPROVED.
KENTUCKY THEN JOINED THE UNION
ON JUNE 1, 1792.
AMERICA'S 15TH STATE AND THE
FIRST ONE WEST OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
ISAAC SHELBY WAS KENTUCKY'S
FIRST GOVERNOR.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION"
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INTEREST'S TOBY GIBBS.
YOU CAN SEE KENTUCKY
HISTORY EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE
ROAD THAT'S THANKS TO 2400
HISTORICAL MARKERS IN ALL 120
KENTUCKY COUNTIES.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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THAT IS NOW 76 YEARS OLD.
>> THE WHOLE POINT OF KENTUCKY'S
HISTORICAL MARKER PROGRAM IS TO
CREATE ON THE GROUND EDUCATIONAL
ENCOUNTERING WITH HISTORY WHERE
IT HAPPENED.
AND SO OFTEN PEOPLE TELL ME AND
I'VE HEARD THIS THROUGHOUT MY
LIFE, PEOPLE THINK HISTORY
HAPPENED ELSEWHERE.
IT'S ALWAYS SURPRISING WHEN THEY
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DISCOVER THAT HISTORY HAPPENS
HERE AS WELL.
AND THAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THIS STATE PROGRAM IS TO
GET PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THAT
KENTUCKY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN A
LOT OF NOT ONLY STATE
DEVELOPMENTS BUT NATIONAL
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL.
KENTUCKY IS BLESSED TO HAVE ONE
OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST STATE
MARKER PROGRAMS IN THE NATION.
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THE EARLIEST MARKERS ON THE
LANDSCAPE THAT WE MANAGE TO 1936
THOSE WERE PUT UP BY A PRIVATE
ORGANIZATION IN THE LEXINGTON
AREA.
IN 1949, THAT IS WHEN THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ENTERED THE SCENE.
WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'RE IN
THE 76TH YEAR OF OUR PROGRAM'S
EXISTENCE.
ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR
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PROGRAM IS IT IS COMMUNITY
DRIVEN.
SO I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT IS NOT
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
STAFF WHO DECIDE WHICH TOPICS
MATTER THE MOST.
RATHER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
APPROACH US WITH TOPICS THAT
THEY NOMINATE.
THEY GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS
NOMINATION PROCESS.
THE TOPICS ARE EVALUATED BY A
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COMMITTEE OF HISTORIANS FROM
ACROSS THE STATE.
WHO SELECT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO
15 TOPICS PER YEAR TO THE AVANS
TO BECOME NEW MARKERS.
IF A TOPIC IS APPROVED THE STATE
GOVERNMENT WILL COVER THE ENTIRE
COST OF THE MARKER DESIGN AND
INSTALLATION.
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT LEVELS THE PLAYING
FIELD AND MEANS AS LONG AS
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SOMEBODY APPROACHES US WITH A
GOOD TOPIC THERE WILL NOT BE
BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION.
IF YOU LOOK AT PREVIOUS
GENERATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM,
THERE IS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON
FRONTIER HISTORY, CIVIL WAR
HISTORY BUT IT'S GREAT WHEN
PEOPLE THINK EVEN BIGGER THAN
THAT.
NOT JUST BATLEDZS AND --
BATTLES AND THOSE ARE
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SIGNIFICANT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
BUT TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT
TOPICS LIKE KENTUCKY FOOD WAYS.
WHAT WERE PEOPLE EATING AND
DRINKING?
TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT
KENTUCKY MUSIC.
CULTURE.
AND WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN WE
GET TOPICS THAT DEAL WITH THE
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN KENTUCKY,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN
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KENTUCKY, LGBTQ HISTORY IN
KENTUCKY THINGS THAT SHOW ALL
THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT MAKE
THE COMMONWEALTH BOTH
SIGNIFICANT AND UNIQUE.
>> LAST YEAR WE HAD A MARKER
DEDICATION IN VAN LEER KENTUCKY,
JOHNSON DOWN IT ABOUT THE WEBB
FAMILY.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE WEBB FAMILY
WHEN I SAY THAT BUT YOU WILL
LIKE LIE KNOW PEOPLE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF IT.
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THE WEBB FAMILY GAVE RISE TO
COUNTRY MUSIC SINGERS LIKE
LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAIL
AND IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO HELP
SHARE HOW JOHNSON COUNTY HAS
PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE
HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC.
FUNDAMENTALLY IT IS A PIECE OF
METAL ON THE LANDSCAPE THAT
PEOPLE PASS GOING 50, 60,
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70-MILES-PER-HOUR BUT FOR THE
QUIET MOMENTS WHERE YOU SLOW
DOWN AND GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND
CONNECT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH'S
PAST IS REMARKABLE.
AND I ONLY HAVE 125 WORDS THAT I
CAN FIT ON A STATE HISTORICAL
MARKER.
I TELL PEOPLE IT IS NOT THE END
OF THE CONVERSATION IT'S THE
BEGINNING.
AND IF IT INSPIRES YOU TO READ A
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LITTLE BIT MORE ON YOUR OWN
THAT'S GREAT.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS
THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF
HISTORICAL MARKERS FOLLOWED BY
FAYETTE, MCCRACKEN AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES.
[♪♪]
WHAT IF DOCTORS COULD DIAGNOSE
AND TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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EARLIER?
THE F.D.A. JUST APPROVED A NEW
BLOOD TEST THAT DOES JUST THAT.
GREG COOPER DIRECTOR OF THE
MEMORY CENTER IN LOUISVILLE
TELLS US HOW THAT WOULD HELP
PATIENTS AND WHEN THIS IMPROVED
PROCESS MIGHT BECOME A REALITY.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AT
MEDICAL NEWS.
>> THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP
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TO WIDESPREAD USAGE OF A TEST
FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THAT'S
MUCH MORE AVAILABLE, MUCH LESS
INVASIVE THAN PREVIOUS TESTS.
REALLY ALL OF THIS, THE BLOOD
TEST AND THE TREATMENTS ARE
BASED AROUND A PROTEIN CALLED
AMYLOID.
IT IS AN ABNORMAL PROTEIN THAT
BUILDS UP IN THE BRAINS OF
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INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S.
THE BLOOD TESTS ARE A WAY TO
MEASURE IF THERE ARE HIGH LEVELS
OF AMYLOID IN THE BRAIN AND THE
TREATMENTS ARE TREATMENTS THAT
TARGET THIS PROTEIN, REMOVE THIS
PROTEIN FROM THE BRAIN AND IN
DOING SO, SLOW DOWN THE
PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE.
NOW, THE CAVEAT IS THESE
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MEDICATIONS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE
VERY EARLY IN THE DISEASE.
AND SO WE WANT TO DO A BETTER
JOB OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE EARLY
ON WHEN THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND
WHEN THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE
THERAPIES.
THESE TESTS ARE DESIGNED FOR
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 55.
AND THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE
WHO ALREADY HAVE SIGNS AND
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SYMPTOMS OF A MEMORY DISORDER
LIKE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
IF SOMEONE IS IN THEIR 40s AND
WE CAN'T REALLY SHOW ON AN EXAM
THAT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WE CAN'T
INTERPRET THE TESTS.
YES, WE WANT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE
EARLY ON.
BUT THAT IS THROUGH GOOD
OLD-FASHIONED MEDICINE, TALKING
TO PEOPLE, EXAM INNING THEM AND
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THE TESTS HELP US CONFIRM A
DIAGNOSIS.
NOW, WE CAN INCREASE OUR
ACCURACY IN MAKING THIS
DIAGNOSIS.
WE CAN MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR TREATMENTS THAT CAN SLOW
DOWN THE COURSE OF THIS DISEASE.
AND IT IS A WAY THAT WILL BE
MUCH MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE AND
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ACCEPTABLE TO PATIENTS.
AT NORTON WE CAN USE SOME
BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKER TESTS LIKE
THIS.
SO THESE CAN BE ON THE MARKET
ALREADY.
THE PROBLEM WE RUN INTO IS
PAYMENT FOR THEM.
GETTING F.D.A. APPROVAL ALLOWS
COMPANIES TO MARKET THESE TESTS.
AND IT'S ONE STEP ALONG THE WAY
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OF GETTING CMS AND MEDICARE AND
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER THE
TESTS WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE GOING
TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BARRIERS TO THEIR USE.
I THINK IT'S REALISTIC TO HOPE
THAT LATER THIS YEAR, POSSIBLY
THIS SUMMER, WE'LL SEE COVERAGE
FOR TESTS LIKE THIS.
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GOOD NEWS, INDEED.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 80,000
KENTUCKIANS AGED 65 AND OLDER
HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THAT IS
ACCORDING TO THE 2025
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FACTS AND
FIGURES REPORT.
AS LAUREL COUNTY CONTINUES TO
RECOVER FROM THE TORNADO ONE
NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO FIND
PETS STILL MISSING AFTER THE
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STORM.
>> EVERY LIFE THAT WE SEE SAVED,
IS ABOUT HOPE AND WE ALL NEED
HOPE RIGHT NOW.
KENTUCKY MUTTS ANIMAL
RESCUE IS REUNITING DOGS WITH
THEIR FAMILIES AND PROVIDING
MUCH-NEEDED SUPPLIES TO PET
OWNERS DISPLACED BY THE STORM.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TOMORROW
NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."
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WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT.
WE HOPE YOU WILL TUNE IN
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING I'M RENEE
SHAW AND UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN,
TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE.
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