June 5, 2025 • 27 mins
Two more candidates announce they plan to run for the U.S. House of Representative in the 6th district. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says a proposed tax increase in Fayette County is illegal. The Make America Healthy Again movement arrives in the commonwealth.
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[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:08):
THE RACE FOR AN OPEN
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IS GETTING
EVEN MORE CROWDED.
>> WE'VE HAULED 1800 LOADS OF C
AND D MATERIAL THAT IS ESTIMATED
AT ABOUT 11,000 TONS.
KENTUCKY'S HIGHWAY
TEAMS HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK
SINCE THE MAY 16TH TORNADOMENT
AN UPDATE ON THEIR PROGRESS.
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>> GOOD THAT PEOPLE EAT THIS WAY
AND BETTER WE CAN GET IT TO THEM
LOCALLY GROWN.
AND SOMETIMES THE BEST
MEDICINE COMES FROM THE GARDEN.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
AND WELCOME TO
"KENTUCKY EDITION" ON THIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE FOURTH.
I'M RENEE SHAW WE THANK YOU FOR
WINDING DOWN YOUR WEDNESDAY WITH
US.
>>> CENTRAL KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT WILL HAVE A NEW FACE IN
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CONGRESS IN JANUARY OF 2027.
THE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN ANDY
BARR IS RUN FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
WITH THE HOUSE SEAT OPEN,
CANDIDATES IN BOTH PARTIES ARE
TOSSING THEIR HAT INTO THE RING.
A REPUBLICAN RYAN DOTSON KICKED
OFF HIS CAMPAIGN WITH A RALLY IN
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WINCHESTER LAST NIGHT.
HE TOOK STRONG STANDS ON
ABORTION AND TRANSGENDER
ATHLETES AND PROMISED TO SUPPORT
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO SHRINK THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER DOGE.
DOTSON WAS JOINED BY SEVERAL
COLLEAGUES FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATURE WHO TALKED ABOUT
WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE 2026
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MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
>> SINCE THE DAYS OF OBAMA WE
HAVE SEEN THE SPIRALING OUT OF
CONTROL, THE CULTURE WARS THAT
HAS TAKEN PLACE, THE CANCEL
CULTURE THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN
AMERICA.
THAT YOU CAN'T SPEAK FREELY
WITHOUT BEING CANCELED.
WE'VE SEEN THE CULTURE
INFLUENCED THE CULTURE WHEN IT
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SHOULD BE THE CHURCH INFLUENCING
THE CULTURE.
>> THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE IS
RAZOR THIN, THE SMALLEST FOR ANY
PARTY SINCE THE EARLY 1930s.
ALMOST 100 YEARS.
220 SEATS TO 215 SEATS.
SO IF THE DEMOCRATS FLIP THREE
SEATS THEN THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN
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AND WE'RE COOKED.
>> WARE GOING TO HAVE A UNITED
STATES CONGRESSIONAL SEAT OPEN
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO OR
THREE --
PROBABLY FIVE SENATE SEATS UP
FOR GRABS STATE SENATE SEATS AND
10 OTHER MORE OUT FOR
REPRESENTATIVES SEATS UP FOR
GRABS.
THE DEMOCRATS, HAVE ABSOLUTELY
MOBILIZED THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO
SPENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF
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MONEY TO TRY TO TAKE ANY OR ALL
OF THOSE SEATS.
THEY HAVE GOING TO HAVE A
GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE MOBILIZED
THEY ARE GOING TO COME AFTER
EACH OF US IN CYCLE THIS TIME.
>> I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE UNBORN
UNAPOLOGETIC T CRINGES ME TO
HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL THE
DEMOCRATS TELL YOU WHY WE SHOULD
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HAVE ABORTION.
IT'S WOMEN'S HEALTH.
WE HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WE
CRINGE BUT THERE'S TIMES WHEN
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION COMES UP
AND WE HAVE TO GET UP AND SAY
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
WE FIGHT FOR THE UNBORN.
I'VE AUTHORED AND PASSED INTO
LAW SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS BUT I
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WENT THROUGH HELL WITH THAT.
FACED A LOT OF DARKNESS, FACED A
LOT OF FROM DIFFERENT LGBTQ
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
I BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE AND I
FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND WE GET
IT PASSED.
I AM A SOCIAL ISSUE GO BECAUSE
WE ARE IN CULTURE WAR.
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BUT I'M ALSO A BUSINESSMAN.
AND IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF MY
SENATOR AND SECURE THE GREATEST
FUNDING THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS
EVER SEEN.
IT WILL BE A THORN IN THE SIDE
OF EVERYBODY THAT IS GOT A D
BEHIND THEIR NAME.
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DOTSON SAYS HE KNOWS
OF SEVERAL OTHER REPUBLICANS
CONSIDERING GETTING INTO THE
G.O.P. PRIMARY FOR THE SIXTH
DISTRICT SEAT.
HE DID NOT NAME NAMES.
NOW, ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE,
DAVID KLOIBER OF LEXINGTON
DECLARED HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE
SIXTH DISTRICT THIS MORNING.
EMILY SISK WAS THERE FOR THE
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ANNOUNCEMENT AT A PRINT SHOP
MAKING KLOIBER FOR CONGRESS
SIGNS.
>> DAVID KLOIBER AN ENTREPRENEUR
AND FORMER LEXINGTON COUPLE IS
LOOKING TO FLIP KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT IN THE HOUSE TO
DEMOCRAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
OVER A DECADE.
REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR HAS HELD
THAT POSITION SINCE 2013 BUT IS
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NOW MAKING A RUN FOR MITCH
McCONNELL'S U.S. SENATE SEAT.
KLOIBER SHARED HIS PLAN AND
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE READY TO STOP
TALKING ABOUT THESE PARTISAN
POLITICS AND START TALKING ABOUT
THE ISSUES THAT REALLY MATTER TO
US AND THAT IS JOBS AND OUR
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HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND
EDUCATION.
I THINK BY FOCUSING ON THAT IN A
WAY WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE LAST
DECADE, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND FLIP THE SEAT.
>> THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
SPOKE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE
GROWING UP IN LEXINGTON AND
WORKING TO CREATE JOBS.
>> I GREW UP HERE IN LEXINGTON,
WEDNESDAY TO LEXINGTON CATHOLIC,
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WENT TO U.K.
I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS.
I'VE WORKED AT A NONPROFIT THAT
MY FAMILY PUT FORWARD.
I'VE MADE JOBS IN THE
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL
AND COMMERCIAL.
I REALLY AM FOCUSED ON TRYING TO
TAKE THOSE SKILLS AND BRING THEM
TO BEAR HERE IN GOVERNMENT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE LIVING
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HERE IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
>> KLOIBER RAN FOR LEXINGTON
MAYOR IN TWOONT AND WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL.
>> RUNNING FOR MAYOR WAS A GREAT
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I GOT TO MEET
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND LEARN FROM THEM.
TODAY I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF
YOU READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE
BETTER PREPARED BECAUSE OF THAT
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EXPERIENCE.
>> ONLY ONE OTHER DEMOCRAT HAS
ANNOUNCED THEIR CANDIDACY SO
FAR.
CHERLYNN STEVENSON OF LEXINGTON.
>> KLOIBER WAS ASKED WHY HE
THINKS IT'S IMPORTANT TO FLIP
THE SEAT AND WHAT SETS HIM
APART.
>> FLIPPING ONE SEAT IS GREAT.
BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
DO TOGETHER THAN ANY ONE PERSON
CAN DO.
I WILL FIGHT TO IMPROVE IN EACH
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OF THESE AREAS FOR EVERYONE IN
THIS DISTRICT BY BRINGING THE
BLUEGRASS TO WASHINGTON INSTEAD
OF THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
KLOIBER SAYS HE WILL NOW FOCUS
ON TRAVELING THE DISTRICT AND
MEETING WITH VOTERS.
>>> NOW, TURNING TO LEGISLATIVE
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NEWS, SCHOOL MAYBE OUT FOR THE
SUMMER BUT STATE LAWMAKERS ARE
GETTING STARTED ON THE WORK FOR
THE INTERIM PERIOD WHICH STARTED
THIS WEEK AND GOES THROUGH
DECEMBER.
DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL
LAWMAKERS MEET IN COMMITTEES TO
REVIEW LAWS AND POLICY AND LAY
POLICY GROUND WORK FOR THE LAW
MAKING SESSION.
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MACKENZIE SPINK HAS THE LATEST
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL WHERE
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS UPDATED
LAWMAKERS ON THE LATEST TORNADO
RECOVERY EFFORTS AND WORK ZONE
SAFETY LEGISLATION.
THAT STORY BEGINS TONIGHT'S
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SEGMENT.
>> YOU MAY NOT THINK OF THE
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET
OR KYTC AS FIRST-RESPONDERS BUT
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SECRETARY JIM GRAY HAS HIGHWAY
TEAMS FROM 120 COUNTIES WERE
SUITED UP THE NIGHT AN EF-4
TORNADO HIT PULASKI AND LAUREL
COUNTIES.
>> WHILE SOME COUNTIES WERE HIT
HARD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
THIS EVENT HAD IMPACTS IN
MULTIPLE REGIONS.
>> THE DEVASTATING TORNADO
CLAIMED 19 LIVES AND DESTROYED
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800 HOMES.
DEBRIS ON THE ROAD IS A SAFETY
HAZARD ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE
HIGHWAYS.
>> MULTIPLE ROADS WERE BLOCKED
BY DEBRIS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
OF THE STORM ESPECIALLY IN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AND AROUND
MORGANVILLE.
BUT MOST WERE CLEARED BY
SATURDAY MORNING.
WE MONITORED FLOOD-PRONE AREAS
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AND PLACED HIGH WATER SIGNS
WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED.
CREWS CONTINUED PATROLLING AND
CLEANING UP THROUGH SATURDAY.
GENERALLY IN DISTRICTS WEST OF
I-75 AND IT WAS EVIDENTS BY DAWN
THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED
IN THE SOMERSET AND LONDON
AREAS.
>> AFTER ROADWAYS BEEN MOSTLY
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CLEARED, KYTC TEAMS SWITCHED
GEARS TO CLEANING DEBRIS AND
TRANSPORT TO GO TO LANDFILLS.
A TASK IN LAUREL COUNTY WHERE
THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED.
>> WE HAD A LOT OF DEBRIS, C AND
D DEBRIS.
THAT IS CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION
DEBRIS.
NOT COUNTING TODAY WE HAVE
HAULED 1800 LOADS OF C AND D
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MATERIAL THAT IS ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT 11,000 TONS.
AND IT'S ABOUT 22,000 CUBIC
YARDS OF MATERIAL THAT IS 20% OF
WHAT WE THINK C AND D MATERIAL
THAT IS OUT THERE CURRENTLY.
ALSO TALKING TO THE COUNTY THEY
ARE ESTIMATING THEY WORKED ON
VEGETATIVE THROUGHOUT THIS AND
THEY ARE ESTIMATING 50% OF THAT
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DEBRIS HAS BEEN CLEARED TO THIS
POINT.
>> JONES SAYS THAT LAUREL COUNTY
AND KYTC ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
HANDING THE PROCESS OVER TO A
THIRD PARTY COMPANY.
AND NOT IN A FEW DAYS KYTC WILL
REFOCUS BACK TO ROADWAYS.
>> OUR FOCUS WILL RETURN BACK TO
STATE ROUTES.
WE HAVE MOST OF THOSE COMPLETE.
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WE'LL DO FINE-TUNING PICKING UP
DEBRIS ALONG THE AREA.
AND WE HOPE TO WRAP THAT UP AND
HAVE STATE ROUTES CLEARED BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED
UPDATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE GERALD LEE ACT A BILL PASSED
INTO LAW THAT WOULD INTRODUCE
AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT
DEVICES IN WORK ZONES.
THE LAW WAS NAMED FOR A
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22-YEAR-OLD NATIVE WHO WAS
KILLED WHILE WORKING IN A
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
THE STATE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
WILL START AN INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN TO ALERT MOTORISTS
ABOUT THE NEW LAW AND DRIVERS
CAN SEE THE DEVICES IN THE FALL.
FOR A DRIVER TO RECEIVE A
CITATION, THEY WOULD HAVING TO
GOING 10-MILES-PER-HOUR ABOVE
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THE SPEED LIMIT WITH ONE WORKER
PRESENT.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU.
THE RISING COST OF REPAVING
KENTUCKY'S ROADS ALSO CAME UP IN
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
LAWMAKERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT
THE CURRENT GAS TAX FORMULA THAT
THE STATE USES ISN'T KEEPING UP
WITH INFLATION.
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>>> ACCOUNTABILITY, SCHOOL
VOUCHERS, TEACHER SATISFACTION
ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING
THE QUALITIED OF KENTUCKY
STUDENTS' EDUCATION.
MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TALKED ABOUT ALL THREE
AND MORE DURING A LEGISLATIVE
HEARING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE AND SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEES.
OUR EMILY SISK HAS THE DETAILS
IN THIS EDUCATION MATTERS
REPORT.
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>> IT'S TIME FOR K-12 SCHOOLS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH TO ADOPT A NEW
ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
MODEL.
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ROBBY
FLETCHER.
THAT SYSTEM WOULD FOCUS ON
PUTTING STUDENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND TEACHING THEM SOFT
SKILLS IN ADDITION TO
STANDARDIZED TESTING.
>> WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MATH
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AND READING ARE THE FOUNDATION
TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE
THE SKILLS AND FOUNDATIONAL
PARTS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD
BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW
CAN WE ENCOURAGE THIS TYPE OF
LEARNING TO GO THROUGHOUT THE
COMMONWEALTH.
BUT ALSO, TOO, I THINK THE PIECE
THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN IS THE
BOLD NEW PART OF COLLABORATION
WITH COMMUNITIES.
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WE WANT A SYSTEM AT THE END OF
THE DAY THAT REQUIRES DISTRICTS
TO WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS,
REQUIRES DISTRICT TO WORK WITH
THEIR BUSINESSES AND BE APART OF
THIS LOCAL MODEL.
>> THE SENATOR OF LEITCHFIELD
RAISED A QUESTION ABOUT RURAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HOW THE
MODEL WILL SERVE STUDENTS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE
LARGE BUSINESS PARTNERS OR
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ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.
FLETCHER SAID HE HOPES TO SEE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RURAL AND
URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THE OTHER PART OF THE NEW
PROPOSED SYSTEM IS STANDARDIZED
TESTING.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SAYS
HE WANTS TO SEE A FOCUS ON
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR
GRADE LEVEL EQUIVALENCY.
>> IF YOUR STUDENT IS A THIRD
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GRADER, YES YOU ARE PROFICIENT
IN MATH AND READING BUT ARE YOU
READING ON A THIRD GRADE READING
LEVEL.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL
STUDENTS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE STUDENT?
WHERE DID YOU TAKE THEM?
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CHANGE IN
THIS MODEL.
>> THE COMMITTEE THEN REVIEWED
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
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TARA THOMAS FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION
EXPLAINED THE LATEST BUDGET
RECONCILIATION BILL.
>> MOST NOTABLE FOR K-12
EDUCATION IS THE EDUCATIONAL
CHOICE FOR CHILDREN'S ACT.
AND THIS WOULD ESTABLISH THE
FIRST NATIONWIDE VOUCHER PROGRAM
FOR K-12 EDUCATION.
>> IT WOULD BE UTILIZED AS A TAX
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CREDITOR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME
SCHOOLING.
REPRESENTATIVE HONEYWELL OF
LEXINGTON ASKED ABOUT REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW THE FUNDS
WOULD BE USED.
THOMAS SAID AT THIS TIME THERE
ARE LITTLE TO NO REGULATIONS
THOUGHT COULD CHANGE.
>> GOING TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S
DEFERRAL TO STATES I IMAGINE
THEY MIGHT ALLOW FOR
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IMPLEMENTTATABLE STANDARDS.
>> THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE
LATE LAST MONTH AND NOW AWAITS
ACTION FROM THE U.S. SENATE.
THE FINAL ITEM ON TUESDAY'S
AGENDA LACKED AT LEADERSHIP
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR K-12
SCHOOLS.
STEVEN WEST CHAIR OF THE
SENATE'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE
DISCUSSED SURPRISING SURVEY DATA
AROUND THE BIGGEST REASON WHY
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TEACHERS ARE LEAVING THE
PROFESSION.
>> I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME TO DO
WOULD BE TEACHER PAY, DISCIPLINE
IN THE CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM
SIZE.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SHOWED
THAT IT WAS LEADERSHIP IN THE
BUILDING.
>> THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM
DIFFERENT REGIONAL OUTLETS ABOUT
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OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS.
ULTIMATELY, WEST SAID THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WANTS TO INVEST
IN ADMINISTRATORS WHO WILL
RETAIN TALENTED TEACHERS.
HE HOPES TO ADVANCE THIS
CONVERSATION DURING THE 2026
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU.
NOW, IN OTHER EDUCATION NEWS,
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KENTUCKY ATTORNEY RUSSELL
COLEMAN SAYS A PROPOSED TAX
INCREASE IN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
ILLEGAL.
ON MAY 27, THE FAYETTE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE
THE OCCUPATIONAL TAX TO DEAL
WITH A BUDGET DEFICIT.
COLEMAN SAYS THE BOARD FAILED TO
PROVIDE PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE
BEFORE THE VOTE.
COLEMAN ACAUSED OF BOARD OF
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TRYING TO QUOTE IGNORE THE
RULES.
THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
SUPERINTENDENT REACTED TO
ATTORNEY GENERAL COLEMAN'S
OPINION BY SAYING QUOTE WE
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO HONORING
THE SPIRIT OF THE OPINION.
WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING
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AND WILL OFFER AN ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
AT OUR UP COMING JUNE 23 BOARD
MEETING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE FISCAL COURT AND ENSURE
THAT OUR EFFORTS FOLLOW THE
LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAW.
ESPECIALLY AS WE NAVIGATE THIS
COMPLEX PROCESS THAT BLENDS
LOCAL AND STATE POLICY.
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END QUOTE.
>>> THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY
AGAIN MOVEMENT HAS ARRIVED IN
KENTUCKY.
STATE LAWMAKERS WILL LOOK AT
SOLUTIONS TO KENTUCKY'S POOR
HEALTH OUTCOMES WITH A MA HA
LENS ENVISIONED BY SECRETARY
ROBERT F. KENNEDY.
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>> I AGREE WITH SENATOR
RICHARDSON WE DO TOO MUCH SICK
CARE.
IT'S TOO EASY TO GO IN AND YOU
HAVE YOUR SIX-MINUTE APPOINT
MANY WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND
MOVED ON AND THERE'S NOT AN
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS
GOING ON WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND
WHAT IS CAUSING IT.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO PRESCRIBE
MEDICATION.
FOR LONG-TERM DISEASES AND SO
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MANY OF THEM ARE PREVENTIBLE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH DATA THAT IS
SAYING IT'S OUR FOOD AND WE KNOW
OUR FOOD IS NOT GREAT AND I'M
GLAD TO SEE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
THERE.
THE FEDERAL MAHA
COMMISSION RELEASED ITS FIRST
REPORT AND IT SAYS ULTRA
PROCESSED FOODS ENVIRONMENTAL
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CHEMICALS, LACK OF EXERCISE AND
OVERMEDICATION ARE PLAGUING
AMERICA'S CHILDREN.
THE COMMISSION DID GET SLACK FOR
CITATIONS TO RESEARCH THAT DOES
EEXIST.
[♪♪]
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CHECKING IN
WITH RYLAND BARTON.
AND RYLAND, THE SENATE NOW
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TAKING UP PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
BUDGET PACKAGE AND THERE ARE
SOME G.O.P. SENATORS WHO ARE
EXPRESSING SOME RESERVATIONS
ABOUT THAT BILL.
AND THAT INCLUDES KENTUCKY'S
SENATOR RAND PAUL.
WHAT REACTION ARE WE SEEING
THERE?
>> RAND PAUL'S CONTINUED TO
CRITICIZE IT ACCORDING TO THE
DES MOINES REGISTER HE CALLED
THE BILL ANEMIC IN IOWA.
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HE SAID IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO
CUT SPENDING.
THE BILL ACCORDING TO THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
ESTIMATE WOULD ADD $2.4 TRILLION
TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER 10
YEARS AND THAT IS PAUL'S ISSUE
GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF
THIS POLITICAL CAREER.
TRUMP TOOK TO TRUTH SOCIAL AND
SAID PAUL HAS LITTLE
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UNDERSTANDING OF THE BILL.
HE SAID IT WILL BRING TREMENDOUS
GROWTH AND THAT PAUL JUST LOVES
VOTING NO ON EVERYTHING.
HE ALSO SAID THAT PAUL DOESN'T
HAVE PRACTICAL IDEAS AND THE
PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY CAN'T STAND
HIM.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT
PAUL WON REELECTION IN 2022 BY
MORE THAN 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
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AN EXAMPLE AT A TIME WHEN RAND
PAUL IS DISAGREEING WITH MITCH
McCONNELL.
MITCH McCONNELL HAS NOT BACKED
ALL OF TRUMP'S POLICIES HE
BACKED THIS BILL AND IMAGINES IT
WILL PASS WITH THE PROVISIONS IN
IT AND PREDICTED THERE WILL BE
TOUGH CONVERSATIONS OVER CUTS TO
MEDICAID.
RIGHT NOW, AGAIN ACCORDING TO
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,
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11 MILLION FEWER PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THANKS TO
THE CUTS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
AND REPUBLICANS HAVE NARROW
CONTROL OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE SO THEY HAVE TO TRY AND
KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY WITHIN
THEIR CHAMBERS AND ALSO COME TO
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CHAMBERS, TOO.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, PRESIDENT
TRUMP ALSO PRESENTING HIS
RESCISSION REQUEST WANTING
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CONGRESS TO PULLBACK SOME 9.4
BILLION DOLLARS OF PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FUNDING FOR THINGS LIKE
FOREIGN AID, THE STATE
DEPARTMENT, THE CORPORATION FOR
PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
AND SO AS WE HEAD INTO
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THAT,
WHAT ARE WE SEEING AS FAR AS
SUPPORT OR MAYBE NOT SO MUCH FOR
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THIS RESCISSION REQUEST?
>> YEAH, IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW
MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS.
HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAID
HE WOULD TAKE IT UP NEXT WEEK.
HE IS SIGNALING THERE ARE LIKELY
THE VOTES THERE.
THINGS ARE TIGHT AND THEY HAVE
TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN LINE IN THE
HOUSE AND TIGHTER IN THE SENATE
WHERE FOLKS LIKE SUSAN COLLINS
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AND MURKOWSKI SAID THEY ARE NOT
SURE IF THEY SUPPORT EVERYTHING
IN THERE.
A LOT OF THIS BILL WOULD
FORMALIZE THE CUTS MADE BY ELON
MUSK'S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY.
IT IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT WHEN
COMPARED TO MUSK'S GOALS OF
CUTTING $2 TRILLION AND COMPARED
TO THE NATIONAL DEBT 36
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TRILLION.
BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS.
8.3 BILLION TO BE CUT FROM THE
STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE U.S.
AGENCY FOR U.S. AID THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THEY DO
THINGS FROM BATTLING HEALTH
CRISES TO EDUCATING PEOPLE IN
UNDEVELOPED NATIONS.
IT WOULD CUT THE PRESIDENT'S
EMERGENCY PLAN FOR RELIEF
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CREDITED WITH PRODUCING HIV
TRANSMISSION IN AFRICA.
AND PBS WOULD LOSE FEDERAL
FUNDING 1.1 BILLION.
MONEY THAT WOULD GO TO LOCAL PBS
AND NPR STATIONS LIKE ONES IN
KENTUCKY AND THAT IS ALSO MONEY
THAT FLOWS UP THROUGH THE
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NATIONAL NETWORK.
WOULD ONLY TAKE A SIMPLE
MAJORITY TO PASS THIS.
REPUBLICANS HAVE REALLY SLIM
CONTROL SO THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO
APPROVE IT.
AND TRUMP'S BUDGET CHIEF SAID
THAT HE PLANS TO ISSUE MORE
RESCISSION CUTS OVER THE COURSE
OF THIS YEAR.
>> TO BE TRANSPARENT YOU ARE
EMPLOYED BY NPR AND MYSELF BY
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KET.
AND A CONVERSATION THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
RELEASING THIS LIST OF
JURISDICTIONS THAT IT SAYS HAVE
SANCTUARY POLICIES.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN VERY
DEVOTED TO THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTING PEOPLE
HERE ILLEGALLY.
SOME INCLUDED COUNTIES IN
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KENTUCKY IN THE CITY OF
LOUISVILLE.
WHAT ARE WE HEARING IN THAT
REGARD?
>> THERE IS A LIST OF 500 LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAVE
THE SANCTUARY POLICIES THAT TRY
TO LIMIT HOW MUCH THEY WORK WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
THERE WERE STORIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OF COUNTIES AND CITIES
THAT WERE CONFUSED BY BEING
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CLAUDED.
AND INCLUDED SCOTT COUNTY AND
CAMPBELL COUNTY HERE IN KENTUCKY
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER
THE SCOTT COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE
SAID THEY NEVER PASSED POLICIES
THEY FULLY COMPLIED WITH FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
THE JUDGE JUDGE SAYS SOMETHING
SIMILAR FIGURE TO GO MUST BE A
MISTAKE.
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HOMELAND SECURITY DID TAKE THE
LIST OFF OF THE WEBSITE BUT HAVE
NOT PROVIDED CLARIFICATION HOW
THE DETERMINATIONS GOT MADE OR
WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTIES ARE
CONSIDERED SANCTUARY POLICIES.
COUNTIES ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT IT
GOES BACK TO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED THAT
WOULD ORDER FEDERAL FUNDING TO
BE PULLED BACK FROM THE COUNTIES
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AND THAT WOULD HURT THEIR BOTTOM
LINES.
>> RYLAND BARTON THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
FOR YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE NEWS
STORY WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
A PILOT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE HEALTHY LOCAL FOODS TO
PATIENTS DEALING WITH CHRONIC
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ILLNESSES IS IN ITS BEGINNING
STAGES AT RUSSELL COUNTY
HOSPITAL.
FOOD IS MEDICINE IS A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF
HEALTH PLANS.
>> WHAT WE NOTICED WAS THAT IF
YOU ARE IN A COUNTY THAT HAS A
HOSPITAL IT'S USUALLY THE
LARGEST FOOD CONSUMER IN THE
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COMMUNITY.
AND LOOKING AT THAT FROM AN
AGRICULTURE STANDPOINT IT SEEMED
LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY THAT
WE'VE GOT THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OF KENTUCKY AROUND OUR HOSPITALS
AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS TO GET
FRESH HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD.
>> THE FIRST COMPONENT WE ARE
PROVIDING THE LOCALLY SOURCED
FOODS FOR THE HOSPITALS
OPERATIONS PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL, FAMILIES THE
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CAFETERIA.
THOSE THINGS.
AND THE OTHER PART THAT IS ALSO
GOT A ACADEMIC PILOT COMPONENT
TO IT IS WORKING WITH A GROUP
THAT HAS TYPE TWO DIABETES AND
SEEING IF PROVIDING THE FRESH
FOOD CAN WE HELP THEM ON THEIR
HEALTH JOURNEY.
>> WE WILL IDENTIFY THE PATIENTS
AND GET THEIR CONSENT AND START
TO FOLLOW THEM MORE CLOSELY.
(24:07):
AND THEN THE PLAN IS ONCE WE GET
THE PATIENTS IN THE PROGRAM WE
WILL HAND THE PHYSICIAN WILL
WRITE A PRESCRIPTION THIS IS THE
NEAT PART OF IT.
THEY WILL WRITE A PRESCRIPTION
FOR FOOD.
>> WE'LL GIVE THEM POTS AND PANS
AND UTENSILS AND EDUCATION WHAT
DOES A HEALTHY DIET LOOK LIKE.
(24:27):
GET THEM IN CLASSES SO THEY CAN
LEARN TO COOK THINGS THAT TASTE
GOOD AND ALSO ARE GOOD FOR YOU.
THE PART THAT IS THE ICING ON
THE CAKE IS YES IT'S GOOD THAT
PEOPLE EAT THIS WAY IT'S BETTER
THAT WEIGH CAN GET IT TO THEM
LOCALLY GROWN.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS UNIQUE
ABOUT KENTUCKY PEOPLE FORGET
WHAT A HUGE AGRICULTURAL STATE.
(24:47):
KENTUCKY HAS THE LARGEST CATTLE
HERD EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER IS THIS NOT SOMETHING
WHERE WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE
FARMERS IT'S THERE.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE THAT
CONNECTION AND GO DO IT.
>> WE KNOW THAT IF FOOD IS GIVEN
TO YOU THAT HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED
LESS ON THE TRUCK LESS, THAT'S
IT'S MORE NUTRITIOUS AND WE KNOW
(25:12):
THEY ARE MORE FLAVORRABLE AND
THEY WILL EAT MORE AND DESIRE
THEM MORE.
WE CAN IMPACT OUR FARMERS AND
THE PROFITABILITY WE SEE IN
RURAL KENTUCKY TO TRY AND SAVE
THIS FARMLAND TRANSITION ISSUE
WE HAVE AND THE LOSS OF FARMERS
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
BUT PARTICULARLY RIGHT HERE IN
KENTUCKY.
>> THIS IS 35 YEARS IN
HEALTHCARE FOR ME.
(25:33):
AND MAYBE A LOT OF HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATORS WOULDN'T SAY
THIS.
BUT LET'S BE HONEST.
WE ONLY EXIST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
SICK.
AND IF THERE WASN'T ANYMORE SICK
PEOPLE WE WOULDN'T BE IN
BUSINESS.
BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
IF WEIGH CAN GET TO THAT AND
PEOPLE SAY I NEVER KNEW AND I'M
ALWAYS GOING TO DO THIS.
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AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY NUMBERS
SHOW IT BUT I FEEL BETTER AND MY
PANTS FIT BETTER.
IF WE CAN DO THAT AND THEN OTHER
PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM THIS, THIS
IS REDEMPTION FOR US IN
HEALTHCARE.
THE KENTUCKY
ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS IS
FUNDING THE PROGRAM THROUGH A
$300,000 GRANT OVER A THREE-YEAR
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PERIOD.
[♪♪]
TOMORROW IN OUR REPORTERS
NOTEBOOK WE'LL CATCH UP WITH A
VETERAN KENTUCKY REPORTER AND
GET HER PERSPECTIVE AFTER
COVERING THE STATE'S NATURAL
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DISASTERS.
AND KENTUCKY NOW HAS A RENOVATED
RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN
LOUISVILLE WHAT THAT RENOVATION
MEANS FOR KENTUCKY.
WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT
AND MORE TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION."
6:30 EASTERN AND 5:30 CENTRAL.
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONNECT WITH US
ALL THE WAYS YOU SEEN ON YOUR
(26:57):
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AND SEND A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL
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AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS VIDEO
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AND WATCH US ON-LINE ANYTIME
STREAM IT KET.ORG.
(27:18):
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE TO
SEE YOU RIGHT BACK HERE AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN, TAKE
REALLY GOOD CARE.
[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:08):
THE RACE FOR AN OPEN
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IS GETTING
EVEN MORE CROWDED.
>> WE'VE HAULED 1800 LOADS OF C
AND D MATERIAL THAT IS ESTIMATED
AT ABOUT 11,000 TONS.
KENTUCKY'S HIGHWAY
TEAMS HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK
SINCE THE MAY 16TH TORNADOMENT
AN UPDATE ON THEIR PROGRESS.
(00:28):
>> GOOD THAT PEOPLE EAT THIS WAY
AND BETTER WE CAN GET IT TO THEM
LOCALLY GROWN.
AND SOMETIMES THE BEST
MEDICINE COMES FROM THE GARDEN.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(00:49):
[♪♪]
AND WELCOME TO
"KENTUCKY EDITION" ON THIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE FOURTH.
I'M RENEE SHAW WE THANK YOU FOR
WINDING DOWN YOUR WEDNESDAY WITH
US.
>>> CENTRAL KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT WILL HAVE A NEW FACE IN
(01:10):
CONGRESS IN JANUARY OF 2027.
THE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN ANDY
BARR IS RUN FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
WITH THE HOUSE SEAT OPEN,
CANDIDATES IN BOTH PARTIES ARE
TOSSING THEIR HAT INTO THE RING.
A REPUBLICAN RYAN DOTSON KICKED
OFF HIS CAMPAIGN WITH A RALLY IN
(01:31):
WINCHESTER LAST NIGHT.
HE TOOK STRONG STANDS ON
ABORTION AND TRANSGENDER
ATHLETES AND PROMISED TO SUPPORT
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO SHRINK THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER DOGE.
DOTSON WAS JOINED BY SEVERAL
COLLEAGUES FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATURE WHO TALKED ABOUT
WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE 2026
(01:53):
MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
>> SINCE THE DAYS OF OBAMA WE
HAVE SEEN THE SPIRALING OUT OF
CONTROL, THE CULTURE WARS THAT
HAS TAKEN PLACE, THE CANCEL
CULTURE THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN
AMERICA.
THAT YOU CAN'T SPEAK FREELY
WITHOUT BEING CANCELED.
WE'VE SEEN THE CULTURE
INFLUENCED THE CULTURE WHEN IT
(02:14):
SHOULD BE THE CHURCH INFLUENCING
THE CULTURE.
>> THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE IS
RAZOR THIN, THE SMALLEST FOR ANY
PARTY SINCE THE EARLY 1930s.
ALMOST 100 YEARS.
220 SEATS TO 215 SEATS.
SO IF THE DEMOCRATS FLIP THREE
SEATS THEN THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN
(02:34):
AND WE'RE COOKED.
>> WARE GOING TO HAVE A UNITED
STATES CONGRESSIONAL SEAT OPEN
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO OR
THREE --
PROBABLY FIVE SENATE SEATS UP
FOR GRABS STATE SENATE SEATS AND
10 OTHER MORE OUT FOR
REPRESENTATIVES SEATS UP FOR
GRABS.
THE DEMOCRATS, HAVE ABSOLUTELY
MOBILIZED THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO
SPENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF
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MONEY TO TRY TO TAKE ANY OR ALL
OF THOSE SEATS.
THEY HAVE GOING TO HAVE A
GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE MOBILIZED
THEY ARE GOING TO COME AFTER
EACH OF US IN CYCLE THIS TIME.
>> I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE UNBORN
UNAPOLOGETIC T CRINGES ME TO
HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL THE
DEMOCRATS TELL YOU WHY WE SHOULD
(03:16):
HAVE ABORTION.
IT'S WOMEN'S HEALTH.
WE HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WE
CRINGE BUT THERE'S TIMES WHEN
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION COMES UP
AND WE HAVE TO GET UP AND SAY
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
WE FIGHT FOR THE UNBORN.
I'VE AUTHORED AND PASSED INTO
LAW SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS BUT I
(03:38):
WENT THROUGH HELL WITH THAT.
FACED A LOT OF DARKNESS, FACED A
LOT OF FROM DIFFERENT LGBTQ
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
I BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE AND I
FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND WE GET
IT PASSED.
I AM A SOCIAL ISSUE GO BECAUSE
WE ARE IN CULTURE WAR.
(04:00):
BUT I'M ALSO A BUSINESSMAN.
AND IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF MY
SENATOR AND SECURE THE GREATEST
FUNDING THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS
EVER SEEN.
IT WILL BE A THORN IN THE SIDE
OF EVERYBODY THAT IS GOT A D
BEHIND THEIR NAME.
(04:20):
DOTSON SAYS HE KNOWS
OF SEVERAL OTHER REPUBLICANS
CONSIDERING GETTING INTO THE
G.O.P. PRIMARY FOR THE SIXTH
DISTRICT SEAT.
HE DID NOT NAME NAMES.
NOW, ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE,
DAVID KLOIBER OF LEXINGTON
DECLARED HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE
SIXTH DISTRICT THIS MORNING.
EMILY SISK WAS THERE FOR THE
(04:41):
ANNOUNCEMENT AT A PRINT SHOP
MAKING KLOIBER FOR CONGRESS
SIGNS.
>> DAVID KLOIBER AN ENTREPRENEUR
AND FORMER LEXINGTON COUPLE IS
LOOKING TO FLIP KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT IN THE HOUSE TO
DEMOCRAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
OVER A DECADE.
REPUBLICAN ANDY BARR HAS HELD
THAT POSITION SINCE 2013 BUT IS
(05:02):
NOW MAKING A RUN FOR MITCH
McCONNELL'S U.S. SENATE SEAT.
KLOIBER SHARED HIS PLAN AND
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE READY TO STOP
TALKING ABOUT THESE PARTISAN
POLITICS AND START TALKING ABOUT
THE ISSUES THAT REALLY MATTER TO
US AND THAT IS JOBS AND OUR
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HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND
EDUCATION.
I THINK BY FOCUSING ON THAT IN A
WAY WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE LAST
DECADE, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND FLIP THE SEAT.
>> THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
SPOKE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE
GROWING UP IN LEXINGTON AND
WORKING TO CREATE JOBS.
>> I GREW UP HERE IN LEXINGTON,
WEDNESDAY TO LEXINGTON CATHOLIC,
(05:44):
WENT TO U.K.
I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS.
I'VE WORKED AT A NONPROFIT THAT
MY FAMILY PUT FORWARD.
I'VE MADE JOBS IN THE
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL
AND COMMERCIAL.
I REALLY AM FOCUSED ON TRYING TO
TAKE THOSE SKILLS AND BRING THEM
TO BEAR HERE IN GOVERNMENT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE LIVING
(06:05):
HERE IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
>> KLOIBER RAN FOR LEXINGTON
MAYOR IN TWOONT AND WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL.
>> RUNNING FOR MAYOR WAS A GREAT
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I GOT TO MEET
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND LEARN FROM THEM.
TODAY I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF
YOU READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE
BETTER PREPARED BECAUSE OF THAT
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EXPERIENCE.
>> ONLY ONE OTHER DEMOCRAT HAS
ANNOUNCED THEIR CANDIDACY SO
FAR.
CHERLYNN STEVENSON OF LEXINGTON.
>> KLOIBER WAS ASKED WHY HE
THINKS IT'S IMPORTANT TO FLIP
THE SEAT AND WHAT SETS HIM
APART.
>> FLIPPING ONE SEAT IS GREAT.
BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
DO TOGETHER THAN ANY ONE PERSON
CAN DO.
I WILL FIGHT TO IMPROVE IN EACH
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OF THESE AREAS FOR EVERYONE IN
THIS DISTRICT BY BRINGING THE
BLUEGRASS TO WASHINGTON INSTEAD
OF THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
KLOIBER SAYS HE WILL NOW FOCUS
ON TRAVELING THE DISTRICT AND
MEETING WITH VOTERS.
>>> NOW, TURNING TO LEGISLATIVE
(07:09):
NEWS, SCHOOL MAYBE OUT FOR THE
SUMMER BUT STATE LAWMAKERS ARE
GETTING STARTED ON THE WORK FOR
THE INTERIM PERIOD WHICH STARTED
THIS WEEK AND GOES THROUGH
DECEMBER.
DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL
LAWMAKERS MEET IN COMMITTEES TO
REVIEW LAWS AND POLICY AND LAY
POLICY GROUND WORK FOR THE LAW
MAKING SESSION.
(07:31):
MACKENZIE SPINK HAS THE LATEST
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL WHERE
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS UPDATED
LAWMAKERS ON THE LATEST TORNADO
RECOVERY EFFORTS AND WORK ZONE
SAFETY LEGISLATION.
THAT STORY BEGINS TONIGHT'S
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SEGMENT.
>> YOU MAY NOT THINK OF THE
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET
OR KYTC AS FIRST-RESPONDERS BUT
(07:52):
SECRETARY JIM GRAY HAS HIGHWAY
TEAMS FROM 120 COUNTIES WERE
SUITED UP THE NIGHT AN EF-4
TORNADO HIT PULASKI AND LAUREL
COUNTIES.
>> WHILE SOME COUNTIES WERE HIT
HARD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
THIS EVENT HAD IMPACTS IN
MULTIPLE REGIONS.
>> THE DEVASTATING TORNADO
CLAIMED 19 LIVES AND DESTROYED
(08:13):
800 HOMES.
DEBRIS ON THE ROAD IS A SAFETY
HAZARD ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE
HIGHWAYS.
>> MULTIPLE ROADS WERE BLOCKED
BY DEBRIS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
OF THE STORM ESPECIALLY IN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AND AROUND
MORGANVILLE.
BUT MOST WERE CLEARED BY
SATURDAY MORNING.
WE MONITORED FLOOD-PRONE AREAS
(08:33):
AND PLACED HIGH WATER SIGNS
WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED.
CREWS CONTINUED PATROLLING AND
CLEANING UP THROUGH SATURDAY.
GENERALLY IN DISTRICTS WEST OF
I-75 AND IT WAS EVIDENTS BY DAWN
THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED
IN THE SOMERSET AND LONDON
AREAS.
>> AFTER ROADWAYS BEEN MOSTLY
(08:54):
CLEARED, KYTC TEAMS SWITCHED
GEARS TO CLEANING DEBRIS AND
TRANSPORT TO GO TO LANDFILLS.
A TASK IN LAUREL COUNTY WHERE
THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED.
>> WE HAD A LOT OF DEBRIS, C AND
D DEBRIS.
THAT IS CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION
DEBRIS.
NOT COUNTING TODAY WE HAVE
HAULED 1800 LOADS OF C AND D
(09:16):
MATERIAL THAT IS ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT 11,000 TONS.
AND IT'S ABOUT 22,000 CUBIC
YARDS OF MATERIAL THAT IS 20% OF
WHAT WE THINK C AND D MATERIAL
THAT IS OUT THERE CURRENTLY.
ALSO TALKING TO THE COUNTY THEY
ARE ESTIMATING THEY WORKED ON
VEGETATIVE THROUGHOUT THIS AND
THEY ARE ESTIMATING 50% OF THAT
(09:37):
DEBRIS HAS BEEN CLEARED TO THIS
POINT.
>> JONES SAYS THAT LAUREL COUNTY
AND KYTC ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
HANDING THE PROCESS OVER TO A
THIRD PARTY COMPANY.
AND NOT IN A FEW DAYS KYTC WILL
REFOCUS BACK TO ROADWAYS.
>> OUR FOCUS WILL RETURN BACK TO
STATE ROUTES.
WE HAVE MOST OF THOSE COMPLETE.
(09:58):
WE'LL DO FINE-TUNING PICKING UP
DEBRIS ALONG THE AREA.
AND WE HOPE TO WRAP THAT UP AND
HAVE STATE ROUTES CLEARED BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED
UPDATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE GERALD LEE ACT A BILL PASSED
INTO LAW THAT WOULD INTRODUCE
AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT
DEVICES IN WORK ZONES.
THE LAW WAS NAMED FOR A
(10:20):
22-YEAR-OLD NATIVE WHO WAS
KILLED WHILE WORKING IN A
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
THE STATE TRANSPORTATION CABINET
WILL START AN INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN TO ALERT MOTORISTS
ABOUT THE NEW LAW AND DRIVERS
CAN SEE THE DEVICES IN THE FALL.
FOR A DRIVER TO RECEIVE A
CITATION, THEY WOULD HAVING TO
GOING 10-MILES-PER-HOUR ABOVE
(10:41):
THE SPEED LIMIT WITH ONE WORKER
PRESENT.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU.
THE RISING COST OF REPAVING
KENTUCKY'S ROADS ALSO CAME UP IN
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
LAWMAKERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT
THE CURRENT GAS TAX FORMULA THAT
THE STATE USES ISN'T KEEPING UP
WITH INFLATION.
(11:03):
>>> ACCOUNTABILITY, SCHOOL
VOUCHERS, TEACHER SATISFACTION
ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING
THE QUALITIED OF KENTUCKY
STUDENTS' EDUCATION.
MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TALKED ABOUT ALL THREE
AND MORE DURING A LEGISLATIVE
HEARING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE AND SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEES.
OUR EMILY SISK HAS THE DETAILS
IN THIS EDUCATION MATTERS
REPORT.
(11:24):
>> IT'S TIME FOR K-12 SCHOOLS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH TO ADOPT A NEW
ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
MODEL.
ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ROBBY
FLETCHER.
THAT SYSTEM WOULD FOCUS ON
PUTTING STUDENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND TEACHING THEM SOFT
SKILLS IN ADDITION TO
STANDARDIZED TESTING.
>> WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MATH
(11:45):
AND READING ARE THE FOUNDATION
TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE
THE SKILLS AND FOUNDATIONAL
PARTS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD
BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW
CAN WE ENCOURAGE THIS TYPE OF
LEARNING TO GO THROUGHOUT THE
COMMONWEALTH.
BUT ALSO, TOO, I THINK THE PIECE
THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN IS THE
BOLD NEW PART OF COLLABORATION
WITH COMMUNITIES.
(12:06):
WE WANT A SYSTEM AT THE END OF
THE DAY THAT REQUIRES DISTRICTS
TO WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS,
REQUIRES DISTRICT TO WORK WITH
THEIR BUSINESSES AND BE APART OF
THIS LOCAL MODEL.
>> THE SENATOR OF LEITCHFIELD
RAISED A QUESTION ABOUT RURAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HOW THE
MODEL WILL SERVE STUDENTS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE
LARGE BUSINESS PARTNERS OR
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ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.
FLETCHER SAID HE HOPES TO SEE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RURAL AND
URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THE OTHER PART OF THE NEW
PROPOSED SYSTEM IS STANDARDIZED
TESTING.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SAYS
HE WANTS TO SEE A FOCUS ON
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR
GRADE LEVEL EQUIVALENCY.
>> IF YOUR STUDENT IS A THIRD
(12:48):
GRADER, YES YOU ARE PROFICIENT
IN MATH AND READING BUT ARE YOU
READING ON A THIRD GRADE READING
LEVEL.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL
STUDENTS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE STUDENT?
WHERE DID YOU TAKE THEM?
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CHANGE IN
THIS MODEL.
>> THE COMMITTEE THEN REVIEWED
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
(13:09):
TARA THOMAS FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION
EXPLAINED THE LATEST BUDGET
RECONCILIATION BILL.
>> MOST NOTABLE FOR K-12
EDUCATION IS THE EDUCATIONAL
CHOICE FOR CHILDREN'S ACT.
AND THIS WOULD ESTABLISH THE
FIRST NATIONWIDE VOUCHER PROGRAM
FOR K-12 EDUCATION.
>> IT WOULD BE UTILIZED AS A TAX
(13:29):
CREDITOR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOME
SCHOOLING.
REPRESENTATIVE HONEYWELL OF
LEXINGTON ASKED ABOUT REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW THE FUNDS
WOULD BE USED.
THOMAS SAID AT THIS TIME THERE
ARE LITTLE TO NO REGULATIONS
THOUGHT COULD CHANGE.
>> GOING TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S
DEFERRAL TO STATES I IMAGINE
THEY MIGHT ALLOW FOR
(13:51):
IMPLEMENTTATABLE STANDARDS.
>> THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE
LATE LAST MONTH AND NOW AWAITS
ACTION FROM THE U.S. SENATE.
THE FINAL ITEM ON TUESDAY'S
AGENDA LACKED AT LEADERSHIP
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR K-12
SCHOOLS.
STEVEN WEST CHAIR OF THE
SENATE'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE
DISCUSSED SURPRISING SURVEY DATA
AROUND THE BIGGEST REASON WHY
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TEACHERS ARE LEAVING THE
PROFESSION.
>> I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME TO DO
WOULD BE TEACHER PAY, DISCIPLINE
IN THE CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM
SIZE.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SHOWED
THAT IT WAS LEADERSHIP IN THE
BUILDING.
>> THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM
DIFFERENT REGIONAL OUTLETS ABOUT
(14:33):
OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS.
ULTIMATELY, WEST SAID THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WANTS TO INVEST
IN ADMINISTRATORS WHO WILL
RETAIN TALENTED TEACHERS.
HE HOPES TO ADVANCE THIS
CONVERSATION DURING THE 2026
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU.
NOW, IN OTHER EDUCATION NEWS,
(14:56):
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY RUSSELL
COLEMAN SAYS A PROPOSED TAX
INCREASE IN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
ILLEGAL.
ON MAY 27, THE FAYETTE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE
THE OCCUPATIONAL TAX TO DEAL
WITH A BUDGET DEFICIT.
COLEMAN SAYS THE BOARD FAILED TO
PROVIDE PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE
BEFORE THE VOTE.
COLEMAN ACAUSED OF BOARD OF
(15:16):
TRYING TO QUOTE IGNORE THE
RULES.
THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
SUPERINTENDENT REACTED TO
ATTORNEY GENERAL COLEMAN'S
OPINION BY SAYING QUOTE WE
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO HONORING
THE SPIRIT OF THE OPINION.
WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING
(15:36):
AND WILL OFFER AN ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
AT OUR UP COMING JUNE 23 BOARD
MEETING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE FISCAL COURT AND ENSURE
THAT OUR EFFORTS FOLLOW THE
LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAW.
ESPECIALLY AS WE NAVIGATE THIS
COMPLEX PROCESS THAT BLENDS
LOCAL AND STATE POLICY.
(15:57):
END QUOTE.
>>> THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY
AGAIN MOVEMENT HAS ARRIVED IN
KENTUCKY.
STATE LAWMAKERS WILL LOOK AT
SOLUTIONS TO KENTUCKY'S POOR
HEALTH OUTCOMES WITH A MA HA
LENS ENVISIONED BY SECRETARY
ROBERT F. KENNEDY.
(16:18):
>> I AGREE WITH SENATOR
RICHARDSON WE DO TOO MUCH SICK
CARE.
IT'S TOO EASY TO GO IN AND YOU
HAVE YOUR SIX-MINUTE APPOINT
MANY WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND
MOVED ON AND THERE'S NOT AN
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS
GOING ON WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND
WHAT IS CAUSING IT.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO PRESCRIBE
MEDICATION.
FOR LONG-TERM DISEASES AND SO
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MANY OF THEM ARE PREVENTIBLE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH DATA THAT IS
SAYING IT'S OUR FOOD AND WE KNOW
OUR FOOD IS NOT GREAT AND I'M
GLAD TO SEE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
THERE.
THE FEDERAL MAHA
COMMISSION RELEASED ITS FIRST
REPORT AND IT SAYS ULTRA
PROCESSED FOODS ENVIRONMENTAL
(17:00):
CHEMICALS, LACK OF EXERCISE AND
OVERMEDICATION ARE PLAGUING
AMERICA'S CHILDREN.
THE COMMISSION DID GET SLACK FOR
CITATIONS TO RESEARCH THAT DOES
EEXIST.
[♪♪]
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CHECKING IN
WITH RYLAND BARTON.
AND RYLAND, THE SENATE NOW
(17:22):
TAKING UP PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
BUDGET PACKAGE AND THERE ARE
SOME G.O.P. SENATORS WHO ARE
EXPRESSING SOME RESERVATIONS
ABOUT THAT BILL.
AND THAT INCLUDES KENTUCKY'S
SENATOR RAND PAUL.
WHAT REACTION ARE WE SEEING
THERE?
>> RAND PAUL'S CONTINUED TO
CRITICIZE IT ACCORDING TO THE
DES MOINES REGISTER HE CALLED
THE BILL ANEMIC IN IOWA.
(17:44):
HE SAID IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO
CUT SPENDING.
THE BILL ACCORDING TO THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
ESTIMATE WOULD ADD $2.4 TRILLION
TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER 10
YEARS AND THAT IS PAUL'S ISSUE
GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF
THIS POLITICAL CAREER.
TRUMP TOOK TO TRUTH SOCIAL AND
SAID PAUL HAS LITTLE
(18:05):
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BILL.
HE SAID IT WILL BRING TREMENDOUS
GROWTH AND THAT PAUL JUST LOVES
VOTING NO ON EVERYTHING.
HE ALSO SAID THAT PAUL DOESN'T
HAVE PRACTICAL IDEAS AND THE
PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY CAN'T STAND
HIM.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT
PAUL WON REELECTION IN 2022 BY
MORE THAN 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
(18:25):
AN EXAMPLE AT A TIME WHEN RAND
PAUL IS DISAGREEING WITH MITCH
McCONNELL.
MITCH McCONNELL HAS NOT BACKED
ALL OF TRUMP'S POLICIES HE
BACKED THIS BILL AND IMAGINES IT
WILL PASS WITH THE PROVISIONS IN
IT AND PREDICTED THERE WILL BE
TOUGH CONVERSATIONS OVER CUTS TO
MEDICAID.
RIGHT NOW, AGAIN ACCORDING TO
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,
(18:46):
11 MILLION FEWER PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THANKS TO
THE CUTS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
AND REPUBLICANS HAVE NARROW
CONTROL OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE SO THEY HAVE TO TRY AND
KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY WITHIN
THEIR CHAMBERS AND ALSO COME TO
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CHAMBERS, TOO.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, PRESIDENT
TRUMP ALSO PRESENTING HIS
RESCISSION REQUEST WANTING
(19:07):
CONGRESS TO PULLBACK SOME 9.4
BILLION DOLLARS OF PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FUNDING FOR THINGS LIKE
FOREIGN AID, THE STATE
DEPARTMENT, THE CORPORATION FOR
PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
AND SO AS WE HEAD INTO
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THAT,
WHAT ARE WE SEEING AS FAR AS
SUPPORT OR MAYBE NOT SO MUCH FOR
(19:30):
THIS RESCISSION REQUEST?
>> YEAH, IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW
MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS.
HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAID
HE WOULD TAKE IT UP NEXT WEEK.
HE IS SIGNALING THERE ARE LIKELY
THE VOTES THERE.
THINGS ARE TIGHT AND THEY HAVE
TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN LINE IN THE
HOUSE AND TIGHTER IN THE SENATE
WHERE FOLKS LIKE SUSAN COLLINS
(19:51):
AND MURKOWSKI SAID THEY ARE NOT
SURE IF THEY SUPPORT EVERYTHING
IN THERE.
A LOT OF THIS BILL WOULD
FORMALIZE THE CUTS MADE BY ELON
MUSK'S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY.
IT IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT WHEN
COMPARED TO MUSK'S GOALS OF
CUTTING $2 TRILLION AND COMPARED
TO THE NATIONAL DEBT 36
(20:13):
TRILLION.
BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS.
8.3 BILLION TO BE CUT FROM THE
STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE U.S.
AGENCY FOR U.S. AID THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THEY DO
THINGS FROM BATTLING HEALTH
CRISES TO EDUCATING PEOPLE IN
UNDEVELOPED NATIONS.
IT WOULD CUT THE PRESIDENT'S
EMERGENCY PLAN FOR RELIEF
(20:34):
CREDITED WITH PRODUCING HIV
TRANSMISSION IN AFRICA.
AND PBS WOULD LOSE FEDERAL
FUNDING 1.1 BILLION.
MONEY THAT WOULD GO TO LOCAL PBS
AND NPR STATIONS LIKE ONES IN
KENTUCKY AND THAT IS ALSO MONEY
THAT FLOWS UP THROUGH THE
(20:56):
NATIONAL NETWORK.
WOULD ONLY TAKE A SIMPLE
MAJORITY TO PASS THIS.
REPUBLICANS HAVE REALLY SLIM
CONTROL SO THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO
APPROVE IT.
AND TRUMP'S BUDGET CHIEF SAID
THAT HE PLANS TO ISSUE MORE
RESCISSION CUTS OVER THE COURSE
OF THIS YEAR.
>> TO BE TRANSPARENT YOU ARE
EMPLOYED BY NPR AND MYSELF BY
(21:19):
KET.
AND A CONVERSATION THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
RELEASING THIS LIST OF
JURISDICTIONS THAT IT SAYS HAVE
SANCTUARY POLICIES.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN VERY
DEVOTED TO THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTING PEOPLE
HERE ILLEGALLY.
SOME INCLUDED COUNTIES IN
(21:41):
KENTUCKY IN THE CITY OF
LOUISVILLE.
WHAT ARE WE HEARING IN THAT
REGARD?
>> THERE IS A LIST OF 500 LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAVE
THE SANCTUARY POLICIES THAT TRY
TO LIMIT HOW MUCH THEY WORK WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
THERE WERE STORIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OF COUNTIES AND CITIES
THAT WERE CONFUSED BY BEING
(22:02):
CLAUDED.
AND INCLUDED SCOTT COUNTY AND
CAMPBELL COUNTY HERE IN KENTUCKY
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-LEADER
THE SCOTT COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE
SAID THEY NEVER PASSED POLICIES
THEY FULLY COMPLIED WITH FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
THE JUDGE JUDGE SAYS SOMETHING
SIMILAR FIGURE TO GO MUST BE A
MISTAKE.
(22:22):
HOMELAND SECURITY DID TAKE THE
LIST OFF OF THE WEBSITE BUT HAVE
NOT PROVIDED CLARIFICATION HOW
THE DETERMINATIONS GOT MADE OR
WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTIES ARE
CONSIDERED SANCTUARY POLICIES.
COUNTIES ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT IT
GOES BACK TO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED THAT
WOULD ORDER FEDERAL FUNDING TO
BE PULLED BACK FROM THE COUNTIES
(22:43):
AND THAT WOULD HURT THEIR BOTTOM
LINES.
>> RYLAND BARTON THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
FOR YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE NEWS
STORY WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
A PILOT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE HEALTHY LOCAL FOODS TO
PATIENTS DEALING WITH CHRONIC
(23:03):
ILLNESSES IS IN ITS BEGINNING
STAGES AT RUSSELL COUNTY
HOSPITAL.
FOOD IS MEDICINE IS A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF
HEALTH PLANS.
>> WHAT WE NOTICED WAS THAT IF
YOU ARE IN A COUNTY THAT HAS A
HOSPITAL IT'S USUALLY THE
LARGEST FOOD CONSUMER IN THE
(23:24):
COMMUNITY.
AND LOOKING AT THAT FROM AN
AGRICULTURE STANDPOINT IT SEEMED
LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY THAT
WE'VE GOT THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OF KENTUCKY AROUND OUR HOSPITALS
AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS TO GET
FRESH HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD.
>> THE FIRST COMPONENT WE ARE
PROVIDING THE LOCALLY SOURCED
FOODS FOR THE HOSPITALS
OPERATIONS PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL, FAMILIES THE
(23:44):
CAFETERIA.
THOSE THINGS.
AND THE OTHER PART THAT IS ALSO
GOT A ACADEMIC PILOT COMPONENT
TO IT IS WORKING WITH A GROUP
THAT HAS TYPE TWO DIABETES AND
SEEING IF PROVIDING THE FRESH
FOOD CAN WE HELP THEM ON THEIR
HEALTH JOURNEY.
>> WE WILL IDENTIFY THE PATIENTS
AND GET THEIR CONSENT AND START
TO FOLLOW THEM MORE CLOSELY.
(24:07):
AND THEN THE PLAN IS ONCE WE GET
THE PATIENTS IN THE PROGRAM WE
WILL HAND THE PHYSICIAN WILL
WRITE A PRESCRIPTION THIS IS THE
NEAT PART OF IT.
THEY WILL WRITE A PRESCRIPTION
FOR FOOD.
>> WE'LL GIVE THEM POTS AND PANS
AND UTENSILS AND EDUCATION WHAT
DOES A HEALTHY DIET LOOK LIKE.
(24:27):
GET THEM IN CLASSES SO THEY CAN
LEARN TO COOK THINGS THAT TASTE
GOOD AND ALSO ARE GOOD FOR YOU.
THE PART THAT IS THE ICING ON
THE CAKE IS YES IT'S GOOD THAT
PEOPLE EAT THIS WAY IT'S BETTER
THAT WEIGH CAN GET IT TO THEM
LOCALLY GROWN.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS UNIQUE
ABOUT KENTUCKY PEOPLE FORGET
WHAT A HUGE AGRICULTURAL STATE.
(24:47):
KENTUCKY HAS THE LARGEST CATTLE
HERD EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER IS THIS NOT SOMETHING
WHERE WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE
FARMERS IT'S THERE.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE THAT
CONNECTION AND GO DO IT.
>> WE KNOW THAT IF FOOD IS GIVEN
TO YOU THAT HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED
LESS ON THE TRUCK LESS, THAT'S
IT'S MORE NUTRITIOUS AND WE KNOW
(25:12):
THEY ARE MORE FLAVORRABLE AND
THEY WILL EAT MORE AND DESIRE
THEM MORE.
WE CAN IMPACT OUR FARMERS AND
THE PROFITABILITY WE SEE IN
RURAL KENTUCKY TO TRY AND SAVE
THIS FARMLAND TRANSITION ISSUE
WE HAVE AND THE LOSS OF FARMERS
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
BUT PARTICULARLY RIGHT HERE IN
KENTUCKY.
>> THIS IS 35 YEARS IN
HEALTHCARE FOR ME.
(25:33):
AND MAYBE A LOT OF HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATORS WOULDN'T SAY
THIS.
BUT LET'S BE HONEST.
WE ONLY EXIST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
SICK.
AND IF THERE WASN'T ANYMORE SICK
PEOPLE WE WOULDN'T BE IN
BUSINESS.
BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
IF WEIGH CAN GET TO THAT AND
PEOPLE SAY I NEVER KNEW AND I'M
ALWAYS GOING TO DO THIS.
(25:54):
AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY NUMBERS
SHOW IT BUT I FEEL BETTER AND MY
PANTS FIT BETTER.
IF WE CAN DO THAT AND THEN OTHER
PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM THIS, THIS
IS REDEMPTION FOR US IN
HEALTHCARE.
THE KENTUCKY
ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS IS
FUNDING THE PROGRAM THROUGH A
$300,000 GRANT OVER A THREE-YEAR
(26:16):
PERIOD.
[♪♪]
TOMORROW IN OUR REPORTERS
NOTEBOOK WE'LL CATCH UP WITH A
VETERAN KENTUCKY REPORTER AND
GET HER PERSPECTIVE AFTER
COVERING THE STATE'S NATURAL
(26:37):
DISASTERS.
AND KENTUCKY NOW HAS A RENOVATED
RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN
LOUISVILLE WHAT THAT RENOVATION
MEANS FOR KENTUCKY.
WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT
AND MORE TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION."
6:30 EASTERN AND 5:30 CENTRAL.
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONNECT WITH US
ALL THE WAYS YOU SEEN ON YOUR
(26:57):
SCREEN, FACEBOOK, X AND FRAME TO
STAY IN THE LOOP.
AND SEND A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL
AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.
AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS VIDEO
APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD ON
YOUR SMART DEVICE AND COMPUTER.
AND WATCH US ON-LINE ANYTIME
STREAM IT KET.ORG.
(27:18):
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE TO
SEE YOU RIGHT BACK HERE AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN, TAKE
REALLY GOOD CARE.
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