June 9, 2025 • 27 mins
Sen. Bledsoe discusses FCPS' attempt to raise the occupational tax, a bipartisan bill to promote opioid recovery clears the U.S. House, Kentucky's gas tax is falling again, honoring Kentucky officers killed in the line of duty, and feeding children during the summer.
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>> THEY PAID EVERYTHING AND SO
DID THEIR FAMILIES.
>> Renee (00:09):
THE COMMONWEALTH MARKS
25 YEARS OF HONORING ITS FALLEN
OFFICERS.
>> EVEN IF I SAID IT WASN'T THE
LETTER OF THE LAW THE SPIRIT
WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GET BUY IN.
A LEXINGTON LAWMAKER
WEIGHS IN HOW THE FAYETTE SCHOOL
BOARD IS HANDLING THE TUSSLE
OVER TAXES.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (00:27):
EVERY
PENNY COUNTS AND THE SAVINGS CAN
ADD UP.
>> Renee (00:34):
THE STATE TAKES A STEP
TO REDUCE YOUR PAIN AT THE BUMP.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
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GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS FRIDAY JUNE THE 6TH I'M
RENEE SHAW.
WE THANK YOU FOR KICKING OFF
YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.
>>> A TAX HIKE VOTE BY A LOCAL
SCHOOL BOARD PROMPTED BACKLASH
FROM MORE THAN JUST CITIZENS.
THE STATE'S TOP COP HAS ACCUSED
THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
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OF SKIRTING THE RULES WHEN IT
VOTED LAST WEEK TO RAISE THE
OCCUPATIONAL TAX TO DEAL WITH
THE BUDGET DEFICIT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN
SAYS THE BOARD FAILED TO PROVIDE
PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE
BEFORED TAX VOTE.
A FORMER LEXINGTON URBAN COUNTY
COUNCILWOMAN IN THE KENTUCKY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RAISED THE
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ISSUE TO COLEMAN.
I TALKED TO AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE
OF LEXINGTON ABOUT THIS IN OUR
STUDIO YESTERDAY.
WALK US THROUGH THIS AND WHY
WERE YOU DISMAYED BY THE FAYETTE
COUNTY BOARD'S ACTION?
>> THE FIRST I SAW WAS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MONICA, MY SCHOOL BOARD REP
POSTED AND I HAPPENED TO SEE IT
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AND WHAT ARE WE DOING?
SO I FOLLOWED THE MEETING ON
TUESDAY NIGHT RIGHT AFTER
MEMORIAL DAY, MOST PEOPLE AREN'T
PAYING ATTENTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA
OR THE NEWS.
THE VOTE WAS ON TUESDAY NIGHT
AND THEY VOTED 3-2 TO HAVE AN
OCCUPATIONAL TAX INCREASE AND
THAT IN FAYETTE COUNTY HAS NOT
BEEN TOUCHED IN 40 YEARS.
THERE IS A REASON IT'S
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COMPLICATED IT IS NOT YOUR
PROPERTY TAX IT IS A DIFFERENT
TAX ON EMPLOYERS AND PEOPLE
WORKING.
SO I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
REACH OUT TO ME AND SAID I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, I DIDN'T
HAVE NOTE INDICATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY WERE
ASKING IF THE VOTE WAS LEGAL.
I AM AWARE OF PUBLIC NOTICES AND
HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE AND ONCE
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I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH TO
QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY
FOLLOWED PROCEDURE REACHED OUT
TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS GOING
TO SAY.
WHERE HE WOULD RULE.
BUT WHEN HE SAID IT WAS NULL AND
VOID AND THEY NEEDED TO GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD I'M PLEASED
WITH THAT IT GIVES THE PUBLIC AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REENGAGE ON THE
TOPIC.
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AND IT'S INTERESTING
HOW YOU SAID THE BOARD HAS
PROPERTY TAXES WHY HOW DID THEY
GET TO OCCUPATIONAL TAXES THAT
YOU SAID HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED
IN 40 YEARS, WHY WAS THIS THE
ROUTE THIS TIME?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
WE ALREADY HAVE OCCUPATIONAL TAX
FOR SCHOOLS.
THERE'S ONLY SIX OR SEVEN
COUNTIES IN THE STATE THAT USE
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OCCUPATIONAL TAX IT IS NOT
SOMETHING A TRADITIONAL FORM OF
RAISING FUNDS FOR EDUCATION.
THEY DECIDED TO INCREASE BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
ANYBODY ELSE'S APPROVAL.
IT WASN'T SUBJECT TO RECALL AND
NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC OUTSIDE OF
THE FISCAL COURT AND I BELIEVE
THEY ONLY HAVE CONSENT POWERS
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
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VOTE NO.
ALL THAT RAISES A LOT OF
QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY
MOST FAYETTE COUNTY DO WE HAVE A
FISCAL COURT AND HAVEN'T SEEN
SOMEONE RAISE OCCUPATIONAL TAXES
WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT.
AND QUOTE HE
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREES WITH THE
OPINION BUT WILL HONOR THE
SPIRIT BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITY
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FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE JUNE
23rd BOARD MEETING.
HE ADDED WHILE OTHERS MAYBE
FOCUSED ON POLITICAL MANEUVERING
OUR FOCUS IS ON STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT AND FULFILLING OUR
COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT THAT WE
PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.
>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED.
THERE WAS NOTHING POLITICAL
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ABOUT IT.
I DID MY JOB.
WHEN PEOPLE FELT LIKE THEY HAD
BEEN SHUTOUT OF THE PROCESS AND
REACHED OUT AND ASKED FOR HELP
WE DON'T HAVE LEGISLATIVE POWER
TO GO INTO SESSION AND CHANGE
LAW I DID WHAT I COULD REACHED
OUT TO WHO I THOUGHT COULD GIVE
CLARITY GIVEN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO FELT LIKE THE
DISCREPANCY IN THE
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INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW FOR
HIM TO CALL IT POLITICAL
MANEUVERING IS A CHEAP SHOT WHEN
THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
IT THE RIGHT WAY.
THE SPIRIT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO
GET PUBLIC BUY IN TO DO THAT ON
A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IT FEELS
LIKE POLITICAL SHENANIGANS MORE
THAN ME.
WE ASKED AUDITOR LISA
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KEARNY IF SHE IS CONSIDERING AN
AUDIT.
QUOTE I HAVE HEARD FROM PARENTS
AND CONSTITUENTS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE STATE OF FCPS IN LIGHT OF
OUR ONGOING AUDITS OF THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM MY OFFICE IS
REVIEWING THESE CONCERNS TO
DETERMINE OUR NEXT STEPS.
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END QUOTE.
I'LL HAVE MORE OF MY INTERVIEW
WITH AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE MONDAY
NIGHT WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT
WHETHER SHE HAS HER SIGHTS SET
ON A CONGRESSIONAL RUN.
THAT IS MONDAY NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION".
>>> THE U.S. HOUSE JUST OK'd
MORE MONEY TO PROMOTE OPIOID
RECOVERY.
THE HOUSE JUST PASSED A BILL
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EXTENDING A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN
IN 2018.
THE PROGRAM HELPS FUND TREATMENT
RECOVERY CENTERS.
IT IS A PROGRAM CHAMPIONED BY
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR OF
KENTUCKY'S SIXTH DISTRICT.
THE BILL IF IT BECOMES LAW WILL
MEAN $210 MILLION WILL COME TO
HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME ADDICTION.
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BARR SAID KENTUCKY HAS MADE
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS BUT THE
BATTLE IS NOT OVER.
>>> YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET SOME
RELIEF AT THE GAS PUMP.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY THE STATE WILL LOWER
THE GAS TAX BY 1.4 CENTS PER
GALLON JULY FIRST.
>> I KNOW EVERY PENNY COUNTS AND
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THESE SAVINGS CAN REALLY ADD UP.
WHETHER DRIVING TO SCHOOL, WORK,
HEADED TO CHURCH OR A FAMILY
TRIP, AT LEAST HERE IN KENTUCKY
YOUR GAS IS GOING TO COST A
LITTLE BIT LESS STARTING JULY
FIRST.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR
EVERY WAY WE CAN TO SAVE OUR
FAMILIES THAT NEXT DOLLAR TO
HELP PAY THAT NEXT BILL AT LEAST
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MAKING IT EASIER.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT FAMILIES ARE
STRUGGLING AND OUR JOB IS TO
RESPOND AND TO HELP.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAID
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, KENTUCKY
HAS LOWERED THE GAS TAX BY 12%.
>>> FOR 25 YEARS, KENTUCKIANS
GATHERED TO HONOR FALLEN
OFFICERS BY ADDING THEIR NAMES
TO THE KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT
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MEMORIAL.
YESTERDAY, 10 NAMES WERE ADDED
AND A CEREMONY WAS HELD FOR
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF
DUTY.
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>> AS IT HAS BEEN SAID THEY GIVE
UP TWO LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY;
THE ONE THEY WERE LIVING AND THE
ONE THEY WOULD HAVE LIVED.
>> MY HUSBAND LOVED HIS JOB.
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HE LOVED HIS BADGE BUT MORE THAN
THAT HE LOVED THE PEOPLE HE
SERVED.
WE REMEMBER ALL THE LATE NIGHT
CALLS AND THE REQUESTS FOR HELP
NO MATTER HOW TIRED HE WAS HE
SHOWED UP.
THAT WAS JUST HIM.
ALWAYS SHOWING UP.
ALWAYS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE
HIM.
HE LOST HIS LIFE DOING WHAT HE
CALLED TO DO.
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HELPING SOMEONE ELSE WHO GAVE
HIS LIFE IN SERVICE.
THOUGH IT HURTS BEYOND WORDS I
CARRY PEACE AT KNOWING HE DIED
DOING WHAT HE BELIEVED IN.
>> WHEN WE ADD A NAME TO THIS
MEMORIAL IT IS MORE THAN AN
ACTIVE-DUTY.
IT IS THE SACRED VOW THAT THE
OFFICERS' SACRIFICES WILL NEVER
BE FORGOTTEN.
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TODAY WE ADD THE NAME OF TWO
OFFICERS WE LOST IN 2024.
SERGEANT WILLIAM MARTY JACKSON
OF THE WINCHESTER POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
AND DEPUTY SHERIFF JOSHUA C.
PHIPPS OF THE RUSSELL COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE ALSO ADD THE NAME OF EIGHT
HISTORICAL HONOREES WHOSE
SACRIFICES WILL BE FOREVER
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REMEMBERED ON THIS MEMORIAL IN
FRONT OF ME.
WE LOST SERGEANT MARTY JACKSON
ON APRIL 14TH, 2024.
SERGEANT JACKSON SERVED NEARLY
47 YEARS WITH THE WINCHESTER
POLICE DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY
BEING PROMOTED TO CHIEF.
SERGEANT JACKSON RETIRED FROM
THE WINCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
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AS ITS CHIEF IN 2008.
BUT HE DECIDED HE WASN'T DONE
SERVING.
IN JUST MONTHS LATER HE RETURNED
TO THE DEPARTMENT ON PATROL.
TODAY WE ALSO MOURN THE LOSS OF
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOSHUA C. PHIPPS
OF THE RUSSELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE WHOSE WATCH ENDED
SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024.
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HIS SHERIFF, DEREK PAULSON
SHARED THAT HE WOULD JUMP IN NO
MATTER WHAT WAS GOING ON AND
WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
HE WAS ALWAYS KIND AND HE WAS
ALWAYS BRAVE.
MARTY JACKSON, JOSHUA PHIPPS AND
THE EIGHT HISTORICAL NAMES WE'RE
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ADDING TODAY, WILLIAM SANDLER,
WILLIAM BIRD, DAVID BRANHAM,
CARLO JONES, JANE SHORT, GEORGE
SMITTY.
JAMES BOW LEN AND JAMES SMITH
ARE NOW A PART OF THE OTHER 589
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE NAMES
ARE ON THIS MEMORIAL.
THEY PAID EVERYTHING.
AND SO DID THEIR FAMILIES.
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THE KENTUCKY LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
CONTINUES RESEARCH TO FIND THE
NAMES OF EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER WHO DIED ON DUTY IN
KENTUCKY.
IT PROVIDES RELIEF AND PERSONAL
FAMILY TRAGEDIES AND SCHOLARSHIP
FUNDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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TIME TO GO INSIDE KENTUCKY
POLITICS AND TALK ABOUT MAJOR
STORIES THIS WEEK WITH BOB
BABBAGE AND A FREQUENT
COMMENTATOR ON KET.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE.
WE WILL TRY TO GET THE
BAND BACK TOGETHER THE NEXT
TIME.
>> I WILL MISS TRES AND SO WILL
YOU.
>> AND THE VIEWERS WILL AS WELL.
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THE WEEK HAS BEEN.
WE GOT NEWS LAST WEEK ABOUT
ROBIN WEB WHO HAD BEEN A
LONGTIME DEMOCRAT 27 YEARS,
STARTED IN THE HOUSE AND STATE
SENATE SAID SHE WAS SWITCHING
PARTIES AND SHE WAS HERE A FEW
DAYS AGO TALKING ABOUT THAT
DECISION TO DO THAT AND SHE GOT
PUSHBACK BOTH FROM DEMOCRATS AND
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REPUBLICANS WHO QUESTIONED HER
CONSERVATIVE BONEFIEDS.
TELL US WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THAT
DECISION?
>> I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE ROBIN
WEBB IS AN AUTHENTIC PERSON
PEOPLE LIKE HER AND THEY ENJOY
WORKING WITH HER.
SHE IS HONEST TO A FAULT.
AND TAKES A LOT OF TIME WITH
PEOPLE AND A LOT OF TIME TO
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STUDY AND READ ISSUES.
AND SHE RUNS HER OWN FARM.
SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED
HORSEWOMAN.
SHE IS A SPORTS WOMAN.
SHE IS A LAWYER AND A
LEGISLATOR.
AND FORMER COAL MINER.
>> AND SOME TOUGH MOMENTS IN HER
LIFE HISTORY.
NOT OF HER MAKING.
BECAUSE OF ALL THAT SHE IS WELL
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RESPECTED AND POPULAR WELL
LIKED.
BUT A DECISION LIKE THIS IS
ALWAYS GOING TO BE MET WITH
CONTROVERSY FROM THE PARTY YOU
ARE LEAVING AND PERHAPS SOME
CONTROVERSY ON THE PARTY YOU ARE
GOING TO GIVEN HOW DIVIDED WE
ARE AND HOW MUCH PEOPLE EXPECT
YOU TO BE ALL BLUE OR ALL RED
AND ROBIN WEBB HAS NOT BEEN ALL
BLUE FOR A LONGTIME.
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MOSTLY, BUT NOT TO THE MAX.
WILL SHE BE ALL RED?
PROBABLY NOT BECAUSE SHE DOES
NOT DISMISS HER PARTY'S
LEADERSHIP'S ADVICE BUT SHE
DOESN'T ALWAYS FOLLOW IT.
SHE IS GOING TO MAKE HER OWN
DECISION.
AND SHE IS GOING TO BE
TRUE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION TO
LABOR THE THINGS SHE HAS BEEN
VOTING FOR.
AND THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.
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AND PERHAPS SHE IS HOPING TO
HAVE MORE HAND IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS BECAUSE WE 0 KNOW SHE
KNOWS THAT WELL.
WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT AND
THE RELATIONSHIPS.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
COLMON ELRIDGE HAD A SHARP
STATEMENT THAT HE ISSUED.
BUT THE HER COLLEAGUE GERALD
NEAL THE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER
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WAS GRACIOUS HOW HE HOPES TO
STILL WORK WITH HER ON MOVING
KENTUCKY FORWARD.
>> PEOPLE HAVE WORKED WITH HER
CONSISTENTLY WHILE SHE HAS BEEN
IN THE MINORITY, MINORITY.
SHE IS A GOOD PERSON.
AND, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THAT
AUTHENTICITY AND THE WAY IF YOU
GET TO KNOW HER YOU HAVE TO
RESPECT THAT.
I'M SURE SHE CONSIDERED THIS FOR
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QUITE SOMETIME FROM THE WAY IT
SOUNDS AND MADE HER DECISION
CAREFULLY.
AND PEOPLE WERE
CURIOUS WHAT DID YOU GET OUT OF
THIS?
DO YOU GET A LEADERSHIP POSITION
OR CHAIRMANSHIP SHE WILL BE
CHAIRING THE TASK FORCE ON
DISASTER RESILIENCY BUT IT WAS
DECIDED BEFORE SHE MADE THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WHOSE
BONA-FIDES RISING YET YOU HAVE
THIS DEFECTION AND DAVID YATES
THE SENATE MINORITY WHIP IS
LOOKING TO PURSUE A COUNTY LEVEL
SEAT WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT ANDY
BESHEAR IN HIS OWN STATE?
>> IT POINTS OUT THE BLUE AND
RED IN KENTUCKY.
WE HAVE THE MOST POPULAR
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IN THE
COUNTRY WHO IS A DEMOCRAT AND WE
VOTED IN A LEGISLATURE THAT IS
ABOUT FOUR TO ONE REPUBLICAN.
AND HERE IT IT GOT MORE THAT WAY
WITH YATES LEAVING HIS SEAT
COULD GO DEMOCRAT AGAIN BUT HE
IS A POPULAR PERSON HE CERTAINLY
WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CANDIDATE IN
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LOUISVILLE AND NOT FINISH HIS
TERM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT IS UNUSUAL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AT THIS POINT HE PROBABLY
WANTED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE HE
COULD SHAKE THAT HE IS THE
C.E.O. OF THAT OFFICE.
I'M SURE THE REPUBLICANS HAVING
HAD IT FOR SO LONG WILL MAKE A
HECK OF AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE
ELECTION PROCESS AND TO RURAL
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MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT.
NOW LET'S SHIFT AND
TALK ABOUT WASHINGTON AND
WASHINGTON POST HAS
CHARACTERIZED THOMAS MASSIE,
MITCH McCONNELL AND RAND PAUL
HAS THE BLUEGRASS RESISTANCE
WHICH MADE SOME OF US CHUCKLE.
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST
COMPLETELY GOING ALONG WITH
TRUMP'S DOMESTIC AGENDA OR EVEN
PERHAPS HOW HE'S PERFORMING
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INTERNATIONALLY.
SO TALK TO US ABOUT THIS TRIUMPH
AND HOW THEY AND OTHERS GUTHRIE
IS OFTEN IN THE NEWS AND
CONGRESSMAN COMER.
KENTUCKY'S GETTING A LOT OF
NATIONAL ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
>> FOR A SMALL DELLDATION WE ARE
GETTING A LION'S SHARE MORE THAN
PERHAPS ANY OTHER STATE
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SIMILARLY SITUATED.
WE KNOW THOSE THREE PEOPLE VERY
WELL.
MITCH McCONNELL, SENATOR PAUL,
MASSIE.
AND EVERYBODY IN THE FRANKFORT
SCENE HAS WORKED WITH THEM AS
HAS PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE
THERE'S RESPECT JUST FROM THOSE
FRIENDSHIPS IN THE NATIONAL
MOMENT NOW TO HAVE THEIR
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SEPARATION FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WHEN TRUMP IS SO
STRONGLY CONTROLLING EVENTS, IS
QUITE THE DICHOTOMY QUITE THE
SPLIT.
MASSIE IS NOT AFRAID TO VOTE NO
WHEN HE IS THE ONLY NO.
OR TWO OR THREE OUT OF 435.
RAND PAUL IS CERTAINLY A BRAND
TO BE RECKONED WITH AND FOR THE
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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO SAY HE IS UNPOPULAR IS
INACCURATE INFORMATION.
I WON'T SAY ANYMORE.
THAT'S INACCURATE INFORMATION HE
IS JAI ALAI POPULAR AND WOULD BE
REELECTED IF HE WERE TO RUN IN
MOST ANY SCENARIO.
WILLIAM McCAUL FOR MANY IN
KENTUCKY IS THE RESPECTED PERSON
OVERALL THESE SEVERAL TERMS AND
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HE'S ARGUING, THOUGH, IN A WAY
THAT IS APPEALING SAYING THAT
RUSSIA WINS WE LOSE.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
INCONSISTENT ON THE UKRAINIAN
DELIMITNA HE IS GOING TO END THE
WAR HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE AND
GOT INTERESTED IN IT AND PULLED
BACK FROM IT NOW BACK IN AND IS
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CRITICIZING PUTIN.
BUT McCAUL HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THAT WE HAVE TO SUPPORT UKRAINE
OR THE PROBLEM GOES ON.
RAND PAUL TALKING ABOUT THE DEBT
YOU AND I WERE JOKING THE DEBT
ISSUE HAS FALLEN OFF IN RECENT
YEARS AND PROBABLY DIDN'T MAKE
THE TOP FIVE OR 10 OF THINGS WE
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TALK ABOUT.
NOW IT'S MADE A DRAMATIC
COMEBACK AND OTHERS ARE SAYING
FOR MANY REASONS THAT SOME
SPENDING HAS TO BE CUT OUT OF
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.
THAT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO DO
AND KEEP THE HOUSE WHERE IT IS.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF CON FIX.
YOU THINK IF YOU ELECT
MAJORITIES IN BOTH CHAMBERS YOU
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GET YOUR WAY.
AND [INAUDIBLE] 100 YARDS FROM
THE SENATE TO THE HOUSE BUT
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES,
DISAGREEMENTS, LOCAL COMMITMENTS
AND STRUGGLES AND ALL THOSE
THINGS FIGURE IN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE TIME THE NEXT
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE SIXTH
DISTRICT AND HOW THAT IS GETTING
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MORE EXCITING WITH MORE ENTRANTS
INTO THAT WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR
ANOTHER TIME.
AND MAYBE TREY GRAYSON CAN JOIN
US.
>> IT'S HEATING UP A YEAR AHEAD
OF A PRIMARY.
THANK YOU, BOB.
>> THANK YOU, RENEE.
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HUNGER DOESN'T TAKE A
VACATION.
THAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM
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JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
OFFICIALS AS THEY ANNOUNCED THE
DISTRICT IS ONCE AGAIN OFFERING
FREE MEALS OVER THE SUMMER TO
THOSE 18 AND UNDER.
MORE THAN 100 MEAL SITES WILL BE
OPEN TO KIDS TO SERVE KIDS FROM
INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS.
>> GETTING TWO MEALS AT SCHOOL
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT KIDS
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AND THEIR LEARNING.
WE HAVE KNOWN THAT MAYBE A GAP
IN SUMMERTIME WHEN KIDS DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEALS.
JCPS STEPS UP EVERY SUMMER TO
OFFER A MEAL TO EVERY CHILD IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY 18 YEARS OLD
AND UNDER.
WE'RE FEEDING NEARLY 10,000
STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING PART IN
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OUR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS
LIKE SUMMER SUCCESS LEAGUE, AND
THE LIT AND PROGRAMS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THESE
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM HERE
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR OVER 20
YEARS.
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SAY THAT
LAST YEAR WE SERVED OVER 136,000
BRAKE FASTS.
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AND OVER 240,000 LUNCHES LAST
SUMMER.
AND WE █CURRENTLY HAVE 119 SITES
WHERE STUDENTS CAN COME IN AND
GET A FREE MEAL AS LONG AS THEY
ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER.
AND ALSO WE HAVE PART OF THOSE
119 SITES WE HAVE SIX MOBILE
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ROUTES THAT HAS 83 STOPS THAT
GOES THROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY
AND TAKES MEALS TO WHERE OUR
KIDS ARE.
WE HAVE 68 SCHOOL LOCATIONS IN
OUR SCHOOL LOCATIONS WHERE WE
HAVE ACCESS TO OUR KITCHEN
FACILITIES WE ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE HOT MEALS AT OTHER
LOCATIONS LIKE OUR MOBILE ROUTES
AND FOR THOSE KIDS THAT DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOBILE ROUTES
OR TO OTHER TYPES OF OPEN SITE
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LOCATIONS, WE WERE ABLE THANKS
TO THOSE PARTNERS ALLOWING US TO
UTILIZE THEIR LOCATION, WE'RE
ABLE TO OFFER THOSE THREE BULK
MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES AGAIN
THIS YEAR.
>> THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY I
THINK OF THIS BEYOND THE
STUDENTS WE SERVICE HERE AT
CARTER AND ALSO FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND OTHER JCPS
SCHOOLS.
IT PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING
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HABITS FOR OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY
ARE THEY COMING TO GET A FREE
MEAL BUT IT IS A FREE HOT MEAL.
VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WHEN I THINK OF CARTER IN
PARTICULAR, CARTER IS A FOOD
DESERT.
SO THE NEAREST GROCERY STORE IS
NOT NEAR AT ALL.
SO THAT, AGAIN, HELPS WITH OUR
STUDENTS TO GET THAT HOT MEAL.
AND OF COURSE, SPEAKING AS A
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PRINCIPAL I CANNOT HELP TO THINK
ABOUT THE ACADEMIC READINESS.
THERE IS A SUCH THING AS A
SUMMER SLIDE KNOWING THE
STUDENTS ARE WELL NOURISHED AND
FED DOES HELP WHEN THEY RETURN
TO SCHOOL FOR POSSIBLE SUMMER
LEARNING LOSS THAT MAY TAKE
PLACE.
THE MEAL SITES ARE
OPEN WEEKDAYS THROUGH JULY 25.
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FAMILIES CAN FIND A LIST OF ALL
THE 2025 SUMMER MEAL LOCATIONS
AND MENUS BY GOING TO THE
NUTRITION SERVICES WEBSITE YOU
SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
[♪♪]
TODAY IS JUNE 6, THE 81ST
ANNIVERSARY OF ALLIED INVASION
OF NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE.
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IT INVOLVED MORE THAN 160,000
ALLIED TROOPS ABOUT 73,000 FROM
THE U.S.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 80,000
KENTUCKIANS SERVED DURING WORLD
WAR II WITH 2400 DYING DURING
THE CONFLICT.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE
KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL IS
EXPANDING TO LOUISVILLE.
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THE LOUISVILLE EDITION OF THE
POPULAR BOOK FESTIVAL WILL TAKE
PLACE SATURDAY JUNE 14TH AT
LOUISVILLE'S PARISTOWN ONE OF
THE AUTHORED IS MEG SHAFFER A
KENTUCKY NATIVE WHO LIVES IN
LOUISVILLE.
AND IN THIS TURNING THE PAGE
SEGMENT OUR KELSEY STARKS SITS
DOWN WITH MEG SHAFFER TO MIND
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OUT HOW KENTUCKY INFLUENCED HER
BEST-SELLING BOOKS.
[♪♪]
>> YOU'VE BEEN CALLED THE NEXT
IT, FANTASY AUTHOR.
>> I'M TAKE THAT.
>> BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND I
LOVE THE IDEAS FROM YOUR BOOKS
ARE ALL KIND OF VERY NOSTALGIC.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOKS?
>> SO I HAVE TWO OUT NOW AS MEG
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SHAFFER.
I USED TO WRITE ROMANCE NOVELS
UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME AND
DURING COVID LOCKDOWN I FOUND
MYSELF WANTING FEELING NOSTALGIC
FOR MY YOUNGER DAYS AND SIMPLER
TIME.
I STARTED WRITING BOOKS THAT
WERE WHAT I LIKE TO CALL
CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR ADULTS.
THE WISHING GAME IS WILLIE WONK
(22:59):
AFOR GROWN-UPS.
AND THE LOST STORY IS A NARNIA
FOR GROWN-UPS WITH KIDS WHO ARE
NOW GROWN-UPS FROM A WORKING
CLASS BACKGROUND SIMILAR TO MINE
SET IN WEST VIRGINIA NOT POSH
ENGLAND.
THE LOVE LETTERS TO THE BOOKS WE
GREW UP READING.
AND THEY WERE THE RIGHT BOOKS TO
(23:21):
WRITE DURING LOCKDOWN DURING
COVID AND AFTER BOOKS THAT TOOK
ME TO A SIMPLER TIME AND I'VE
HAD SO MANY READERS SAY THANK
YOU FOR THESE.
I FEEL 12 YEARS OLD AGAIN
READING THE BOOKS UNDER THE
COVERS.
>> IT IS A THROWBACK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TO CHILDHOOD AND BEING
(23:44):
KENTUCKY NATIVE FROM OWENSBORO
AND GROWING UP IN KENTUCKY, THEY
DO HAVE EACH OF THEM HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF A KENTUCKY
CONNECTION.
>> YEAH, I ALWAYS PUT IN --
I DO TEND TO SET MY BOOKS IN
PLACES I WANT TO GO ON VACATION.
MAKES THE RESEARCH TRIPS MORE
FUN BUT THERE'S ALWAYS INSIDE
JOKE FOR MY KENTUCKIANS.
(24:05):
IN THE WISHING GAME THERE IS A
SCAVENGER HUNT THE IMPOSSIBLE
SCAVENGER HUNT AND YOU HAVE TO
FIND A CHICKEN FRIED KENTUCKIAN.
AND THEN IN THE LOST STORY SET
IN WEST VIRGINIA ONE OF THE
CHARACTERS DRIVES THROUGH
KENTUCKY AND PICKS UP A CASE OF
ALE8 TO TAKE TO HIS BEST FRIEND.
(24:27):
THE DRINK OF THEIR CHILDHOOD
WHEN THEY WERE SPENDING THE
WEEKEND IN LEXINGTON.
SO, YES, EVERY BOOK HAS A LITTLE
BIT OF A REFERENCE TO KENTUCKY.
A LITTLE WINK.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE FROM
MEG AND THE LOUISVILLE EDITION
OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL OR "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" FEATURING EXECUTIVE
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DIRECTOR OF KENTUCKY HUMANITIES
BILL GOODMAN SUNDAY WITH KELSEY
STARKS 12:00 NOON 11:00 A.M.
CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
>>> WHETHER YOU PREFER BLUEGRASS
OR BROADWAY KENTUCKY HAS YOUR
KIND OF MUSIC THIS WEEKEND.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
THE LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.
[♪♪]
(25:13):
>> WAITRESS OPENS TONIGHT AT THE
MARKET HOUSE THEATER IN PADUCAH.
THIS HIT MUSICAL IS BASED ON THE
2007 FILM OF THE SAME TITLE AND
FEATURES MUSIC WRITTEN BY SARAH
MORALES.
THE SHOW RUNS THROUGH JUNE 22.
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE
IT.
>>> ALREADY UNDERWAY IS THE MINE
(25:36):
MADE ADVENTURE PARK BLUEGRASS
TEST VAL IT IS CHALK FULL OF
PERFORMANCES BY AMAZING
BLUEGRASS PERFORMERS.
COME TO THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPGROUND
AND DRINK IN THE MUSIC OF THE
MOUNTAINS.
>>> THE THIRD ANNUAL EATS AND
BEATS MUSICAL FESTIVAL IS
TOMORROW IN BOWLING GREEN THE
FREE EVENT OFFERS MUSIC, LOCAL
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FOOD TRUCKS AND LOTS OF FUN
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE
DUNKIN' HINES DAYS EVENT THIS IS
THE FESTIVAL TO CHECK OUT.
>>> TOMORROW IN FRANKFORT THEY
ARE CELEBRATING KENTUCKY'S
233rd BIRTHDAY.
THE HOST OF FUN ACTIVITIES FROM
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TO GUIDED
(26:18):
TOURS TO RIFLE DEMONSTRATIONS.
THERE'S LOTS OF FUN WAYS TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR STATE'S HISTORY
AND CULTURE AT FOAM'S HISTORY
DAY FESTIVAL.
TOMORROW'S HISTORY DAY FESTIVAL.
>> IF YOU LOVE SWEET TREATS
CHECK OUT THE CHOCOLATE CRAWL
HAPPENING.
12 SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE
OFFERING DESSERTS AND SHOPPING
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EXPERIENCES.
SO GRAB SOME FRIENDS AND EXPLORE
THE GREAT BOUTIQUES IN GLASGOW
THIS WEEKEND.
>>
>>> TOMORROW IS THE FIFTH ANNUAL
RICHMOND PRIDE FESTIVAL ENJOY
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT GREAT FOOD
AND SHOPPING.
BACK YOUR SUNSCREEN AND PRIDE
FLAGS FOR THE GREAT OUTDOOR
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EVENT.
>>> SUMMERFEST IS TOMORROW IN
SOMERSET.
COME SUPPORT GREAT LOCAL BANDS
ENJOY DRINKS AND CELEBRATE THE
WARMER WEATHER AT THIS COMMUNITY
EVENT.
ALL AGES WELCOME.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH I'M TOBY
GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY GIBBS.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU MAKE IT A
GREAT WEEKEND.
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AND JOIN US AGAIN ON MONDAY
NIGHT FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
[♪♪]
>> THEY PAID EVERYTHING AND SO
DID THEIR FAMILIES.
>> Renee (00:09):
THE COMMONWEALTH MARKS
25 YEARS OF HONORING ITS FALLEN
OFFICERS.
>> EVEN IF I SAID IT WASN'T THE
LETTER OF THE LAW THE SPIRIT
WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GET BUY IN.
A LEXINGTON LAWMAKER
WEIGHS IN HOW THE FAYETTE SCHOOL
BOARD IS HANDLING THE TUSSLE
OVER TAXES.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (00:27):
EVERY
PENNY COUNTS AND THE SAVINGS CAN
ADD UP.
>> Renee (00:34):
THE STATE TAKES A STEP
TO REDUCE YOUR PAIN AT THE BUMP.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
(00:54):
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS FRIDAY JUNE THE 6TH I'M
RENEE SHAW.
WE THANK YOU FOR KICKING OFF
YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.
>>> A TAX HIKE VOTE BY A LOCAL
SCHOOL BOARD PROMPTED BACKLASH
FROM MORE THAN JUST CITIZENS.
THE STATE'S TOP COP HAS ACCUSED
THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
(01:15):
OF SKIRTING THE RULES WHEN IT
VOTED LAST WEEK TO RAISE THE
OCCUPATIONAL TAX TO DEAL WITH
THE BUDGET DEFICIT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN
SAYS THE BOARD FAILED TO PROVIDE
PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE
BEFORED TAX VOTE.
A FORMER LEXINGTON URBAN COUNTY
COUNCILWOMAN IN THE KENTUCKY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RAISED THE
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ISSUE TO COLEMAN.
I TALKED TO AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE
OF LEXINGTON ABOUT THIS IN OUR
STUDIO YESTERDAY.
WALK US THROUGH THIS AND WHY
WERE YOU DISMAYED BY THE FAYETTE
COUNTY BOARD'S ACTION?
>> THE FIRST I SAW WAS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MONICA, MY SCHOOL BOARD REP
POSTED AND I HAPPENED TO SEE IT
(01:57):
AND WHAT ARE WE DOING?
SO I FOLLOWED THE MEETING ON
TUESDAY NIGHT RIGHT AFTER
MEMORIAL DAY, MOST PEOPLE AREN'T
PAYING ATTENTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA
OR THE NEWS.
THE VOTE WAS ON TUESDAY NIGHT
AND THEY VOTED 3-2 TO HAVE AN
OCCUPATIONAL TAX INCREASE AND
THAT IN FAYETTE COUNTY HAS NOT
BEEN TOUCHED IN 40 YEARS.
THERE IS A REASON IT'S
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COMPLICATED IT IS NOT YOUR
PROPERTY TAX IT IS A DIFFERENT
TAX ON EMPLOYERS AND PEOPLE
WORKING.
SO I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
REACH OUT TO ME AND SAID I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, I DIDN'T
HAVE NOTE INDICATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY WERE
ASKING IF THE VOTE WAS LEGAL.
I AM AWARE OF PUBLIC NOTICES AND
HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE AND ONCE
(02:40):
I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH TO
QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY
FOLLOWED PROCEDURE REACHED OUT
TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS GOING
TO SAY.
WHERE HE WOULD RULE.
BUT WHEN HE SAID IT WAS NULL AND
VOID AND THEY NEEDED TO GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD I'M PLEASED
WITH THAT IT GIVES THE PUBLIC AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REENGAGE ON THE
TOPIC.
(03:00):
AND IT'S INTERESTING
HOW YOU SAID THE BOARD HAS
PROPERTY TAXES WHY HOW DID THEY
GET TO OCCUPATIONAL TAXES THAT
YOU SAID HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED
IN 40 YEARS, WHY WAS THIS THE
ROUTE THIS TIME?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
WE ALREADY HAVE OCCUPATIONAL TAX
FOR SCHOOLS.
THERE'S ONLY SIX OR SEVEN
COUNTIES IN THE STATE THAT USE
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OCCUPATIONAL TAX IT IS NOT
SOMETHING A TRADITIONAL FORM OF
RAISING FUNDS FOR EDUCATION.
THEY DECIDED TO INCREASE BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
ANYBODY ELSE'S APPROVAL.
IT WASN'T SUBJECT TO RECALL AND
NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC OUTSIDE OF
THE FISCAL COURT AND I BELIEVE
THEY ONLY HAVE CONSENT POWERS
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
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VOTE NO.
ALL THAT RAISES A LOT OF
QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY
MOST FAYETTE COUNTY DO WE HAVE A
FISCAL COURT AND HAVEN'T SEEN
SOMEONE RAISE OCCUPATIONAL TAXES
WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT.
AND QUOTE HE
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREES WITH THE
OPINION BUT WILL HONOR THE
SPIRIT BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITY
(04:04):
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE JUNE
23rd BOARD MEETING.
HE ADDED WHILE OTHERS MAYBE
FOCUSED ON POLITICAL MANEUVERING
OUR FOCUS IS ON STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT AND FULFILLING OUR
COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT THAT WE
PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.
>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED.
THERE WAS NOTHING POLITICAL
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ABOUT IT.
I DID MY JOB.
WHEN PEOPLE FELT LIKE THEY HAD
BEEN SHUTOUT OF THE PROCESS AND
REACHED OUT AND ASKED FOR HELP
WE DON'T HAVE LEGISLATIVE POWER
TO GO INTO SESSION AND CHANGE
LAW I DID WHAT I COULD REACHED
OUT TO WHO I THOUGHT COULD GIVE
CLARITY GIVEN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO FELT LIKE THE
DISCREPANCY IN THE
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INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW FOR
HIM TO CALL IT POLITICAL
MANEUVERING IS A CHEAP SHOT WHEN
THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
IT THE RIGHT WAY.
THE SPIRIT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO
GET PUBLIC BUY IN TO DO THAT ON
A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IT FEELS
LIKE POLITICAL SHENANIGANS MORE
THAN ME.
WE ASKED AUDITOR LISA
(05:08):
KEARNY IF SHE IS CONSIDERING AN
AUDIT.
QUOTE I HAVE HEARD FROM PARENTS
AND CONSTITUENTS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE STATE OF FCPS IN LIGHT OF
OUR ONGOING AUDITS OF THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM MY OFFICE IS
REVIEWING THESE CONCERNS TO
DETERMINE OUR NEXT STEPS.
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END QUOTE.
I'LL HAVE MORE OF MY INTERVIEW
WITH AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE MONDAY
NIGHT WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT
WHETHER SHE HAS HER SIGHTS SET
ON A CONGRESSIONAL RUN.
THAT IS MONDAY NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION".
>>> THE U.S. HOUSE JUST OK'd
MORE MONEY TO PROMOTE OPIOID
RECOVERY.
THE HOUSE JUST PASSED A BILL
(05:48):
EXTENDING A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN
IN 2018.
THE PROGRAM HELPS FUND TREATMENT
RECOVERY CENTERS.
IT IS A PROGRAM CHAMPIONED BY
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR OF
KENTUCKY'S SIXTH DISTRICT.
THE BILL IF IT BECOMES LAW WILL
MEAN $210 MILLION WILL COME TO
HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME ADDICTION.
(06:10):
BARR SAID KENTUCKY HAS MADE
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS BUT THE
BATTLE IS NOT OVER.
>>> YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET SOME
RELIEF AT THE GAS PUMP.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY THE STATE WILL LOWER
THE GAS TAX BY 1.4 CENTS PER
GALLON JULY FIRST.
>> I KNOW EVERY PENNY COUNTS AND
(06:32):
THESE SAVINGS CAN REALLY ADD UP.
WHETHER DRIVING TO SCHOOL, WORK,
HEADED TO CHURCH OR A FAMILY
TRIP, AT LEAST HERE IN KENTUCKY
YOUR GAS IS GOING TO COST A
LITTLE BIT LESS STARTING JULY
FIRST.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR
EVERY WAY WE CAN TO SAVE OUR
FAMILIES THAT NEXT DOLLAR TO
HELP PAY THAT NEXT BILL AT LEAST
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MAKING IT EASIER.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT FAMILIES ARE
STRUGGLING AND OUR JOB IS TO
RESPOND AND TO HELP.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAID
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, KENTUCKY
HAS LOWERED THE GAS TAX BY 12%.
>>> FOR 25 YEARS, KENTUCKIANS
GATHERED TO HONOR FALLEN
OFFICERS BY ADDING THEIR NAMES
TO THE KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT
(07:16):
MEMORIAL.
YESTERDAY, 10 NAMES WERE ADDED
AND A CEREMONY WAS HELD FOR
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF
DUTY.
[♪♪]
>> AS IT HAS BEEN SAID THEY GIVE
UP TWO LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY;
THE ONE THEY WERE LIVING AND THE
ONE THEY WOULD HAVE LIVED.
>> MY HUSBAND LOVED HIS JOB.
(07:38):
HE LOVED HIS BADGE BUT MORE THAN
THAT HE LOVED THE PEOPLE HE
SERVED.
WE REMEMBER ALL THE LATE NIGHT
CALLS AND THE REQUESTS FOR HELP
NO MATTER HOW TIRED HE WAS HE
SHOWED UP.
THAT WAS JUST HIM.
ALWAYS SHOWING UP.
ALWAYS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE
HIM.
HE LOST HIS LIFE DOING WHAT HE
CALLED TO DO.
(07:59):
HELPING SOMEONE ELSE WHO GAVE
HIS LIFE IN SERVICE.
THOUGH IT HURTS BEYOND WORDS I
CARRY PEACE AT KNOWING HE DIED
DOING WHAT HE BELIEVED IN.
>> WHEN WE ADD A NAME TO THIS
MEMORIAL IT IS MORE THAN AN
ACTIVE-DUTY.
IT IS THE SACRED VOW THAT THE
OFFICERS' SACRIFICES WILL NEVER
BE FORGOTTEN.
(08:20):
TODAY WE ADD THE NAME OF TWO
OFFICERS WE LOST IN 2024.
SERGEANT WILLIAM MARTY JACKSON
OF THE WINCHESTER POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
AND DEPUTY SHERIFF JOSHUA C.
PHIPPS OF THE RUSSELL COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE ALSO ADD THE NAME OF EIGHT
HISTORICAL HONOREES WHOSE
SACRIFICES WILL BE FOREVER
(08:40):
REMEMBERED ON THIS MEMORIAL IN
FRONT OF ME.
WE LOST SERGEANT MARTY JACKSON
ON APRIL 14TH, 2024.
SERGEANT JACKSON SERVED NEARLY
47 YEARS WITH THE WINCHESTER
POLICE DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY
BEING PROMOTED TO CHIEF.
SERGEANT JACKSON RETIRED FROM
THE WINCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
(09:01):
AS ITS CHIEF IN 2008.
BUT HE DECIDED HE WASN'T DONE
SERVING.
IN JUST MONTHS LATER HE RETURNED
TO THE DEPARTMENT ON PATROL.
TODAY WE ALSO MOURN THE LOSS OF
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOSHUA C. PHIPPS
OF THE RUSSELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE WHOSE WATCH ENDED
SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024.
(09:23):
HIS SHERIFF, DEREK PAULSON
SHARED THAT HE WOULD JUMP IN NO
MATTER WHAT WAS GOING ON AND
WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
HE WAS ALWAYS KIND AND HE WAS
ALWAYS BRAVE.
MARTY JACKSON, JOSHUA PHIPPS AND
THE EIGHT HISTORICAL NAMES WE'RE
(09:43):
ADDING TODAY, WILLIAM SANDLER,
WILLIAM BIRD, DAVID BRANHAM,
CARLO JONES, JANE SHORT, GEORGE
SMITTY.
JAMES BOW LEN AND JAMES SMITH
ARE NOW A PART OF THE OTHER 589
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE NAMES
ARE ON THIS MEMORIAL.
THEY PAID EVERYTHING.
AND SO DID THEIR FAMILIES.
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[♪♪]
THE KENTUCKY LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
CONTINUES RESEARCH TO FIND THE
NAMES OF EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER WHO DIED ON DUTY IN
KENTUCKY.
IT PROVIDES RELIEF AND PERSONAL
FAMILY TRAGEDIES AND SCHOLARSHIP
FUNDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
(10:28):
[♪♪]
TIME TO GO INSIDE KENTUCKY
POLITICS AND TALK ABOUT MAJOR
STORIES THIS WEEK WITH BOB
BABBAGE AND A FREQUENT
COMMENTATOR ON KET.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE.
WE WILL TRY TO GET THE
BAND BACK TOGETHER THE NEXT
TIME.
>> I WILL MISS TRES AND SO WILL
YOU.
>> AND THE VIEWERS WILL AS WELL.
(10:50):
THE WEEK HAS BEEN.
WE GOT NEWS LAST WEEK ABOUT
ROBIN WEB WHO HAD BEEN A
LONGTIME DEMOCRAT 27 YEARS,
STARTED IN THE HOUSE AND STATE
SENATE SAID SHE WAS SWITCHING
PARTIES AND SHE WAS HERE A FEW
DAYS AGO TALKING ABOUT THAT
DECISION TO DO THAT AND SHE GOT
PUSHBACK BOTH FROM DEMOCRATS AND
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REPUBLICANS WHO QUESTIONED HER
CONSERVATIVE BONEFIEDS.
TELL US WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THAT
DECISION?
>> I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE ROBIN
WEBB IS AN AUTHENTIC PERSON
PEOPLE LIKE HER AND THEY ENJOY
WORKING WITH HER.
SHE IS HONEST TO A FAULT.
AND TAKES A LOT OF TIME WITH
PEOPLE AND A LOT OF TIME TO
(11:31):
STUDY AND READ ISSUES.
AND SHE RUNS HER OWN FARM.
SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED
HORSEWOMAN.
SHE IS A SPORTS WOMAN.
SHE IS A LAWYER AND A
LEGISLATOR.
AND FORMER COAL MINER.
>> AND SOME TOUGH MOMENTS IN HER
LIFE HISTORY.
NOT OF HER MAKING.
BECAUSE OF ALL THAT SHE IS WELL
(11:52):
RESPECTED AND POPULAR WELL
LIKED.
BUT A DECISION LIKE THIS IS
ALWAYS GOING TO BE MET WITH
CONTROVERSY FROM THE PARTY YOU
ARE LEAVING AND PERHAPS SOME
CONTROVERSY ON THE PARTY YOU ARE
GOING TO GIVEN HOW DIVIDED WE
ARE AND HOW MUCH PEOPLE EXPECT
YOU TO BE ALL BLUE OR ALL RED
AND ROBIN WEBB HAS NOT BEEN ALL
BLUE FOR A LONGTIME.
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MOSTLY, BUT NOT TO THE MAX.
WILL SHE BE ALL RED?
PROBABLY NOT BECAUSE SHE DOES
NOT DISMISS HER PARTY'S
LEADERSHIP'S ADVICE BUT SHE
DOESN'T ALWAYS FOLLOW IT.
SHE IS GOING TO MAKE HER OWN
DECISION.
AND SHE IS GOING TO BE
TRUE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION TO
LABOR THE THINGS SHE HAS BEEN
VOTING FOR.
AND THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.
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AND PERHAPS SHE IS HOPING TO
HAVE MORE HAND IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS BECAUSE WE 0 KNOW SHE
KNOWS THAT WELL.
WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT AND
THE RELATIONSHIPS.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
COLMON ELRIDGE HAD A SHARP
STATEMENT THAT HE ISSUED.
BUT THE HER COLLEAGUE GERALD
NEAL THE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER
(12:57):
WAS GRACIOUS HOW HE HOPES TO
STILL WORK WITH HER ON MOVING
KENTUCKY FORWARD.
>> PEOPLE HAVE WORKED WITH HER
CONSISTENTLY WHILE SHE HAS BEEN
IN THE MINORITY, MINORITY.
SHE IS A GOOD PERSON.
AND, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THAT
AUTHENTICITY AND THE WAY IF YOU
GET TO KNOW HER YOU HAVE TO
RESPECT THAT.
I'M SURE SHE CONSIDERED THIS FOR
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QUITE SOMETIME FROM THE WAY IT
SOUNDS AND MADE HER DECISION
CAREFULLY.
AND PEOPLE WERE
CURIOUS WHAT DID YOU GET OUT OF
THIS?
DO YOU GET A LEADERSHIP POSITION
OR CHAIRMANSHIP SHE WILL BE
CHAIRING THE TASK FORCE ON
DISASTER RESILIENCY BUT IT WAS
DECIDED BEFORE SHE MADE THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WHOSE
BONA-FIDES RISING YET YOU HAVE
THIS DEFECTION AND DAVID YATES
THE SENATE MINORITY WHIP IS
LOOKING TO PURSUE A COUNTY LEVEL
SEAT WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT ANDY
BESHEAR IN HIS OWN STATE?
>> IT POINTS OUT THE BLUE AND
RED IN KENTUCKY.
WE HAVE THE MOST POPULAR
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IN THE
COUNTRY WHO IS A DEMOCRAT AND WE
VOTED IN A LEGISLATURE THAT IS
ABOUT FOUR TO ONE REPUBLICAN.
AND HERE IT IT GOT MORE THAT WAY
WITH YATES LEAVING HIS SEAT
COULD GO DEMOCRAT AGAIN BUT HE
IS A POPULAR PERSON HE CERTAINLY
WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CANDIDATE IN
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LOUISVILLE AND NOT FINISH HIS
TERM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT IS UNUSUAL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AT THIS POINT HE PROBABLY
WANTED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE HE
COULD SHAKE THAT HE IS THE
C.E.O. OF THAT OFFICE.
I'M SURE THE REPUBLICANS HAVING
HAD IT FOR SO LONG WILL MAKE A
HECK OF AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE
ELECTION PROCESS AND TO RURAL
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MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT.
NOW LET'S SHIFT AND
TALK ABOUT WASHINGTON AND
WASHINGTON POST HAS
CHARACTERIZED THOMAS MASSIE,
MITCH McCONNELL AND RAND PAUL
HAS THE BLUEGRASS RESISTANCE
WHICH MADE SOME OF US CHUCKLE.
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST
COMPLETELY GOING ALONG WITH
TRUMP'S DOMESTIC AGENDA OR EVEN
PERHAPS HOW HE'S PERFORMING
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INTERNATIONALLY.
SO TALK TO US ABOUT THIS TRIUMPH
AND HOW THEY AND OTHERS GUTHRIE
IS OFTEN IN THE NEWS AND
CONGRESSMAN COMER.
KENTUCKY'S GETTING A LOT OF
NATIONAL ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
>> FOR A SMALL DELLDATION WE ARE
GETTING A LION'S SHARE MORE THAN
PERHAPS ANY OTHER STATE
(15:27):
SIMILARLY SITUATED.
WE KNOW THOSE THREE PEOPLE VERY
WELL.
MITCH McCONNELL, SENATOR PAUL,
MASSIE.
AND EVERYBODY IN THE FRANKFORT
SCENE HAS WORKED WITH THEM AS
HAS PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE
THERE'S RESPECT JUST FROM THOSE
FRIENDSHIPS IN THE NATIONAL
MOMENT NOW TO HAVE THEIR
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SEPARATION FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WHEN TRUMP IS SO
STRONGLY CONTROLLING EVENTS, IS
QUITE THE DICHOTOMY QUITE THE
SPLIT.
MASSIE IS NOT AFRAID TO VOTE NO
WHEN HE IS THE ONLY NO.
OR TWO OR THREE OUT OF 435.
RAND PAUL IS CERTAINLY A BRAND
TO BE RECKONED WITH AND FOR THE
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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO SAY HE IS UNPOPULAR IS
INACCURATE INFORMATION.
I WON'T SAY ANYMORE.
THAT'S INACCURATE INFORMATION HE
IS JAI ALAI POPULAR AND WOULD BE
REELECTED IF HE WERE TO RUN IN
MOST ANY SCENARIO.
WILLIAM McCAUL FOR MANY IN
KENTUCKY IS THE RESPECTED PERSON
OVERALL THESE SEVERAL TERMS AND
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HE'S ARGUING, THOUGH, IN A WAY
THAT IS APPEALING SAYING THAT
RUSSIA WINS WE LOSE.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
INCONSISTENT ON THE UKRAINIAN
DELIMITNA HE IS GOING TO END THE
WAR HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE AND
GOT INTERESTED IN IT AND PULLED
BACK FROM IT NOW BACK IN AND IS
(16:56):
CRITICIZING PUTIN.
BUT McCAUL HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THAT WE HAVE TO SUPPORT UKRAINE
OR THE PROBLEM GOES ON.
RAND PAUL TALKING ABOUT THE DEBT
YOU AND I WERE JOKING THE DEBT
ISSUE HAS FALLEN OFF IN RECENT
YEARS AND PROBABLY DIDN'T MAKE
THE TOP FIVE OR 10 OF THINGS WE
(17:17):
TALK ABOUT.
NOW IT'S MADE A DRAMATIC
COMEBACK AND OTHERS ARE SAYING
FOR MANY REASONS THAT SOME
SPENDING HAS TO BE CUT OUT OF
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.
THAT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO DO
AND KEEP THE HOUSE WHERE IT IS.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF CON FIX.
YOU THINK IF YOU ELECT
MAJORITIES IN BOTH CHAMBERS YOU
(17:39):
GET YOUR WAY.
AND [INAUDIBLE] 100 YARDS FROM
THE SENATE TO THE HOUSE BUT
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES,
DISAGREEMENTS, LOCAL COMMITMENTS
AND STRUGGLES AND ALL THOSE
THINGS FIGURE IN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE TIME THE NEXT
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE SIXTH
DISTRICT AND HOW THAT IS GETTING
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MORE EXCITING WITH MORE ENTRANTS
INTO THAT WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR
ANOTHER TIME.
AND MAYBE TREY GRAYSON CAN JOIN
US.
>> IT'S HEATING UP A YEAR AHEAD
OF A PRIMARY.
THANK YOU, BOB.
>> THANK YOU, RENEE.
[♪♪]
HUNGER DOESN'T TAKE A
VACATION.
THAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM
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JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
OFFICIALS AS THEY ANNOUNCED THE
DISTRICT IS ONCE AGAIN OFFERING
FREE MEALS OVER THE SUMMER TO
THOSE 18 AND UNDER.
MORE THAN 100 MEAL SITES WILL BE
OPEN TO KIDS TO SERVE KIDS FROM
INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS.
>> GETTING TWO MEALS AT SCHOOL
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT KIDS
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AND THEIR LEARNING.
WE HAVE KNOWN THAT MAYBE A GAP
IN SUMMERTIME WHEN KIDS DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEALS.
JCPS STEPS UP EVERY SUMMER TO
OFFER A MEAL TO EVERY CHILD IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY 18 YEARS OLD
AND UNDER.
WE'RE FEEDING NEARLY 10,000
STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING PART IN
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OUR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS
LIKE SUMMER SUCCESS LEAGUE, AND
THE LIT AND PROGRAMS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THESE
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM HERE
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR OVER 20
YEARS.
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SAY THAT
LAST YEAR WE SERVED OVER 136,000
BRAKE FASTS.
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AND OVER 240,000 LUNCHES LAST
SUMMER.
AND WE █CURRENTLY HAVE 119 SITES
WHERE STUDENTS CAN COME IN AND
GET A FREE MEAL AS LONG AS THEY
ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER.
AND ALSO WE HAVE PART OF THOSE
119 SITES WE HAVE SIX MOBILE
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ROUTES THAT HAS 83 STOPS THAT
GOES THROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY
AND TAKES MEALS TO WHERE OUR
KIDS ARE.
WE HAVE 68 SCHOOL LOCATIONS IN
OUR SCHOOL LOCATIONS WHERE WE
HAVE ACCESS TO OUR KITCHEN
FACILITIES WE ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE HOT MEALS AT OTHER
LOCATIONS LIKE OUR MOBILE ROUTES
AND FOR THOSE KIDS THAT DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOBILE ROUTES
OR TO OTHER TYPES OF OPEN SITE
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LOCATIONS, WE WERE ABLE THANKS
TO THOSE PARTNERS ALLOWING US TO
UTILIZE THEIR LOCATION, WE'RE
ABLE TO OFFER THOSE THREE BULK
MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES AGAIN
THIS YEAR.
>> THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY I
THINK OF THIS BEYOND THE
STUDENTS WE SERVICE HERE AT
CARTER AND ALSO FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND OTHER JCPS
SCHOOLS.
IT PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING
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HABITS FOR OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY
ARE THEY COMING TO GET A FREE
MEAL BUT IT IS A FREE HOT MEAL.
VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WHEN I THINK OF CARTER IN
PARTICULAR, CARTER IS A FOOD
DESERT.
SO THE NEAREST GROCERY STORE IS
NOT NEAR AT ALL.
SO THAT, AGAIN, HELPS WITH OUR
STUDENTS TO GET THAT HOT MEAL.
AND OF COURSE, SPEAKING AS A
(20:53):
PRINCIPAL I CANNOT HELP TO THINK
ABOUT THE ACADEMIC READINESS.
THERE IS A SUCH THING AS A
SUMMER SLIDE KNOWING THE
STUDENTS ARE WELL NOURISHED AND
FED DOES HELP WHEN THEY RETURN
TO SCHOOL FOR POSSIBLE SUMMER
LEARNING LOSS THAT MAY TAKE
PLACE.
THE MEAL SITES ARE
OPEN WEEKDAYS THROUGH JULY 25.
(21:14):
FAMILIES CAN FIND A LIST OF ALL
THE 2025 SUMMER MEAL LOCATIONS
AND MENUS BY GOING TO THE
NUTRITION SERVICES WEBSITE YOU
SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
[♪♪]
TODAY IS JUNE 6, THE 81ST
ANNIVERSARY OF ALLIED INVASION
OF NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE.
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IT INVOLVED MORE THAN 160,000
ALLIED TROOPS ABOUT 73,000 FROM
THE U.S.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 80,000
KENTUCKIANS SERVED DURING WORLD
WAR II WITH 2400 DYING DURING
THE CONFLICT.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE
KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL IS
EXPANDING TO LOUISVILLE.
(21:55):
THE LOUISVILLE EDITION OF THE
POPULAR BOOK FESTIVAL WILL TAKE
PLACE SATURDAY JUNE 14TH AT
LOUISVILLE'S PARISTOWN ONE OF
THE AUTHORED IS MEG SHAFFER A
KENTUCKY NATIVE WHO LIVES IN
LOUISVILLE.
AND IN THIS TURNING THE PAGE
SEGMENT OUR KELSEY STARKS SITS
DOWN WITH MEG SHAFFER TO MIND
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OUT HOW KENTUCKY INFLUENCED HER
BEST-SELLING BOOKS.
[♪♪]
>> YOU'VE BEEN CALLED THE NEXT
IT, FANTASY AUTHOR.
>> I'M TAKE THAT.
>> BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND I
LOVE THE IDEAS FROM YOUR BOOKS
ARE ALL KIND OF VERY NOSTALGIC.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOKS?
>> SO I HAVE TWO OUT NOW AS MEG
(22:36):
SHAFFER.
I USED TO WRITE ROMANCE NOVELS
UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME AND
DURING COVID LOCKDOWN I FOUND
MYSELF WANTING FEELING NOSTALGIC
FOR MY YOUNGER DAYS AND SIMPLER
TIME.
I STARTED WRITING BOOKS THAT
WERE WHAT I LIKE TO CALL
CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR ADULTS.
THE WISHING GAME IS WILLIE WONK
(22:59):
AFOR GROWN-UPS.
AND THE LOST STORY IS A NARNIA
FOR GROWN-UPS WITH KIDS WHO ARE
NOW GROWN-UPS FROM A WORKING
CLASS BACKGROUND SIMILAR TO MINE
SET IN WEST VIRGINIA NOT POSH
ENGLAND.
THE LOVE LETTERS TO THE BOOKS WE
GREW UP READING.
AND THEY WERE THE RIGHT BOOKS TO
(23:21):
WRITE DURING LOCKDOWN DURING
COVID AND AFTER BOOKS THAT TOOK
ME TO A SIMPLER TIME AND I'VE
HAD SO MANY READERS SAY THANK
YOU FOR THESE.
I FEEL 12 YEARS OLD AGAIN
READING THE BOOKS UNDER THE
COVERS.
>> IT IS A THROWBACK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TO CHILDHOOD AND BEING
(23:44):
KENTUCKY NATIVE FROM OWENSBORO
AND GROWING UP IN KENTUCKY, THEY
DO HAVE EACH OF THEM HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF A KENTUCKY
CONNECTION.
>> YEAH, I ALWAYS PUT IN --
I DO TEND TO SET MY BOOKS IN
PLACES I WANT TO GO ON VACATION.
MAKES THE RESEARCH TRIPS MORE
FUN BUT THERE'S ALWAYS INSIDE
JOKE FOR MY KENTUCKIANS.
(24:05):
IN THE WISHING GAME THERE IS A
SCAVENGER HUNT THE IMPOSSIBLE
SCAVENGER HUNT AND YOU HAVE TO
FIND A CHICKEN FRIED KENTUCKIAN.
AND THEN IN THE LOST STORY SET
IN WEST VIRGINIA ONE OF THE
CHARACTERS DRIVES THROUGH
KENTUCKY AND PICKS UP A CASE OF
ALE8 TO TAKE TO HIS BEST FRIEND.
(24:27):
THE DRINK OF THEIR CHILDHOOD
WHEN THEY WERE SPENDING THE
WEEKEND IN LEXINGTON.
SO, YES, EVERY BOOK HAS A LITTLE
BIT OF A REFERENCE TO KENTUCKY.
A LITTLE WINK.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE FROM
MEG AND THE LOUISVILLE EDITION
OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL OR "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" FEATURING EXECUTIVE
(24:50):
DIRECTOR OF KENTUCKY HUMANITIES
BILL GOODMAN SUNDAY WITH KELSEY
STARKS 12:00 NOON 11:00 A.M.
CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
>>> WHETHER YOU PREFER BLUEGRASS
OR BROADWAY KENTUCKY HAS YOUR
KIND OF MUSIC THIS WEEKEND.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
THE LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.
[♪♪]
(25:13):
>> WAITRESS OPENS TONIGHT AT THE
MARKET HOUSE THEATER IN PADUCAH.
THIS HIT MUSICAL IS BASED ON THE
2007 FILM OF THE SAME TITLE AND
FEATURES MUSIC WRITTEN BY SARAH
MORALES.
THE SHOW RUNS THROUGH JUNE 22.
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE
IT.
>>> ALREADY UNDERWAY IS THE MINE
(25:36):
MADE ADVENTURE PARK BLUEGRASS
TEST VAL IT IS CHALK FULL OF
PERFORMANCES BY AMAZING
BLUEGRASS PERFORMERS.
COME TO THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPGROUND
AND DRINK IN THE MUSIC OF THE
MOUNTAINS.
>>> THE THIRD ANNUAL EATS AND
BEATS MUSICAL FESTIVAL IS
TOMORROW IN BOWLING GREEN THE
FREE EVENT OFFERS MUSIC, LOCAL
(25:57):
FOOD TRUCKS AND LOTS OF FUN
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE
DUNKIN' HINES DAYS EVENT THIS IS
THE FESTIVAL TO CHECK OUT.
>>> TOMORROW IN FRANKFORT THEY
ARE CELEBRATING KENTUCKY'S
233rd BIRTHDAY.
THE HOST OF FUN ACTIVITIES FROM
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TO GUIDED
(26:18):
TOURS TO RIFLE DEMONSTRATIONS.
THERE'S LOTS OF FUN WAYS TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR STATE'S HISTORY
AND CULTURE AT FOAM'S HISTORY
DAY FESTIVAL.
TOMORROW'S HISTORY DAY FESTIVAL.
>> IF YOU LOVE SWEET TREATS
CHECK OUT THE CHOCOLATE CRAWL
HAPPENING.
12 SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE
OFFERING DESSERTS AND SHOPPING
(26:40):
EXPERIENCES.
SO GRAB SOME FRIENDS AND EXPLORE
THE GREAT BOUTIQUES IN GLASGOW
THIS WEEKEND.
>>
>>> TOMORROW IS THE FIFTH ANNUAL
RICHMOND PRIDE FESTIVAL ENJOY
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT GREAT FOOD
AND SHOPPING.
BACK YOUR SUNSCREEN AND PRIDE
FLAGS FOR THE GREAT OUTDOOR
(27:00):
EVENT.
>>> SUMMERFEST IS TOMORROW IN
SOMERSET.
COME SUPPORT GREAT LOCAL BANDS
ENJOY DRINKS AND CELEBRATE THE
WARMER WEATHER AT THIS COMMUNITY
EVENT.
ALL AGES WELCOME.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH I'M TOBY
GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY GIBBS.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU MAKE IT A
GREAT WEEKEND.
(27:21):
AND JOIN US AGAIN ON MONDAY
NIGHT FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
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