June 10, 2025 • 27 mins
A new report looks at the well-being of Kentucky children, how two universities are approaching a landmark deal for college sports, a state senator discusses her work with artificial intelligence, a new way to learn about careers in aerospace and aviation, and Special Olympics Kentucky celebrates 30 years at EKU.
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>> WE'RE RANKED AS THE 36TH
STATE WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL
CHILD WELL-BEING.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD
BOTHER EVERY KENTUCKIAN.
>> Renee (00:20):
THE 2025 KIDS COUNT
DATA BOOK HAS SOME ALARMING
STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY.
>>> WILL AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE
CURRENT STATE SENATOR WILL SHE
OR WON'T SHE RUN FOR THE SIXTH
DISTRICT SEAT?
HEAR HER ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER
SHE IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.
>> THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE
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TO ENTER THIS PROGRAM ARE
PIONEERS.
AND HOW AN AEROSPACE
PROGRAM'S WEBSITE SERVES AS A
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR JOBS.
>> 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 BRABDZ NEW WEEK IT IS
MONDAY JUNE 9TH.
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR MONDAY
NIGHT WITH US.
THE 2025 EDITION OF THE KIDS
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COUNT DATA BOOK IS OUT TODAY.
THE BOOK COLLECTS INFORMATION TO
SEE HOW AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND
YOUNG ADULTS ARE DOING.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE VICKERS
TOOK A DIVE INTO THE PUBLICATION
TO SEE HOW THE COMMONWEALTH'S
YOUNG PEOPLE FARED.
>> THE U.S. RECEIVED ITS YEARLY
REPORT CARD ON HOW ITS CHILDREN
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AND YUCK ADULTS ARE FARING.
THE DATA BOOK ANALYZES THE
WELL-BEING OF AMERICAN CHILDREN
BY COMPILING STATE BY STATE DATA
IN FOUR DOMAINS.
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, EDUCATION,
HEALTH, AND LASTLY, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR'S EDITION IS A MIXED
BAG FOR KENTUCKY.
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>> WE'RE RANKED AS THE 36TH
STATE WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL
CHILD WELL-BEING.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD
BOTHER EVERY KENTUCKIAN.
THAT PUTS US RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM
FOURTH OF STATES.
>> KENTUCKY IS RANKED 34TH IN
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ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, 25TH IN
EDUCATION, 31ST IN HEALTH, AND
41ST FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
AND EDUCATION THE STATE
CONTINUES TO SUFFER SETBACKS IN
READING AND MATH.
TWO OUT OF THREE-FOURTH GRADERS
IN KENTUCKY DO NOT MEET
STANDARDS FOR READING AND THREE
OUT OF FOUR 8TH GRADERS FOR
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MATH.
>> I HOPE THE DATA POINTS WITH
READING AND MATH SCARE PEOPLE.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
THE WORKFORCE IN 20 YEARS?
IF FOLKSENING WORKFORCE CANNOT
DO MATH AND READ.
>> THE INCREASE IN CHILD DEATHS
IN THE STATE.
>> I THINK THE MOST HEART
RENDERING DATA POINT IN THE
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WHOLE BOOK IS THAT WE'VE
EXPERIENCED A 23% INCREASE IN
CHILD MORTALITY RATES.
WE HAVE 23% MORE KIDS DYING
TODAY THAN WE DID FOUR YEARS
AGO.
WE HAVE AN ACCELERATING RATE OF
KIDS DYING NOT BECAUSE OF
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ILLICIT DRUGS THEY GOT ON THE
STREET, BUT PRESCRIBED DRUGS
THEY GET OUT OF THE MEDICINE
CABINET.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SEGMENT OF
KIDS WHO SADLY HAVE SUFFERED
DEATH BECAUSE THAT GUN DIDN'T
GET STORED AT HOME PROPERLY.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL INDICATORS
KIDS COUNT USES TO MONITOR THE
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STATUS OF CHILDREN, BROOKS SAYS
THAT POVERTY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING THEIR
OVERALL HEALTH.
>> CHILDHOOD POVERTY IS THE SING
GOO WHITE COLLAR CANARY IN THE
COAL MINE INDICATOR.
HOW ARE KIDS' ECONOMIC STATUS
LIES INFLUENCES EVERYTHING.
IT INFLUENCES ACADEMIC
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ACHIEVEMENT.
IT INFLUENCES HEALTH OUTCOME.
IT INFLUENCES FAMILY STABILITY
FACTORS AND HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
SO AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE THAT AS A CORE ISSUE FOR
KIDS IN KENTUCKY, AGAIN, WE'RE
44TH IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES
TO ECONOMIC WELL-BEING FOR KIDS.
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AS LONG AS THAT'S THE CASE,
THOSE OTHER INDICATORS ARE GOING
TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING OVER THE
TOP.
>> I HOPE THAT WHEN OUR
LAWMAKERS SEE THE KENTUCKY RANKS
44TH IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES
TO CHILDHOOD POVERTY WHEN THEY
RECOGNIZE THAT ONE IN FIVE
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KENTUCKY KIDS WOKE UP LIVING IN
POVERTY THIS MORNING, THAT THEY
FEEL COMPELLED AND COMMON PULSED
TO THINK ABOUT THE 2026 BUDGET
SESSION.
WHILE FRANKFORT HAS CERTAIN
OPPORTUNITIES AND OBLIGATIONS,
FOLKS AT HOME AND FOLKS IN FAITH
COMMUNITIES AND FOLKS IN
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NONPROFITS ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR KIDS.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE
VICKERS.
THANK YOU, BLAKE.
ACCORDING TO THE KIDS COUNT DATA
BOOK, KENTUCKY IS AMONG THE BEST
STATES IN THE NATION FOR
PROVIDING KIDS WITH HEALTH
INSURANCE.
ONLY 3% OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN
LACK HEALTH INSURANCE.
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>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS SIGNED
OFF ON AN ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST
CHANGE IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE
SPORTS.
THE JUDGE APPROVED A $2.8
BILLION ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT.
IN SHORT, THE RULING MEANS
SCHOOLS CAN NOW DIRECTLY PAY
PLAYERS THROUGH LICENSING DEALS
AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH AND
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO PAY
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THOUSANDS OF FORMER PLAYERS
BARRED FROM THAT REVENUE FOR
YEARS.
THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW THIS CHANGE WILL IMPACT
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
U.K. DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART
RELEASED THIS STATEMENT.
QUOTE, THE NEW MODEL INTRODUCES
REVENUE SHARING WITH ATHLETES
THAT WILL ADD APPROXIMATELY
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20-30 MILLION DOLLARS OF
EXPENSES TO OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.
IN ADDITION TO ONGOING COSTS
SUCH AS INFLATION.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO NAVIGATING
THESE CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBLY
WITH THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN OUR
HIGH STANDARDS AND SUPPORT OUR
VARSITY SPORTS END QUOTE.
IN APRIL BEFORE THE FINAL
AGREEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF
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LOUISVILLE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
JOSH HEIRD CALLED THIS QUOTE THE
MOST TRANSFORMATIVE SHIFT THIS
INDUSTRY AS EVER SEEN.
END QUOTE.
REPUBLICANS ARE CRYING FOUL OVER
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR GAS TAX
ANNOUNCEMENT LAST THURSDAY.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE GAS
TAX WOULD GO DOWN 1.4 CENTS A
GALLON JULY FIRST.
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TODAY, KENTUCKY SENATE PRESIDENT
ROBERT STIVERS AND HOUSE SPEAKER
DAVID OSBORNE SAID THE CUT ISN'T
BECAUSE OF ACTION BY THE
GOVERNOR.
THEY SAY IT IS AN AUTOMATIC
ADJUSTMENT BASED ON KENTUCKY
LAW.
IT CAUSES THE TAX TO DECLINE
WHEN WHOLESALE FUEL PRICES
DECLINE.
STIVERS SAID THE GOVERNOR IS NO
MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR A GAS TAX
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REDUCTION THAN CUTTING THE
PERSONAL INCOME TAX ADOPTING
RESPONSIBLE BUDGETS OR ANY OTHER
PUBLIC POLICY ENACTED DURING HIS
TENURE, END QUOTE.
>>> A KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER IS
GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT HER
FUTURE POLITICAL AMBITIONS AND
WHETHER SHE MIGHT TRY TO MOVE
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL TO
CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON.
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AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE WAS IN HER
FIRST TERM AS A STATE SENATOR
BEFORE THAT SHE SERVED EIGHT
YEARS ON THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE
COUNTY URBAN COUNCIL.
HERE IS WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY
ABOUT ALL THE TALK AND
SPECULATION.
>> NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE POSTED
ON X THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL
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CONTAINS A PROVISION BANNING
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
REGULATING A.I. AND YOU HAVE
BEEN A PART OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS AND TALKING TO
STATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT A.I.
AND YOU'VE BECOME THE SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERT FOR KENTUCKY ON
THIS.
HOW DID THAT STRIKE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT
WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THIS BUDGET
RECONCILIATION BILL WHEN IT
COMES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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AND HOW STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE TO
ACT ACCORDINGLY.
>> THE FIRST THING I SAW IS WHAT
YOU SAW IS INTERESTING.
A 10-YEAR BAN IS ETERNITY IN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW QUICKLY
FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WHAT
WE'RE SEEING IN THAT CAPACITY OF
TECHNOLOGY AND THE GROWTH HAS
BEEN PHENOMENAL.
TO SAY 10 YEARS I THOUGHT HOLY
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THAT IS A LONGTIME.
THAT IS SAYING DON'T DO IT.
SO I STARTED INVESTIGATING WHERE
IS THIS COMING FROM?
AND IT'S COMING FROM TWO FRONTS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE
SPENDING $500 MILLION TO
IMPLEMENT TOOLS WITH A.I.
AND I THINK THEIR FRUSTRATION IF
WE DO THIS AND MAKE THIS
INVESTMENT AND STATES TINKER IN
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THE A.I. POLICY THEY WILL HAVE A
PATCHWORK APPROACH AND THAT IS
NOT EFFICIENT EITHER.
I UNDERSTAND ON THAT SIDE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE WE'VE SAID
THAT MAYBE A.I. SHOULD BE
REGULATED FEDERALLY AND THEY
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
SO.
AND I THINK SOME STATES LIKE
KENTUCKY WAS THOUGHTFUL TO MAKE
SURE WE WERE ONLY PUTTING
GUARDRAILS HOW KENTUCKY STATE
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GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO USE A.I.
AND NOT THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
OTHER STATES HAVE GONE
PROACTIVE.
AND I'VE DONE FAR MORE TO BAN
A.I. IN THEIR STATE IN TERMS OF
USING IT IN CERTAIN AREAS AND I
THINK IF YOU ARE A TECH COMPANY
AND SAYING WE DON'T WANT THAT.
THEY'VE GONE TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ASKED FOR
SUPPORT.
IT'S INTERESTING.
AND THE DISCUSSION AROUND
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STATE'S RIGHTS HAS BEEN
FASCINATING.
I PREFER THAT TO STAY LOCALLY.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND IN THIS
SPACE WHY YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
CONSISTENCY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD HAVE
50 APPROACHES TO A.I. ESPECIALLY
WHEN EVERYONE IS USING IT.
IT IS NOT A SPECIFIC THING
THERE'S A.I. TECHNOLOGY IN
EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING NOW.
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IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE
SENATE DOES WITH IT AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY WHAT THEY DO IN
RECONCILIATION.
THE BIG QUESTION IS:
WILL AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE CURRENT
STATE SENATOR WILL SHE OR WON'T
SHE RUN FOR THE SIXTH DISTRICT
SEAT?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND I
GUESS I WOULD SAY I LOVE PUBLIC
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SERVICE.
I LOVE SERVING THE PEOPLE OF
KENTUCKY.
I ABSOLUTELY ENJOY IT.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO
SERVE AS A STATE SENATOR AND
HONOR TO SERVE IN LEXINGTON AND
MY QUESTION IS WHERE CAN I BE
THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEGISLATOR?
EFFECTIVE LEADER FOR THE PEOPLE
HERE.
AND IS THAT TO STAY IN THE
SENATE OR TO TAKE THAT FIGHT TO
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WASHINGTON D.C.
IT'S TIME FOR STRONG THINKERS
AND STRONG LEADERSHIP IT IS NOT
A TIME FOR A LOT OF THIS BEAT
THE CHEST AND VERY SHALLOW
POLITICS.
WE'RE ENTERING A TIME OF STRONG
NEED FOR LEADERSHIP.
THAT'S THE QUESTION I'M ASKING
MYSELF AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE
TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT AROUND
THE DISTRICT TO LOOK AT IT SO I
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STILL AM.
HOW LONG WILL YOU KEEP
CONSIDERING IT?
>> NOT MUCH LONGER THE
TIME-FRAME IS GETTING SHORTER
NOT JUST FOR ME BUT OTHERS
LOOKING AT THE SEAT.
IF I RUN THE 12TH SEAT WOULD BE
OPEN THERE ARE DOMINOES THAT FLY
IN THE SPACE.
EVERYONE IS LACKING AROUND TO
SEE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHO IS
THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD FAYETTE
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COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES AROUND
US.
WHO IS THE BEST PERSON TO SERVE.
DESCRIBE YOUR
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND HOW YOU
MAYBE FIT IN OR NOT FIT IN WITH
WHAT PEOPLE THINK THE SIXTH
DISTRICT NEEDS.
>> I AM A COMMON SENSE
CONSERVATIVE AND HAVE BEEN.
I WENT TO HILLSDALE COLLEGE ONE
OF THE SCHOOLS THAT DOES NOT
TAKE GOVERNMENT MONEY.
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ACCUSED OF BEING FAR RIGHT-WING
AND I GRADUATED AS THE
OUTSTANDING SENIOR WOMAN.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD CONSIDER
MYSELF A MODERATE BUT I AM A
REASONABLE PERSON THAT GOVERNS.
YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO
FIND COMMONALITY AND WHERE YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE I ENJOY
PUBLIC POLICY THAT ACTUALLY DOES
SOMETHING.
YOU CAN RAISE A STINK AND GO
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DOWNTOWN AND FIGHT AND STOMP
YOUR HANDS AND NOT DOING
ANYTHING.
PART OF MY JOB I ENJOY BEING
EFFECTIVE AND THAT IS WHAT IS
IMPORTANT ABOUT LEADERSHIP NOT
NECESSARILY KNOWING THE ISSUES
BUT ALSO KNOWING HOW TO DO
SOMETHING WITH THE ISSUES.
HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE IN CHANGING
LEGISLATION.
HOW TO IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN
A POSITIVE WAY.
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HAVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
NATIONAL SCENE AND THE
INTERNATIONAL SCENE TO RECOGNIZE
THE WEIGHT AND RESPONSETY THAT
COMES WITH REPRESENTING IN
CONGRESS THAT IS A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ARE IN A
TIME NOW OF CHALLENGE WITH WITH
THE INTELLECTUAL SCHEME IS
INTENSE.
THE DEBT NATIONALLY IS SOMEWHAT
SCARY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE
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LOOKING AT.
I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE
HIGHLY QUALIFIED, I HAVE A GOOD
RESUME TO DO IT AND GOOD
EXPERIENCE AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE IF I TAKE THAT JUMP I WILL
BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE PERSON.
THERE ARE CANDIDATES
AND WE'VE REPORTED ON THE
CANDIDATES IN THE RACE OR STILL
CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO
GET IN.
AND FOR THE REPUBLICANS IT MAYBE
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WHO CAN BE THE MOST MAGA LIKE
CANDIDATE WHO CAN REALLY GET A
TRUMP ENDORSEMENT.
ARE THOSE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS
FOR YOU?
>> I MEAN, OF COURSE, THE
PRESIDENT IS A CONSIDERATION HE
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TRYING TO
LEAD OUR COUNTRY AND HAS A LOT
OF SUPPORT IN KENTUCKY.
I WAS STANDING WITH HIM ON THE
ISSUES THAT I THINK ARE SUPER
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IMPORTANT TO MOVE INTO
KENTUCKY'S AGENDA FOR ESPECIALLY
IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE, NATIONAL
SECURITY, THOSE ARE IMPORTANT
THINGS FOR KENTUCKY.
SO HE IS ABSOLUTELY
CONSIDERATION.
WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THE
NEXT 10 YEARS.
HE HAS FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE AND
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PRESIDENT AND
NEW LEADERSHIP SO THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM GAME OF
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HAVING SOMEONE FROM THE SIXTH
WHO WILL REPRESENT KENTUCKY'S
INTERESTS AND REPRESENT
CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND BE A ADVOCATE
FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES.
AND MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT FANS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP
ARE DISMAYED BY HIS POLICY
ACTIONS SO FAR WITH HIS FIRST
FIVE MONTHS IN OFFICE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD EARN THE
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VOTE OF THOSE VOTERS?
>> I DO.
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO SUPPORT
EVERY VOTE.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS HAD STRONG
WINS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
AND OTHERS DISAGREE AND THAT IS
OKAY.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ARE WE
MOVING KENTUCKY AND THE UNITED
STATES FORWARD?
IN THAT SENSE HE HAS DONE A GOOD
JOB.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT-AND-SEE HOW
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THESE PLAY OUT.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS SAID I'M
GIVING HIM A LONG RUNWAY BECAUSE
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND IF WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE JOBS IN AMERICA
AND MOVING THE MIDDLE CLASS UP
THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS
MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE MADE YOU WAIT
FOR IT WHETHER OR NOT SHE IS
GOING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS AND
WE'LL KEEP ON IT TO SEE IF HE
MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
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YOU CAN WATCH PART ONE OF MY
INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA MAYS
BLEDSOE AND WHEN TALKS ABOUT A
TAX BY THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION IT'S AVAILABLE
ON-LINE AT KET.ORG/"KENTUCKY
EDITION."
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ARE
REMEMBERING CHARLIE MILLER.
A STATE LAWMAKER FOR MORE THAN
20 YEARS.
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WAIVE TV REPORTS MILLER DIED
OVER THE WEEKEND AT 86.
HE SERVED AS A DEMOCRAT IN THE
STATE HOUSE FROM SOUTHWEST
LOUISVILLE'S 28TH DISTRICT FROM
1999-2023.
HE ALSO SPENT 25 YEARS AS
PRINCIPAL OF PLEASURE RIDGE PARK
HIGH SCHOOL.
HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE PUT
OUT THIS STATEMENT QUOTE CHARLIE
WAS A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL,
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LAWMAKER AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY
MEMBER WHO WAS COMMITTED TO
SERVING OTHERS.
HE WAS A KIND, CARING AND
COMPASSIONATE MAN WHO LIVED FOR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
I WAS HONORED TO CALL HIM A
FRIEND AND ENJOYED HIS SENSE OF
HUMOR INCREDIBLE OPTIMISM, AND
POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
END QUOTE.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
COLMON ELRIDGE ALSO RELEASED A
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STATEMENT SAYING IN PART QUOTE
KENTUCKY HAS LOST A TRUE PUBLIC
SERVANT.
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL HAVE A
GENERATIONAL IMPACT ON OUR
COMMONWEALTH.
>>> THE PRESIDENT OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL REMAIN
AT THE HELM OF THE HILL.
THE WKU BOARD OF REGION ENDS
APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT FOR DR.
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TIMOTHY CABONI VALID THROUGH
JUNE 2029.
DR. TIMOTHY CABONI CAME INTO THE
ROLE IN 2017.
THE REGENTSES APPROVED A 2%
RAISE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF AND
3.6% TUITION INCREASE.
THEY ALSO SIGNED OFF ON
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE
ANTI-DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION BILL THAT PASSED THE
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KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN
MARCH.
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AEROSPACE IS ONE OF THE TOP 10
INDUSTRIES IN KENTUCKY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
AND IT'S PROJECTED TO KEEP
GROWING.
NOW THOSE INTERESTED IN A CAREER
IN AVIATION HAVE A NEW WAY TO
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LEARN ABOUT JOBS IN THE
INDUSTRY.
THE SALARIES, CREDENTIALS AND
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT.
IT'S A NEW FEATURE ON THE
STATE'S CAREER EXPLORATION SITE
FUTURITI.ORG.
THE ADDITION TO THE SITE IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE AEROACT PASSED
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO GROW
THE WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHEN
TIES BETWEEN EDUCATION AND THE
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INDUSTRY.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE A
PART OF THE EFFORTS THAT OUR
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS MAKING
TOWARDS LOOKING AT THE AEROSPACE
CAREER SECTOR.
THERE'S SPECIFIC CAREERS THEY
CAN LOOK UP AND IT'S BEYOND
PILOTS.
THERE'S LOTS OF OCCUPATIONS
THERE ARE TECHNICIANS, THERE ARE
THOSE WHO WORK ON THE PLANES AND
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POTENTIAL STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO SEE WHAT INSTITUTIONS
OFFER SIMILAR MAJORS TO BE ABLE
TO PURSUE THOSE CAREERS IN
AVIATION OR AEROSPACE SOCK SORE.
IT PROVIDES OUR CITIZENS MIDDLE
OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ADULTS
WHO WANT TO RETURN TO THE
WORKFORCE OR UPSKILL AND GET A
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DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL AND THEY
CAN SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN OUR
STATE.
ALL OF OUR INSTITUTIONS WORK
FORCE DEMANDS BY THE REGION AND
SO THEY CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLE
CAREERS.
AND THEN WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING
OR EDUCATION THEY WOULD NEED.
MEDIUM WAGE AND THE DEMAND FOR
THE JOBS.
NOW, A PROGRAM IS
ATTEMPTING TO HELP WITH THE
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SHORTAGE OF AVIATION
PROFESSIONALS IN KENTUCKY.
THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE
EXPERIENCE IS GIVING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPLORE CAREERS IN AVIATION
THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING.
>> THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL
SHORTAGE OF PILOTS AND ALSO
AVIATION MECHANICS.
OVER THE NEXT 15-20 YEARS, I
THINK THE LAST NUMBER WAS
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ROUGHLY 800,000 FOR EACH.
AND SO IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY
AS EDUCATORS AND AS A COMMUNITY
TO BEST PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR
PROFESSIONS OF THE FUTURE.
>> SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN
KENTUCKY IF YOU MENTION AVIATION
TO THEM, THEY FOCUS ON AIRLINE
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PILOT.
THERE'S OVER 600 COMPANIES IN
THE AVIATION INDUSTRY HERE IN
THE STATE OF KENTUCKY WHO ARE
TRYING TO GIVE THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE A TASTE OF THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY.
SO THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT
TO DO IT.
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT WAS THE
IDEA FORMED THREE SCHOOLS TO
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CREATE THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE
EXPERIENCE.
THERE'S THREE LEVELS TO THIS
PROGRAM.
THE FIRST LEVEL IS THE
INTRODUCTORY CURRICULUM THAT IS
AN AOPA CURRICULUM AND WE HAVE
80 STUDENTS THAT THE ARE
ENROLLED IN THAT PROGRAM FROM
ALL THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND THEN AS THE STUDENTS
PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM,
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
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TAKE PART IN THE BUILD PROGRAM
HERE, WHICH IS THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A CARBON
CUB AIRPLANE FROM 8,000 PIECES.
RIGHT HERE AT THE AIRPORT.
>> MY JUNIOR YEAR CAME AROUND
AND I FILED TO BE IN THE BUILD
PROGRAM AND I WAS ACCEPTED.
AND THEY'VE TALKED FOR TWO HOURS
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A DAY AND IT GAVE ME THE BUG FOR
AVIATION.
IT SPARKED MY PASSION THAT I
HAVE FOR AVIATION.
>> AND THE LAST PORTION OF THE
PROGRAM IS THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.
AND SO FOR THOSE THAT DO WANT TO
GO ON AND GET THE FLIGHT HOURS
TOWARDS THEIR PRIVATE PILOT'S
LICENSE, THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
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>> THAT'S WHERE I HAVE TO THINK
FOR MY TRUE BEGINNING IN MY
FLYING CAREER.
AFTER I FINISHED UP WITH THE
FLIGHT PROGRAM I CONTINUED
FLYING THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL
AND RECEIVED MY PRIVATE PILOT'S
LICENSE.
>> THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE
TO ENTER THIS PROGRAM ARE
PIONEERS.
THEY ARE STEPPING WAY OUT OF
THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
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THEY'VE NEVER BUILT AN AIRPLANE
BEFORE.
THEY'VE NEVER HUNG OUT AT AN
AIRPORT FOR TWO HOURS A DAY
MONDAY-FRIDAY.
THAT ABILITY TO SHAPE THEIR
FUTURE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IS
GREAT.
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AND MY BEST ADVICE WOULD BE STEP
OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
DO SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE NEVER
DONE BEFORE.
EVERY YEAR THE
AIRPLANE THE STUDENTS BUILD IS
SOLD AND THAT MONEY PAYS FOR THE
KIT FOR NEXT YEAR'S GROUP.
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ATHLETES FROM ACROSS THE STATE
ARE GATHERED IN RICHMOND FOR THE
STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS GAMES.
THE SUMMER THE OLYMPIC TORCH
MADE ITS WAY TO EASTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY FOR THE ANNUAL
OPENING CEREMONY AND CELEBRATED
30 YEARS AT EKU.
>> THIS EVENT USED TO MOVE FROM
PLACE TO PLACE AND WE CAME TO
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EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 30
YEARS AGO AND THEY OPENED THEIR
ARMS TO THIS EVENT AND MADE IT
EASY TO COME BACK.
THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A GROUP OF
PEOPLE ON CAMPUS THAT CARE JUST
AS MUCH AS THE SUMMER GAMES AS
OUR ATHLETES, PARENTS AND STAFF
DO.
THEY'VE EMBRACED EVERYTHING
ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND WHAT
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MAKES THE SUMMER GAMES GREAT AND
MADE IT EASY TO COME BACK FOR 30
YEARS I CAN'T IMAGINE US BEING
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU WALKOUT OF THE DORM AND YOU
CAN ABSOLUTELY FEEL THE ENERGY
ON CAMPUS THE MINUTE YOU STEP
OUTSIDE.
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AND IT'S SORT OF AN OVERWHELMING
FEELING ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
NOT DONE IT BEFORE.
BUT IT'S THERE'S SO MUCH JOY AND
ENERGY AND SO MUCH EXCITEMENT ON
CAMPUS IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT
EVERYBODY SHOULD COME FOR AT
LEAST ONCE.
LIKE FOR ME, IT'S GOOD TO MEET
OTHER ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE
STATE.
BECAUSE LIKE I'M FROM NORTHERN
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KENTUCKY BUT THERE'S OTHER
ATHLETES FROM OWENSBORO OR
LOUISVILLE OR LEXINGTON OR
FURTHER IN KENTUCKY.
SO I THINK FOR THEM TO COME ALL
OVER AND MEET IN THIS AT EKU IS
JUST A THRILL TO MEET OTHER
ATHLETES LIKE ME FROM ALL OVER.
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AND GET TO MEET A LOT OF THEM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GOOD TO
EITHER RUN OR WHATEVER SPORT
THEY WANT TO DO.
BUT IT'S JUST HAVING FUN,
MEETING FRIENDS, AND JUST DOING
YOUR BEST.
I THINK THE BENEFITS OF SPECIAL
OWE OLYMPICS ARE ENORMUS FROM
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THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF IT.
YOU WALK AROUND CAMPUS AND YOU
HAVE ATHLETES WITH THEIR BEST
FRIENDS AND THEY MET THROUGH
SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
OR THEY MIGHT LIVE IN RICHMOND
AND THE FRIEND IS SOMEBODY THEY
MET IN THE SUMMER GAMES AND THEY
LIVE IN PADUCAH.
THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASPECT OF
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
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WE KNOW OUR ATHLETES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL THAN
PEERS WHO DON'T PARTICIPATE.
THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
JOBS THAN PEERS THAT DON'T
PARTICIPATE.
THE LIFE CHANGE THEY GAIN
THROUGH SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS
UNMATCHED.
>> 30 YEARS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE TIME'S GOING.
BUT IT SURE HAS BLOOMED.
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SO AND I THINK WITH THE CHANGING
HERE AND THERE, I MEAN IT'S
PRETTY SPECIAL.
SPECIAL, INDEED.
TRACK AND FIELD RACES AND RELAYS
AS WELL AS THE SOFTBALL TOSS
COMPETITION STARTED FRIDAY.
SOCCER, BOTCHY AND GYMNASTIC
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BEGAN SATURDAY.
[♪♪]
THE GAS MASK HAS A KENTUCKY
CONNECTION AND YOU MAYBE
SURPRISED AT WHEN THE
HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD ENDED.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS THE DETAILS
IN THIS LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK
IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
(25:18):
>> LOUISVILLE NATIVE LEWIS
HASLETT RECEIVED A PATENT FOR
THE GAS MASK ON JUNE 12TH, 1849.
HE CALL TO DO IT AN INHALER OR
LUNG PROTECT FOR.
THE DEVICE USED WOOL AND PORUS
SUBSTANCES TO BLOCK DUST AND
SOLIDS IT COULD NOT BLOCK DEADLY
GASES.
CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN HUNT
(25:39):
MORGAN AND 1200 MEN RAIDED AND
SET FIRE TO THE TOWN OF
CYNTHIANA ON JUNE 11TH, 1864.
UNION FORCES CAPTURED MANY OF
MORGAN'S MEN BUT NOT MORGAN.
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHANGED ITS
NAME TO TRANSIAN YEAH ON --
OWE TRANSYLVANIA ON JUNE 12TH
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1908.
SECRETARIAT WON THE BELMONT
STAKES IN 1973 IN A RECORD TIME
OF 2:24.
AMERICA'S SUPER HORSE WON THE
KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS AND
WINNING THE BELMONT HE BECAME
THE NINTH TRIPLE CROWN WINNER.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FRANK X.
WALKER, KENTUCKY'S FORMER POET
(26:24):
LAUREATE WAS BORN JUNE 11TH,
1961.
THE FAMED HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD
OFFICIALLY ENDED ON JUNE 14TH
2003 WHEN THE FAMILIES SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WHILE APPEARING ON THE
CBS MORNING NEWS BUT THE
FIGHTING HAD BEEN OVER FOR
DECADES THE LAST RECORDED DEATH
WAS IN THE 1890s.
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AND THAT IS A LOOK BACK AT THIS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M
TOBY GIBBS.
WE THANK YOU MUCH TOBY
GIBBS AND WE THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT.
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[♪♪]
>> WE'RE RANKED AS THE 36TH
STATE WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL
CHILD WELL-BEING.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD
BOTHER EVERY KENTUCKIAN.
>> Renee (00:20):
THE 2025 KIDS COUNT
DATA BOOK HAS SOME ALARMING
STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY.
>>> WILL AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE
CURRENT STATE SENATOR WILL SHE
OR WON'T SHE RUN FOR THE SIXTH
DISTRICT SEAT?
HEAR HER ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER
SHE IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.
>> THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE
(00:42):
TO ENTER THIS PROGRAM ARE
PIONEERS.
AND HOW AN AEROSPACE
PROGRAM'S WEBSITE SERVES AS A
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR JOBS.
>> 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 BRABDZ NEW WEEK IT IS
MONDAY JUNE 9TH.
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR MONDAY
NIGHT WITH US.
THE 2025 EDITION OF THE KIDS
(01:25):
COUNT DATA BOOK IS OUT TODAY.
THE BOOK COLLECTS INFORMATION TO
SEE HOW AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND
YOUNG ADULTS ARE DOING.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE VICKERS
TOOK A DIVE INTO THE PUBLICATION
TO SEE HOW THE COMMONWEALTH'S
YOUNG PEOPLE FARED.
>> THE U.S. RECEIVED ITS YEARLY
REPORT CARD ON HOW ITS CHILDREN
(01:45):
AND YUCK ADULTS ARE FARING.
THE DATA BOOK ANALYZES THE
WELL-BEING OF AMERICAN CHILDREN
BY COMPILING STATE BY STATE DATA
IN FOUR DOMAINS.
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, EDUCATION,
HEALTH, AND LASTLY, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR'S EDITION IS A MIXED
BAG FOR KENTUCKY.
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>> WE'RE RANKED AS THE 36TH
STATE WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL
CHILD WELL-BEING.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD
BOTHER EVERY KENTUCKIAN.
THAT PUTS US RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM
FOURTH OF STATES.
>> KENTUCKY IS RANKED 34TH IN
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ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, 25TH IN
EDUCATION, 31ST IN HEALTH, AND
41ST FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
AND EDUCATION THE STATE
CONTINUES TO SUFFER SETBACKS IN
READING AND MATH.
TWO OUT OF THREE-FOURTH GRADERS
IN KENTUCKY DO NOT MEET
STANDARDS FOR READING AND THREE
OUT OF FOUR 8TH GRADERS FOR
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MATH.
>> I HOPE THE DATA POINTS WITH
READING AND MATH SCARE PEOPLE.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
THE WORKFORCE IN 20 YEARS?
IF FOLKSENING WORKFORCE CANNOT
DO MATH AND READ.
>> THE INCREASE IN CHILD DEATHS
IN THE STATE.
>> I THINK THE MOST HEART
RENDERING DATA POINT IN THE
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WHOLE BOOK IS THAT WE'VE
EXPERIENCED A 23% INCREASE IN
CHILD MORTALITY RATES.
WE HAVE 23% MORE KIDS DYING
TODAY THAN WE DID FOUR YEARS
AGO.
WE HAVE AN ACCELERATING RATE OF
KIDS DYING NOT BECAUSE OF
(03:37):
ILLICIT DRUGS THEY GOT ON THE
STREET, BUT PRESCRIBED DRUGS
THEY GET OUT OF THE MEDICINE
CABINET.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SEGMENT OF
KIDS WHO SADLY HAVE SUFFERED
DEATH BECAUSE THAT GUN DIDN'T
GET STORED AT HOME PROPERLY.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL INDICATORS
KIDS COUNT USES TO MONITOR THE
(03:57):
STATUS OF CHILDREN, BROOKS SAYS
THAT POVERTY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING THEIR
OVERALL HEALTH.
>> CHILDHOOD POVERTY IS THE SING
GOO WHITE COLLAR CANARY IN THE
COAL MINE INDICATOR.
HOW ARE KIDS' ECONOMIC STATUS
LIES INFLUENCES EVERYTHING.
IT INFLUENCES ACADEMIC
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ACHIEVEMENT.
IT INFLUENCES HEALTH OUTCOME.
IT INFLUENCES FAMILY STABILITY
FACTORS AND HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
SO AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE THAT AS A CORE ISSUE FOR
KIDS IN KENTUCKY, AGAIN, WE'RE
44TH IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES
TO ECONOMIC WELL-BEING FOR KIDS.
(04:40):
AS LONG AS THAT'S THE CASE,
THOSE OTHER INDICATORS ARE GOING
TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING OVER THE
TOP.
>> I HOPE THAT WHEN OUR
LAWMAKERS SEE THE KENTUCKY RANKS
44TH IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES
TO CHILDHOOD POVERTY WHEN THEY
RECOGNIZE THAT ONE IN FIVE
(05:01):
KENTUCKY KIDS WOKE UP LIVING IN
POVERTY THIS MORNING, THAT THEY
FEEL COMPELLED AND COMMON PULSED
TO THINK ABOUT THE 2026 BUDGET
SESSION.
WHILE FRANKFORT HAS CERTAIN
OPPORTUNITIES AND OBLIGATIONS,
FOLKS AT HOME AND FOLKS IN FAITH
COMMUNITIES AND FOLKS IN
(05:21):
NONPROFITS ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR KIDS.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE
VICKERS.
THANK YOU, BLAKE.
ACCORDING TO THE KIDS COUNT DATA
BOOK, KENTUCKY IS AMONG THE BEST
STATES IN THE NATION FOR
PROVIDING KIDS WITH HEALTH
INSURANCE.
ONLY 3% OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN
LACK HEALTH INSURANCE.
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>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS SIGNED
OFF ON AN ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST
CHANGE IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE
SPORTS.
THE JUDGE APPROVED A $2.8
BILLION ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT.
IN SHORT, THE RULING MEANS
SCHOOLS CAN NOW DIRECTLY PAY
PLAYERS THROUGH LICENSING DEALS
AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH AND
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO PAY
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THOUSANDS OF FORMER PLAYERS
BARRED FROM THAT REVENUE FOR
YEARS.
THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW THIS CHANGE WILL IMPACT
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
U.K. DIRECTOR MITCH BARNHART
RELEASED THIS STATEMENT.
QUOTE, THE NEW MODEL INTRODUCES
REVENUE SHARING WITH ATHLETES
THAT WILL ADD APPROXIMATELY
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20-30 MILLION DOLLARS OF
EXPENSES TO OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.
IN ADDITION TO ONGOING COSTS
SUCH AS INFLATION.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO NAVIGATING
THESE CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBLY
WITH THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN OUR
HIGH STANDARDS AND SUPPORT OUR
VARSITY SPORTS END QUOTE.
IN APRIL BEFORE THE FINAL
AGREEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF
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LOUISVILLE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
JOSH HEIRD CALLED THIS QUOTE THE
MOST TRANSFORMATIVE SHIFT THIS
INDUSTRY AS EVER SEEN.
END QUOTE.
REPUBLICANS ARE CRYING FOUL OVER
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR GAS TAX
ANNOUNCEMENT LAST THURSDAY.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE GAS
TAX WOULD GO DOWN 1.4 CENTS A
GALLON JULY FIRST.
(07:05):
TODAY, KENTUCKY SENATE PRESIDENT
ROBERT STIVERS AND HOUSE SPEAKER
DAVID OSBORNE SAID THE CUT ISN'T
BECAUSE OF ACTION BY THE
GOVERNOR.
THEY SAY IT IS AN AUTOMATIC
ADJUSTMENT BASED ON KENTUCKY
LAW.
IT CAUSES THE TAX TO DECLINE
WHEN WHOLESALE FUEL PRICES
DECLINE.
STIVERS SAID THE GOVERNOR IS NO
MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR A GAS TAX
(07:27):
REDUCTION THAN CUTTING THE
PERSONAL INCOME TAX ADOPTING
RESPONSIBLE BUDGETS OR ANY OTHER
PUBLIC POLICY ENACTED DURING HIS
TENURE, END QUOTE.
>>> A KENTUCKY STATE LAWMAKER IS
GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT HER
FUTURE POLITICAL AMBITIONS AND
WHETHER SHE MIGHT TRY TO MOVE
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL TO
CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON.
(07:48):
AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE WAS IN HER
FIRST TERM AS A STATE SENATOR
BEFORE THAT SHE SERVED EIGHT
YEARS ON THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE
COUNTY URBAN COUNCIL.
HERE IS WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY
ABOUT ALL THE TALK AND
SPECULATION.
>> NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE POSTED
ON X THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL
(08:11):
CONTAINS A PROVISION BANNING
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
REGULATING A.I. AND YOU HAVE
BEEN A PART OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS AND TALKING TO
STATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT A.I.
AND YOU'VE BECOME THE SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERT FOR KENTUCKY ON
THIS.
HOW DID THAT STRIKE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT
WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THIS BUDGET
RECONCILIATION BILL WHEN IT
COMES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(08:33):
AND HOW STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE TO
ACT ACCORDINGLY.
>> THE FIRST THING I SAW IS WHAT
YOU SAW IS INTERESTING.
A 10-YEAR BAN IS ETERNITY IN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW QUICKLY
FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WHAT
WE'RE SEEING IN THAT CAPACITY OF
TECHNOLOGY AND THE GROWTH HAS
BEEN PHENOMENAL.
TO SAY 10 YEARS I THOUGHT HOLY
(08:54):
THAT IS A LONGTIME.
THAT IS SAYING DON'T DO IT.
SO I STARTED INVESTIGATING WHERE
IS THIS COMING FROM?
AND IT'S COMING FROM TWO FRONTS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE
SPENDING $500 MILLION TO
IMPLEMENT TOOLS WITH A.I.
AND I THINK THEIR FRUSTRATION IF
WE DO THIS AND MAKE THIS
INVESTMENT AND STATES TINKER IN
(09:15):
THE A.I. POLICY THEY WILL HAVE A
PATCHWORK APPROACH AND THAT IS
NOT EFFICIENT EITHER.
I UNDERSTAND ON THAT SIDE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE WE'VE SAID
THAT MAYBE A.I. SHOULD BE
REGULATED FEDERALLY AND THEY
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
SO.
AND I THINK SOME STATES LIKE
KENTUCKY WAS THOUGHTFUL TO MAKE
SURE WE WERE ONLY PUTTING
GUARDRAILS HOW KENTUCKY STATE
(09:35):
GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO USE A.I.
AND NOT THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
OTHER STATES HAVE GONE
PROACTIVE.
AND I'VE DONE FAR MORE TO BAN
A.I. IN THEIR STATE IN TERMS OF
USING IT IN CERTAIN AREAS AND I
THINK IF YOU ARE A TECH COMPANY
AND SAYING WE DON'T WANT THAT.
THEY'VE GONE TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ASKED FOR
SUPPORT.
IT'S INTERESTING.
AND THE DISCUSSION AROUND
(09:57):
STATE'S RIGHTS HAS BEEN
FASCINATING.
I PREFER THAT TO STAY LOCALLY.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND IN THIS
SPACE WHY YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
CONSISTENCY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD HAVE
50 APPROACHES TO A.I. ESPECIALLY
WHEN EVERYONE IS USING IT.
IT IS NOT A SPECIFIC THING
THERE'S A.I. TECHNOLOGY IN
EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING NOW.
(10:17):
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE
SENATE DOES WITH IT AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY WHAT THEY DO IN
RECONCILIATION.
THE BIG QUESTION IS:
WILL AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE CURRENT
STATE SENATOR WILL SHE OR WON'T
SHE RUN FOR THE SIXTH DISTRICT
SEAT?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND I
GUESS I WOULD SAY I LOVE PUBLIC
(10:38):
SERVICE.
I LOVE SERVING THE PEOPLE OF
KENTUCKY.
I ABSOLUTELY ENJOY IT.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO
SERVE AS A STATE SENATOR AND
HONOR TO SERVE IN LEXINGTON AND
MY QUESTION IS WHERE CAN I BE
THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEGISLATOR?
EFFECTIVE LEADER FOR THE PEOPLE
HERE.
AND IS THAT TO STAY IN THE
SENATE OR TO TAKE THAT FIGHT TO
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WASHINGTON D.C.
IT'S TIME FOR STRONG THINKERS
AND STRONG LEADERSHIP IT IS NOT
A TIME FOR A LOT OF THIS BEAT
THE CHEST AND VERY SHALLOW
POLITICS.
WE'RE ENTERING A TIME OF STRONG
NEED FOR LEADERSHIP.
THAT'S THE QUESTION I'M ASKING
MYSELF AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE
TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT AROUND
THE DISTRICT TO LOOK AT IT SO I
(11:21):
STILL AM.
HOW LONG WILL YOU KEEP
CONSIDERING IT?
>> NOT MUCH LONGER THE
TIME-FRAME IS GETTING SHORTER
NOT JUST FOR ME BUT OTHERS
LOOKING AT THE SEAT.
IF I RUN THE 12TH SEAT WOULD BE
OPEN THERE ARE DOMINOES THAT FLY
IN THE SPACE.
EVERYONE IS LACKING AROUND TO
SEE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHO IS
THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD FAYETTE
(11:41):
COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES AROUND
US.
WHO IS THE BEST PERSON TO SERVE.
DESCRIBE YOUR
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND HOW YOU
MAYBE FIT IN OR NOT FIT IN WITH
WHAT PEOPLE THINK THE SIXTH
DISTRICT NEEDS.
>> I AM A COMMON SENSE
CONSERVATIVE AND HAVE BEEN.
I WENT TO HILLSDALE COLLEGE ONE
OF THE SCHOOLS THAT DOES NOT
TAKE GOVERNMENT MONEY.
(12:02):
ACCUSED OF BEING FAR RIGHT-WING
AND I GRADUATED AS THE
OUTSTANDING SENIOR WOMAN.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD CONSIDER
MYSELF A MODERATE BUT I AM A
REASONABLE PERSON THAT GOVERNS.
YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO
FIND COMMONALITY AND WHERE YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE I ENJOY
PUBLIC POLICY THAT ACTUALLY DOES
SOMETHING.
YOU CAN RAISE A STINK AND GO
(12:23):
DOWNTOWN AND FIGHT AND STOMP
YOUR HANDS AND NOT DOING
ANYTHING.
PART OF MY JOB I ENJOY BEING
EFFECTIVE AND THAT IS WHAT IS
IMPORTANT ABOUT LEADERSHIP NOT
NECESSARILY KNOWING THE ISSUES
BUT ALSO KNOWING HOW TO DO
SOMETHING WITH THE ISSUES.
HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE IN CHANGING
LEGISLATION.
HOW TO IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN
A POSITIVE WAY.
(12:43):
HAVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
NATIONAL SCENE AND THE
INTERNATIONAL SCENE TO RECOGNIZE
THE WEIGHT AND RESPONSETY THAT
COMES WITH REPRESENTING IN
CONGRESS THAT IS A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ARE IN A
TIME NOW OF CHALLENGE WITH WITH
THE INTELLECTUAL SCHEME IS
INTENSE.
THE DEBT NATIONALLY IS SOMEWHAT
SCARY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE
(13:04):
LOOKING AT.
I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE
HIGHLY QUALIFIED, I HAVE A GOOD
RESUME TO DO IT AND GOOD
EXPERIENCE AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE IF I TAKE THAT JUMP I WILL
BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE PERSON.
THERE ARE CANDIDATES
AND WE'VE REPORTED ON THE
CANDIDATES IN THE RACE OR STILL
CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO
GET IN.
AND FOR THE REPUBLICANS IT MAYBE
(13:24):
WHO CAN BE THE MOST MAGA LIKE
CANDIDATE WHO CAN REALLY GET A
TRUMP ENDORSEMENT.
ARE THOSE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS
FOR YOU?
>> I MEAN, OF COURSE, THE
PRESIDENT IS A CONSIDERATION HE
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TRYING TO
LEAD OUR COUNTRY AND HAS A LOT
OF SUPPORT IN KENTUCKY.
I WAS STANDING WITH HIM ON THE
ISSUES THAT I THINK ARE SUPER
(13:45):
IMPORTANT TO MOVE INTO
KENTUCKY'S AGENDA FOR ESPECIALLY
IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE, NATIONAL
SECURITY, THOSE ARE IMPORTANT
THINGS FOR KENTUCKY.
SO HE IS ABSOLUTELY
CONSIDERATION.
WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THE
NEXT 10 YEARS.
HE HAS FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE AND
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PRESIDENT AND
NEW LEADERSHIP SO THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM GAME OF
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HAVING SOMEONE FROM THE SIXTH
WHO WILL REPRESENT KENTUCKY'S
INTERESTS AND REPRESENT
CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND BE A ADVOCATE
FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES.
AND MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT FANS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP
ARE DISMAYED BY HIS POLICY
ACTIONS SO FAR WITH HIS FIRST
FIVE MONTHS IN OFFICE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD EARN THE
(14:27):
VOTE OF THOSE VOTERS?
>> I DO.
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO SUPPORT
EVERY VOTE.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS HAD STRONG
WINS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
AND OTHERS DISAGREE AND THAT IS
OKAY.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ARE WE
MOVING KENTUCKY AND THE UNITED
STATES FORWARD?
IN THAT SENSE HE HAS DONE A GOOD
JOB.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT-AND-SEE HOW
(14:48):
THESE PLAY OUT.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS SAID I'M
GIVING HIM A LONG RUNWAY BECAUSE
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND IF WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE JOBS IN AMERICA
AND MOVING THE MIDDLE CLASS UP
THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS
MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE MADE YOU WAIT
FOR IT WHETHER OR NOT SHE IS
GOING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS AND
WE'LL KEEP ON IT TO SEE IF HE
MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
(15:09):
YOU CAN WATCH PART ONE OF MY
INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA MAYS
BLEDSOE AND WHEN TALKS ABOUT A
TAX BY THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION IT'S AVAILABLE
ON-LINE AT KET.ORG/"KENTUCKY
EDITION."
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ARE
REMEMBERING CHARLIE MILLER.
A STATE LAWMAKER FOR MORE THAN
20 YEARS.
(15:30):
WAIVE TV REPORTS MILLER DIED
OVER THE WEEKEND AT 86.
HE SERVED AS A DEMOCRAT IN THE
STATE HOUSE FROM SOUTHWEST
LOUISVILLE'S 28TH DISTRICT FROM
1999-2023.
HE ALSO SPENT 25 YEARS AS
PRINCIPAL OF PLEASURE RIDGE PARK
HIGH SCHOOL.
HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE PUT
OUT THIS STATEMENT QUOTE CHARLIE
WAS A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL,
(15:52):
LAWMAKER AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY
MEMBER WHO WAS COMMITTED TO
SERVING OTHERS.
HE WAS A KIND, CARING AND
COMPASSIONATE MAN WHO LIVED FOR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
I WAS HONORED TO CALL HIM A
FRIEND AND ENJOYED HIS SENSE OF
HUMOR INCREDIBLE OPTIMISM, AND
POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
END QUOTE.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
COLMON ELRIDGE ALSO RELEASED A
(16:12):
STATEMENT SAYING IN PART QUOTE
KENTUCKY HAS LOST A TRUE PUBLIC
SERVANT.
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL HAVE A
GENERATIONAL IMPACT ON OUR
COMMONWEALTH.
>>> THE PRESIDENT OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WILL REMAIN
AT THE HELM OF THE HILL.
THE WKU BOARD OF REGION ENDS
APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT FOR DR.
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TIMOTHY CABONI VALID THROUGH
JUNE 2029.
DR. TIMOTHY CABONI CAME INTO THE
ROLE IN 2017.
THE REGENTSES APPROVED A 2%
RAISE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF AND
3.6% TUITION INCREASE.
THEY ALSO SIGNED OFF ON
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE
ANTI-DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION BILL THAT PASSED THE
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KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN
MARCH.
[♪♪]
AEROSPACE IS ONE OF THE TOP 10
INDUSTRIES IN KENTUCKY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
AND IT'S PROJECTED TO KEEP
GROWING.
NOW THOSE INTERESTED IN A CAREER
IN AVIATION HAVE A NEW WAY TO
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LEARN ABOUT JOBS IN THE
INDUSTRY.
THE SALARIES, CREDENTIALS AND
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT.
IT'S A NEW FEATURE ON THE
STATE'S CAREER EXPLORATION SITE
FUTURITI.ORG.
THE ADDITION TO THE SITE IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE AEROACT PASSED
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO GROW
THE WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHEN
TIES BETWEEN EDUCATION AND THE
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INDUSTRY.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE A
PART OF THE EFFORTS THAT OUR
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS MAKING
TOWARDS LOOKING AT THE AEROSPACE
CAREER SECTOR.
THERE'S SPECIFIC CAREERS THEY
CAN LOOK UP AND IT'S BEYOND
PILOTS.
THERE'S LOTS OF OCCUPATIONS
THERE ARE TECHNICIANS, THERE ARE
THOSE WHO WORK ON THE PLANES AND
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POTENTIAL STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO SEE WHAT INSTITUTIONS
OFFER SIMILAR MAJORS TO BE ABLE
TO PURSUE THOSE CAREERS IN
AVIATION OR AEROSPACE SOCK SORE.
IT PROVIDES OUR CITIZENS MIDDLE
OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ADULTS
WHO WANT TO RETURN TO THE
WORKFORCE OR UPSKILL AND GET A
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DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL AND THEY
CAN SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN OUR
STATE.
ALL OF OUR INSTITUTIONS WORK
FORCE DEMANDS BY THE REGION AND
SO THEY CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLE
CAREERS.
AND THEN WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING
OR EDUCATION THEY WOULD NEED.
MEDIUM WAGE AND THE DEMAND FOR
THE JOBS.
NOW, A PROGRAM IS
ATTEMPTING TO HELP WITH THE
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SHORTAGE OF AVIATION
PROFESSIONALS IN KENTUCKY.
THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE
EXPERIENCE IS GIVING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPLORE CAREERS IN AVIATION
THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING.
>> THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL
SHORTAGE OF PILOTS AND ALSO
AVIATION MECHANICS.
OVER THE NEXT 15-20 YEARS, I
THINK THE LAST NUMBER WAS
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ROUGHLY 800,000 FOR EACH.
AND SO IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY
AS EDUCATORS AND AS A COMMUNITY
TO BEST PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR
PROFESSIONS OF THE FUTURE.
>> SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN
KENTUCKY IF YOU MENTION AVIATION
TO THEM, THEY FOCUS ON AIRLINE
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PILOT.
THERE'S OVER 600 COMPANIES IN
THE AVIATION INDUSTRY HERE IN
THE STATE OF KENTUCKY WHO ARE
TRYING TO GIVE THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE A TASTE OF THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY.
SO THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT
TO DO IT.
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT WAS THE
IDEA FORMED THREE SCHOOLS TO
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CREATE THE BLUEGRASS AEROSPACE
EXPERIENCE.
THERE'S THREE LEVELS TO THIS
PROGRAM.
THE FIRST LEVEL IS THE
INTRODUCTORY CURRICULUM THAT IS
AN AOPA CURRICULUM AND WE HAVE
80 STUDENTS THAT THE ARE
ENROLLED IN THAT PROGRAM FROM
ALL THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND THEN AS THE STUDENTS
PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM,
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
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TAKE PART IN THE BUILD PROGRAM
HERE, WHICH IS THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A CARBON
CUB AIRPLANE FROM 8,000 PIECES.
RIGHT HERE AT THE AIRPORT.
>> MY JUNIOR YEAR CAME AROUND
AND I FILED TO BE IN THE BUILD
PROGRAM AND I WAS ACCEPTED.
AND THEY'VE TALKED FOR TWO HOURS
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A DAY AND IT GAVE ME THE BUG FOR
AVIATION.
IT SPARKED MY PASSION THAT I
HAVE FOR AVIATION.
>> AND THE LAST PORTION OF THE
PROGRAM IS THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.
AND SO FOR THOSE THAT DO WANT TO
GO ON AND GET THE FLIGHT HOURS
TOWARDS THEIR PRIVATE PILOT'S
LICENSE, THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
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>> THAT'S WHERE I HAVE TO THINK
FOR MY TRUE BEGINNING IN MY
FLYING CAREER.
AFTER I FINISHED UP WITH THE
FLIGHT PROGRAM I CONTINUED
FLYING THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL
AND RECEIVED MY PRIVATE PILOT'S
LICENSE.
>> THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE
TO ENTER THIS PROGRAM ARE
PIONEERS.
THEY ARE STEPPING WAY OUT OF
THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
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THEY'VE NEVER BUILT AN AIRPLANE
BEFORE.
THEY'VE NEVER HUNG OUT AT AN
AIRPORT FOR TWO HOURS A DAY
MONDAY-FRIDAY.
THAT ABILITY TO SHAPE THEIR
FUTURE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IS
GREAT.
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AND MY BEST ADVICE WOULD BE STEP
OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
DO SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE NEVER
DONE BEFORE.
EVERY YEAR THE
AIRPLANE THE STUDENTS BUILD IS
SOLD AND THAT MONEY PAYS FOR THE
KIT FOR NEXT YEAR'S GROUP.
[♪♪]
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ATHLETES FROM ACROSS THE STATE
ARE GATHERED IN RICHMOND FOR THE
STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS GAMES.
THE SUMMER THE OLYMPIC TORCH
MADE ITS WAY TO EASTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY FOR THE ANNUAL
OPENING CEREMONY AND CELEBRATED
30 YEARS AT EKU.
>> THIS EVENT USED TO MOVE FROM
PLACE TO PLACE AND WE CAME TO
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EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 30
YEARS AGO AND THEY OPENED THEIR
ARMS TO THIS EVENT AND MADE IT
EASY TO COME BACK.
THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A GROUP OF
PEOPLE ON CAMPUS THAT CARE JUST
AS MUCH AS THE SUMMER GAMES AS
OUR ATHLETES, PARENTS AND STAFF
DO.
THEY'VE EMBRACED EVERYTHING
ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND WHAT
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MAKES THE SUMMER GAMES GREAT AND
MADE IT EASY TO COME BACK FOR 30
YEARS I CAN'T IMAGINE US BEING
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU WALKOUT OF THE DORM AND YOU
CAN ABSOLUTELY FEEL THE ENERGY
ON CAMPUS THE MINUTE YOU STEP
OUTSIDE.
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AND IT'S SORT OF AN OVERWHELMING
FEELING ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
NOT DONE IT BEFORE.
BUT IT'S THERE'S SO MUCH JOY AND
ENERGY AND SO MUCH EXCITEMENT ON
CAMPUS IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT
EVERYBODY SHOULD COME FOR AT
LEAST ONCE.
LIKE FOR ME, IT'S GOOD TO MEET
OTHER ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE
STATE.
BECAUSE LIKE I'M FROM NORTHERN
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KENTUCKY BUT THERE'S OTHER
ATHLETES FROM OWENSBORO OR
LOUISVILLE OR LEXINGTON OR
FURTHER IN KENTUCKY.
SO I THINK FOR THEM TO COME ALL
OVER AND MEET IN THIS AT EKU IS
JUST A THRILL TO MEET OTHER
ATHLETES LIKE ME FROM ALL OVER.
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AND GET TO MEET A LOT OF THEM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GOOD TO
EITHER RUN OR WHATEVER SPORT
THEY WANT TO DO.
BUT IT'S JUST HAVING FUN,
MEETING FRIENDS, AND JUST DOING
YOUR BEST.
I THINK THE BENEFITS OF SPECIAL
OWE OLYMPICS ARE ENORMUS FROM
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THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF IT.
YOU WALK AROUND CAMPUS AND YOU
HAVE ATHLETES WITH THEIR BEST
FRIENDS AND THEY MET THROUGH
SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
OR THEY MIGHT LIVE IN RICHMOND
AND THE FRIEND IS SOMEBODY THEY
MET IN THE SUMMER GAMES AND THEY
LIVE IN PADUCAH.
THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASPECT OF
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
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WE KNOW OUR ATHLETES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL THAN
PEERS WHO DON'T PARTICIPATE.
THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
JOBS THAN PEERS THAT DON'T
PARTICIPATE.
THE LIFE CHANGE THEY GAIN
THROUGH SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS
UNMATCHED.
>> 30 YEARS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE TIME'S GOING.
BUT IT SURE HAS BLOOMED.
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SO AND I THINK WITH THE CHANGING
HERE AND THERE, I MEAN IT'S
PRETTY SPECIAL.
SPECIAL, INDEED.
TRACK AND FIELD RACES AND RELAYS
AS WELL AS THE SOFTBALL TOSS
COMPETITION STARTED FRIDAY.
SOCCER, BOTCHY AND GYMNASTIC
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BEGAN SATURDAY.
[♪♪]
THE GAS MASK HAS A KENTUCKY
CONNECTION AND YOU MAYBE
SURPRISED AT WHEN THE
HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD ENDED.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS THE DETAILS
IN THIS LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK
IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
(25:18):
>> LOUISVILLE NATIVE LEWIS
HASLETT RECEIVED A PATENT FOR
THE GAS MASK ON JUNE 12TH, 1849.
HE CALL TO DO IT AN INHALER OR
LUNG PROTECT FOR.
THE DEVICE USED WOOL AND PORUS
SUBSTANCES TO BLOCK DUST AND
SOLIDS IT COULD NOT BLOCK DEADLY
GASES.
CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN HUNT
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MORGAN AND 1200 MEN RAIDED AND
SET FIRE TO THE TOWN OF
CYNTHIANA ON JUNE 11TH, 1864.
UNION FORCES CAPTURED MANY OF
MORGAN'S MEN BUT NOT MORGAN.
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHANGED ITS
NAME TO TRANSIAN YEAH ON --
OWE TRANSYLVANIA ON JUNE 12TH
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1908.
SECRETARIAT WON THE BELMONT
STAKES IN 1973 IN A RECORD TIME
OF 2:24.
AMERICA'S SUPER HORSE WON THE
KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS AND
WINNING THE BELMONT HE BECAME
THE NINTH TRIPLE CROWN WINNER.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FRANK X.
WALKER, KENTUCKY'S FORMER POET
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LAUREATE WAS BORN JUNE 11TH,
1961.
THE FAMED HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD
OFFICIALLY ENDED ON JUNE 14TH
2003 WHEN THE FAMILIES SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WHILE APPEARING ON THE
CBS MORNING NEWS BUT THE
FIGHTING HAD BEEN OVER FOR
DECADES THE LAST RECORDED DEATH
WAS IN THE 1890s.
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AND THAT IS A LOOK BACK AT THIS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M
TOBY GIBBS.
WE THANK YOU MUCH TOBY
GIBBS AND WE THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT.
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