May 28, 2025 • 27 mins
The White House approves Kentucky's request for FEMA assistance for six counties impacted by deadly tornadoes, why medical marijuana is not yet being sold in Kentucky, looking at barriers keeping adults from finishing college, and helping older adults age safely and happily at home.
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>> FEMA RESPONDS TO KENTUCKY
AFTER TORNADOES KILLED 19 PEOPLE
IN THREE COUNTIES.
>> IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF
OPENING STORES, EVERYTHING HAS
TO BE GROWN HERE AND EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE PROCESSED HERE,
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE TESTED AND
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RETAILED.
>> Renee (00:25):
WHERE IS KENTUCKY'S
MEDICAL MARIJUANA?
>> I FEEL LIKE AS A NATION WE
ARE FACING A REAL CHALLENGE.
WE'RE LIVING LONGER
BUT ARE WE PREPARED?
SOME PRACTICAL WAYS TO STAY SAFE
AND HAPPY AT HOME AS WE AGE.
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>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS TUESDAY, MAY THE 27TH.
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I'M RENEE SHAW.
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THREE-DAY
WEEKEND.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TONIGHT.
>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
APPROVED KENTUCKY'S REQUEST FOR
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING
DEADLY TORNADOES EARLIER THIS
MONTH.
THE REQUEST COVERS SIX COUNTIES
-- INCLUDING LAUREL, PULASKI,
AND RUSSELL, WHERE 19
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PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
THE FEDERAL DECLARATION MEANS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IMPACTED
BY THE STORMS CAN
APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH
FEMA.
TO DO SO... VISIT DISASTER
ASSISTANCE DOT GOV.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT ONE OF THE
DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS TO
MEET WITH FEMA IN-PERSON.
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS
REQUEST FOR CHRISTIAN AND TODD
COUNTIES ARE STILL BEING
REVIEWED.
MORE THAN 10,000 KENTUCKIANS CAN
LEGALLY USE MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR
VARIOUS AILMENTS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOWHERE
TO BUY IT IN THE STATE IT IS NOT
JUST THAT DISPENSARIES ARE NOT
OPEN, NO PLANTS ARE BEING GROWN
AT THIS MOMENT.
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STILL, STATE OFFICIALS AND
INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY THE PRODUCT
COULD ARRIVE IN STORES AS EARLY
AS THIS SUMMER.
OUR JUNE LEFFLER HAS THIS UPDATE
ON THE ROLLOUT OF KENTUCKY'S
MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM.
>> EVENTUALLY THIS DISPENSARY IN
LOUISVILLE WILL SELL MEDICAL
MARIJUANA.
THE SIGN IS THERE, BUT THE
STOREFRONT IS STILL BEING BUILT
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OUT.
INSULATION AND SPRINKLERS ARE
EXPOSED.
EVERY PART OF KENTUCKY'S BRAND
NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUPPLY
CHAIN IS STILL IN THE WORKS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF
OPENING STORES EVERYTHING HAS TO
BE GROWN HERE, EVERYTHING HAS TO
BE PROCESSED HERE, EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE TESTED AND RETAILED
YEAR.
>> BRAD CLARK RUNS A LAW FIRM
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FOR THOSE IN THE PROCESS OF
SETTING UP THEIR MEDICAL
MARIJUANA BUSINESS INCLUDING
DISPENSARIES, PROCESSORS AND
CULTIVATORS.
CLARK SAYS THE CULTIVATORS ARE
GETTING THEIR FACILITIES READY
FOR A STATE INSPECTION.
ALL BEFORE SEEDS HIT SOIL.
>> BECAUSE THIS WAS AN
APPLICATION PROCESS IT WAS A
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LOTTERY THERE WERE HOOPS YOU HAD
TO JUMP THROUGH BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO PROVE VIABILITY.
>> BUSINESSES HAD NOT SETTLED ON
THE DREAM LOCATION DURING THE
LOTTERY.
MANY CLIENTS TO FIND THE RIGHT
HOME.
>> A LOT OF TIMES ENTREPRENEURS
WILL BUILD JUST ENOUGH TO GET
THROUGH THE PHASE THEY ARE IN.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
OVERBUILD.
WE DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME THERE
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WOULD BE PLUMBING ISSUES AND
SUFFICIENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF
WATER.
THAT FACILITY HAD TO BE MOVED.
>> BUSINESSES ARE ALSO
NAVIGATING ZONING LAWS.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL
YOU CANNOT BE WITHIN A THOUSAND
FEET OF A SCHOOL OR DAYCARE.
LOCALITIES COULD PASS THEIR
ZONING ORDINANCES AND SOMETIMES
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THEY DIDN'T PASS THEM UNTIL WELL
INTO THE PROCESS AFTER PEOPLE
APPLIED.
>> STATE LAW DICTATES HOW MANY
BUSINESSES CAN RESIDE IN ONE
CITY OR COUNTY.
THAT MEANS 19 SHOPS THAT WON THE
LOTTERY HAD HAD TO FIND A NEW
LOCATION IN A NEWTOWN.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN NEWS OF
CULTIVATORS SETTING UP SHOP.
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COLORADO PUBLICLY BROKE GROUND
ON A GROW FACILITY BEING
CONSTRUCTED IN MON CELLO.
THE COMPANY COULD HAVE THE
PRODUCT OUT THE DOOR NEXT
JANUARY.
ANOTHER OUT OF STATE COMPANY
UNVEILED ITS GROW LOCATION IN A
FORMER FACTORY IN WINCHESTER.
THAT COMPANY HOPES TO HIT THE
MARKET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I THINK THE IDEA THIS IS
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SLOW, I REJECT THE PREMISE.
IF YOU GO AND LOOK AT OTHER
STATES THAT HAVE GONE TO MEDICAL
LOOK AT NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
IT TOOK YEARS SOMETHING FROM
LEGISLATION PASSING OR LICENSES
BEING AWARDED TO STORAGE BEING
OPENED.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
STORAGE OPENED THIS YEAR AND
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STORES OPEN WHILE IT'S WARM OUT.
>> SOME SAY THAT IS TOO
OPTIMISTIC.
HE IS A HEMP FARMER BUT DOES NOT
HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE.
>> IT IS A PLANT.
IT HAS TO GROW AND THERE IS A
GROW SEASON.
EVEN FOR HEMP MOST FARMERS ARE
PLANTING IN MAY AND JUNE AND YOU
HAVE CROP TOBER.
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SOME PEOPLE PUSH IT INTO EARLY
NOVEMBER.
THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING BY THE
END OF THIS YEAR BUT IT WILL BE
LIMITED THERE WON'T BE A LOT.
THE MASS MARKET WILL NOT HAVE
THE MARKET UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHEN
IT'S ABUNDANT.
>> IN THE MEANTIME AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
ALLOWS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
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PATIENTS TO USE MEDICINE
PURCHASED OUT OF STATE AS THEY
WAIT FOR THE PRODUCT TO SHOW UP
IN LOCAL STORES.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
THANK YOU MUCH, JUNE.
ANOTHER SNAG IN THE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PROGRAM, AN
INVESTIGATION FROM THE STATE
AUDITOR MORE ON THAT
INVESTIGATION AND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA
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PROGRAM TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
>>> MORE THAN 550,000 ADULT
KENTUCKIANS HAVE COLLEGE CREDIT
BUT NO DEGREE AND A REPORT BY A
NATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
FOUND A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE
LEARNERS.
OFFICIALS ON THE COUNCIL OF CPE
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HAVE SET A GOAL OF HAVING 60% OF
KENTUCKY ADULTS EARNING A DEGREE
BY 2030.
OUR KENTUCKY "KENTUCKY EDITION"
TEAM SHOWS US THE EFFORTS WITH
FIVE YEARS TO GO AND HALF OF THE
ADULT POPULATION HITTING THAT
TARGET.
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>> THE BIG SHIFT WAS THAT
PREVIOUSLY, IF A STUDENT HAD AN
UNPAID BALANCE, I MEAN
ANYWHERE FROM $20 UP TO, YOU
KNOW, THE AVERAGE UNPAID BALANCE
IS AROUND 2500
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIR
TRANSCRIPTS FOR ANY COURSES
WHERE THEY HAD PAID FOR
THAT FULL SEMESTER.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ALLOWS
STUDENTS TO REENGAGE IN
EDUCATION
THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN HAPPEN IN
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THE PERSONAL LIVES.
AND SO THERE'S MANY REASONS WHY
A PERSON MAY NEED TO PAUSE THEIR
EDUCATION.
WE HAVE A KID, YOU KNOW, WE
CHANGE JOBS AND WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT SCHEDULE THAT
REQUIRES US, YOU KNOW, THAT
DOESN'T REALLY FIT WITH OUR
ACADEMIC GOALS.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF ACTUAL
PROCESS BARRIERS TO ENTERING
HIGHER EDUCATION.
AND SO SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT
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ARE REALLY FOCUS ON HAVING AN
ADULT
LEARNER POINT OF CONTACT ON EACH
OF OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
CAMPUSES.
SO LIKE AN
ADULT LEARNER CENTER WHERE THE
STAFF IN THAT CENTER KNOW INS
AND OUTS OF WHAT
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
ADULT LEARNERS, YOU KNOW WHAT
THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
LOOKS LIKE
BRIEF REALLY FOCUSES ON THINGS
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LIKE AUDIT YOUR HOLDS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HOLDS, WHICH IS
WHEN A STUDENT CAN'T REGISTER OR
A STUDENT CAN'T, YOU
KNOW, DO OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS
TO COME BACK TO US.
ANOTHER ONE IS TO CREATE KIND OF
CLEAR PROCESSES FOR STUDENTS AND
CLEAR
COMMUNICATIONS
AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS
THERE'S A LOT OF INNOVATIVE WAYS
THAT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE LOOKING AT
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REENGAGING THEIR STUDENTS THAT
HAVE STOPPED OUT, THAT MAY
HAVE A BALANCE.
THEY'RE DOING REPAYMENT
PROGRAMS.
THEY'RE DOING DEBT RELIEF
PROGRAMS WHERE IF A STUDENT
ENROLLS AND THEY COMPLETE THAT
SEMESTER, THEY HAVE
$1,000 OF THEIR DEBT FORGIVEN.
WE'RE WORKING ON SMOOTHING OUT
THE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR
STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN
FINISH THAT ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
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AND MOVE INTO A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE AND GET IT DONE
EFFICIENTLY AND WITH A LOT OF
AFFORDABILITY.
WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON GATEWAY
COURSES, WHICH ARE THOSE FIRST
CLASSES THAT YOU TAKE
THAT ARE SOMETIMES SUCH A
BARRIER FOR STUDENTS TO GET OVER
THAT THEY CAN'T EVEN GET TO
THE FUN STUFF
WE'RE WORKING ON STUDENT BASIC
NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADULTS THAT
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HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR TEN, 15,
20 YEARS. THEY HAVE
INCREDIBLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND
OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
ALREADY HAVE THIS THING CALLED
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING. AND
THAT MEANS THAT THEY COULD
GIVE THEY COULD AWARD AN
INDIVIDUAL LIKE UP TO 60 CREDIT
HOURS FOR THEIR PREVIOUS WORK
EXPERIENCE.
SO REALLY THE GOAL IS THAT
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
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YOU KNOW, THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE AN ALL OR NOTHING KIND OF
OPTION, EITHER WORK FULL
TIME AND KIND OF HAVE LIMITED
GROWTH IN MY CAREER OR I STOP
GETTING ANY INCOME AND I
GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL TIME TO
FINISH MY DEGREE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE
ALSO ABLE TO HAVE THEIR JOBS AND
SEE WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM
WHEN THEY FINISH THIS DEGREE OR
CREDENTIAL.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR
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CAREER LADDER
AND WHAT'S KIND OF THAT EARNINGS
PREMIUM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
GET ONCE THEY FINISH
THAT DEGREE.
ACCORDING TO RECENT
RESEARCH ABOUT 20 PRSZ OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN COLLEGE
CLASSES BUT DIDN'T GRADUATE OWED
A BALANCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO
ACCESS THEIR TRANSCRIPTS BEFORE
LAST SUMMER.
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>>> LAST WEEK, ON KET WE BROUGHT
YOU AGING IN PLACE, A NEXT
CHAPTER FORUM.
PART OF OUR ONGOING INITIATIVE
FOCUSING ON THE REWARDS AND
CHALLENGES OF GROWING OLDER.
THAT SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON
HOW OLDER KENTUCKIANS ARE AGING
IN PLACE, MEANING THEY ARE
MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE
IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
A BOWLING GREEN OCCUPATIONAL
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THERAPIST AND HER MOTHER ARE
HELPING LEAD THE CHARGE TO HELP
OLDER ADULTS TO AGE SAFELY AND
HAPPILY AT HOME.
OUR LAURA ROGERS TELLS US MORE.
>> BEING AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST I WORKED WITH THE
GERIATRIC POPULATION AND
DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR IT.
>> THAT PASSION LED LISA KEARNY
TO BEGIN AGE IN PLACE.
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>> WHAT DO YOU DO EVERYDAY?
WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO DO AND HOW
CAN I HELP YOU MAINTAIN THAT.
>> LITS LIST CONDUCTS HOME
SAFETY ASSESSMENTS TO SEE WHAT
CHANGES CAN MAKE THE HOME SAFER.
>> I WATCH THEM NAVIGATE AROUND
THE ENVIRONMENT AND SEE WHAT
THEY NEED FOR SAFETY.
WE LOOK AT THE ENTRY WAY, WE
LOOK AT THE LIGHTING IS THERE
ENOUGH LIGHTING.
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ARE THERE THROW RUGS.
>> LISA CAME ALONG AND MADE ME
TAKE UP THE THROW RUGS IN THE
BATHROOM.
>> MARY ANN IS LISA'S MOTHER.
>> THE KEY IS TO MAKE A PLAN.
>> SHE IS HELPING HER MOTHER AND
OTHERS LIKE HER MAKE THOSE PLANS
TO AGE SAFELY AND HAPPILY AT
HOME.
>> WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN IS
PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A
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CRISIS.
A FALL CAN HAPPEN IN A MOMENT.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN'T
BEAR WEIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A WHEELCHAIR AND IS YOUR HOME
READY.
>> AND THINGS YOU CAN DO TO
PREVENT THE FALLS A LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH AND INJURY FOR
OLDER ADULTS.
>> BALANCE ASSESSMENT BY A
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT, GETTING
YOUR HEARING AND VISION CHECKED.
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>> WE PUT GRAB BARS UP QUICKLY
AND I HAD KNEE SURGERY AND WE
WERE GLAD WE HAD THE GRAB BARS.
>> MARY ANN SAYS SHE AND HER
HUSBAND CONSIDERED THEIR GOAL OF
AIMING IN PLACE WHEN THEY BOUGHT
THIS HOUSE IN THEIR 70s.
>> OUR HOUSE HAS ONE STEP FROM
THE SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT PORCH
AND ONE STEP FROM THE FRONT
PORCH IN.
AND EVERYTHING IS ON ONE FLOOR.
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>> SHE IS ALSO SPEARHEADING
EFFORTS FOR BOWLING GREEN TO
JOIN THE VILLAGE TO VILLAGE
NETWORK.
>> THERE'S ABOUT 300 VILLAGES IN
THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.
>> ALL OF THEM DIFFERENT BUT
WITH THE SAME GOAL OF CONNECTING
SENIORS TO THE HELP THEY MAY
NEED.
>> A VILLAGE MOVEMENT IS A
MOVEMENT TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN
THEIR HOMES.
>> AND THAT MEANS COMBATING TWO
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MAIN CHALLENGES.
>> ISOLATION AND TRANSPORTATION.
>> VILLAGES VET VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP SENIORS WITH BASIC NEEDS.
>> A RIDE TO THEIR DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT OR A LIGHT BULB
CHANGE.
>> CHANGING A LIGHT BULB IS A
CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH
CEILINGS.
>> MARY ANN WAS INSPIRED BY THE
SOCIETY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AT
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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY.
>> THAT GIVES INTELLECTUAL
STIMULATION AND THAT CHANGED MY
LIFE.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
PROVIDING SERVICES, A LOT OF
ACTIVITIES.
BUT THERE'S NO ONE PLACE TO GO
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
OUR VILLAGE IS STARTING WITH
WHAT WE'RE CALLING A RESOURCE
HUB.
>> LISA KEARNY SAYS THE NEED FOR
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THESE RESOURCES CONTINUES TO
GROW AS LIFE EXPECTANCY
INCREASES.
>> THERE IS A HUGE NEED I FEEL
LIKE IT'S ALMOST GETTING TO A
CRISIS POINT.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR
INSURANCE AND WHAT IT COVERS.
>> DO YOU HAVE TRADITIONAL
MEDICARE, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE?
WHAT DOES THAT COVER.
PLAN SOMETHING THE KEY.
PLANNING IS THE KEY.
THANK YOU, LAURA FOR
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THAT.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WAYS TO
REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN YOUR
GOLDEN YEARS BY WATCHING OUR
PROGRAM AGING IN PLACE, A NEXT
CHAPTER FORUM AVAILABLE ON-LINE
AND ON DEMAND AT KET.ORG.
AND THERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND
OTHER AGING RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION.
HOPE YOU'LL CHECK IT OUT.
>>> PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID
SWIMMING IN A PARK OF A KENTUCKY
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RIVER.
AND A TAX INCREASE PLAN DIES IN
ONE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY OUR TOBY
GIBBS HAS THOSE STORIES AND MORE
IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
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>> THERE WILL NOT BE AN
OCCUPATIONAL AND NET REVENUE TAX
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INCREASE IN CAMPBELL'SVILLE FOR
NOW.
THE PAXTON MEDIA GROUP REPORTS
THE COUNCIL WAS SET TO VOTE ON A
PLAN TO RAISE THE TAX TO 2% BUT
DURING THE MEETING NO ONE ON THE
COUNCIL WOULD SECOND THE MOTION
TO VOTE ON IT SO THE PLAN DIED.
THE MAYOR PROPOSED THE TAX HIKE
TO FUND A NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES
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BUILDING.
THE MAYOR SAYS HE WILL NOW LOOK
FOR OTHER WAYS TO MOVE THE CITY
FORWARD.
>>> GOODWILL INDUSTRIES IS
JOINING THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM'S
EDUCATION FIRST EMPLOYER
NETWORK.
THE NEWS JOURNAL SAYS GOODWILL
IS THE FIRST STATE-WIDE EMPLOYER
TO JOIN THE EDUCATION FIRST
EMPLOYER NETWORK AS A GROUP OF
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60 COMPANIES THAT REIMBURSE
STUDENTS FOR THEIR COLLEGE
TUITION AND OFFER FLEXIBLE WORK
SCHEDULING SO STUDENTS CAN TAKE
COLLEGE CLASSES.
THE NETWORK BEGAN IN 2023.
>>> THE STATE ISSUED A
RECREATIONAL SWIMMING ADVISORY
FOR THE LA VISA FORK OF THE BIG
SANDY RIVER ABOVE FISH TRAPPED
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LAKE.
THE NEWS SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF A
DAMAGE TO A WASTEWATER
COLLECTION SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA
THAT CAUSED THE RELEASE OF
UNTREATED WASTEWATER INTO THE
FORK.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID
SWIMMING, WADING AND KAYAKING
UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.
THE DATE FOR THAT IS STILL
UNKNOWN.
>>> THE DEMOCRAT REPORTS Dr.
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MILLER RESIGNED AS DIRECTOR OF
THE WED CO-DISTRICT HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AFTER 18 YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT SERVES HARRISON,
NICHOLAS AND SCOTT COUNTY, THE
WED CO-HONORS WE DAVIS WHO
SERVED THE COUNTIES.
THE DOCTOR WILL BEGIN THE NEW
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JOB IN JULY.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
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ACCORDING TO A STUDY
FROM THE APPALACHIAN CITIZENS
LAW CENTER ROUGHLY 40% OF THE
COMMONWEALTH'S ACTIVE STRIP
MINES ARE EFFECTIVELY ABANDONED.
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A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED THE
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
REFORESTATION INITIATIVE WORKS
TO GIVE THE MINES A NEW LEASE BY
RESTORING THEIR NATIVE FORESTS
AND WILDLIFE.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" RODE OUT TO
ONE OF THE SITES IN PULASKI
COUNTY TO SEE HOW THE WORK IS
DONE.
>> I'M THE ONLY FORESTER WITH
THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING.
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MY JOB IS TO PLANTED RESTORE AND
PLANT TREES ON OLD SURFACE COAL
MINES.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS STRIP MINES.
IT'S FARMING ON STEROIDS.
YOU ARE GOING TO TURN A MOON
SCAPE BACK INTO A NATIVE FOREST
WITH WILDLIFE HABITAT AND TO ME,
THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE
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WORLD.
BECAUSE I AM BRINGING BACK A
NATIVE FOREST ME AND MY
PARTNERS, OF COURSE.
AND THERE IS SCIENCE BEHIND IT.
THESE TREES THAT WE'RE PLANTING
A LOT OF THEM ARE WHITE OAKS
WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT TREE
IN KENTUCKY NOT ONLY FOR
WILDLIFE HABITAT, WILDLIFE FOOD,
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FURNITURE, FLOORING BUT ALSO
THAT IS WHAT THEY MAKE BOURBON
BARRELS OUT OF.
I'M PLANTING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF WHITE OAKS.
WE DON'T PLANT A FOREST OF WHITE
OAK.
WE DO A NATURAL MIX.
WHAT WE DO WE MIMIC WHAT MOM
NATURE HAS GROWING AROUND.
IN APPALACHIA, IT'S 80, 85%
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HARDWOOD.
AND 15-20% PINE.
SO WE TRY TO STICK TO THOSE
PERCENTAGES SO WE BALANCE OUT
WHAT MOM NATURE HAS GROWING.
MOM NATURE USES HER OWN CALENDAR
SO WE HAVE ADAPT SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE TO PLANT EARLY, SOMETIMES
YOU ARE GIVEN A FEW EXTRA WEEKS
IN LATE SPRING THAT IS COLD AND
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WET WHEN TREES ARE STILL DORMANT
AND YOU ARE GOOD.
I WILL BE GOING ALL OVER EAST,
WEST KENTUCKY, SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA, EAST TENNESSEE,
SOUTHEAST OHIO.
WEST VIRGINIA THAT PANHANDLE OF
MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO
COVER.
THE MINE SITES ARE THE SAME.
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EACH ONE WILL BE UNIQUE.
BUT THE CHALLENGE IS HELPING
THESE LAND OWNERS WHO DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THIS IS
AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS TO RESTORE
BACK TO NATIVE TREES.
BUT IT CAN BE DONE.
AND THERE ARE POTS OF MONEY AND
AVENUES TO FOLLOW TO GET GRANTS
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AND SPONSORSHIPS AND THAT TYPE
THING.
WHEN APPALACHIA ALONE, THE
ESTIMATE IS LIKE 1.2 MILLION
ACRES OF MOON SCAPE THAT'S BEING
RECLAIMED OR NOT IF IT IS
ABANDONED THAT IS ANOTHER
PROBLEM.
BUT THE MINING SPECTERS BOTH
STATE AND FEDERAL, THEY ARE
ADDRESSING THAT.
WHEN I RIDE BY AND SEE A BIG
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MOON SCAPE OR MINE SITE OR I SEE
A HILLSIDE THAT I KNOW IS MINED
OR A MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL SITE,
THEN THERE IS A LOT OF TIMES I
PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD AND WRITE DOWN WHERE I AM
SO I CAN FIND THAT ON A MAP AND
FIND OUT WHO OWNS IT AND TELL
THEM THERE IS A BETTER WAY THAN
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GROWING BRIARS ON YOUR PROPERTY.
WE CAN PLANT THAT BACK IN NATIVE
TREES NOT SO MUCH FOR YOU, BUT
FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
AND OUR THANKS TO
BLAKE FOR THAT STORY.
THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
REFORESTATION INITIATIVE HOSTS
VOLUNTEER PLANTINGS IN
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CELEBRATION OF EARTH AND ARBOR
DAY.
[♪♪]
DRAWING ON MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF
LEGAL EXPERTISE, DENIS FLEMING
GIVES CREDENCE TO A LONG BELIEF
THAT ONE OF THE NATION'S
FOUNDING FATHERS AUTHORED OR
INSPIRED PART OF KENTUCKY'S
CONSTITUTION USING FIRSTHAND
ACCOUNTEDS FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON
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AND TWO OF KENTUCKY'S EARLIEST
LEADERS AND CONSTITUTION FRAMERS
GEORGE NICHOLAS AND JOHN
BRECKINRIDGE, FLEMING PIECED
TOGETHER JEFFERSON'S ROLE OF HOW
KENTUCKY WOULD BE GOVERNED.
DENIS FLEMING TALKED WITH ME
ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK CALLED THOMAS
JEFFERSON AND THE KENTUCKY
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CONSTITUTION.
ON OUR SEGMENT WE CALL TURNING
THE PAGE.
>> GEORGE NICHOLAS WAS
ORIGINALLY IN THE VIRGINIA HOUSE
OF DELEGATES AN ASSOCIATE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON HE WAS BORN IN
VIRGINIA AND HE WAS A LAWYER.
HE STUDIED UNDER GEORGE WYATT.
HE WAS THE LEGAL SCHOLAR OF HIS
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DAY.
AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND
MARY.
HE IS THE FELLOW THAT AS HE
STUDIED UNDER JEFFERSON WHEN WE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES WITH JEFFERSON WHO WAS
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA THEY BEGAN
TO LEARN JEFFERSON'S THINKING ON
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTS AND
WHAT SHOULD BE IN A STATE AND
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
SO I CAME ACROSS LETTERS WHERE
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HE'S WRITING JAMES MADISON WHO
BECAME THE PRESIDENT AND
JEFFERSON IS WRITING MADISON AS
WELCOME IMPLEMENTING NICHOLAS
AND SAYING HE IS GOING TO GO TO
KENTUCKY AND HELP THEM PUT
TOGETHER THEIR CONSTITUTION.
WE HAD THE HARDEST TIME
DEVELOPING OUR CONSTITUTION IN
KENTUCKY.
WE STARTED IN 1784 WITH A SERIES
OF CONVENTIONS.
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EVERY YEAR IN DANVILLE BUT WHEN
GEORGE NICHOLAS SHOWED UP AND I
FOUND NICHOLAS AND BRECKINRIDGE
IS THE FATHER OF THE SECOND
CONSTITUTION BUT THEY ARE BOTH
BRILLIANTED.
BRECKINRIDGE HAD MORE POLITICAL
AMBITION.
NICHOLAS THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE
MONEY IN KENTUCKY AND HE WROTE
HIS BROTHER AND SAID KENTUCKY'S
BEAUTIFUL.
YOU NEED TO SEE LEXINGTON AND
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SEE THE LAND IN DANVILLE YOU
WOULD LOVE IT BUT DON'T BUY
ANYTHING REMOTELY OR SOMEBODY.
YOU HAVE TO COME SEE IT FIRST.
SO HE SORT OF GOT BACK INVOLVED
IN POLITICS.
AND EVERYBODY IN KENTUCKY KNEW
HE HAD WORKED WITH JEFFERSON WHO
WAS ALREADY KNOWN TO BE A BIG
DEAL.
BUT WHAT I RAN ACROSS IS THE
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PAPERS OF NICHOLAS THAT ARE UP
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN
THE RUBEN COLLECTION OF PAPERS.
HE WAS A LOUISVILLE RETIRED
LAWYER.
HE COLLECTED HISTORICAL LETTERS
AND OLD NOVELS AND ALL SORTS OF
THINGS HE HAS THOUSANDS OF PAGES
IN PAPERS AND COLLECTED GEORGE
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NICHOLAS' PAPERS.
AS I STARTED TO SCROLL THROUGH
THOSE THEY ONLY DID TOUCH I CAME
ACROSS BOXES LABELED SPEECH
BEFORE 1792 CONVENTION DANVILLE.
NOTES ON THE KENTUCKY'S
CONSTITUTION.
CHECKS AND BALANCES OF POWERS.
AND AS I SCROLLED THROUGH THE
BOXES, IT WAS ALL DIGITIZED YOU
CAN SEE IT ON-LINE, I BEGAN TO
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SEE WHERE NICHOLAS IN HIS
HANDWRITING WOULD HAVE HOW WE
NEED MORE BARRIERS BETWEEN THE
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
BECAUSE THAT IS THE DEFINITION
OF DESPY TIP IN ONE BRANCH
CONSUMES THE POWER OF ANOTHER
TOO MUCH AND HE WOULD WRITE
JEFFERSON'S NAME AND IT WOULD
SAY JEFFERSON AND A NUMBER LIKE
195 OR 127.
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I BEGAN TO WRITE THE UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO AND CALLED THEM AND
THEY SAID OH, LET US LOOK INTO
THAT.
COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY AND THEY
GOT BACK TO ME AND HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE ALMOST CERTAIN HE IS
DOING.
HE IS REFERENCING JEFFERSON HE
IS REFERENCING PAGES FROM
JEFFERSON'S BOOK NOTES ON THE
STATE OF VIRGINIA AND THE REASON
WE KNOW THIS HE HAD TWO COPIES
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OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN THE
PAPERS.
THEY SENT US A LINK AND I TOOK I
HAVE THAT IN THE BOOK.
AND I PRINTED OUT A COPY OF THEM
HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IN JEFFERSON'S
NICHOLAS' HANDWRITING UNDON HERE
HE REFERENCES JEFFERSON 195.
AND THEY MATCHED UP AND SENT ME
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A PAGE FROM JEFFERSON'S PAGE 195
ON THE NOTES OF THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA WHERE HE IS TALKING
ABOUT HOW HE PUT THESE CLAUSES
IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF
VIRGINIA AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE
IN KENTUCKY'S CONSTITUTION.
WOW.
>> THE REASON HE WAS INTERESTED
IN THESE CLAUSES LIKE WHY DID HE
DO THAT?
WHY IS HE OBSESSED WITH THAT?
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IF YOU LOOK THE THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE HE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT EXCESSES IN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH HE THOUGHT IT WAS
CRITICAL TO HAVE THAT CLAUSE IN
WRITING AND HE TRIED BUT FAILED
TO PUT IT IN THE FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE FEDERALLEST PAPERS
THAT MADISON, HAMILTON AND JAY
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WROTE THEY HAVE NUMBERS 47 AND
48 AND THEY WERE WRITTEN
ANONYMOUSLY TO SUPPORT THE
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
THE PUBLIC COULD READ AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WAS DOING.
BUT IN THOSE PAPERS, HE REFUSED
JEFFERSON'S NOTION ABOUT HAVING
A SPECIFIC SEPARATION OF POWERS
CLAUSE IN OUR CONSTITUTION AND
MENTIONED JEFFERSON BY NAME.
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THOSE ARE WORDS ON PARCH.
IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
JEFFERSON DISAGREED TO THE POINT
HE GOT THE CLAUSES PUT IN
KENTUCKY'S CONSTITUTION THROUGH
HIS GOOD FRIENDS, BRECKINRIDGE
AND NICHOLAS.
AND I THINK HE CORRECTLY
PREDICTED THE COURTS COULD USE
THESE CLAUSES TO PROTECT ONE
BRANCH FROM THE OTHER AND THEY
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WEREN'T JUST WORDS ON PAPER THEY
COULD BE INTERPRETED TO PROTECT
THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND
THE PUBLIC.
NOW, FLEMING PLANS TO
DONATE ALL ROYALTIES FROM THE
BOOK WITH A MATCHING GIFT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE
OF LAW OF WHICH HE IS A PROUD
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ALUM.
>>> KENTUCKY CELEBRATES A
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK AND WHY A
FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PAID
KENTUCKY A VISIT 29 YEARS AGO.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS MORE FROM
THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
>> ON MAY 28, 1775, FORT
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BOONSBORO HOSTED THE FIRST KNOWN
CHURCH SERVICE IN KENTUCKY AND A
MINISTER CONDUCTED A SERVICE TO
CONCLUDE KENTUCKY'S FIRST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>>> A BAND OF PIONEERS SETTLED
CORN ISLAND IN THE OHIO RIVER ON
MAY 27, 1778 AS MORE PEOPLE
MOVED INTO THE AREA THE
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SESSIONS.
BECAME LOUISVILLE.
64 PEOPLE DIED AS AN EF4 TORNADO
RIPPED THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY
ON MAY 27, 1917.
42 OF THE DEATHS WERE IN FULTON
COUNTY WITH 17 IN CLINTON COUNTY
AND FIVE IN GRAVES COUNTY.
AND THE TORNADO INJURED ANOTHER
345 PEOPLE.
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>>> ACTOR WOODY HARRELSON
PLANTED FOUR HEMP SEEDS IN LEE
COUNTY ON JUNE COUNTY IN 1996.
HE WAS ARRESTED FOR IT.
HE WAS TESTING THE LAW THAT SAID
HEMP AND MARIJUANA WERE THE
SAME.
AND HAPPY 233rd BIRTHDAY TO
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY JOINED THE UNION ON
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JUNE 1, 1792 AND BECAME
AMERICA'S 15TH STATE AND THE
FIRST STATE WEST OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING
THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
I'M TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY.
AND WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
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EDITION."
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT
AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[♪♪]
>> FEMA RESPONDS TO KENTUCKY
AFTER TORNADOES KILLED 19 PEOPLE
IN THREE COUNTIES.
>> IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF
OPENING STORES, EVERYTHING HAS
TO BE GROWN HERE AND EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE PROCESSED HERE,
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE TESTED AND
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RETAILED.
>> Renee (00:25):
WHERE IS KENTUCKY'S
MEDICAL MARIJUANA?
>> I FEEL LIKE AS A NATION WE
ARE FACING A REAL CHALLENGE.
WE'RE LIVING LONGER
BUT ARE WE PREPARED?
SOME PRACTICAL WAYS TO STAY SAFE
AND HAPPY AT HOME AS WE AGE.
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>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS TUESDAY, MAY THE 27TH.
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I'M RENEE SHAW.
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THREE-DAY
WEEKEND.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TONIGHT.
>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
APPROVED KENTUCKY'S REQUEST FOR
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING
DEADLY TORNADOES EARLIER THIS
MONTH.
THE REQUEST COVERS SIX COUNTIES
-- INCLUDING LAUREL, PULASKI,
AND RUSSELL, WHERE 19
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PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
THE FEDERAL DECLARATION MEANS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IMPACTED
BY THE STORMS CAN
APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH
FEMA.
TO DO SO... VISIT DISASTER
ASSISTANCE DOT GOV.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT ONE OF THE
DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS TO
MEET WITH FEMA IN-PERSON.
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS HIS
REQUEST FOR CHRISTIAN AND TODD
COUNTIES ARE STILL BEING
REVIEWED.
MORE THAN 10,000 KENTUCKIANS CAN
LEGALLY USE MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR
VARIOUS AILMENTS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOWHERE
TO BUY IT IN THE STATE IT IS NOT
JUST THAT DISPENSARIES ARE NOT
OPEN, NO PLANTS ARE BEING GROWN
AT THIS MOMENT.
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STILL, STATE OFFICIALS AND
INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY THE PRODUCT
COULD ARRIVE IN STORES AS EARLY
AS THIS SUMMER.
OUR JUNE LEFFLER HAS THIS UPDATE
ON THE ROLLOUT OF KENTUCKY'S
MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM.
>> EVENTUALLY THIS DISPENSARY IN
LOUISVILLE WILL SELL MEDICAL
MARIJUANA.
THE SIGN IS THERE, BUT THE
STOREFRONT IS STILL BEING BUILT
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OUT.
INSULATION AND SPRINKLERS ARE
EXPOSED.
EVERY PART OF KENTUCKY'S BRAND
NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUPPLY
CHAIN IS STILL IN THE WORKS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF
OPENING STORES EVERYTHING HAS TO
BE GROWN HERE, EVERYTHING HAS TO
BE PROCESSED HERE, EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE TESTED AND RETAILED
YEAR.
>> BRAD CLARK RUNS A LAW FIRM
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FOR THOSE IN THE PROCESS OF
SETTING UP THEIR MEDICAL
MARIJUANA BUSINESS INCLUDING
DISPENSARIES, PROCESSORS AND
CULTIVATORS.
CLARK SAYS THE CULTIVATORS ARE
GETTING THEIR FACILITIES READY
FOR A STATE INSPECTION.
ALL BEFORE SEEDS HIT SOIL.
>> BECAUSE THIS WAS AN
APPLICATION PROCESS IT WAS A
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LOTTERY THERE WERE HOOPS YOU HAD
TO JUMP THROUGH BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO PROVE VIABILITY.
>> BUSINESSES HAD NOT SETTLED ON
THE DREAM LOCATION DURING THE
LOTTERY.
MANY CLIENTS TO FIND THE RIGHT
HOME.
>> A LOT OF TIMES ENTREPRENEURS
WILL BUILD JUST ENOUGH TO GET
THROUGH THE PHASE THEY ARE IN.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
OVERBUILD.
WE DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME THERE
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WOULD BE PLUMBING ISSUES AND
SUFFICIENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF
WATER.
THAT FACILITY HAD TO BE MOVED.
>> BUSINESSES ARE ALSO
NAVIGATING ZONING LAWS.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL
YOU CANNOT BE WITHIN A THOUSAND
FEET OF A SCHOOL OR DAYCARE.
LOCALITIES COULD PASS THEIR
ZONING ORDINANCES AND SOMETIMES
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THEY DIDN'T PASS THEM UNTIL WELL
INTO THE PROCESS AFTER PEOPLE
APPLIED.
>> STATE LAW DICTATES HOW MANY
BUSINESSES CAN RESIDE IN ONE
CITY OR COUNTY.
THAT MEANS 19 SHOPS THAT WON THE
LOTTERY HAD HAD TO FIND A NEW
LOCATION IN A NEWTOWN.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN NEWS OF
CULTIVATORS SETTING UP SHOP.
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COLORADO PUBLICLY BROKE GROUND
ON A GROW FACILITY BEING
CONSTRUCTED IN MON CELLO.
THE COMPANY COULD HAVE THE
PRODUCT OUT THE DOOR NEXT
JANUARY.
ANOTHER OUT OF STATE COMPANY
UNVEILED ITS GROW LOCATION IN A
FORMER FACTORY IN WINCHESTER.
THAT COMPANY HOPES TO HIT THE
MARKET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I THINK THE IDEA THIS IS
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SLOW, I REJECT THE PREMISE.
IF YOU GO AND LOOK AT OTHER
STATES THAT HAVE GONE TO MEDICAL
LOOK AT NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
IT TOOK YEARS SOMETHING FROM
LEGISLATION PASSING OR LICENSES
BEING AWARDED TO STORAGE BEING
OPENED.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
STORAGE OPENED THIS YEAR AND
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STORES OPEN WHILE IT'S WARM OUT.
>> SOME SAY THAT IS TOO
OPTIMISTIC.
HE IS A HEMP FARMER BUT DOES NOT
HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE.
>> IT IS A PLANT.
IT HAS TO GROW AND THERE IS A
GROW SEASON.
EVEN FOR HEMP MOST FARMERS ARE
PLANTING IN MAY AND JUNE AND YOU
HAVE CROP TOBER.
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SOME PEOPLE PUSH IT INTO EARLY
NOVEMBER.
THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING BY THE
END OF THIS YEAR BUT IT WILL BE
LIMITED THERE WON'T BE A LOT.
THE MASS MARKET WILL NOT HAVE
THE MARKET UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHEN
IT'S ABUNDANT.
>> IN THE MEANTIME AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER FROM GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
ALLOWS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
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PATIENTS TO USE MEDICINE
PURCHASED OUT OF STATE AS THEY
WAIT FOR THE PRODUCT TO SHOW UP
IN LOCAL STORES.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
THANK YOU MUCH, JUNE.
ANOTHER SNAG IN THE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PROGRAM, AN
INVESTIGATION FROM THE STATE
AUDITOR MORE ON THAT
INVESTIGATION AND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA
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PROGRAM TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
>>> MORE THAN 550,000 ADULT
KENTUCKIANS HAVE COLLEGE CREDIT
BUT NO DEGREE AND A REPORT BY A
NATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
FOUND A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE
LEARNERS.
OFFICIALS ON THE COUNCIL OF CPE
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HAVE SET A GOAL OF HAVING 60% OF
KENTUCKY ADULTS EARNING A DEGREE
BY 2030.
OUR KENTUCKY "KENTUCKY EDITION"
TEAM SHOWS US THE EFFORTS WITH
FIVE YEARS TO GO AND HALF OF THE
ADULT POPULATION HITTING THAT
TARGET.
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>> THE BIG SHIFT WAS THAT
PREVIOUSLY, IF A STUDENT HAD AN
UNPAID BALANCE, I MEAN
ANYWHERE FROM $20 UP TO, YOU
KNOW, THE AVERAGE UNPAID BALANCE
IS AROUND 2500
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIR
TRANSCRIPTS FOR ANY COURSES
WHERE THEY HAD PAID FOR
THAT FULL SEMESTER.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ALLOWS
STUDENTS TO REENGAGE IN
EDUCATION
THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN HAPPEN IN
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THE PERSONAL LIVES.
AND SO THERE'S MANY REASONS WHY
A PERSON MAY NEED TO PAUSE THEIR
EDUCATION.
WE HAVE A KID, YOU KNOW, WE
CHANGE JOBS AND WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT SCHEDULE THAT
REQUIRES US, YOU KNOW, THAT
DOESN'T REALLY FIT WITH OUR
ACADEMIC GOALS.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF ACTUAL
PROCESS BARRIERS TO ENTERING
HIGHER EDUCATION.
AND SO SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT
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ARE REALLY FOCUS ON HAVING AN
ADULT
LEARNER POINT OF CONTACT ON EACH
OF OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
CAMPUSES.
SO LIKE AN
ADULT LEARNER CENTER WHERE THE
STAFF IN THAT CENTER KNOW INS
AND OUTS OF WHAT
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
ADULT LEARNERS, YOU KNOW WHAT
THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
LOOKS LIKE
BRIEF REALLY FOCUSES ON THINGS
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LIKE AUDIT YOUR HOLDS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HOLDS, WHICH IS
WHEN A STUDENT CAN'T REGISTER OR
A STUDENT CAN'T, YOU
KNOW, DO OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS
TO COME BACK TO US.
ANOTHER ONE IS TO CREATE KIND OF
CLEAR PROCESSES FOR STUDENTS AND
CLEAR
COMMUNICATIONS
AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS
THERE'S A LOT OF INNOVATIVE WAYS
THAT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE LOOKING AT
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REENGAGING THEIR STUDENTS THAT
HAVE STOPPED OUT, THAT MAY
HAVE A BALANCE.
THEY'RE DOING REPAYMENT
PROGRAMS.
THEY'RE DOING DEBT RELIEF
PROGRAMS WHERE IF A STUDENT
ENROLLS AND THEY COMPLETE THAT
SEMESTER, THEY HAVE
$1,000 OF THEIR DEBT FORGIVEN.
WE'RE WORKING ON SMOOTHING OUT
THE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR
STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN
FINISH THAT ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
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AND MOVE INTO A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE AND GET IT DONE
EFFICIENTLY AND WITH A LOT OF
AFFORDABILITY.
WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON GATEWAY
COURSES, WHICH ARE THOSE FIRST
CLASSES THAT YOU TAKE
THAT ARE SOMETIMES SUCH A
BARRIER FOR STUDENTS TO GET OVER
THAT THEY CAN'T EVEN GET TO
THE FUN STUFF
WE'RE WORKING ON STUDENT BASIC
NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADULTS THAT
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HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR TEN, 15,
20 YEARS. THEY HAVE
INCREDIBLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND
OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
ALREADY HAVE THIS THING CALLED
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING. AND
THAT MEANS THAT THEY COULD
GIVE THEY COULD AWARD AN
INDIVIDUAL LIKE UP TO 60 CREDIT
HOURS FOR THEIR PREVIOUS WORK
EXPERIENCE.
SO REALLY THE GOAL IS THAT
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
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YOU KNOW, THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE AN ALL OR NOTHING KIND OF
OPTION, EITHER WORK FULL
TIME AND KIND OF HAVE LIMITED
GROWTH IN MY CAREER OR I STOP
GETTING ANY INCOME AND I
GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL TIME TO
FINISH MY DEGREE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE
ALSO ABLE TO HAVE THEIR JOBS AND
SEE WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM
WHEN THEY FINISH THIS DEGREE OR
CREDENTIAL.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR
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CAREER LADDER
AND WHAT'S KIND OF THAT EARNINGS
PREMIUM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
GET ONCE THEY FINISH
THAT DEGREE.
ACCORDING TO RECENT
RESEARCH ABOUT 20 PRSZ OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN COLLEGE
CLASSES BUT DIDN'T GRADUATE OWED
A BALANCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO
ACCESS THEIR TRANSCRIPTS BEFORE
LAST SUMMER.
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>>> LAST WEEK, ON KET WE BROUGHT
YOU AGING IN PLACE, A NEXT
CHAPTER FORUM.
PART OF OUR ONGOING INITIATIVE
FOCUSING ON THE REWARDS AND
CHALLENGES OF GROWING OLDER.
THAT SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON
HOW OLDER KENTUCKIANS ARE AGING
IN PLACE, MEANING THEY ARE
MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE
IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
A BOWLING GREEN OCCUPATIONAL
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THERAPIST AND HER MOTHER ARE
HELPING LEAD THE CHARGE TO HELP
OLDER ADULTS TO AGE SAFELY AND
HAPPILY AT HOME.
OUR LAURA ROGERS TELLS US MORE.
>> BEING AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST I WORKED WITH THE
GERIATRIC POPULATION AND
DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR IT.
>> THAT PASSION LED LISA KEARNY
TO BEGIN AGE IN PLACE.
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>> WHAT DO YOU DO EVERYDAY?
WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO DO AND HOW
CAN I HELP YOU MAINTAIN THAT.
>> LITS LIST CONDUCTS HOME
SAFETY ASSESSMENTS TO SEE WHAT
CHANGES CAN MAKE THE HOME SAFER.
>> I WATCH THEM NAVIGATE AROUND
THE ENVIRONMENT AND SEE WHAT
THEY NEED FOR SAFETY.
WE LOOK AT THE ENTRY WAY, WE
LOOK AT THE LIGHTING IS THERE
ENOUGH LIGHTING.
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ARE THERE THROW RUGS.
>> LISA CAME ALONG AND MADE ME
TAKE UP THE THROW RUGS IN THE
BATHROOM.
>> MARY ANN IS LISA'S MOTHER.
>> THE KEY IS TO MAKE A PLAN.
>> SHE IS HELPING HER MOTHER AND
OTHERS LIKE HER MAKE THOSE PLANS
TO AGE SAFELY AND HAPPILY AT
HOME.
>> WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN IS
PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A
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CRISIS.
A FALL CAN HAPPEN IN A MOMENT.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN'T
BEAR WEIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A WHEELCHAIR AND IS YOUR HOME
READY.
>> AND THINGS YOU CAN DO TO
PREVENT THE FALLS A LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH AND INJURY FOR
OLDER ADULTS.
>> BALANCE ASSESSMENT BY A
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT, GETTING
YOUR HEARING AND VISION CHECKED.
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>> WE PUT GRAB BARS UP QUICKLY
AND I HAD KNEE SURGERY AND WE
WERE GLAD WE HAD THE GRAB BARS.
>> MARY ANN SAYS SHE AND HER
HUSBAND CONSIDERED THEIR GOAL OF
AIMING IN PLACE WHEN THEY BOUGHT
THIS HOUSE IN THEIR 70s.
>> OUR HOUSE HAS ONE STEP FROM
THE SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT PORCH
AND ONE STEP FROM THE FRONT
PORCH IN.
AND EVERYTHING IS ON ONE FLOOR.
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>> SHE IS ALSO SPEARHEADING
EFFORTS FOR BOWLING GREEN TO
JOIN THE VILLAGE TO VILLAGE
NETWORK.
>> THERE'S ABOUT 300 VILLAGES IN
THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.
>> ALL OF THEM DIFFERENT BUT
WITH THE SAME GOAL OF CONNECTING
SENIORS TO THE HELP THEY MAY
NEED.
>> A VILLAGE MOVEMENT IS A
MOVEMENT TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN
THEIR HOMES.
>> AND THAT MEANS COMBATING TWO
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MAIN CHALLENGES.
>> ISOLATION AND TRANSPORTATION.
>> VILLAGES VET VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP SENIORS WITH BASIC NEEDS.
>> A RIDE TO THEIR DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT OR A LIGHT BULB
CHANGE.
>> CHANGING A LIGHT BULB IS A
CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH
CEILINGS.
>> MARY ANN WAS INSPIRED BY THE
SOCIETY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AT
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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY.
>> THAT GIVES INTELLECTUAL
STIMULATION AND THAT CHANGED MY
LIFE.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
PROVIDING SERVICES, A LOT OF
ACTIVITIES.
BUT THERE'S NO ONE PLACE TO GO
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
OUR VILLAGE IS STARTING WITH
WHAT WE'RE CALLING A RESOURCE
HUB.
>> LISA KEARNY SAYS THE NEED FOR
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THESE RESOURCES CONTINUES TO
GROW AS LIFE EXPECTANCY
INCREASES.
>> THERE IS A HUGE NEED I FEEL
LIKE IT'S ALMOST GETTING TO A
CRISIS POINT.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR
INSURANCE AND WHAT IT COVERS.
>> DO YOU HAVE TRADITIONAL
MEDICARE, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE?
WHAT DOES THAT COVER.
PLAN SOMETHING THE KEY.
PLANNING IS THE KEY.
THANK YOU, LAURA FOR
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THAT.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WAYS TO
REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN YOUR
GOLDEN YEARS BY WATCHING OUR
PROGRAM AGING IN PLACE, A NEXT
CHAPTER FORUM AVAILABLE ON-LINE
AND ON DEMAND AT KET.ORG.
AND THERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND
OTHER AGING RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION.
HOPE YOU'LL CHECK IT OUT.
>>> PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID
SWIMMING IN A PARK OF A KENTUCKY
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RIVER.
AND A TAX INCREASE PLAN DIES IN
ONE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY OUR TOBY
GIBBS HAS THOSE STORIES AND MORE
IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
>> THERE WILL NOT BE AN
OCCUPATIONAL AND NET REVENUE TAX
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INCREASE IN CAMPBELL'SVILLE FOR
NOW.
THE PAXTON MEDIA GROUP REPORTS
THE COUNCIL WAS SET TO VOTE ON A
PLAN TO RAISE THE TAX TO 2% BUT
DURING THE MEETING NO ONE ON THE
COUNCIL WOULD SECOND THE MOTION
TO VOTE ON IT SO THE PLAN DIED.
THE MAYOR PROPOSED THE TAX HIKE
TO FUND A NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES
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BUILDING.
THE MAYOR SAYS HE WILL NOW LOOK
FOR OTHER WAYS TO MOVE THE CITY
FORWARD.
>>> GOODWILL INDUSTRIES IS
JOINING THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM'S
EDUCATION FIRST EMPLOYER
NETWORK.
THE NEWS JOURNAL SAYS GOODWILL
IS THE FIRST STATE-WIDE EMPLOYER
TO JOIN THE EDUCATION FIRST
EMPLOYER NETWORK AS A GROUP OF
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60 COMPANIES THAT REIMBURSE
STUDENTS FOR THEIR COLLEGE
TUITION AND OFFER FLEXIBLE WORK
SCHEDULING SO STUDENTS CAN TAKE
COLLEGE CLASSES.
THE NETWORK BEGAN IN 2023.
>>> THE STATE ISSUED A
RECREATIONAL SWIMMING ADVISORY
FOR THE LA VISA FORK OF THE BIG
SANDY RIVER ABOVE FISH TRAPPED
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LAKE.
THE NEWS SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF A
DAMAGE TO A WASTEWATER
COLLECTION SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA
THAT CAUSED THE RELEASE OF
UNTREATED WASTEWATER INTO THE
FORK.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID
SWIMMING, WADING AND KAYAKING
UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.
THE DATE FOR THAT IS STILL
UNKNOWN.
>>> THE DEMOCRAT REPORTS Dr.
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MILLER RESIGNED AS DIRECTOR OF
THE WED CO-DISTRICT HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AFTER 18 YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT SERVES HARRISON,
NICHOLAS AND SCOTT COUNTY, THE
WED CO-HONORS WE DAVIS WHO
SERVED THE COUNTIES.
THE DOCTOR WILL BEGIN THE NEW
(15:50):
JOB IN JULY.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
[♪♪]
ACCORDING TO A STUDY
FROM THE APPALACHIAN CITIZENS
LAW CENTER ROUGHLY 40% OF THE
COMMONWEALTH'S ACTIVE STRIP
MINES ARE EFFECTIVELY ABANDONED.
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A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED THE
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
REFORESTATION INITIATIVE WORKS
TO GIVE THE MINES A NEW LEASE BY
RESTORING THEIR NATIVE FORESTS
AND WILDLIFE.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" RODE OUT TO
ONE OF THE SITES IN PULASKI
COUNTY TO SEE HOW THE WORK IS
DONE.
>> I'M THE ONLY FORESTER WITH
THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING.
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MY JOB IS TO PLANTED RESTORE AND
PLANT TREES ON OLD SURFACE COAL
MINES.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS STRIP MINES.
IT'S FARMING ON STEROIDS.
YOU ARE GOING TO TURN A MOON
SCAPE BACK INTO A NATIVE FOREST
WITH WILDLIFE HABITAT AND TO ME,
THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE
(16:52):
WORLD.
BECAUSE I AM BRINGING BACK A
NATIVE FOREST ME AND MY
PARTNERS, OF COURSE.
AND THERE IS SCIENCE BEHIND IT.
THESE TREES THAT WE'RE PLANTING
A LOT OF THEM ARE WHITE OAKS
WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT TREE
IN KENTUCKY NOT ONLY FOR
WILDLIFE HABITAT, WILDLIFE FOOD,
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FURNITURE, FLOORING BUT ALSO
THAT IS WHAT THEY MAKE BOURBON
BARRELS OUT OF.
I'M PLANTING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF WHITE OAKS.
WE DON'T PLANT A FOREST OF WHITE
OAK.
WE DO A NATURAL MIX.
WHAT WE DO WE MIMIC WHAT MOM
NATURE HAS GROWING AROUND.
IN APPALACHIA, IT'S 80, 85%
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HARDWOOD.
AND 15-20% PINE.
SO WE TRY TO STICK TO THOSE
PERCENTAGES SO WE BALANCE OUT
WHAT MOM NATURE HAS GROWING.
MOM NATURE USES HER OWN CALENDAR
SO WE HAVE ADAPT SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE TO PLANT EARLY, SOMETIMES
YOU ARE GIVEN A FEW EXTRA WEEKS
IN LATE SPRING THAT IS COLD AND
(17:55):
WET WHEN TREES ARE STILL DORMANT
AND YOU ARE GOOD.
I WILL BE GOING ALL OVER EAST,
WEST KENTUCKY, SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA, EAST TENNESSEE,
SOUTHEAST OHIO.
WEST VIRGINIA THAT PANHANDLE OF
MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO
COVER.
THE MINE SITES ARE THE SAME.
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EACH ONE WILL BE UNIQUE.
BUT THE CHALLENGE IS HELPING
THESE LAND OWNERS WHO DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THIS IS
AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS TO RESTORE
BACK TO NATIVE TREES.
BUT IT CAN BE DONE.
AND THERE ARE POTS OF MONEY AND
AVENUES TO FOLLOW TO GET GRANTS
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AND SPONSORSHIPS AND THAT TYPE
THING.
WHEN APPALACHIA ALONE, THE
ESTIMATE IS LIKE 1.2 MILLION
ACRES OF MOON SCAPE THAT'S BEING
RECLAIMED OR NOT IF IT IS
ABANDONED THAT IS ANOTHER
PROBLEM.
BUT THE MINING SPECTERS BOTH
STATE AND FEDERAL, THEY ARE
ADDRESSING THAT.
WHEN I RIDE BY AND SEE A BIG
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MOON SCAPE OR MINE SITE OR I SEE
A HILLSIDE THAT I KNOW IS MINED
OR A MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL SITE,
THEN THERE IS A LOT OF TIMES I
PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD AND WRITE DOWN WHERE I AM
SO I CAN FIND THAT ON A MAP AND
FIND OUT WHO OWNS IT AND TELL
THEM THERE IS A BETTER WAY THAN
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GROWING BRIARS ON YOUR PROPERTY.
WE CAN PLANT THAT BACK IN NATIVE
TREES NOT SO MUCH FOR YOU, BUT
FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
AND OUR THANKS TO
BLAKE FOR THAT STORY.
THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
REFORESTATION INITIATIVE HOSTS
VOLUNTEER PLANTINGS IN
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CELEBRATION OF EARTH AND ARBOR
DAY.
[♪♪]
DRAWING ON MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF
LEGAL EXPERTISE, DENIS FLEMING
GIVES CREDENCE TO A LONG BELIEF
THAT ONE OF THE NATION'S
FOUNDING FATHERS AUTHORED OR
INSPIRED PART OF KENTUCKY'S
CONSTITUTION USING FIRSTHAND
ACCOUNTEDS FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON
(20:04):
AND TWO OF KENTUCKY'S EARLIEST
LEADERS AND CONSTITUTION FRAMERS
GEORGE NICHOLAS AND JOHN
BRECKINRIDGE, FLEMING PIECED
TOGETHER JEFFERSON'S ROLE OF HOW
KENTUCKY WOULD BE GOVERNED.
DENIS FLEMING TALKED WITH ME
ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK CALLED THOMAS
JEFFERSON AND THE KENTUCKY
(20:25):
CONSTITUTION.
ON OUR SEGMENT WE CALL TURNING
THE PAGE.
>> GEORGE NICHOLAS WAS
ORIGINALLY IN THE VIRGINIA HOUSE
OF DELEGATES AN ASSOCIATE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON HE WAS BORN IN
VIRGINIA AND HE WAS A LAWYER.
HE STUDIED UNDER GEORGE WYATT.
HE WAS THE LEGAL SCHOLAR OF HIS
(20:46):
DAY.
AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND
MARY.
HE IS THE FELLOW THAT AS HE
STUDIED UNDER JEFFERSON WHEN WE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES WITH JEFFERSON WHO WAS
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA THEY BEGAN
TO LEARN JEFFERSON'S THINKING ON
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTS AND
WHAT SHOULD BE IN A STATE AND
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
SO I CAME ACROSS LETTERS WHERE
(21:07):
HE'S WRITING JAMES MADISON WHO
BECAME THE PRESIDENT AND
JEFFERSON IS WRITING MADISON AS
WELCOME IMPLEMENTING NICHOLAS
AND SAYING HE IS GOING TO GO TO
KENTUCKY AND HELP THEM PUT
TOGETHER THEIR CONSTITUTION.
WE HAD THE HARDEST TIME
DEVELOPING OUR CONSTITUTION IN
KENTUCKY.
WE STARTED IN 1784 WITH A SERIES
OF CONVENTIONS.
(21:28):
EVERY YEAR IN DANVILLE BUT WHEN
GEORGE NICHOLAS SHOWED UP AND I
FOUND NICHOLAS AND BRECKINRIDGE
IS THE FATHER OF THE SECOND
CONSTITUTION BUT THEY ARE BOTH
BRILLIANTED.
BRECKINRIDGE HAD MORE POLITICAL
AMBITION.
NICHOLAS THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE
MONEY IN KENTUCKY AND HE WROTE
HIS BROTHER AND SAID KENTUCKY'S
BEAUTIFUL.
YOU NEED TO SEE LEXINGTON AND
(21:50):
SEE THE LAND IN DANVILLE YOU
WOULD LOVE IT BUT DON'T BUY
ANYTHING REMOTELY OR SOMEBODY.
YOU HAVE TO COME SEE IT FIRST.
SO HE SORT OF GOT BACK INVOLVED
IN POLITICS.
AND EVERYBODY IN KENTUCKY KNEW
HE HAD WORKED WITH JEFFERSON WHO
WAS ALREADY KNOWN TO BE A BIG
DEAL.
BUT WHAT I RAN ACROSS IS THE
(22:11):
PAPERS OF NICHOLAS THAT ARE UP
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN
THE RUBEN COLLECTION OF PAPERS.
HE WAS A LOUISVILLE RETIRED
LAWYER.
HE COLLECTED HISTORICAL LETTERS
AND OLD NOVELS AND ALL SORTS OF
THINGS HE HAS THOUSANDS OF PAGES
IN PAPERS AND COLLECTED GEORGE
(22:32):
NICHOLAS' PAPERS.
AS I STARTED TO SCROLL THROUGH
THOSE THEY ONLY DID TOUCH I CAME
ACROSS BOXES LABELED SPEECH
BEFORE 1792 CONVENTION DANVILLE.
NOTES ON THE KENTUCKY'S
CONSTITUTION.
CHECKS AND BALANCES OF POWERS.
AND AS I SCROLLED THROUGH THE
BOXES, IT WAS ALL DIGITIZED YOU
CAN SEE IT ON-LINE, I BEGAN TO
(22:54):
SEE WHERE NICHOLAS IN HIS
HANDWRITING WOULD HAVE HOW WE
NEED MORE BARRIERS BETWEEN THE
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
BECAUSE THAT IS THE DEFINITION
OF DESPY TIP IN ONE BRANCH
CONSUMES THE POWER OF ANOTHER
TOO MUCH AND HE WOULD WRITE
JEFFERSON'S NAME AND IT WOULD
SAY JEFFERSON AND A NUMBER LIKE
195 OR 127.
(23:16):
I BEGAN TO WRITE THE UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO AND CALLED THEM AND
THEY SAID OH, LET US LOOK INTO
THAT.
COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY AND THEY
GOT BACK TO ME AND HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE ALMOST CERTAIN HE IS
DOING.
HE IS REFERENCING JEFFERSON HE
IS REFERENCING PAGES FROM
JEFFERSON'S BOOK NOTES ON THE
STATE OF VIRGINIA AND THE REASON
WE KNOW THIS HE HAD TWO COPIES
(23:37):
OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN THE
PAPERS.
THEY SENT US A LINK AND I TOOK I
HAVE THAT IN THE BOOK.
AND I PRINTED OUT A COPY OF THEM
HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IN JEFFERSON'S
NICHOLAS' HANDWRITING UNDON HERE
HE REFERENCES JEFFERSON 195.
AND THEY MATCHED UP AND SENT ME
(23:58):
A PAGE FROM JEFFERSON'S PAGE 195
ON THE NOTES OF THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA WHERE HE IS TALKING
ABOUT HOW HE PUT THESE CLAUSES
IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF
VIRGINIA AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE
IN KENTUCKY'S CONSTITUTION.
WOW.
>> THE REASON HE WAS INTERESTED
IN THESE CLAUSES LIKE WHY DID HE
DO THAT?
WHY IS HE OBSESSED WITH THAT?
(24:20):
IF YOU LOOK THE THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE HE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT EXCESSES IN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH HE THOUGHT IT WAS
CRITICAL TO HAVE THAT CLAUSE IN
WRITING AND HE TRIED BUT FAILED
TO PUT IT IN THE FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE FEDERALLEST PAPERS
THAT MADISON, HAMILTON AND JAY
(24:41):
WROTE THEY HAVE NUMBERS 47 AND
48 AND THEY WERE WRITTEN
ANONYMOUSLY TO SUPPORT THE
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
THE PUBLIC COULD READ AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WAS DOING.
BUT IN THOSE PAPERS, HE REFUSED
JEFFERSON'S NOTION ABOUT HAVING
A SPECIFIC SEPARATION OF POWERS
CLAUSE IN OUR CONSTITUTION AND
MENTIONED JEFFERSON BY NAME.
(25:02):
THOSE ARE WORDS ON PARCH.
IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
JEFFERSON DISAGREED TO THE POINT
HE GOT THE CLAUSES PUT IN
KENTUCKY'S CONSTITUTION THROUGH
HIS GOOD FRIENDS, BRECKINRIDGE
AND NICHOLAS.
AND I THINK HE CORRECTLY
PREDICTED THE COURTS COULD USE
THESE CLAUSES TO PROTECT ONE
BRANCH FROM THE OTHER AND THEY
(25:22):
WEREN'T JUST WORDS ON PAPER THEY
COULD BE INTERPRETED TO PROTECT
THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND
THE PUBLIC.
NOW, FLEMING PLANS TO
DONATE ALL ROYALTIES FROM THE
BOOK WITH A MATCHING GIFT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE
OF LAW OF WHICH HE IS A PROUD
(25:43):
ALUM.
>>> KENTUCKY CELEBRATES A
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK AND WHY A
FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PAID
KENTUCKY A VISIT 29 YEARS AGO.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS MORE FROM
THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
>> ON MAY 28, 1775, FORT
(26:03):
BOONSBORO HOSTED THE FIRST KNOWN
CHURCH SERVICE IN KENTUCKY AND A
MINISTER CONDUCTED A SERVICE TO
CONCLUDE KENTUCKY'S FIRST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>>> A BAND OF PIONEERS SETTLED
CORN ISLAND IN THE OHIO RIVER ON
MAY 27, 1778 AS MORE PEOPLE
MOVED INTO THE AREA THE
(26:23):
SESSIONS.
BECAME LOUISVILLE.
64 PEOPLE DIED AS AN EF4 TORNADO
RIPPED THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY
ON MAY 27, 1917.
42 OF THE DEATHS WERE IN FULTON
COUNTY WITH 17 IN CLINTON COUNTY
AND FIVE IN GRAVES COUNTY.
AND THE TORNADO INJURED ANOTHER
345 PEOPLE.
(26:46):
>>> ACTOR WOODY HARRELSON
PLANTED FOUR HEMP SEEDS IN LEE
COUNTY ON JUNE COUNTY IN 1996.
HE WAS ARRESTED FOR IT.
HE WAS TESTING THE LAW THAT SAID
HEMP AND MARIJUANA WERE THE
SAME.
AND HAPPY 233rd BIRTHDAY TO
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY JOINED THE UNION ON
(27:06):
JUNE 1, 1792 AND BECAME
AMERICA'S 15TH STATE AND THE
FIRST STATE WEST OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING
THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
I'M TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU TOBY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY.
AND WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
(27:27):
EDITION."
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT
AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
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