March 3, 2025 • 26 mins
Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including reaction from Congressmen and state legislators to cuts in federal government agencies. Guests: Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News; Isaiah Kim-Martinez, WHAS11 in Louisville; and Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader.
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>> Bill (00:08):
THE PACE QUICKENS IN
FRANKFORT ASSED 2025 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION HEADS INTO ITS FINAL
WEEKS.
HUNDREDS OF BILLS STILL UP FOR
CONSIDERATION.
A MEASLES CASE IS CONFIRMED IN
KENTUCKY AS WE DEAL WITH A TOUGH
FLU SEASON.
FEBRUARY FLOODING COSTS KEEP
ADDING UP AS KENTUCKY VICTIMS
ARE APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE.
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SOME KENTUCKIANS SPEAK OUT
AGAINST PROPOSED FEDERAL
SPENDING CUTS.
HEADING INTO AMERICA.
COMMENT IS NEXT ON KET.
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GOOD EVENING I'M BILL BRYANT.
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AND WE WELCOME YOU TO "COMMENT
ON KENTUCKY" A LOOK BACK AT AND
SOME ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
AND THE GUESTS ON OUR PANEL OF
WORKING KENTUCKY JOURNALISTS
TONIGHT ARE, ALEX ACQUISTO,
POLITICS AND HEALTH REPORTER FOR
THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER.
MELISSA PATRICK REPORTER FOR
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS.
AND ISAIAH KIM-MARTINEZ, SENIOR
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REPORTER FOR WH AXE S11
LOUISVILLE.
A U.S. SENATE RACE IN THE MAKING
AND CHANGES ARE COMING FOR THE
STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'LL START WITH WASHINGTON AND
ZERO IN HOW IT'S HAVING IMPACT
IN KENTUCKY.
THE U.S. HOUSE VOTED FOR A
FRAMEWORK FOR A BUDGET THAT
PROVIDES TAX AND SPENDING CUTS.
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KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN MASSIE WAS
THE ONLY REPUBLICAN TO VOTE
AGAINST IT HE THINKS IT ADDS TOO
MUCH DEBT.
KENTUCKY'S CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION HAS BEEN HEARING FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT CUTS.
SOME FEAR IT COULD INCLUDE
PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAID AND
OTHERS.
SOME REAL PUSHBACK HERE TO THE
CUTS.
BUT ALSO STRONG FEELINGS OUT
THERE THAT THE SIZE OF THE
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NEED TO
BE REINED IN.
>> RIGHT.
AND NOT EVERYONE CAN MATCH THE
ENERGY OF THOMAS MASSIE AS FAR
AS SPENDING HAWKS ARE CONCERNED.
HE IS ONE OF ONE.
YOU ARE HEARING INCLUDING ON THE
STATE LEVEL I WAS TALKING WITH
ROBERT STIVERS ABOUT THIS THEY
ARE CLOSELY WATCHING IF MEDICAID
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GETS MAJOR CUTS HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION?
HOW WHAT RIPPLE EFFECTS DO THOSE
HAVE ON KENTUCKY?
AND SPECIFICALLY HE WAS
MENTIONING DOES KENTUCKY HAVE TO
MAKEUP FOR THAT ON A STATE
BUDGET LEVEL OR CHOOSE TO SAY I
DON'T THINK WE NEED THE FUNDING
AND LET IT GO.
THESE ARE DECISIONS THEY WILL
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HAVE TO MAKE AND DECISIONS WE'RE
GOING TO SEE PLAY OUT.
HAL ROGERS ATTEMPTED TO
TAMP DOWN THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CUTS PARTICULARLY IN MEDICAID
SAYING WEEDING OUT WASTE COULD
HELP SAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.
>> HE DID AND THE TOGGLING
BETWEEN THE BELIEF OF NOT
WANTING THE CUTS TO IMPACT
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CONSTITUENTS AND RECOGNIZING
THAT SOME OF THE CUTS COULD SAVE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
HE DID MENTION THERE WAS CONCERN
OVER SORT OF RELATED WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY WE
REPORTED WE ANNOUNCED TWO SOCIAL
SECURITY OFFICES WERE BEING
CLOSED IN KENTUCKY ONE IN HAZARD
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HE TOLD CONSTITUENTS WHO HAD
CONCERNS IT WAS AN EMPTY
BUILDING AND HAD BEEN EMPTY FOR
A WHILE.
WASN'T GOING TO IMPACT THEIR
IMPACT TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY
BUT PEOPLE ARE BRACING WHAT DO
THESE MEAN FOR ME.
YOU ARE HEAR BEING
MEDICAID MAYBE IN PART BECAUSE
KENTUCKY IS A STATE WITH A
QUARTER OF ITS POPULATION
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RELYING ON MEDICAID FOR
HEALTHCARE.
>> RIGHT.
AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VOTED FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
HIS SWEEPING CUTS LIVE IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HEAVILY
POPULATED WITH MEDICAID
BENEFICIARIES.
YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE BILL DOESN'T
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SPECIFICALLY CALL FOR MEDICAID
CUTS.
HOWEVER, IT DOES CALL FOR THE
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE
COMMITTEE WHICH IS CHAIRED BY
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GUTHRIE TO
CUT $880 BILLION OVER THE NEXT
DECADE.
AND SO THAT COMMITTEE IS IN
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CHARGE OF SEVERAL BIG POTS OF
MONEY LARGELY MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID.
AND A LITTLE SMALL PORTION OF
OTHER STUFF.
AND TRUMP SAID NO MEDICARE CUTS
THAT MEANS IT WILL COME FROM THE
MEDICAID POT OF MONEY.
>> AND STIVERS SAID THEY ARE IN
COMMUNICATIONS WITH BRETT GUGHT
INDUSTRY AND HIS OFFICE.
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I KNOW DEMOCRATS DO NOT HOLD
THAT POWER AS FAR AS THE
DELEGATION IS CONCERNED BUT
McGARVEY, THE CONGRESSMAN OF
LOUISVILLE DOES SAY AND
MENTIONED IT MULTIPLE TIMES THAT
MEDICAID IS GOING TO GET CUT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR HIS
CONSTITUENTS?
AND ULTIMATELY WHO DOES IT
BENEFIT WHEN IT COMES TO THE TAX
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CUTS.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF SPECULATION
ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WHETHER
IT IS A BLOCK GRANT JUST GET ONE
LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THE
STATE DOES WITH IT WHAT THEY
WILL OR A PER CAPITA AMOUNT SO
MUCH PER PATIENT OR BENEFICIARY.
OTHER THINGS WOULD BE TO BRING
THOSE WORK REQUIREMENTS BACK IN
WHICH ARE PROVEN TO HAVE THE
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ROLLS CUT.
AND THE OTHER THING WOULD BE TO
REDUCE THE SPENDING ON THE
MEDICAID EXPANSION PROGRAM.
AND, AGAIN, OTHER CUTS
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION OBVIOUSLY HAVE
THE GOAL OF SHRINKING THE SIZE
OF GOVERNMENT CONSIDERABLY.
AND A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE IN
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COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEED
TO DO THAT.
SO WE'VE BEEN SEEING THINGS LIKE
WEATHER SERVICE, AND OTHER CUTS?
>> WE'VE XENO WPSU, RIGHT?
WE'VE SEEN WITH NOAA THIS IS
IMPACTING 8,000 WORKERS IN
LOUISVILLE THE CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST AT THE NATIONAL
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WEATHER SERVICE BASED IN
LOUISVILLE OUR FIELD OFFICE JOHN
GORDON ON THE FRONT END OF ANY
SEVERE WEATHER, WHETHER IT BE
TORNADOES OR WINTER WEATHER, HE
BASICALLY TOLD US ON THE RECORD
THAT HE HAS TAKEN THIS TRUMP
DEAL THIS FORK IN THE ROAD DEAL
OFFER TO BE PAID THROUGH WHEN HE
WOULD HAVE RETIRED WHAT WAS
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ABOUT THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.
BUT HE'S RESIGNED AND TAKEN THE
PAYMENTS THROUGH THE NEXT SIX OR
SEVEN MONTHS AND AS OF 2:15
TODAY HE IS NO LONGER LEADING
THE FIELD OFFICE A HUGE MOVE.
HE HAS BEEN ON THE FACES OF
TELEVISIONS OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
800 ON THE CUTS.
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KENTUCKY IS RELYING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT TRIES
TO RECOVER FROM FLOODING.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
KRISTI NOEM WAS IN KENTUCKY
AFTER TRUMP APPROVED INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE.
SHE TOURED FLOODED AREAS AND
PROMISED SOME CONTINUED HELP.
WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT THE
SHORT-TERM AND THE LONG-TERM
PRICE TAGS FOR FLOOD RELIEF ARE
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REALLY CLIMBING OUT.
>> YEAH.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS
WHO ARE NOT HUGE FAN OF FEMA.
REGARDLESS HOW YOU FEEL, WHEN IT
COMES TO CUTS, WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE ON A LOCAL LEVEL?
WE HAD A REPORTER THAT ASKED
SECRETARY NOEM IN FRANKFORT WHAT
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DO THE CUTS LOOK WHEN THE FLOODS
HAPPEN?
AND SHE SAID THEY ARE NOT CUTS
THEY ARE REFORM THEY ARE GOING
AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE
WORKERS.
THIS IS THE STANCE THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN.
WE WANT PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICES
AND WE WANT FOLKS IN THE AREAS
HARDEST HIT AND SHE SAYS THAT
THAT WON'T CHANGE WHEN IT COMES
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TO THAT LOCAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE
SEE.
IT WAS MONEY COMING FOR
RECOVERY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THIS INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE APPROVED COULD BE
MAJOR TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR
HOMES?
>> FEMA ASSISTANCE WHEN YOU
HOUSE GETS FLOODED FOR
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN
BE HUGE.
BUT IT OFTEN TAKES A WHILE TO
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GET T THIS INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE
WILL BE CRUCIAL WHEN YOUR HOUSE
IS FLOODED YOU NEED MONEY THEN.
THAT WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR
PEOPLE AS THEY WAIT FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO BE REBUILT FOR
THEIR OWN HOMES TO BE REBUILT.
WE'LL KEEP WATCH ON
THAT.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION THERE IS A
LOT TO GET TO, ATTENTION GETTING
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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS.
A CASE OF MEASLES WAS CONFIRMED
IN FRANKFORT THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THERE IS AN OUTBREAK.
BUT IT DOES COME THE SAME WEEK
THERE WAS A DEATH FROM MEASLES
IN TEXAS AND THE FIRST CASE IN
KENTUCKY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> YES.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THIS ADULT WHO HAS MEASLES
IN KENTUCKY GOT IT FROM TRAVEL,
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FROM TRAVEL FROM ANOTHER
COUNTRY.
WHEREAS BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
ANYONE THEY PUT OUT A NOTICE
THAT ANYONE AT PLANET FITNESS
MONDAY FEBRUARY 17TH IN THE
MORNING, THAT IF THEY WERE THERE
THAT THEY CONTACT THEIR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY TONIGHT'S
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HAVE MEASLES TO STAY ON TOP OF
THOSE PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
AND IT IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE THAT IS PREVENTABLE WITH
VACCINATION.
FOR IF YOU HAD IT.
>> NOW, MELISSA FLU HAS BEEN
ROUGH AND THE C.D.C. SUGGESTED
THAT THE FLU SHOT MAY NOT HAVE
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BEEN A GOOD MATCH.
>> RIGHT.
SO THE LATEST C.D.C. REPORT
SHOWS THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE VACCINE IN CHILDREN FOR
OUTPATIENT VISITS WAS NOT AS
EFFECTIVE AS LAST YEAR.
OTHERWISE RELATED TO
HOSPITALIZATIONS IT WAS HIGHER
THAN LAST YEAR.
AND FOR ADULTS BOTH WITH
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OUTPATIENT VISITS AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS, IT'S THE
SUCCESS RATE OF THE VACCINE HAS
BEEN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
AND SO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET
FRUSTRATED BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU
GET THE FLU WHEN YOU HAVE HAD
THE VACCINE BUT IT DECREASES THE
HOSPITAL VISITS AND SEVERE
ILLNESS.
THAT IS AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING
AS A REASON TO GET IT.
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ABSOLUTELY.
THE 30-DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION
ROARS INTO MARCH THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF BILLS UP TO
CONSIDERATION THE RACE IS ON TO
WHITTLE THEM DOWN.
HEALTH ISSUES GETTING A GOOD
LOOK IN THAT IN FRANKFORT.
A PROPOSAL FOR A KENTUCKY
VERSION OF THE MAKE AMERICA
HEALTHY AGAIN COMMITTEE HAS
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BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
MELISSA, WE USED TO HEAR FORMER
U.K. PRESIDENT TODD ABOUT THE
KENTUCKY UGLIES.
THIS GROUP WOULD BE TRYING TO
PRIORITIZE JUST MAKING
KENTUCKIANS HEALTHIER.
AND NOT GET INTO THE POLITICS OF
VACCINES AND SO FORTH IS THAT --
>> THE DISCUSSION.
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IS THAT PART OF THE
DISCUSSION?
>> THE DISCUSSION ON THE SENATE
FLOOR REALLY EMPHASIZED THE IDEA
OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE AND
NONTRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND TO
CREATE A SPACE WHERE WE'RE
RESEARCHING HOW THOSE MIGHT BE
THE MOST HEALTHFUL PREVENTATIVE
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WAYS AND ATTACK WHAT THE CAUSE
OF THE CONDITIONS AND NOT
HELPING PEOPLE AFTER THEY GET
THEM.
>> AND I WANT TO SAY, TOO, ON
ITS FACE THIS KENTUCKY MA HA
TASK FORCE SEEPS LIKE A
REASONABLE IDEA.
THEY WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT
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WE CARE ABOUT, CHRONIC DISEASE
RATES.
KENTUCKY HAS HIGH OBESITY RATES.
KIDS ARE OVERMEDICATED AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT CONTEXT.
MANY OF THE SPONSORS IS COMES
FROM A POLITICIZED MOVEMENT MANY
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, THEY HAVE
NO INTENTION OF LOOKING AT
VACCINATION SCHEDULES FOR KIDS.
BUT MANY OF THE SPONSORS OF THE
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BILL ARE KNOWN ANTI-VAXERS SOME
ARE CO-RESPONSE ARES OF BILLS TO
OUTLAW GIVING KIDS UNDER 18 ANY
MRNA VACCINES.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE AS
THEIR WORK PROGRESSES IF IT GETS
APPROVED WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE.
THE MAKEUP AND THE
DISCUSSION OF THE GROUP.
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MELISSA YOU ARE WATCHING A BILL
THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS TO BYPASS PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT.
>> SO ANYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED
HEALTHCARE IT'S LIKELY FAMILIAR
WITH A PHYSICIAN SAYING OR
PROVIDER SAYING I HAVE TO GET
AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT PROCEDURE
BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE IT.
SO THAT'S CALLED PRIOR
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AUTHORIZATION AND IT IS A VERY
FRUSTRATING THINGS FOR PATIENTS
BECAUSE IT DELAYS CARE AND
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE TO SPEND
HOURS AND HOURS TALKING TO
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO GET
APPROVAL.
AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW SOME
EXCEPTIONS FOR PROVIDERS WHO
HAVE RATES ABOVE 93% OF BEING
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APPROVED FOR THEM TO NOT HAVE TO
DO PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SOME
PROCEDURES.
AND SO THIS IS BEEN A BILL LONG
IN THE MAKING AND THEY'VE COME
TO SOME COMPROMISE WITH THE
INSURERS AND IT IS AN EXCITING
YEAR IF THIS GETS THROUGH.
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ALEX THERE IS A WATER
DPLORDATION BILL ADVANCING IN
THE HOUSE AND IT WOULD LET LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS DECIDE WHETHER TO
PUT FLUORIDE IN THE WATER.
>> IS THIS AN EFFORT FROM
REPUBLICANS THEY'VE FILLED A
COUPLE BILLS AND THIS BILL HAS
PARTICULAR MOMENTUM BECAUSE OF
THE CURRENT HEALTH AND HUMAN
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SERVICES SECRETARY, ROBERT F.
KENNEDY JUNIOR HE SAID
DISPARAGING THINGS ABOUT
FLUORIDE.
REPUBLICANS DO NOT WANT TO
DEFLUORIDATE THE WATER BUT THE
POINT IS TO GIVE IT TO LOCAL
CONTROL.
MANY TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
FLUORIDE WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED
IN COMMITTEE, WE HEARD FROM
SEVERAL DENTISTS PEOPLE WHO WORK
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WITH CHILDREN PARTICULARLY.
WHO TALK ABOUT HOW FLUORIDE HAS
BEEN MONUMENTAL IN STAVING OFF
CAVITIES HOW KENTUCKY HAS
UNEQUAL ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE
AND THIS WILL EXACERBATE THAT.
AND AGAIN, I THINK ONE OF THE
POINTS THAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT BEFORE THE SHOW THE
LANGUAGE SAYS THAT IT WOULD GIVE
THE DECISION TO THE LOCAL
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GOVERNING BODY OF A WATER
SYSTEM.
PEOPLE ASK WHO IS THAT?
IS THAT CITY COUNCILS?
IS THAT THE WATER BOARD ITSELF?
WHO WOULD THE DECISION FALL TO
IF IT PASSES?
WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL.
AND IT WOULD MOVE THE
DEBATES DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> IT WOULD.
I WAS IN GREYSON COUNTY WHEN IT
WAS FILED LAST YEAR AND THEY
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LIKE ALEX SAID WANTED THAT LOCAL
DECISION MAKING THEY SHOWED ME
THE INSIDE OF THE FLUORIDATION
SYSTEM.
BUT IT'S FASCINATING HOW YOU
HAVE WHAT IS IT?
SIX YEARS BACK-TO-BACK IT KEEPS
GETTING FILED AND I DON'T THINK
IT GOT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE AND
IT PASSES THE HOUSE FLOOR YOU
HAVE TO SEE THE CORRELATION WITH
DC AND WHO IS IN THE HOUSE.
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THERE'S DISCUSSION
ABOUT PHONES IN SCHOOLS.
HOUSE BILL 208 WOULD FORBID
PHONE USE FOR KINDERGARTENERS-12
GRADERS.
>> WE NEED THIS LEGISLATION.
AS A TEACHER IN AND AELEMENTARY
SCHOOL I DON'T SEE IT IT IS NOT
A PROBLEM.
BUT IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, I
TOURED A HIGH SCHOOL A FEW
MONTHS AGO AND STUDENTS WERE
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JUST BLATANTLY WEARING BIG
HEADPHONES AND LISTENING TO
MUSIC AND NOT LEARNING.
>> WE ARE DOING THIS FOR
ACADEMIC REASONS AND ALSO TO
IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
WE HAVE CYBERBULLYS.
PEOPLE FEEL PRESSURED TO BE
LIKED AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE
HAVE A GENERATION NOW THAT I
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR
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ABILITY TO SOCIALLY INTERACT
WITH EACH OTHER.
ISAIAH, THIS HAS LED TO
A LOT OF DISCUSSION.
A FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL BANNED CELLPHONES AND
SAID TEACHERS COULD NOT KEEP
STUDENTS ESPECIALLY AATTENTION.
>> THE PRINCIPAL FLAT OUT SAID
SHE HAS SEEN RESULTS FROM
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TEACHER MORALE IN A TIME WHERE
WE CAN'T GET TEACHERS IN
CLASSROOMS.
SHE IS SAYING, THEY'VE GONE FROM
SPEAKING INTO THE ABYSS IN A LOT
OF CASES LIKE REPRESENTATIVE
TIPPED IN SAYS HAVING HEADPHONES
ON IN A CLASSROOM NO THOUGHTS
ABOUT IT.
NOW AT FERN CREEK CAN ONLY USE
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THEIR PHONES DURING LUNCHTIME.
DURING CAFETERIA.
THE COUNTER ARGUMENT IS THE
CLIMATE WE LIVE IN WHERE
SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN GOD
FORBID AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE HOW
CAN YOU GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR
FAMILY SAYING THEY HEARD FROM
THEIR KID BEFORE THEY HEARD FROM
THE RESPONSE FROM
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FIRST-RESPONDERS AND TIPTON'S
ARGUMENT YOU WANT TO BE
LISTENING TO YOUR TEACHER AND
HEARING WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AS
OPPOSED TO SORT OF MESSAGING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA OR TO THE FAMILY.
REPRESENTATIVE TIPTON
HAS BEEN BUSY.
HE HAS A BILL TO REQUIRE
ASSESSMENTS FOR PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FACULTY.
IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY FOUR
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YEARS.
SOME HAVE CALLED THAT AN ATTACK
ON TENURE.
THE BILL'S SPONSOR TIPTON
REPEATEDLY SAID IT'S ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND NOT AN ATTACK
ON TENURE THIS HAS BEEN LIVELY.
>> IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE HOW IT
FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL TREND OF
THIS QUESTION FROM NATIONAL
STATE LOCAL G.O.P. MEMBERS IS
WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
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ARE THESE PROFESSORS PERFORMING
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL?
THAT IS THEIR ARGUMENT.
LIKE YOU MENTIONED IT WOULD BE
AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS
SO IT COULD BE MORE FREQUENT.
THE ARGUMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE
IS THIS IS GOING TO GO AFTER
PROFESSORS SPECIFICALLY WHO ARE
TENURED WHO OTHERWISE UNLESS
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THERE WAS CAUSE WOULD NOT BE
QUESTIONED OR POTENTIALLY FIRED.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY LISTENING
TO SOME OF THE TESTIMONY FROM
THE COLLEGE PROFESSORS FROM
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND
THE STATE THEY TRIED TO EXPLAIN
TO LAWMAKERS, LISTEN IN ORDER TO
GET TENURE WE ARE ALREADY JUDGED
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EXHAUSTIVELY.
AND HOW THEY FEEL LIKE THIS BILL
IS REDUND DENT TO THE PROCESS
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH TO GET
TENURED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> THAT IS SORT OF BEEN THE
ARGUMENT ONE SIDE WE ALREADY DO
THIS AND THE OTHER SIDE SAYS NOT
GOOD ENOUGH.
A MOVING ALONG, THOUGH.
THERE IS AN NIL BILL THAT WOULD
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ALLOW KENTUCKY COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITIESES TO DIRECTLY PAY
ATHLETES.
>> AND WE HAD THE ATHLETIC
DIRECTORS TWO OF THE BIGGEST
FIGURES IN THE STATE U.K., THIS
PUSHES FORWARD THE FRAMEWORK OF
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THAT
NATIONAL SETTLEMENT THAT WILL
BASICALLY ALLOW REVENUE SHARING
IN COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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LISTEN WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE
RECRUITS ANY REASON TO TELL US
KNOW BECAUSE OUR LEGAL FRAMEWORK
IS NOT SETUP FOR THIS MODERN
AGE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE TO ALLOW
U.K. AND U OF L AND OTHERS TO
GET ON THE FRONT END OF THAT.
THERE IS A LOT TO WATCH
AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT BILLS
INCLUDING ONE THAT WOULD LOWER
(19:31):
THE AGE FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED
WEAPON FROM 21 TO 18.
>> TALK ABOUT AN PERENNIAL
EFFORT THIS IS FROM MADDOX A
REPUBLICAN FROM DRY RIDGE WHO
FOR SEVERAL YEARS FILED A BILL
TO THIS END.
MY GUESS IS SHE IS A WELL-KNOWN
ADVOCATE OF SECOND AMENDMENT AND
GUN RIGHTS.
I'M ASSUMING IT WON'T PASS THIS
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SESSION.
BUT, AGAIN, IF IT KEEPS COMING
BACK AND IT HAS COSPONSORS YOU
HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE'S
MOMENTUM TO DO IT.
A BILL TO REGULATE
VAPING CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD?
>> YES, THIS IS RATHER EXCITING.
THE BILL WOULD LICENSE VAPE AND
TOBACCO SHOPS WHICH IS A THING
THAT HAS BEEN RESISTED FOR MANY
YEARS.
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IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE KENTUCKY
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL TO BE
IN CHARGE OF IT AND TO DO
COMPLIANCE CHECKS LIKE THEY DO
FOR ALCOHOL.
AND ALSO, COMES AS THE SPONSOR
SENATOR JIMMY HICKS SAYS IT
COMES WITH TEETH.
THERE'S ESCALATING FINES THAT
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EVENTUALLY RESULT IN REF
VOCATION OF A LICENSE IF IT IS A
CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE
RULE.
SO IT'S --
IT HAS THROUGH THE SENATE AND
WAITING ON A COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT IN THE HOUSE.
WITH SENATOR MITCH
McCONNELL NOT RUNNING AGAIN,
IT APPEARS WE HAVE A FEISTY U.S.
SENATE RACE IN THE MAKING.
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW WHO ALL
(20:55):
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AT
LEAST YET.
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL
CAMERON IS OFF AND RUNNING.
THIS WEEK HE HEAPED PRAISE ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND CRITICIZED
HIS OLD MENTOR, MITCH
McCONNELL.
>> HE IS TRYING TO FIND THAT
MIDDLE GROUND.
HOW DO I DISTANCE MYSELF FROM
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
THE CURRENT DAY AND AGE UNDER
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TRUMP, HATES THEY FLAT OUT SAY
THEY CALL MITCH McCONNELL A
RHINO.
REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY.
THEY DON'T LIKE SOME OF HIS
POLICIES WHEN IT COMES TO
FOREIGN POLICY.
WHICH, BY THE WAY, THERE WERE
TWEETS SENT OFF WITH REGARDS TO
THE UKRAINIAN LEADER AND THE
PRESIDENT TALKING TODAY,
FIREWORKS THERE OBVIOUSLY IT GOT
HEATED.
AND NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN
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RESPONSES HERE.
DANIEL CAMERON TWEETS AMERICAN
STRENGTH ON FULL DISPLAY.
DOESN'T MENTION MITCH
McCONNELL.
NATE MORRIS ANOTHER CONTENDER HE
HAS NOT ANNOUNCED, SAYS WE DON'T
NEED MORE RHINOS IN DC LIKE
MITCH McCONNELL WHO BOWED TO
ZELENSKYY AS A FALSE IDOL.
McCONNELL WAS NOT IN THE ROOM.
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AND CONGRESSMAN TAKING THE MORE
HE IS ONLY SITTING PERSON IN
OFFICE, MORE OF A CONGRESSIONAL
VIEW ON IT IN HIS TWEET.
IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT
IS PLAYING OUT.
>> IT IS, TOO, BECAUSE AGAIN AS
ISAIAH WAS SAYING DANIEL CAMERON
IS TRYING TO FIND THE MIDDLE
GROUND AND HE WANTS THE TRUMP
ENDORSEMENT BECAUSE THAT IS KEY.
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AND HE CAN'T COW TOW TOO MUCH TO
MITCH McCONNELL HE CRITICIZED
HIM FOR NOT ENDORSING CABINET
PICKS AND TRYING TO GET
McCONNELL'S BASE BUT ALSO TELL
TRUMP I DON'T LIKE OF THE THIS
GUY DID, ENDORSE ME.
WE CONTINUE TO WAIT THE
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NAMES.
DEMOCRAT PAMELA STEVENSON
APPARENTLY BELIEVES SHE COULD
RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO
NEIGHBORING A COMPETITIVE RACE.
SHE HAS FILED THE PAPERS TO DO
THAT.
>> AND SHE TOLD ME THE MAGIC
NUMBER FOR HER OFF CAMERA IS
ABOUT $20 MILLION FOR HER TO
MOUNT A SERIOUS SENATE CAMPAIGN
WHERE THAT WILL COME FROM,
WHETHER THAT IS GOING TO BE A
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TASK THAT SHE'S READY FOR SHE
WILL SAY SHE'S CONFIDENT AND
WE'LL SEE HOOVMENT.
>> JAMES COMER KEEPING AN EYE ON
2026 SEEKING REELECTION AND 27
LOOKING AT THE GOVERNOR'S RACE
WHICH HE DOESN'T DENY THAT HE IS
ASSESSING.
>> IT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN AND I'M ACTUALLY
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TRAVELING AROUND KENTUCKY
MEETING WITH PEOPLE.
I'M NOT TWEETING PICTURES OUT.
I'M HAVING GOOD, SUBSTANTIVE
INFORMATIVE MEETINGS WITH
BUSINESS LEADERS, LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS, PARTY LEADERS AND
GETTING THEIR INPUT AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD DO THIS.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT OUT
THERE FOR MY CANDIDACY WHEN THE
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TIME COMES.
RIGHT NOW IT'S EARLY TO MAKE A
DECISION.
SOUNDS LIKE HE IS
LAYING THE GROUND WORK.
>> HE IS.
AND I THINK MOST FOLKS YOU TALK
TO THEY THINK GOVERNOR THAT IS
WHAT HE IS GOING FOR.
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST
TIME HE WENT AND RAN FOR IT.
I BELIEVE THE RACE WITH HIM AND
FORMER GOVERNOR BEVIN WAS REALLY
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RAZOR THIN.
>> 83 VOTES.
>> BEFORE MY TIME HERE BUT I'VE
READ UP ON IT TO KNOW HOW BIG OF
A DEAL THAT WAS.
IF HE WANTS TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
THE FIELD WILL BOW OUT.
>> WASHINGTON HAS BEEN A DETOUR
FOR HIM.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS,
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN
PLANS TO ROLL OUT BETTER WITHOUT
IT CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT YOUTH DRUG
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ADDICTION.
HE SAYS IT WILL USE ATHLETES AND
INFLUENCERS TO GET THE ATTENTION
OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT
ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH U.K. PLAYERS
WITH U OF L PLAYERS AND WESTERN
PLAYERS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY, COACHES LOOKING AT
THE CAMERA AND SAYING YOU WANT
TO PLAY ON THIS COURT?
YOU WANT TO WEAR THIS BLUE
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JERSEY YOU ARE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT IT NOT TAKING THE
SUBSTANCE WE FOR THAT OUR KIDS
LISTEN TO INFLUENCERS.
SO IT IS A MATTER OF
WITH WHO WILL THEY LISTEN TO?
U AND COLEMAN IS COUNTING ON THE
MARRIAGE THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE WITH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA
SOURCES TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT.
AND TO LISTEN TO THESE OTHER
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PEOPLE THAT ARE INFLUENCERS IN
THEIR LIFE AND TRUST THAT THEY
WILL HEAR THE MESSAGE.
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE THE NAY
SAYERS SAY ISN'T THIS A
RECREATION OF THE DARE CAMPAIGN
WHEN YOU HAD FAMILIAR MOUSE
PEOPLE ON COMMERCIALS AND SAYING
DON'T DO DRUGS.
HOW EFFECTIVE WAS THAT.
>> MARTY POLIO EYEING HIS
(25:29):
RETIREMENT AND TALKING ABOUT HIS
LEGACY?
>> HE IS FREE HE MINCED NO WORDS
HE SAID PUBLIC EDUCATION IS
UNDER ATTACK AND FEDERAL AND THE
STATE LEVEL HE IS LOOKING AT
THINGS POTENTIAL WHAT THE BUDGET
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW
THAT AFFECTS JCPS, D.E.I.
REQUIREMENTS THEY ARE NOT GOING
TO FOLLOW FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
AND THEN ON A STATE LEVEL WE
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HAVE BREAK UP, TAKEOVER WHAT'S
IT GOING TO BE.
HE'S MOVING ON.
THE SEARCH FOR HIS
REPLACEMENT CONTINUES.
>> IT DOES.
>> EARTH BREEZE MAKES
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LAUNDRY
SHEETS ANNOUNCING IT WILL BUILD
A FACILITY IN HARRODSBURG AND
THAT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 226
JOBS.
PEOPLE IN LATINX SON ARE
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REMEMBERING ISABELLE YATES, SHE
CHAMPIONED THE PRESERVATION OF
McCONNELL SPRINGS THE
BIRTHPLACE OF LEXINGTON AND THE
RESTORATION OF THE KENTUCKY
THEATER.
SHE WAS KNOWN FOR HER SERVICE TO
HER COMMUNITY CALLED MS.
FUNDRAISER AND CAMP I DON'T
KNOWED KET.
ISABELLE YATES WAS 100.
THAT IS "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY".
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AHEAD.
[♪♪]
>> Bill (00:08):
THE PACE QUICKENS IN
FRANKFORT ASSED 2025 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION HEADS INTO ITS FINAL
WEEKS.
HUNDREDS OF BILLS STILL UP FOR
CONSIDERATION.
A MEASLES CASE IS CONFIRMED IN
KENTUCKY AS WE DEAL WITH A TOUGH
FLU SEASON.
FEBRUARY FLOODING COSTS KEEP
ADDING UP AS KENTUCKY VICTIMS
ARE APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE.
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SOME KENTUCKIANS SPEAK OUT
AGAINST PROPOSED FEDERAL
SPENDING CUTS.
HEADING INTO AMERICA.
COMMENT IS NEXT ON KET.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING I'M BILL BRYANT.
(00:51):
AND WE WELCOME YOU TO "COMMENT
ON KENTUCKY" A LOOK BACK AT AND
SOME ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
AND THE GUESTS ON OUR PANEL OF
WORKING KENTUCKY JOURNALISTS
TONIGHT ARE, ALEX ACQUISTO,
POLITICS AND HEALTH REPORTER FOR
THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER.
MELISSA PATRICK REPORTER FOR
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS.
AND ISAIAH KIM-MARTINEZ, SENIOR
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REPORTER FOR WH AXE S11
LOUISVILLE.
A U.S. SENATE RACE IN THE MAKING
AND CHANGES ARE COMING FOR THE
STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'LL START WITH WASHINGTON AND
ZERO IN HOW IT'S HAVING IMPACT
IN KENTUCKY.
THE U.S. HOUSE VOTED FOR A
FRAMEWORK FOR A BUDGET THAT
PROVIDES TAX AND SPENDING CUTS.
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KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN MASSIE WAS
THE ONLY REPUBLICAN TO VOTE
AGAINST IT HE THINKS IT ADDS TOO
MUCH DEBT.
KENTUCKY'S CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION HAS BEEN HEARING FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT CUTS.
SOME FEAR IT COULD INCLUDE
PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAID AND
OTHERS.
SOME REAL PUSHBACK HERE TO THE
CUTS.
BUT ALSO STRONG FEELINGS OUT
THERE THAT THE SIZE OF THE
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NEED TO
BE REINED IN.
>> RIGHT.
AND NOT EVERYONE CAN MATCH THE
ENERGY OF THOMAS MASSIE AS FAR
AS SPENDING HAWKS ARE CONCERNED.
HE IS ONE OF ONE.
YOU ARE HEARING INCLUDING ON THE
STATE LEVEL I WAS TALKING WITH
ROBERT STIVERS ABOUT THIS THEY
ARE CLOSELY WATCHING IF MEDICAID
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GETS MAJOR CUTS HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION?
HOW WHAT RIPPLE EFFECTS DO THOSE
HAVE ON KENTUCKY?
AND SPECIFICALLY HE WAS
MENTIONING DOES KENTUCKY HAVE TO
MAKEUP FOR THAT ON A STATE
BUDGET LEVEL OR CHOOSE TO SAY I
DON'T THINK WE NEED THE FUNDING
AND LET IT GO.
THESE ARE DECISIONS THEY WILL
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HAVE TO MAKE AND DECISIONS WE'RE
GOING TO SEE PLAY OUT.
HAL ROGERS ATTEMPTED TO
TAMP DOWN THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CUTS PARTICULARLY IN MEDICAID
SAYING WEEDING OUT WASTE COULD
HELP SAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.
>> HE DID AND THE TOGGLING
BETWEEN THE BELIEF OF NOT
WANTING THE CUTS TO IMPACT
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CONSTITUENTS AND RECOGNIZING
THAT SOME OF THE CUTS COULD SAVE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
HE DID MENTION THERE WAS CONCERN
OVER SORT OF RELATED WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY WE
REPORTED WE ANNOUNCED TWO SOCIAL
SECURITY OFFICES WERE BEING
CLOSED IN KENTUCKY ONE IN HAZARD
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HE TOLD CONSTITUENTS WHO HAD
CONCERNS IT WAS AN EMPTY
BUILDING AND HAD BEEN EMPTY FOR
A WHILE.
WASN'T GOING TO IMPACT THEIR
IMPACT TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY
BUT PEOPLE ARE BRACING WHAT DO
THESE MEAN FOR ME.
YOU ARE HEAR BEING
MEDICAID MAYBE IN PART BECAUSE
KENTUCKY IS A STATE WITH A
QUARTER OF ITS POPULATION
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RELYING ON MEDICAID FOR
HEALTHCARE.
>> RIGHT.
AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VOTED FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
HIS SWEEPING CUTS LIVE IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HEAVILY
POPULATED WITH MEDICAID
BENEFICIARIES.
YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE BILL DOESN'T
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SPECIFICALLY CALL FOR MEDICAID
CUTS.
HOWEVER, IT DOES CALL FOR THE
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE
COMMITTEE WHICH IS CHAIRED BY
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GUTHRIE TO
CUT $880 BILLION OVER THE NEXT
DECADE.
AND SO THAT COMMITTEE IS IN
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CHARGE OF SEVERAL BIG POTS OF
MONEY LARGELY MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID.
AND A LITTLE SMALL PORTION OF
OTHER STUFF.
AND TRUMP SAID NO MEDICARE CUTS
THAT MEANS IT WILL COME FROM THE
MEDICAID POT OF MONEY.
>> AND STIVERS SAID THEY ARE IN
COMMUNICATIONS WITH BRETT GUGHT
INDUSTRY AND HIS OFFICE.
(04:41):
I KNOW DEMOCRATS DO NOT HOLD
THAT POWER AS FAR AS THE
DELEGATION IS CONCERNED BUT
McGARVEY, THE CONGRESSMAN OF
LOUISVILLE DOES SAY AND
MENTIONED IT MULTIPLE TIMES THAT
MEDICAID IS GOING TO GET CUT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR HIS
CONSTITUENTS?
AND ULTIMATELY WHO DOES IT
BENEFIT WHEN IT COMES TO THE TAX
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CUTS.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF SPECULATION
ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WHETHER
IT IS A BLOCK GRANT JUST GET ONE
LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THE
STATE DOES WITH IT WHAT THEY
WILL OR A PER CAPITA AMOUNT SO
MUCH PER PATIENT OR BENEFICIARY.
OTHER THINGS WOULD BE TO BRING
THOSE WORK REQUIREMENTS BACK IN
WHICH ARE PROVEN TO HAVE THE
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ROLLS CUT.
AND THE OTHER THING WOULD BE TO
REDUCE THE SPENDING ON THE
MEDICAID EXPANSION PROGRAM.
AND, AGAIN, OTHER CUTS
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION OBVIOUSLY HAVE
THE GOAL OF SHRINKING THE SIZE
OF GOVERNMENT CONSIDERABLY.
AND A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE IN
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COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEED
TO DO THAT.
SO WE'VE BEEN SEEING THINGS LIKE
WEATHER SERVICE, AND OTHER CUTS?
>> WE'VE XENO WPSU, RIGHT?
WE'VE SEEN WITH NOAA THIS IS
IMPACTING 8,000 WORKERS IN
LOUISVILLE THE CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST AT THE NATIONAL
(06:06):
WEATHER SERVICE BASED IN
LOUISVILLE OUR FIELD OFFICE JOHN
GORDON ON THE FRONT END OF ANY
SEVERE WEATHER, WHETHER IT BE
TORNADOES OR WINTER WEATHER, HE
BASICALLY TOLD US ON THE RECORD
THAT HE HAS TAKEN THIS TRUMP
DEAL THIS FORK IN THE ROAD DEAL
OFFER TO BE PAID THROUGH WHEN HE
WOULD HAVE RETIRED WHAT WAS
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ABOUT THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.
BUT HE'S RESIGNED AND TAKEN THE
PAYMENTS THROUGH THE NEXT SIX OR
SEVEN MONTHS AND AS OF 2:15
TODAY HE IS NO LONGER LEADING
THE FIELD OFFICE A HUGE MOVE.
HE HAS BEEN ON THE FACES OF
TELEVISIONS OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
800 ON THE CUTS.
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KENTUCKY IS RELYING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT TRIES
TO RECOVER FROM FLOODING.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
KRISTI NOEM WAS IN KENTUCKY
AFTER TRUMP APPROVED INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE.
SHE TOURED FLOODED AREAS AND
PROMISED SOME CONTINUED HELP.
WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT THE
SHORT-TERM AND THE LONG-TERM
PRICE TAGS FOR FLOOD RELIEF ARE
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REALLY CLIMBING OUT.
>> YEAH.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS
WHO ARE NOT HUGE FAN OF FEMA.
REGARDLESS HOW YOU FEEL, WHEN IT
COMES TO CUTS, WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE ON A LOCAL LEVEL?
WE HAD A REPORTER THAT ASKED
SECRETARY NOEM IN FRANKFORT WHAT
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DO THE CUTS LOOK WHEN THE FLOODS
HAPPEN?
AND SHE SAID THEY ARE NOT CUTS
THEY ARE REFORM THEY ARE GOING
AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE
WORKERS.
THIS IS THE STANCE THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN.
WE WANT PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICES
AND WE WANT FOLKS IN THE AREAS
HARDEST HIT AND SHE SAYS THAT
THAT WON'T CHANGE WHEN IT COMES
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TO THAT LOCAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE
SEE.
IT WAS MONEY COMING FOR
RECOVERY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THIS INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE APPROVED COULD BE
MAJOR TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR
HOMES?
>> FEMA ASSISTANCE WHEN YOU
HOUSE GETS FLOODED FOR
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN
BE HUGE.
BUT IT OFTEN TAKES A WHILE TO
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GET T THIS INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE
WILL BE CRUCIAL WHEN YOUR HOUSE
IS FLOODED YOU NEED MONEY THEN.
THAT WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR
PEOPLE AS THEY WAIT FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO BE REBUILT FOR
THEIR OWN HOMES TO BE REBUILT.
WE'LL KEEP WATCH ON
THAT.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION THERE IS A
LOT TO GET TO, ATTENTION GETTING
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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS.
A CASE OF MEASLES WAS CONFIRMED
IN FRANKFORT THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THERE IS AN OUTBREAK.
BUT IT DOES COME THE SAME WEEK
THERE WAS A DEATH FROM MEASLES
IN TEXAS AND THE FIRST CASE IN
KENTUCKY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> YES.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THIS ADULT WHO HAS MEASLES
IN KENTUCKY GOT IT FROM TRAVEL,
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FROM TRAVEL FROM ANOTHER
COUNTRY.
WHEREAS BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
ANYONE THEY PUT OUT A NOTICE
THAT ANYONE AT PLANET FITNESS
MONDAY FEBRUARY 17TH IN THE
MORNING, THAT IF THEY WERE THERE
THAT THEY CONTACT THEIR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY TONIGHT'S
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HAVE MEASLES TO STAY ON TOP OF
THOSE PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
AND IT IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE THAT IS PREVENTABLE WITH
VACCINATION.
FOR IF YOU HAD IT.
>> NOW, MELISSA FLU HAS BEEN
ROUGH AND THE C.D.C. SUGGESTED
THAT THE FLU SHOT MAY NOT HAVE
(09:38):
BEEN A GOOD MATCH.
>> RIGHT.
SO THE LATEST C.D.C. REPORT
SHOWS THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE VACCINE IN CHILDREN FOR
OUTPATIENT VISITS WAS NOT AS
EFFECTIVE AS LAST YEAR.
OTHERWISE RELATED TO
HOSPITALIZATIONS IT WAS HIGHER
THAN LAST YEAR.
AND FOR ADULTS BOTH WITH
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OUTPATIENT VISITS AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS, IT'S THE
SUCCESS RATE OF THE VACCINE HAS
BEEN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
AND SO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET
FRUSTRATED BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU
GET THE FLU WHEN YOU HAVE HAD
THE VACCINE BUT IT DECREASES THE
HOSPITAL VISITS AND SEVERE
ILLNESS.
THAT IS AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING
AS A REASON TO GET IT.
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ABSOLUTELY.
THE 30-DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION
ROARS INTO MARCH THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF BILLS UP TO
CONSIDERATION THE RACE IS ON TO
WHITTLE THEM DOWN.
HEALTH ISSUES GETTING A GOOD
LOOK IN THAT IN FRANKFORT.
A PROPOSAL FOR A KENTUCKY
VERSION OF THE MAKE AMERICA
HEALTHY AGAIN COMMITTEE HAS
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BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
MELISSA, WE USED TO HEAR FORMER
U.K. PRESIDENT TODD ABOUT THE
KENTUCKY UGLIES.
THIS GROUP WOULD BE TRYING TO
PRIORITIZE JUST MAKING
KENTUCKIANS HEALTHIER.
AND NOT GET INTO THE POLITICS OF
VACCINES AND SO FORTH IS THAT --
>> THE DISCUSSION.
(11:01):
IS THAT PART OF THE
DISCUSSION?
>> THE DISCUSSION ON THE SENATE
FLOOR REALLY EMPHASIZED THE IDEA
OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE AND
NONTRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND TO
CREATE A SPACE WHERE WE'RE
RESEARCHING HOW THOSE MIGHT BE
THE MOST HEALTHFUL PREVENTATIVE
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WAYS AND ATTACK WHAT THE CAUSE
OF THE CONDITIONS AND NOT
HELPING PEOPLE AFTER THEY GET
THEM.
>> AND I WANT TO SAY, TOO, ON
ITS FACE THIS KENTUCKY MA HA
TASK FORCE SEEPS LIKE A
REASONABLE IDEA.
THEY WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT
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WE CARE ABOUT, CHRONIC DISEASE
RATES.
KENTUCKY HAS HIGH OBESITY RATES.
KIDS ARE OVERMEDICATED AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT CONTEXT.
MANY OF THE SPONSORS IS COMES
FROM A POLITICIZED MOVEMENT MANY
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, THEY HAVE
NO INTENTION OF LOOKING AT
VACCINATION SCHEDULES FOR KIDS.
BUT MANY OF THE SPONSORS OF THE
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BILL ARE KNOWN ANTI-VAXERS SOME
ARE CO-RESPONSE ARES OF BILLS TO
OUTLAW GIVING KIDS UNDER 18 ANY
MRNA VACCINES.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE AS
THEIR WORK PROGRESSES IF IT GETS
APPROVED WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE.
THE MAKEUP AND THE
DISCUSSION OF THE GROUP.
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MELISSA YOU ARE WATCHING A BILL
THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS TO BYPASS PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT.
>> SO ANYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED
HEALTHCARE IT'S LIKELY FAMILIAR
WITH A PHYSICIAN SAYING OR
PROVIDER SAYING I HAVE TO GET
AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT PROCEDURE
BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE IT.
SO THAT'S CALLED PRIOR
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AUTHORIZATION AND IT IS A VERY
FRUSTRATING THINGS FOR PATIENTS
BECAUSE IT DELAYS CARE AND
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE TO SPEND
HOURS AND HOURS TALKING TO
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO GET
APPROVAL.
AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW SOME
EXCEPTIONS FOR PROVIDERS WHO
HAVE RATES ABOVE 93% OF BEING
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APPROVED FOR THEM TO NOT HAVE TO
DO PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SOME
PROCEDURES.
AND SO THIS IS BEEN A BILL LONG
IN THE MAKING AND THEY'VE COME
TO SOME COMPROMISE WITH THE
INSURERS AND IT IS AN EXCITING
YEAR IF THIS GETS THROUGH.
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ALEX THERE IS A WATER
DPLORDATION BILL ADVANCING IN
THE HOUSE AND IT WOULD LET LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS DECIDE WHETHER TO
PUT FLUORIDE IN THE WATER.
>> IS THIS AN EFFORT FROM
REPUBLICANS THEY'VE FILLED A
COUPLE BILLS AND THIS BILL HAS
PARTICULAR MOMENTUM BECAUSE OF
THE CURRENT HEALTH AND HUMAN
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SERVICES SECRETARY, ROBERT F.
KENNEDY JUNIOR HE SAID
DISPARAGING THINGS ABOUT
FLUORIDE.
REPUBLICANS DO NOT WANT TO
DEFLUORIDATE THE WATER BUT THE
POINT IS TO GIVE IT TO LOCAL
CONTROL.
MANY TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
FLUORIDE WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED
IN COMMITTEE, WE HEARD FROM
SEVERAL DENTISTS PEOPLE WHO WORK
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WITH CHILDREN PARTICULARLY.
WHO TALK ABOUT HOW FLUORIDE HAS
BEEN MONUMENTAL IN STAVING OFF
CAVITIES HOW KENTUCKY HAS
UNEQUAL ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE
AND THIS WILL EXACERBATE THAT.
AND AGAIN, I THINK ONE OF THE
POINTS THAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT BEFORE THE SHOW THE
LANGUAGE SAYS THAT IT WOULD GIVE
THE DECISION TO THE LOCAL
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GOVERNING BODY OF A WATER
SYSTEM.
PEOPLE ASK WHO IS THAT?
IS THAT CITY COUNCILS?
IS THAT THE WATER BOARD ITSELF?
WHO WOULD THE DECISION FALL TO
IF IT PASSES?
WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL.
AND IT WOULD MOVE THE
DEBATES DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> IT WOULD.
I WAS IN GREYSON COUNTY WHEN IT
WAS FILED LAST YEAR AND THEY
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LIKE ALEX SAID WANTED THAT LOCAL
DECISION MAKING THEY SHOWED ME
THE INSIDE OF THE FLUORIDATION
SYSTEM.
BUT IT'S FASCINATING HOW YOU
HAVE WHAT IS IT?
SIX YEARS BACK-TO-BACK IT KEEPS
GETTING FILED AND I DON'T THINK
IT GOT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE AND
IT PASSES THE HOUSE FLOOR YOU
HAVE TO SEE THE CORRELATION WITH
DC AND WHO IS IN THE HOUSE.
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THERE'S DISCUSSION
ABOUT PHONES IN SCHOOLS.
HOUSE BILL 208 WOULD FORBID
PHONE USE FOR KINDERGARTENERS-12
GRADERS.
>> WE NEED THIS LEGISLATION.
AS A TEACHER IN AND AELEMENTARY
SCHOOL I DON'T SEE IT IT IS NOT
A PROBLEM.
BUT IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, I
TOURED A HIGH SCHOOL A FEW
MONTHS AGO AND STUDENTS WERE
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JUST BLATANTLY WEARING BIG
HEADPHONES AND LISTENING TO
MUSIC AND NOT LEARNING.
>> WE ARE DOING THIS FOR
ACADEMIC REASONS AND ALSO TO
IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
WE HAVE CYBERBULLYS.
PEOPLE FEEL PRESSURED TO BE
LIKED AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE
HAVE A GENERATION NOW THAT I
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR
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ABILITY TO SOCIALLY INTERACT
WITH EACH OTHER.
ISAIAH, THIS HAS LED TO
A LOT OF DISCUSSION.
A FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL BANNED CELLPHONES AND
SAID TEACHERS COULD NOT KEEP
STUDENTS ESPECIALLY AATTENTION.
>> THE PRINCIPAL FLAT OUT SAID
SHE HAS SEEN RESULTS FROM
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TEACHER MORALE IN A TIME WHERE
WE CAN'T GET TEACHERS IN
CLASSROOMS.
SHE IS SAYING, THEY'VE GONE FROM
SPEAKING INTO THE ABYSS IN A LOT
OF CASES LIKE REPRESENTATIVE
TIPPED IN SAYS HAVING HEADPHONES
ON IN A CLASSROOM NO THOUGHTS
ABOUT IT.
NOW AT FERN CREEK CAN ONLY USE
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THEIR PHONES DURING LUNCHTIME.
DURING CAFETERIA.
THE COUNTER ARGUMENT IS THE
CLIMATE WE LIVE IN WHERE
SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN GOD
FORBID AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE HOW
CAN YOU GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR
FAMILY SAYING THEY HEARD FROM
THEIR KID BEFORE THEY HEARD FROM
THE RESPONSE FROM
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FIRST-RESPONDERS AND TIPTON'S
ARGUMENT YOU WANT TO BE
LISTENING TO YOUR TEACHER AND
HEARING WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AS
OPPOSED TO SORT OF MESSAGING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA OR TO THE FAMILY.
REPRESENTATIVE TIPTON
HAS BEEN BUSY.
HE HAS A BILL TO REQUIRE
ASSESSMENTS FOR PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FACULTY.
IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY FOUR
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YEARS.
SOME HAVE CALLED THAT AN ATTACK
ON TENURE.
THE BILL'S SPONSOR TIPTON
REPEATEDLY SAID IT'S ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND NOT AN ATTACK
ON TENURE THIS HAS BEEN LIVELY.
>> IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE HOW IT
FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL TREND OF
THIS QUESTION FROM NATIONAL
STATE LOCAL G.O.P. MEMBERS IS
WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
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ARE THESE PROFESSORS PERFORMING
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL?
THAT IS THEIR ARGUMENT.
LIKE YOU MENTIONED IT WOULD BE
AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS
SO IT COULD BE MORE FREQUENT.
THE ARGUMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE
IS THIS IS GOING TO GO AFTER
PROFESSORS SPECIFICALLY WHO ARE
TENURED WHO OTHERWISE UNLESS
(18:06):
THERE WAS CAUSE WOULD NOT BE
QUESTIONED OR POTENTIALLY FIRED.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY LISTENING
TO SOME OF THE TESTIMONY FROM
THE COLLEGE PROFESSORS FROM
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND
THE STATE THEY TRIED TO EXPLAIN
TO LAWMAKERS, LISTEN IN ORDER TO
GET TENURE WE ARE ALREADY JUDGED
(18:28):
EXHAUSTIVELY.
AND HOW THEY FEEL LIKE THIS BILL
IS REDUND DENT TO THE PROCESS
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH TO GET
TENURED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> THAT IS SORT OF BEEN THE
ARGUMENT ONE SIDE WE ALREADY DO
THIS AND THE OTHER SIDE SAYS NOT
GOOD ENOUGH.
A MOVING ALONG, THOUGH.
THERE IS AN NIL BILL THAT WOULD
(18:48):
ALLOW KENTUCKY COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITIESES TO DIRECTLY PAY
ATHLETES.
>> AND WE HAD THE ATHLETIC
DIRECTORS TWO OF THE BIGGEST
FIGURES IN THE STATE U.K., THIS
PUSHES FORWARD THE FRAMEWORK OF
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THAT
NATIONAL SETTLEMENT THAT WILL
BASICALLY ALLOW REVENUE SHARING
IN COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
(19:10):
LISTEN WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE
RECRUITS ANY REASON TO TELL US
KNOW BECAUSE OUR LEGAL FRAMEWORK
IS NOT SETUP FOR THIS MODERN
AGE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE TO ALLOW
U.K. AND U OF L AND OTHERS TO
GET ON THE FRONT END OF THAT.
THERE IS A LOT TO WATCH
AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT BILLS
INCLUDING ONE THAT WOULD LOWER
(19:31):
THE AGE FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED
WEAPON FROM 21 TO 18.
>> TALK ABOUT AN PERENNIAL
EFFORT THIS IS FROM MADDOX A
REPUBLICAN FROM DRY RIDGE WHO
FOR SEVERAL YEARS FILED A BILL
TO THIS END.
MY GUESS IS SHE IS A WELL-KNOWN
ADVOCATE OF SECOND AMENDMENT AND
GUN RIGHTS.
I'M ASSUMING IT WON'T PASS THIS
(19:52):
SESSION.
BUT, AGAIN, IF IT KEEPS COMING
BACK AND IT HAS COSPONSORS YOU
HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE'S
MOMENTUM TO DO IT.
A BILL TO REGULATE
VAPING CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD?
>> YES, THIS IS RATHER EXCITING.
THE BILL WOULD LICENSE VAPE AND
TOBACCO SHOPS WHICH IS A THING
THAT HAS BEEN RESISTED FOR MANY
YEARS.
(20:13):
IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE KENTUCKY
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL TO BE
IN CHARGE OF IT AND TO DO
COMPLIANCE CHECKS LIKE THEY DO
FOR ALCOHOL.
AND ALSO, COMES AS THE SPONSOR
SENATOR JIMMY HICKS SAYS IT
COMES WITH TEETH.
THERE'S ESCALATING FINES THAT
(20:34):
EVENTUALLY RESULT IN REF
VOCATION OF A LICENSE IF IT IS A
CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE
RULE.
SO IT'S --
IT HAS THROUGH THE SENATE AND
WAITING ON A COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT IN THE HOUSE.
WITH SENATOR MITCH
McCONNELL NOT RUNNING AGAIN,
IT APPEARS WE HAVE A FEISTY U.S.
SENATE RACE IN THE MAKING.
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW WHO ALL
(20:55):
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AT
LEAST YET.
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL
CAMERON IS OFF AND RUNNING.
THIS WEEK HE HEAPED PRAISE ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND CRITICIZED
HIS OLD MENTOR, MITCH
McCONNELL.
>> HE IS TRYING TO FIND THAT
MIDDLE GROUND.
HOW DO I DISTANCE MYSELF FROM
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
THE CURRENT DAY AND AGE UNDER
(21:17):
TRUMP, HATES THEY FLAT OUT SAY
THEY CALL MITCH McCONNELL A
RHINO.
REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY.
THEY DON'T LIKE SOME OF HIS
POLICIES WHEN IT COMES TO
FOREIGN POLICY.
WHICH, BY THE WAY, THERE WERE
TWEETS SENT OFF WITH REGARDS TO
THE UKRAINIAN LEADER AND THE
PRESIDENT TALKING TODAY,
FIREWORKS THERE OBVIOUSLY IT GOT
HEATED.
AND NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN
(21:38):
RESPONSES HERE.
DANIEL CAMERON TWEETS AMERICAN
STRENGTH ON FULL DISPLAY.
DOESN'T MENTION MITCH
McCONNELL.
NATE MORRIS ANOTHER CONTENDER HE
HAS NOT ANNOUNCED, SAYS WE DON'T
NEED MORE RHINOS IN DC LIKE
MITCH McCONNELL WHO BOWED TO
ZELENSKYY AS A FALSE IDOL.
McCONNELL WAS NOT IN THE ROOM.
(21:59):
AND CONGRESSMAN TAKING THE MORE
HE IS ONLY SITTING PERSON IN
OFFICE, MORE OF A CONGRESSIONAL
VIEW ON IT IN HIS TWEET.
IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT
IS PLAYING OUT.
>> IT IS, TOO, BECAUSE AGAIN AS
ISAIAH WAS SAYING DANIEL CAMERON
IS TRYING TO FIND THE MIDDLE
GROUND AND HE WANTS THE TRUMP
ENDORSEMENT BECAUSE THAT IS KEY.
(22:19):
AND HE CAN'T COW TOW TOO MUCH TO
MITCH McCONNELL HE CRITICIZED
HIM FOR NOT ENDORSING CABINET
PICKS AND TRYING TO GET
McCONNELL'S BASE BUT ALSO TELL
TRUMP I DON'T LIKE OF THE THIS
GUY DID, ENDORSE ME.
WE CONTINUE TO WAIT THE
(22:40):
NAMES.
DEMOCRAT PAMELA STEVENSON
APPARENTLY BELIEVES SHE COULD
RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO
NEIGHBORING A COMPETITIVE RACE.
SHE HAS FILED THE PAPERS TO DO
THAT.
>> AND SHE TOLD ME THE MAGIC
NUMBER FOR HER OFF CAMERA IS
ABOUT $20 MILLION FOR HER TO
MOUNT A SERIOUS SENATE CAMPAIGN
WHERE THAT WILL COME FROM,
WHETHER THAT IS GOING TO BE A
(23:01):
TASK THAT SHE'S READY FOR SHE
WILL SAY SHE'S CONFIDENT AND
WE'LL SEE HOOVMENT.
>> JAMES COMER KEEPING AN EYE ON
2026 SEEKING REELECTION AND 27
LOOKING AT THE GOVERNOR'S RACE
WHICH HE DOESN'T DENY THAT HE IS
ASSESSING.
>> IT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN AND I'M ACTUALLY
(23:22):
TRAVELING AROUND KENTUCKY
MEETING WITH PEOPLE.
I'M NOT TWEETING PICTURES OUT.
I'M HAVING GOOD, SUBSTANTIVE
INFORMATIVE MEETINGS WITH
BUSINESS LEADERS, LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS, PARTY LEADERS AND
GETTING THEIR INPUT AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD DO THIS.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT OUT
THERE FOR MY CANDIDACY WHEN THE
(23:44):
TIME COMES.
RIGHT NOW IT'S EARLY TO MAKE A
DECISION.
SOUNDS LIKE HE IS
LAYING THE GROUND WORK.
>> HE IS.
AND I THINK MOST FOLKS YOU TALK
TO THEY THINK GOVERNOR THAT IS
WHAT HE IS GOING FOR.
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST
TIME HE WENT AND RAN FOR IT.
I BELIEVE THE RACE WITH HIM AND
FORMER GOVERNOR BEVIN WAS REALLY
(24:04):
RAZOR THIN.
>> 83 VOTES.
>> BEFORE MY TIME HERE BUT I'VE
READ UP ON IT TO KNOW HOW BIG OF
A DEAL THAT WAS.
IF HE WANTS TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
THE FIELD WILL BOW OUT.
>> WASHINGTON HAS BEEN A DETOUR
FOR HIM.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS,
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN
PLANS TO ROLL OUT BETTER WITHOUT
IT CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT YOUTH DRUG
(24:25):
ADDICTION.
HE SAYS IT WILL USE ATHLETES AND
INFLUENCERS TO GET THE ATTENTION
OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT
ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH U.K. PLAYERS
WITH U OF L PLAYERS AND WESTERN
PLAYERS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY, COACHES LOOKING AT
THE CAMERA AND SAYING YOU WANT
TO PLAY ON THIS COURT?
YOU WANT TO WEAR THIS BLUE
(24:45):
JERSEY YOU ARE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT IT NOT TAKING THE
SUBSTANCE WE FOR THAT OUR KIDS
LISTEN TO INFLUENCERS.
SO IT IS A MATTER OF
WITH WHO WILL THEY LISTEN TO?
U AND COLEMAN IS COUNTING ON THE
MARRIAGE THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE WITH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA
SOURCES TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT.
AND TO LISTEN TO THESE OTHER
(25:07):
PEOPLE THAT ARE INFLUENCERS IN
THEIR LIFE AND TRUST THAT THEY
WILL HEAR THE MESSAGE.
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE THE NAY
SAYERS SAY ISN'T THIS A
RECREATION OF THE DARE CAMPAIGN
WHEN YOU HAD FAMILIAR MOUSE
PEOPLE ON COMMERCIALS AND SAYING
DON'T DO DRUGS.
HOW EFFECTIVE WAS THAT.
>> MARTY POLIO EYEING HIS
(25:29):
RETIREMENT AND TALKING ABOUT HIS
LEGACY?
>> HE IS FREE HE MINCED NO WORDS
HE SAID PUBLIC EDUCATION IS
UNDER ATTACK AND FEDERAL AND THE
STATE LEVEL HE IS LOOKING AT
THINGS POTENTIAL WHAT THE BUDGET
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW
THAT AFFECTS JCPS, D.E.I.
REQUIREMENTS THEY ARE NOT GOING
TO FOLLOW FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
AND THEN ON A STATE LEVEL WE
(25:51):
HAVE BREAK UP, TAKEOVER WHAT'S
IT GOING TO BE.
HE'S MOVING ON.
THE SEARCH FOR HIS
REPLACEMENT CONTINUES.
>> IT DOES.
>> EARTH BREEZE MAKES
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LAUNDRY
SHEETS ANNOUNCING IT WILL BUILD
A FACILITY IN HARRODSBURG AND
THAT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 226
JOBS.
PEOPLE IN LATINX SON ARE
(26:13):
REMEMBERING ISABELLE YATES, SHE
CHAMPIONED THE PRESERVATION OF
McCONNELL SPRINGS THE
BIRTHPLACE OF LEXINGTON AND THE
RESTORATION OF THE KENTUCKY
THEATER.
SHE WAS KNOWN FOR HER SERVICE TO
HER COMMUNITY CALLED MS.
FUNDRAISER AND CAMP I DON'T
KNOWED KET.
ISABELLE YATES WAS 100.
THAT IS "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY".
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AHEAD.
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