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This show is all about bills: a bill which would make significant changes to Kentucky's tax system, a bill to fund charter schools, several sports betting bills, bills about bail, and lots more.
Aaron, Kimberly and Doug discuss the Kentucky political news of the week as the General Assembly passes the 1/2 way point. We then welcome John Shaw Woo of the Noir Black Chamber of Commerce.
Robert is by himself this week, and covered three stories: the bail being paid for Quintez Brown; the court ruling on the redistricting maps; and a marijuana legalization framework.
Debby Angel ran a write-in campaign in 2020, and got beat pretty thoroughly. So why come back and run again? “Because the people of this district are not being served by Maddox – and because I can do the job a lot better than her.”
Rand Paul loves anti-vax truckers, the KY GOP loves anti-tax private aircraft owners. Aaron and Kimberly cover all sorts of KY political news and welcome special election candidate and civil rights expert Keturah Herron to the show!
Rep. Buddy Wheatley joins us to talk about his Northern Kentucky district, the bills he’s sponsoring, and his campaign. Also – the Greenberg shooting, various KYGA bills, and Beshear’s tax plan.
We talked with Sen. Morgan McGarvey about his campaign for KY’s 3rd District, about reaching voters across the city, about his work in Frankfort, and what he wants to be known for if elected to Congress. It was an insightful and wide-ranging interview; give it a listen to learn more.
Running for office is pretty much a full-time job. Being a teacher is definitely a full-time job. And yet Chris Preece is doing both as he takes on Andy Barr for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. Why is Preece doing this? And how is it going?
A discussion the liber-hair-i-twins latest defense of freedumb in DC; recent moves by the legislature; Lane Boldman, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee, Frankfort's environmental watch dog.
Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson on running in a new district; the new CRT bill and the “parent’s rights” bill; the jail crisis in Louisville; and Election 2022.
We interviewed state Rep. Joni Jenkins and looked back over her time in Frankfort, including her best and worst memories, how things have changed, and what KY Dems need to do going forward.
A look at the lege’s latest efforts to take Andy’s power; some horrible moments from our DC delgation, and a Lafayette HS senior who is leading the opposition to the teacher gag bills.
An interview with Keturah Herron, who is running for two offices at the same time. (!) Also, the “porch pirate” bill, and the lege calling itself into special session.
A look at KYGA22 , w/ bills to keep track of, and the latest on the GOP redistricting maps saga. Then, Mitch’s view of American voters, and Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson. We close with a critical call to action.
Lawyer and political analyst Teri Kanefield says that Republicans have a choice: democracy or anti-democracy. Listen as she lays out the history of the Republican party that got us here, and if they choose against democracy, what we can do.
Bruce Maples, publisher of Forward Kentucky, appeared on the “Colonels of Truth” live stream sponsored by Progress Kentucky.
