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Rarely have I been as impressed as I was with Helen Bukelmez in this episode of Moving Kentucky Forward. Her backstory, her mix of careers, and her passion for Kentucky and for Kentuckians make her the perfect person to represent her part of Kentucky in the state Senate.
On this podcast, we talk with Alex Flood about the project to eliminate cash bail in Louisville: why it is ultimately both unconstitutional and morally bankrupt, and what we could do instead.
This week – Mae Suramek, Dem candidate for the 89th district in the upcoming special election; COVID numbers; and Beshear's commutations. Plus, a healthy amount of Quick Hits.
Like hundreds of other cities across the country, there was a Women's Day Rally in Louisville on Saturday focused on abortion rights. Our own Del Ramey was there and shared these pics of the event.
In this episode of Moving Kentucky Forward, we're joined by state Rep. Josie Raymond. She has always been a passionate advocate for early childhood education, and after seeing no movement in Frankfort to fund universal pre-K, she has started an organization to get it to happen in Louisville.
This week on Moving Kentucky Forward, we are joined by Rev. Lauren Jones Mayfield, who recently attended a meeting at the White House about the new anti-abortion bill in Texas.
In this week's podcast, we talk with Senator Morgan McGarvey and Representative Joni Jenkins about the just-completed special session – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and what the ban on state-instituted masks is going to mean for local school districts and the health of our state.
This week we welcomed Stephon Moore, President of KYD. Also this week, we checked in on COVID, as well as criminal justice, and Louisville Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg's idea for a Louisville Department of Education.
This week on Moving Kentucky Forward, we talk with Michael Li of the Brennan Center, and Dee Pregliaso of the KY League of Women Voters. Not only did we get lots of good info, we also got an answer to our question "Is there any hope?" Listen to learn what they said.
We've all heard about the recent climate report, and how it is the most alarming report so far. Bluntly, if we don't do something NOW, the whole earth is in trouble. OK, we got that. But, what exactly does that mean for Kentucky? We spoke with one of the co-authors of the report to find out.
This week Robert and Jazmin talk about the situation with the CDC's eviction moratorium in Kentucky, the increased spread of COVID-19 in Kentucky, and several quick hits.
The Louisville Democratic Party is planning a voter-outreach program that is different from anything they've ever tried, and chair Virginia Woodward is here to tell us about it on this week's MKF podcast.
Beau of the Fifth Column talks about critical race theory and the military, and lays out what real indoctrination looks like.
