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Aaron, Kimberly and Doug anoint a new worst politico of the moment; we've got Jason Bailey from the KY Center for Economic Policy in the Campaign Corner; and then we close with an interview with Fayette County Attorney candidate, Angela Evans.
Robert flies solo today and explains all of the Governor's vetoes since last Wednesday. There were a lot! Plus, a quick hit about a big battery project in Warren County.
There are iconic people in public service, and one such person is Tom Fitzgerald, the long-time leader of the Kentucky Resources Council. In this interview, we asked how KRC came to be, what were the best and worst bills he saw in his time ... and about the shoes!
Aaron and Nate point out a couple of bills sitting on the Governor’s desk that we’re hoping to see him use his veto pen on; then, we’re very excited to share Aaron's interview with Amy McGrath.
This week, Sarah Stalker joined us to talk about her run for the Democratic nomination in the 34th House District in East Central Louisville. She told us why she was running, about her experience with the foster care system, and how she hopes to advocate for her priorities in Frankfort.
State Sen. Morgan McGarvey, running to take John Yarmuth’s place in Congress, has released his first television & social media ad. You can see it here.
Dr. Karen Berg delivers the truth about an anti-abortion bill in the legislature to the men on the committee. Powerful words that went viral.
On this week’s show: the “Worst Politico of the Moment.” Then, an interview with Virginia Woodward, chair of the Louisville Democratic Party.
This week, Rep. Tina Bojanowski joined us to talk about HB 9, the bill which would fund charter schools. It's a bill with *a lot* of problems, and she laid them bare in this extensive conversation.
In this week's Moving Kentucky Forward, we talk with Hank Linderman, Congressional candidate in KY's 2nd district. It was a wide-ranging conversation, and one I think you will really enjoy.
A look at Kentucky political news of the day, including horrible bills the GOP are forcing through Frankfort: an omnibus anti-abortion bill and an effort to end the state income tax.
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!
