Legislative Update

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April 14, 2022 - Day 60 of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly

On the final day of the 2022 General Assembly session, lawmakers race to add a correction to an already passed education bill, allow excused absences for students for mental health reasons, give local officials control over library boards, make some convicted felons eligible for KEES scholarships, create a pilot program for diversion from incarceration, and address so-called SLAPP lawsuits.


Kentucky Tonight

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Affordable and Available Housing

Renee Shaw and guests discuss affordable and available housing. Guests include: Winston Miller, executive director and CEO, Kentucky Housing Corporation; Pam Featherstone, president, Kentucky Realtors; Charles Aull, executive director, Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research; Adrienne Bush, executive director, Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky.


Comment on Kentucky

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July 19, 2024 - GOP Convention, Investigation, Marijuana and DEI

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including reactions to the nomination of J. D. Vance, who has ties to the commonwealth, as candidate for vice president on the Republican ticket. Guests: Russ Cassady, Appalachian Newspapers; Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.


Connections with Renee Shaw

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Colene Elridge, LeTonia Jones

Renee Shaw interviews two authors and speakers from Lexington about their work in empowering women. First, Colene Elridge talks about leadership, workplace dynamics and the future of work. In the next segment, activist and author LeTonia Jones talks about her new book "Black Girl at the Intersection" focusing on race, family, struggle and reconciliation.