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♪ ♪ Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION for this Friday.

April, the 19th we made it to the weekend.

>> I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for kicking off your weekend with U.S.. Congress seems on the verge of agreeing to more aid for Israel and Ukraine.

Despite outspoken opposition from some members of Kentucky's congressional delegation, the U.S. House voted today on a procedural matter.

That sets up a likely vote on a 95 billion dollar aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

This weekend, the vote was 3.16 to 94.

If the plan passes the House, it would go to the Senate of Kentucky's 6 House members, Republicans, James Comer, Brett Guthrie, how Rogers and Andy Barr voted yes today, Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky is 4th Congressional district voted no Massie is blasting the proposal, but also how it's been handled.

He posted this today, quote, How does Lucy Pool the football from Charlie Brown in Congress?

This 100 billion dollar bill that moves us to the brink of war around the globe began as a house bill to help veterans get reimbursed for emergency care, end quote.

Here's reaction from U.S..

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a longtime critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine.

He criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for the proposed Ukraine spending and other recent actions.

He said, quote, It's official.

Speaker Johnson is no longer the GOP speaker of the House, but speaker of the unit parties, 1.5 trillion dollar deficit, warrantless spying on Americans on a foreign aid bill with more deficit spending.

Then Senator Chuck Schumer's budget buster on the other side, Senate minority Floor Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Yesterday he described what support for Ukraine is doing for the U.S.. >> The turn for the challenge is to balance of power.

Very verbal.

Do American intrusion.

Preserving and expanding our relative improvement to the other states.

Bernard Room.

I'm sure festival in Raleigh news rooms and I want to share the burden of balancing against competitors, the state to undermine United States.

>> Also voting no.

During today's House vote, Congressman Morgan McGarvey of the 3rd Congressional district of Kentucky.

The only Democrat in the House delegation from the current Kentucky now turning to state government.

We caught up with Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and his hometown of Manchester.

That's in Clay County.

We asked for his reaction to the legislative session, particularly Senate Bill 6, a big piece of legislation that did not pass.

You may recall the Senate Bill, 6.

It was a sweeping measure that would have limited diversity, equity and inclusion officers ability to operate on college campuses and even shut them down.

>> But it wasn't a question of to do something or not to do something.

It was a question of what's the appropriate thing to do.

And there was a lot of discussion between the House and the Senate, the respective members of each caucus and internally in the caucus and no one can come to a consensus.

>> President Stivers talked about 2 areas that continue to be legislative priorities for Republicans in the Kentucky General Assembly.

>> We'll continue to want to decrease everyone's tax liabilities.

We we did all this while dropping the individual income tax.

We want to make sure that public education is funded and we saw really good investment in public education this year.

And so I think those are the kind of the 2 things that we want to make sure that people get the big picture of about.

Yes, we think there's potential for different educational opportunities.

But public education has to thrive and survive.

And the other is we want to do this all the framework, reducing taxes and being economically competitive.

I think it was really good session overall.

I think everybody in the system had a good session.

Democrats and Republicans, executive and legislative right, so that we had a good session.

Anything we missed 8 months from now, we'll start all over again.

>> And that is for sure.

You can join us for a look back at the 2024.

Kentucky General Assembly.

As for lawmakers join us on Kentucky tonight on Monday evening.

And we, of course, want your questions and comments.

That's Monday at 8 Eastern 7 central right here on KET time now for into week review of some major political developments in Kentuckyian elsewhere.

And we've got our favorite pair of pundits with us, the former Kentucky secretaries of State.

One is a birthday boy, Trey Grayson and the other Bob Babbage heavy signee this weekend.

So let's talk about Just ask you one major question.

>> The most significant piece of legislation that passed other than budget related bills.

Try birthday.

Boy, what do you think?

I'm going to see them on the bus Bill.

Okay.

And had a tortured past.

The maternal health, better Health Bill.

>> It's only the it was okay situation where the Republicans Democratic this came together led by the women in the legislature to Mosher was the lead sponsor.

But she worked with Republicans or Democrats navigated through the House and Senate but died briefly.

Then it came back and I just think it's going make a big difference for them and return to health of women.

And it's just nice to see across party lines to solve something like that or try to solve something like that.

>> And that came in underneath the buzzer.

Right?

As as a a snack to yes.

Okay.

Up what was on a bus?

I'm not gonna change my mind.

Just because my intern asked you That's okay.

The modest bill is is significant because it advances health and a great way.

The legislature also in that last a fully funded public health transformation.

>> Another health commitment all over the state them on this bill, giving the care to mothers as they go through those first months before the baby is born.

I think with the 6th state to do that and Medicaid, it's a very significant move.

Kim Mosher is extraordinary member of the House and let it but it did get twisted around as this things happen.

We could spend.

Yeah, probably 30 minutes analyzing all the incidents of that piece of legislation.

But it's it's a landmark for the state in a very good step.

>> Anything No comment about the Safer Kentucky Act that you don't see that as a sterling piece of legislation that yes, from one did not have the right to reserve change my mind right?

>> Well, I think you put look, the Republicans politically think that's a real big winner started talking about and the faltering given during the gubernatorial campaign worked it through were, you know, KET KET it was going to face a veto.

Override were gleefully overrode it together and signing ceremony.

If we get a stat on, don't know what it costs and for a lot of sectors of our state commit but higher education health, other matters of importance almost any bill.

You have a fiscal alert and you have to pay the price on this.

What we don't know exactly what it will cost.

It's going to be very expensive over the course of the next 5 to 10 years because we're going to put more people in prison for sure.

And that's an expense that we have to account for.

And not every year is going to be as big as this year in terms of new money coming in and the decision tree and 5 or 10 years from now will be different as you account for.

Fighting crime and making that commitment and then having to pay the price as we go along the question of us, particularly one of us will probably cause.

You know, they didn't want to have that number out there, right?

Yeah, well, because estimates are as high as 1 billion dollars, right?

>> When Westerfield early on, he was doing extensive analysis.

He had it.

From different sources at 60 million a year and then hear about that as we went along.

It is expensive.

I just learned from Trey something I should remember that calculating a fiscal note be on the Monday to the impact is important because a lot of people say this is a Louisville focus.

Bill and it was Louisville lip balm for sure.

Along with Bratcher and others.

If in the if you if you think about that and the importance of having our star economy, her biggest economy, Louisville, be safe and strong.

There is an argument for the bill being directed to Louisville.

However, it applies statewide that could have cost every where we're going to have more folks locked up in communities that already have more people locked up and they can take care of.

>> Now we shift to the campaign trail Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer was amiss studio sitting right where you sat and said that he's going to be on the trail for a normal Republicans.

And I pressed him on what that means to give me some names, give me some policies.

And of course, he dodged that pretty eloquently.

But what does he make?

>> Well, good.

I think maybe the easiest place when inside look, but a couple primaries where there's some incumbents are being challenged from other factions of the party.

And for the first the way to think about the Republican Party is that generally 3 factions, that's not a perfect division.

But, you know, you've got your heat game and use the term normal someone a different majority leader and say get your normal Republicans, which are more can second on the Chamber of Commerce, Commerce types.

You have ones that are more socially conservative know that's kind of that's usually something that's president, all 3 factions.

But they lead with their social conservatism to look at Josh Callaway, a heap of pet impasse.

If you get these of with several pastors, they lead with their social issues and the 3rd are the kind of the libertarian or liberty infused candidates Acevedo Maddux.

Steve, don't a few others.

Again, nobody can.

It was like the perfectly industry categories, but that's where they are.

And what they want to do is focus on the one's more willing to advance economic, develop the kinds of you know, more willing to maybe what not let perfect be the enemy of the good that something during the tributes like that phrase was used quite a bit.

And that's something he cares a lot about.

So a couple of races, you know, one would be out in western Kentucky.

Senator Jason, who ran the first with no opposition.

Nobody filed in the primary.

The general.

He's running.

It's former state rep when Buckler backers from a county that was just added to the district he through redistricting in coming on incumbent race.

That clears, you know, running to the right of housing House, not conservative enough house.

More of that.

I think there would describe how us the normal Republican that's not that's an example of one.

You know, here in Lexington, Killian Timoney as an opponent is Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Yeah.

I mean too many with what all of this category probably as well out of the mire in northern Kentucky.

We reference Kim Mosher earlier.

She's being challenged from the right and she's one of the most prolific unproductive legislators.

You have a northern Kentucky.

So those are some of the people that theres probably referring to when he uses that term.

And this is how politics works, right?

The primaries are driving new primaries decide who wins and Louisville as the Democratic primary and a lot of cases in the world.

Kentucky northern Kentucky suburbs.

That's the Republican primary.

And so there's more willingness now.

I think among Republicans to get involved in primaries because they know that's where is that right?

But it's unusual, right?

Of course, he is outgoing >> legislator.

So he probably has more freedom than those who are currently trying to KET their seats.

>> He does.

He's going to KET a strong you can be sure of that because he's just a strong leader.

Headlined that appear to think of Louisville so that the Legislature manage not to do some of the call them fringe issues or controversial issues and that the leadership managed to control the outcome toward those fundamentals that everybody cares about Republican Democrat all across the spectrum.

The development that are coming several 100 million to Louisville.

So the horse in central Kentucky aviation commitments that we haven't seen before commitments to our ports and move a lot of Kentucky product around the world of those kinds of things matter.

Those are largely budgetary.

But to KET the focus on growing the state, making the state attractive bringing younger people home, too, to thrive.

Here a giving them that chance.

That's what leadership seem to be focused on this time compared to a year ago when things were a little yeah, tough times right for it.

The focus on what a majority of all, Kentucky.

That's what the terms of growing state that's attractive place that has promise and an economy that is booming and he's hopeful as having the budget gives you the ability to impose that the support right.

>> And also next year, we might see drag queen type legislation, Anti dei legislation come to the fore can quicker and be talked about even more robustly than it was.

Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, sure if there I didn't, you know.

Yeah, watch.

Yeah.

But you know, they're they're ecstatic with how the session went.

They are really proud of this budget than they think it's discipline.

Didn't add a lot of recurring expenses so they can put a tax cut and also should continue to critics are plus so that you can do these strategic investments.

And so that's this whole economic theory.

>> The Republicans had over the last few years.

And so I'm really excited as a as as as a fiscal conservatism, normal Republican this is my kind of budget.

And I really appreciate with with leadership with Chris McDaniel and Jason P treated to try to KET the focus on economic development that will pay dividends, pardon the pun in the future.

Thank you all.

Thanks.

>> La County is getting a new emergency services center work will began on a 4.6 million dollars center.

That will include a 9-1-1 call center fire department classroom for first responders, shelter and warming center yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear talked about what it will do for the community.

>> After everything we've been through from tornadoes to floods and more tornadoes we know how critically important emergency services are.

This is needed because the original 9-1-1, center was destroyed in a fire and the current fire department structures aging and in need of costly repairs.

>> The money to pay for this is from the abandoned mine land economic revitalization program.

A year ago.

A hemp based business called Cannibas opened in Lexington, Kentucky edition went back this week to talk to co-owner Rouse about all things hip.

One year later.

>> In the early 19, 100's 90% of hemp in the united in the entire United States was actually supplied directly from the Bluegrass region in central Kentucky.

And it is historically the him capital.

The world are here to support Kentucky to showcase that Kentucky is still and always has been the capital of the world.

And we really want to makes an impression for people to help not just support cannabis and hemp industry as a whole, but local artists and music, a local music as well.

People have been very supportive about us.

They've been very excited.

It's definitely new and an interesting concept.

No one's really doing anything like With in Kentuckyian and across the United States.

And so it's been very exciting for people.

We're currently primarily operating as a dispensary.

We retail all natural Kentucky, proud Kim derived CBD and THC products as well as other can have a noise like cbg.

The regulatory environment is always a challenge when it comes to hemp and cannabis products in general.

We're because we're not medical cannabis for up operating under him.

Laws.

So everything that we retail directly comes from him.

What we do is actually directly from the plant.

So it's the exact same THC that's found in cannabis is completely natural.

And that's very important to I I originally got really into the cabin noise side of the industry from a personal health problem that I had.

And so it's a big push for us to make sure that things are natural and safe and the Kentucky Department of Health has has put out pretty clear regulations on how to be able to manufacture and retail and we've we've follow within those guidelines and we make everything actually in-house here within Kentucky within law and our facility in Lexington.

And so it's all a very localized supply chain that supports farmers and supports local businesses.

We've had a lot of people come in that and then are either a little bit nervous or they're confused.

How are you doing this?

We get that hot.

We're absolutely cannabis educators.

I mean, there's people often think, oh, my God, cbg CBD, THC itself of its soup.

It's Greek to them.

Well, that's okay.

We know what it is and we can help you.

All you have to do is come in and say, hey, I'm having trouble sleeping and we can point you in the right direction.

I think Kentucky can absolutely reclaim its title for cannabis and it will be one of the things of when you think of Kentucky.

It's horses him.

Basketball and bourbon.

>> Cannabis is one year anniversary celebration will include vendors, musicians and food trucks.

♪ >> Transylvania University has a new women's basketball head Coach.

>> Hanover Rail has been with the team for 4 years as an assistant and associate coach.

Now she'll lead the Lady.

Pioneers filling the shoes of her mentor, former coach July folks.

>> Yeah, I think the biggest thing that we wanted our student athletes to see this, that this was hopefully the most seamless transition that we could have from coach folks to myself.

So I think all of our goals are still the same or so relentlessly trying to pursue national championships and really just trying to KET the culture that coach Focus created.

I'm very, very blessed to have had her the last 4 years.

She has poured into me as a mentor and as a leader, she is allowed me to grow.

She's given me a ton of autonomy in the program.

She's been an incredible friend over the past 4 years and I'm so excited to see what she's going to be a partial.

We all are.

>> And overall and folks, his leadership, the team had 3 straight undefeated regular seasons and won the 2023 National championship.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association a morale, the division, 3 assistant coach of the year.

A judge says a Bob Baffert-trained horse can run in the Kentucky Derby.

Muth won the Arkansas Derby on March.

30th earning 100 points that would have put the horse in the Derby under normal circumstances.

But because of Baffert's current suspension, Churchill Downs is keeping move out of the race.

Judge Mitch perry of Jefferson County says move says owner chose to KET Baffert has trainer despite his suspension in 2021. after Baffert's horse Medina Spirit failed a drug test after that year's Kentucky Derby.

What began as a quarantine activity has grown into a citywide project.

Saint Joseph Health partnered with Fayette County Public Schools to promote the Art of Human Kindness Initiative.

A fun way for students to exhibit what kindness means to them.

>> The Art of Human Kindness Initiative really began as an internal challenge to encourage and inspire our caregivers during the pandemic.

That was that very stressful in our health And we wanted to find a way that would give our caregivers to lift.

And we found in doing so it it was so impactful that we wanted to take that human kindness to the community.

And so in 2022, we went out into the community into one of our partner schools and we allow them to show us what it means for for human kindness, by using chalk to create images on their sidewalks, what it means to be a a friend.

What it means to kind what it means to be respectful to their peers within the school community.

That one school produced about over 200 students who participated.

We've sense grown into for schools were over.

500 students participated in.

And so the impact of this initiative is not only for us as a as a says, the hospital, but also for the students with in Fayette County, Public Schools.

>> The goal of this project for the district to support it is to encourage the teacher to encourage the student.

To choose kindness above all else.

And think about other people and develop empathy for their peer for their school community, for their bus driver for their cafeteria worker for their teacher, for anyone that they see and hope that it carries out outside of the school.

The first year of it, the students chose chalk.

And so we provided talk to the entire school, which they then use to build images of kindness and friendship in.

>> And love and joy and peace on their campuses in the second year we used not only chalk but also put hog roughy.

So cameras were used and they were able to build a collage that displayed those images of kindness.

Our mission is to make the healing presence of God known in our world and improve the health of those that we serve.

And so we're excited to not only improve the physical health of our communities, but also inspire human kindness and influence the behaviors of our communities.

And so we hope that this initiative will continue to grow beyond the elementary schools into our middle schools and into our high schools so that they can take it into their circles of influence.

And so now you have this society of that is now perpetuated through this.

This Art of Human Kindness Initiative.

>> Good idea.

The initiative continues to grow as more Lexington schools are joining and to spread kindness.

♪ >> We have quilts, kites fireworks and plowing.

>> As our Toby gives, looks at your entertainment options around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> This weekend is the white Squirrel Arts fest in Bowling Green?

Check out the entertainment workshops and amazing art in the city's new downtown entertainment district.

Come celebrate the creative minds of bowling rain this weekend.

Let's go fly a KET in Lexington tomorrow.

It's National KET month.

The parks and recreation is throwing a great party to celebrate.

Enjoy live music face, painting bounce houses and of course, to pipeline voting kites will be available to purchase on site.

April is also child Abuse Awareness Month and Casa Midwest.

Kentucky has a very special event tomorrow in Madisonville come out to cruisin for Casa to experience a great car show live music and delicious food.

This is sure to be a fun event for a great cause.

The largest annual pyrotechnic show in North America is tomorrow evening.

Thunder over Louisville has kicked off Derby festivities for over 35 years and 2024.

Is no exception.

Whether you make it to a rooftop party or watch the fireworks from one of the many public viewing areas.

This show is sure to impress.

Outdoor enthusiast.

Don't miss your chance to get in on the Southern Kentucky Adventure weekend.

And Nancy from 06:00AM to midnight tomorrow.

Adventurers will be mountain biking, kayaking adventure racing and more play hard in Pulaski County this weekend.

Bracken counties tickled pink about the start of the warm weather.

It's inviting you to celebrate the season at Flamingo Spring Fling Day tomorrow.

Enjoy shopping and dining at local spots like the Baker Bird Winery for the August.

A general store restaurant lock to for a fun Flamingo day.

Place on Green River has another spring event that you won't want to miss.

Spring plowed.

They crafted music festival kicks off tomorrow with old-fashioned view and Horst cloud contest.

And it only gets better from there.

Check out the historical reenactments, hay rides and plenty more fun family activities at this great event.

But the good quell to go hand in hand and next week, the city will welcome.

Fiber artists around the world for a Q S quilt week.

There will be hundreds of award-winning quilts on display special exhibitions and educational opportunities with world class instructors.

You don't want to miss this.

Uniquely do couple of that.

And that's what's happening around the commonwealth.

I'm telling you.

>> Thank youto be also Disney on ICE is performing this weekend at Rupp Arena.

Some familiar faces drop by the Kentucky Children's Hospital this week, Mickey Mouse and the gang visited patients and staff.

They also dropped off some stuff.

Mickey's Collaring books and invitations to an upcoming show.

How fun it's going to be a great weekend.

We hope you'll make it a good one and you'll come right back here Monday night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky edition where we inform connect and inspire.

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Take good care.

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