♪ >> When these people to justice put them in jail and give the prosecutors across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the tools we need to bury these boats.

Some of the person with the law.

>> Praise and northern Kentucky for a new state law aimed at protecting children.

The more people you can get into the home ownership.

Part of it, the better off you're going to be across the board for everyone.

Kentucky needs more homes.

Is there a way to make it happen?

>> And a swing in good time is headed to bow Holla.

>> Production of Kentucky Edition is made possible in part by the KET Millennium Fund.

♪ ♪ >> Good Evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Tuesday, August, the 13th, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you so much for winding down your Tuesday with us.

Kentucky's attorney General Republican Russell Coleman says he's looking into one county school system's opposition to amendment 2.

The amendment that if passed would allow the Kentucky General Assembly to authorize taxpayers dollars for private schools.

It's on the ballot this November.

The Pulaski County school system put this post on its official Facebook page and website.

As you can see, it says no to amendment 2, many superintendents and teachers have criticized amendment 2 as individuals.

They say it would take money away from public schools.

But this post is from the Pulaski County school system itself and uses school resources.

We asked attorney general comment about whether the school system went too far.

>> I'm not familiar with the post in Placer County that I would be there today.

It is pretty ambiguous.

It's pretty crystal clear.

We as an officer reviewing our team and our lawyers are reviewing the POWs, reviewing the law.

If indeed there's a violation of state law.

We know the facts are.

We're looking at the law.

We will act with our partners accordingly.

>> Congressman Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky's 4th congressional district is reacting as well.

He said, quote, the Pulaski County, Kentucky school system is blatantly breaking the law by using public resources to campaign against a ballot initiative in quote, Pulaski County is not in his district.

Here's the reaction from the Pulaski County school system.

Quote, the Pulaski County school board and superintendent have a legitimate and legal right to protect public school money that should properly be spent on the public education of children in Pulaski County, quote, Nothing prevents.

It goes on to say the board from taking a public position on this issue that goes to the very heart of the existence of the Pulaski County public Schools.

This is an educational issue and a school funding issue.

The Pulaski board members and superintendent have a right to speak against amendment to end quote.

And the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers unanimously passed House Bill 207.

It addresses sensitive topics and viewer discretion is advised for the story we're about to bring you House Bill 207, explicitly outlaws AI or artificial intelligence generated child pornography and the possession of child sex dolls.

But this child protection measure wasn't preemptive.

It was in response to problems facing law enforcement agents in northern Kentucky.

Our Clayton Dalton brings you this update on House Bill 207, and tonight's legislative update.

>> Kentucky Attorney General Russel Coleman was joined by state lawmakers, prosecutors and detectives in Covington yesterday to praise the passage of House Bill 207.

They shared why this bill was a step in the right direction.

>> We can't do this alone.

And so this wasn't just me reading the bill.

It started with Rob Sanders contacting me in 2023 and saying we have a problem.

We've had.

>> 3 individuals that headshots I've sexaul should be doing to our jurisdiction inside of about 2 years.

And the problem was they were illegal in and of themselves.

Yet we were 3 for 3 in catching those individuals with child sexual assault herald stored on their electronic devices.

When we went in did search warrants.

But we were having a problem that we shouldn't be had.

We shouldn't have to litigate this hard to prove to a court that we know that someone that has a child size Sexto also the prey upon children will also have child pornography in their possession.

We know it's there.

We just have to legally be able to go get it.

>> Rob Sanders is the chief prosecutor in Kenton County.

He said this bill makes it easier to put child sexual offenders behind bars.

It's really giving.

>> Us the tools we need.

It's given our county police like to take the car was in the back.

He handles these kind of cases at the investigation stage.

It's giving him the tools he needs to find detectives like the one we hear with the problems dog that will go in.

That will find all these horrific materials in bringing these people to justice, put them in jail and give the prosecutors across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The tools we need to bury these boats.

Some of the person with the law.

>> Attorney General Coleman said this bill isn't just theoretical, its been put into practice since its passage.

>> These predators that use this technology that use these dolls to accelerate their activity.

They're not just in the shadows.

They are here.

We fight them.

The men and women on my left to my right fight them every day.

These tools will make it more effective.

Make us more effective in this fight.

The new law is working.

This is not just academic.

The law is working.

Last month.

Our colleagues with Kentucky State Police announced under arrest and subsequent prosecution of a subject and Metcalf County, Kentucky for Exploitation, including a charge of possession of a child sex.

All doesn't happen just elsewhere.

It happens here.

>> And although these crimes are new, the attorney general's office is using creative new ways to investigate people who violate these laws like using a trained canine to sniff out electronic materials used by child sexual offenders.

>> She can find any device that is capable of story.

Literally data.

So phones.

As the Card's micro SD Cards, external hard routes, laptops, she can find things of micro SD card size of dogs.

You can find that.

It's legislation will be a model for other states moving forward.

And as a person who's in the trenches as a person to supervise and unit to the controlled delivery of a child 6 above in Kenton County about on with the state police.

>> I'm very grateful for its passage.

For Kentucky edition.

I'm Clayton Dalton.

Thank you, Clayton.

Thousands of state lawmakers and or thousands of lawmakers across the country rather and their staff visited Louisville last week for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

>> Lawmakers came to learn more about the topics affecting their constituents, including artificial intelligence will today in Frankfort, members of the Kentucky General Assembly continue that conversation with a Google representative and the commonwealth's head of it.

Our Jen Leffler has more in this report.

>> State lawmakers are looking at artificial intelligence and part see how they might legislate guardrails for the emerging technology.

The AI can be a useful tool for government to the commonwealth's chief information officer says Kentucky agencies are already using AI.

>> She's tough, as for example, has a very large application that uses generative AI the tracks.

The usage on their self-service portal.

To identify where users are spending much of their time to indicate where there might be having difficulty with the portal and then they would use that to make future enhancements.

Another in she is using a policy bought.

That helps staff access policies in in natural language versus sort of standard policy language.

>> The state has acquired 30 different AI tools.

>> Should the opportunity to use anywhere?

There's a high volume repetitive administrative or analytical work that generally requires lower judgment.

Will be the opportunities to leverage Ai.

>> Co-chair of Kentucky's AI task force hopes these tools can cut down on backlogs and fraud and Kentucky's unemployment system.

>> You know, nationally we've seen an uptick in unemployment insurance claims the markets have kind of appeared to cool off and there some that think we're headed towards a recession.

Is the commonwealth prepared for that?

Are we going to be able to possibly utilize this is being looked at or discussed it.

>> Been discussed every every day.

We will constantly push to find those kind of enterprise solutions.

A rep from Google says he's help states with that exact bank such as offering a virtual agent to answer the phone.

It's available.

24 hours a day, 7 days week, you can speak pretty much any language on the planet.

>> Within reason in train new ones.

If you need to.

>> But AI does make mistakes and betting someone's unemployment claim is no menial task.

It affects real people's livelihoods.

>> If the risk is relatively high, meaning that if this AI service goes pour le things go poorly for a person, then you need to put a human in the loop.

That is one of the ways that you can prevent bad things from occurring.

>> Lawmakers from Lexington Ask if this technology might replace workers.

>> I'm a lawyer by trade is where I am.

So, you know, we use I too used to do small claims cases.

Probate cases name changes a landlord can access those kind of a routine and supple trends that the words it.

To be a little bit funny is is a it is going to be a judge.

you know, as you know, is that we're going to see in.

>> In many of my conversations about job placement, which is a big concern to people.

How how do we automate too quickly?

What I what I can just ask is what makes you nervous about that?

What makes you nervous?

But the white professional, white collar jobs or robust as things.

And it seems consistent that it's the speed of implementation that makes people nervous.

>> States and amaze Bledsoe.

A co-chair of the AI Task force introduced legislation last session to regulate deep fakes and political campaigns.

Senate bill 131.

Did not make it to a floor vote for Kentucky edition.

I'm Jim Leffler.

>> Thank you.

June.

The Commonwealth Office of Technology creates Technology and Internet use guidelines for all state employees.

The office says it's working on a policy for a I use.

That should be out later this year.

Kentucky has a housing shortage and without action, it could get worse.

Recent numbers show Kentucky's housing market is short about 200,000 plus homes and rental units and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce says the state will need about a half a million new housing units to KET up with expected growth over the next 25 years.

We talked about all of that last night on Kentucky tonight and we began by talking about the definition of affordable housing.

>> Affordable housing is a is a function of the income level of the particular family.

The particular person that is it's seeking to be Hauser is being being out and you can only do it if you would at that contact.

So it someone's making household income this $10,000 a year the Affordable housing is going to be grossly different than if they're making $100,000 a year.

So we need a portable housing for people at all income levels and in Kentucky in order to have a system that works.

>> We often hear that it shouldn't be more than 30% of your income, right, that you should try to KET your household expenses.

And I think that's more than just your mortgage, right, where you're at, right?

Do you think that's a good rule?

It yes, sorry.

I know it does.

Is it you think that's a good rule of thumb?

Is Bush?

>> I think it's the generally accepted rule of thumb.

It is.

It is what what we have agreed is is fair.

I think it is rent and for markets.

Plus utilities, as I have, I have my life my adult life.

I've tried to live within.

Those means and it generally works out when you do have pressures like for extremely low-income renters where they are paying more than half of their route 6, a time.

Extremely low-income, Kentuckyian surrounding right there in that situation.

That's when it becomes unsustainable.

>> Yeah, I think Charles, all of the Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research cited a report that confirms homes are harder to buy.

Now that they were 30 years ago.

>> The the 2 key pieces of data.

We look at the report, for example, he's comparing median home prices to median household incomes in some parts of the country.

You know, median home prices were roughly 2 and a half times median household incomes.

Back in 1992.

Fast forward to 2022. and you're seeing median household median home price is almost 5 times the Dow's incomes.

And that's a reflection of the housing challenges that are dealing with.

So as we continue growing the economy as we continue putting, you know, put putting ideas on the table to help bring more people here.

Bring your workers here.

We need to have a strong housing strategy in place.

I've talked to Mueller and the other day that said they had built some homes that had sold for almost $500,000 and the builder itself.

But the time to go through.

>> Made very, very little on that because of the cost of going into that.

Yes, that was a slightly larger home.

But I've asked builders, could you build anything?

Say one?

75 to 200,000?

I can't touch it.

You know?

And that's that that price point we need to get into for these first time home builders.

And like Susan was saying, if you can get someone into a home, you can start building wealth in a way.

It's the only investment you can make that you can live in.

That could possibly next.

You income and start a generational wealth factor for you that you're not going to get when you're just renting nothing.

Nothing against renters.

Because like you said, so we we've been in rental situation.

We've been in buying situations.

But the more people you can get into the homeownership part of it, the better off you're going to be across the board for everyone.

It was an insightful conversation last night that also touched on possible solutions to Kentucky's housing crisis.

You can see all of that online on demand at KET DOT Org.

Slash K why tonight?

♪ >> Louisville's interim police chief is okay after a car crash Monday.

>> The Courier Journal says a woman had a, quote, medical emergency while driving a pickup truck.

She hit and on March, Louisville, metro Police Tahoe driven by Paul Humphrey, Louisville's interim police chief.

According to the newspaper, this happened at the intersection of 7th Street and Algonquin Parkway.

Humphrey was unhurt.

He provided medical aid to the woman until paramedics arrived.

That woman is now at Norton Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Some bridge work is moving forward in Frankfort and more than a dozen rule.

Kentucky hospitals are in danger of closing.

Our Toby Gibbs tells us more on our Tuesday.

Look at headlines around Kentucky.

♪ >> Policy Center report says 13 of Kentucky's 71, rural inpatient hospitals are at risk of closing the Richmond Register reports.

The analysis of hospital costs reports by the center for health care, quality and payment reform also says 6 of those hospitals are at immediate risk of closing.

But the report does not name the 13 hospitals.

The center says its analysis is based on financial data.

The most recent cost reports that hospitals must submit annually to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The center says in order to prevent closures, all health insurance plans, including Medicaid programs, a dip, a rural hospitals in up to cover the costs of providing services in rural areas.

The Kentucky transportation Cabinet is moving forward with removing the old Broadway bridge in Frankfort and reopening the Kentucky River traffic after sidewalk and railing debris recently fell from the bridge.

The Advocate Messenger reports the bridge has been closed to vehicles and pedestrians since 1993. due to structural deterioration.

It was built in 1910.

The steel structure will eventually be taken down so it can be reused in the future as a future pedestrian crossing project.

The state Highway plan provided 3.5 million dollars for the new crossing.

The city will allocate up to 2 million dollars for it.

6 Kentucky counties are partnering on regional Climate Action plans to lower the state's greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint W E KU reports the plans for Fayette Scott Bourbon.

Clark Jessamine and Woodford counties are funded through a federal EPA grant.

The first phase of planning focused on projects ready for implementation, which Lexington Sustainability program manager Jada Griggs says includes tree canopy, solar paneling weatherization and Lex Tran initiatives.

We general meetings will be held to seek input from people to establish a comprehensive climate action plan.

Keeneland Yearling Sale is the largest in the world and this September will be quite businesses 81st year hosting at WKU Reports about 4400 horses are listed for the 12 sessions that will start September 9th.

That's about 200 horses more than a year ago, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association director Chauncey Morris is pricing will likely range from the low $2000 to multiple seven-figure sales.

Morris adds that Kentucky is responsible for 41% of the American Thoroughbred Foal Crop.

With headlines around Kentucky.

I'm so begins.

♪ >> The National Retail Federation says a U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is a hero of Main Street.

The Federation presented McConnell with the award yesterday for his work helping to create public policy that encourages a healthy retail sector.

The federation created the Hero of Main Street Award in 2013 and gives it to lawmakers based on their voting record.

Bill sponsorships and advocacy for the retail industry.

After getting the award, McConnell said, quote, as Senate Republican leader, I've been proud to champion Kentucky, small businesses in Washington advancing legislation at the federal level.

But in Power's Main Street and stimulate our economy, end quote.

The U.S. Geological Survey has a special system that keeps track of changes in water levels across the country through the use of steam or stream gauges water alert users can monitor and even sent updates on the status of nearby waterways.

Following the devastating floods that rocked Eastern Kentucky in 2022. water alert has the potential to save lives.

Kentucky Edition visited the city of Jenkins to see how the community is taking advantage of that system.

When the flood happened.

>> I have no idea is if we can't get this chance of thunderstorm chances for showers, thunderstorms.

Well, I found out about.

And a different way and drove them to the bridge.

I used to gauge everything about which one the gauges are now and then origin of that.

And it was probably 45 minutes, Ari.

And after that, we finally got the first phone alert.

So, you know, a lot of people flip all way through the thin and directly impact.

And they got up the next morning say, hey, this awful flow does happen.

You know, the people that believe that delay start trying to go to work well after the flood, our organization was trying to figure out ways that that could help the community.

>> There's 3 major rivers that began here.

And 2 of them after this rain had horrific flooding.

The other had almost no flooding.

So it really it sort of explains how different conditions can change in small areas.

And, you know, I was in one of the watersheds at the Kentucky River that really devastated Whitesburg.

I'm from here in Jenkins for the Big Sandy devastated areas of Jenkins and although, you know, I can look outside and feel we're getting a tremendous amount of rain.

You really didn't know what was coming or how severe this was going to be one of the issues.

>> With over the mountains is we'll have a pop-up storm that hits one part of town.

>> And then it may not even right in the park with a different plan to house of worship the roads and it will be around other camp.

>> Aaron Jenkins, we have a a gauge of current the dam.

It hasn't rained gauge on it.

And with that rain gets the rain gauge there and there's the rain Dunham.

There's also running is down here at the bird on school.

So we have.

>> Grand gauges a different location.

So you can county case those of answer something's going on.

I live close to the string.

>> Should we pay attention to and that's one of the things we will do.

Is this people be aware and if they will sign the organ or they can understand the bottom of the bridges, 6 foot and when the water gets to 5 foot, well, they've got a foot.

Think about this is not the emergency alert.

I do this right now.

I mean, it's not going to wake you up the middle of that, but it's going to come up play.

The streams up to here.

And if you understand top EU, a creek bank is 3 foot.

Well, 4 foot.

It's going to be a PR little bit.

>> So the numbers is not represent how deep the water is or anything like it is just a number of gay top 4.

That gauge.

And so we do have a have a handout.

Hasn't stuff where we have also website Kawaf and impact term out that we have put things in and tell you where the top of the road level is.

But that number is top of the bank, you know, foundation school down here.

>> That type of stuff.

We have those members now that these gauges are in place.

For me personally is reduce the anxiety when heavy rains come because you can look at the numbers and go, oh, that was a tremendous amount of rain that just got.

But he was small live on the gauge compared to what you might see in a major flood event.

>> There are 250 stream gauges being used by the U.S. Geological Survey in Kentucky and roughly 13,000 spread out through the rest of the country.

♪ >> Good news tonight for the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.

Details as we look at sports news.

>> The LPGA's says Bell Hall will host the Sol Han Cong Cup in It's a three-day match involving women playing as teams from the United States and Europe.

During today's announcement, the LPGA commissioner talked about what made Louisville standout is a choice.

>> First we want to play on golf courses.

The fans around the world know and respect and with that where the leadership at the golf course is as passionate about growing women's golf as we are.

Secondly, we want to play in front of huge crowds with a proven track record for showing up like no others and where local businesses see the enormous value in partnering with the old, the stand-alone women's sports organization.

3rd, we look for support in partnership with state and city leaders who see both the economic impact and the social value of bringing Solheim Cup to their community.

Thanks to Molly and the entire LPGA T for choosing Kentucky.

>> For choosing Louisville, choosing Baja, Liv Golf course.

We're so excited to have you here in 2028, Molly got a little sense of what we Louisville like to do around big sporting events when she and her husband were here with us for the 150.

If Kentucky Derby, her team got to see what we do when we host the world right here in Baja, Low for the PGA Championship.

And Molly, I am confident that we're going to break records for you and your team as well.

In 2028 win.

The Solheim Cup is right here in fall.

HOLLA in Louisville.

We are so excited to have you on here.

We're so excited to again.

Welcome the world.

Back to Van Hollen in Louisville, Kentucky.

Freight another amazing World class event.

>> There was concern about the future of golf tournaments in Louisville after police arrested Scottie Scheffler during the PGA Championships at Valhalla in may.

Police accused him of ignoring an officer's traffic directions near a deadly crash scene.

Schaeffer denied any wrongdoing and police later dropped the charges.

We're about 3 weeks away from the start of college football season.

Can you believe it?

The Associated Press just released its first bowl.

>> Louisville is in the top 30.

Kentucky is not and SEC team Georgia is first in the poll.

Louisville is just outside the top.

25 at number.

26 Kentucky.

It did get a few votes and finished 40th overall in the voting.

Kentucky begins its season August 31st against Southern Miss Louisville kicks off the year.

Also August 31st against Austin Peay.

Is dance for everyone.

One Lexington Group says yes.

>> Everyone dances, but I realize it or not.

So I'm always for more on that.

>> And you'll get more of it tomorrow.

The Allegro Dance Project works to make dance inclusive.

We'll hear more about it tomorrow on Kentucky edition at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central where we inform connect and inspire.

Connect with us all the ways you see on your screen, Facebook at an Instagram to stay in the Loop Citizen story idea.

Public affairs at KET Dot Org as well.

I'm Renee Shaw and I'll see you again tomorrow night.

Taking care.

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