♪ >> The Kentucky Supreme Court rules on whether a state representative Juan her primary.

>> Would be a real shame if we lose the history of the sacrifices that people made.

>> A Fayette County soldiers lost their lives at D-Day 80 years ago.

How the city honored their sacrifice.

>> Our our workforce is that, as you know, has some real benefits to it.

We've got to highlight that.

>> We'll talk about Kentucky's economy and a new segment we call business Pete.

>> We're trying to bring the dignity and the love to the folks who usually things they don't count.

>> Its dignity on wheels.

How Lexington's Catholic Action Center is meeting people where they are.

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

♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Friday, June 7th.

We made it to the weekend.

I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for kicking off your weekend with us.

The Kentucky Supreme Court says Kulkarni is out as a candidate for reelection in her state House district because of a filing mistake.

Kulkarni was a candidate for reelection in the Democratic primary in the 40th House district in Jefferson County may 21st Williams Eats was also on the ballot Kulkarni bid him in the primary with 78% of the vote.

But before the primary, a past candidate Dennis for lander filed suit saying Co Carney's filing paperwork did not have 2 Democratic witnesses as the law requires.

The suit said one of the witnesses was a Republican at the time a lower court sided with Co Carney and Appeals court ruled against her yesterday the Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments on both sides.

I say let it go.

>> But the voters decide and the voters have clearly decided in this case by 80% of those voting that they want to present a typical car need to be their nominee.

>> No Democrat has ever been able to nominate a Republican.

If you take your argument to the logical conclusion that there is no statute of limitations, which is the filing deadline or the day when the petition to sign you, this court will, in effect, will effectively crack open our partisan primary system and Republicans could nominate Democrats and Democrats can nominate Republicans.

>> And today, the state's high court ruled against Kulkarni.

This is how the court order reads, quote, Representative Nora Palma Co Carty is disqualified as a candidate in the May 2024 Democratic primary election for the 40th state representative district and quote, the court says it will release a full opinion later.

So what happens now is there a special election to pick a Democratic nominee?

Does Williams eats become the nominee?

There is no Republican running in this district because there is now a vacancy in the nomination.

It falls to the Jefferson County Democratic Party and the party officers for the 40th legislative district to nominate a candidate representative Kulkarni told KET shortly ago that she will seek that nomination and is eligible for it.

Morgan Eves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party told KET, quote, the court will render an opinion telling us what the next steps are.

The quote.

In other news, urban and rule, Kentucky joined forces yesterday as Louisville leaders, including the mayor head to the hills of Clay County in eastern Kentucky.

The goal to build bridges and figure out how city and country can help each other.

We had.

>> Mayor Greenberg rules and said, well, this in this cabinet leaders from all coming in to share ideas about some of the projects that we have built going on.

We shared everything from a downtown economic development.

Our innovation hub, some of their trials, the distillery that's going to be part of down pale essentially, as I've told the group this morning, we're dreamy doubt while together.

So hopefully we can expire.

8 inspire each other to do even bigger and brighter things.

We focused on several areas where they could be great collaboration of the great collaboration areas of tourism in areas of bourbon.

I man you factoring and other so many different areas where we can find opportunities to work together from home towns as well.

As for the entire state, we want to develop regional approach is regional strategies and what throughout the state to develop a better commonwealth.

What we felt would be appropriate is to build bridges between urban and rural areas and tap in on some of that expertise and knowledge of individuals who have done become big money deals to help the sooner you go.

And we think from that perspective making that works with the mayor of Louisville and other business people, it was a very successful day for the things that I think about these 2 takes.

And as we have a lot of pride and sometimes a pride get in the way because we said we can do this on we do need help.

We need help.

And these are the experts who are here today maybe give us some help.

Is ice really to a chance to have those partners coming in and look at our city and our Kelly and maybe that is why so they can with partner being investor.

If nothing else give us some got it since Mitt vice.

We all want everyone to succeed.

We all want everyone to have the same opportunities will face common challenges.

Some of the challenges that are right here in Clay County are the exact same challenges that we're giving within the rubble.

If we put our brains together, if we share ideas about what's working and what's not, we can address our challenges and move on hometowns forward and the entire state.

Our state motto may be the best thing you have united.

We stand divided.

We fall where one state we need to help each part of the state elevate their status and elevate their educational and economic opportunities.

>> Mayor Graham Burke says this was his first trip to Clay County.

West.

Louisville is getting land for a new middle school and a new health and community center Molina.

Healthcare is donating 20 acres of land for those projects.

The land will be the future home of the doctor.

J Blaine Hudson, Middle School, and administrative building.

The land will also be home to a one-stop health center.

The property is at 18th Street and Broadway.

The Catholic Action Center has been serving the community of Lexington and surrounding since 2000 and has a new way to reach people.

The dignity station is a mobile hygiene station that gives Lexington's homeless access to showers, bathrooms and washers and dryers.

But it's much more than that.

>> After the pandemic, we were seeing lots of folks who were needing a well by portable Haji.

There's so many people that are living on our streets.

There's so many people who are camping who don't have access to showers, toilets or laundry where.

>> I'm here to help our friends and divers find a little dignity in their cells.

You know, not all hope is gone.

You know, give people a chance you know, refresh yourself.

Refreshed are closed.

But I've you know how so everything that's needed to take a car with.

>> Then we've got bags and put their laundry and we've got to get her.

Jen, we put in.

So it's everything that you would ever want as far as to be able to go and do your business.

If anybody knows that a good shower is going to make you feel 100 sent the I want them to feel better about the sales.

Let them know someone does care.

I make a lot of people just saying that because you're on the street and I just, you know, give up on here.

>> There's no hope there's always hope this case.

Your home was built me.

You're hopeless.

That mean, you know, you got to, you know, look down on yourself.

This to having a good team that people can come and have lunch with.

Our folks are.

>> And find out of that bout the connection of services that they can have.

And that's why we are here at goodwill.

>> But Kuz on Thursdays goodwill has the opportunity Center open where folks can come have there taking Shaw are just trying out, have a one inch or and then.

And go on in there and see what opportunities there are to help them go from the streets >> It's just a great relief to see, you know, people that come out of it, you know, with the fresh are clean clothes and things like that.

I mean.

Things we take for granted every day.

And this is what they have now with this.

You know, they get arrested because they use the restroom outside because they have no place to go.

>> So this isn't the total solution.

We know that.

But step by step inch by inch.

We're trying to bring the 2 and the love to the folks who usually think they can.

We say every person is the recipient of this who has a little dignity who takes the next step to go from the street to the homes.

You can't put a price.

And then that's price.

>> Ginny Ramsey says they plan to add 2 more locations in the next few weeks.

The Lexington Rescue mission on Glen Garvin and Central Christian on Short Street the day and times of each stop will be posted.

Mondays on the Catholic Action Center's Facebook page.

And Higher Ed News students at Western Kentucky University will pay slightly more.

>> For tuition next semester.

Today the WKU Board of Regents approved a 2% tuition and trees.

They also agreed on a 2% raise for faculty and staff.

The university says the new budget is 4.3 million dollars larger than last year's officials say they are working hard and working toward a long-term budget stability plan coming out of the pandemic and a period of declining enrollment.

The state has removed 403,000 names from the voter registration rolls in the last 4 years.

Kentucky Secretary of state Michael Adams says that includes 223,000 dead people.

He says during the 10 day voter registration period in May, the number of people removed outnumbers the number of new people who registered to vote.

Secretary Adams says, quote, while Kentucky is being celebrated nationally for expanding voter access, let's also take pride that in our Commonwealth.

We have election integrity, end quote.

♪ ♪ We're starting a new segment this Friday.

We are taking on the business beat.

We're talking about economic development and how Kentucky is stacking up and 2 particular counties that affect a lot of others.

And we have a good dynamic duo with us today to break it all down.

Just banned Hoka's executive director of the Rockcastle County Industrial Development Authority who is on screen left and Jason Riley, who was head of the Mount Sterling, Montgomery County Industrial Authority and Chamber of Commerce on screen right with the great kicks that you'll see probably on a wide shot.

>> Good to see you, gentlemen.

Thank goodness am.

So this is good that we're talking about economic development and business, which we don't often do too much.

And so we're glad to have you both kicking this off for Want to talk to you first, Jason, about how do you define economic development?

What does it mean in terms of everyday application everyday life?

>> I think a thing we can do to continue to improve the quality of life for Kentuckians is how I look at that.

You know, traditional economic development strictly looking at industrial type projects.

It's taken more of approach that looks it.

The complete opportunity there, right?

Retail culture, community life.

How does that all tie and 2 attracting companies to our communities.

Yeah, anything get out of that jam outside retention.

If you don't have or tension plan, then you don't have a good economic development that staying focused on the existing industries in Kentucky.

>> And I think the CD Cabinet for Economic Development, the governor, we've got a really good job on in the last few years.

>> So yes, it's not always about recruitment, is about retention retention, right?

Yeah.

And and what makes a good sight, a good place to come.

Do business that have utilities.

>> That's one of the biggest things.

And that's where Kentucky right now is in the lead.

We actually have sites, we have utilities, a lot of the other states are running out of utility capacities and things.

So we're right now the opportunity we have some real opportunities and stay to connect.

Yeah.

>> And let's talk about how communities will benefit from the budget that was passed just recently that goes into effect July one.

This is economic development, but it is all about community growth and quality of life.

And it turned out pretty good.

>> It is.

There's a lot of good stuff for communities across the across the state.

I'm really glad my colleague Jeff us here today.

You know, the nice thing their community and their partnership was able to get in the budget and cool.

We get to highlight that today and then also our community is benefiting from the program.

Kentucky Product Development Initiative being refunded in the new biennium budget.

So.

>> Yeah, and let's talk about that because that Kentucky development, our product development initiative.

You know, why is that so important?

Because that's where the money is coming.

It filters through that particular organization down to the county's?

Well, from several years ago, some of the folks at the Cabinet for Economic development at Tackett at the Kentucky Association of Economic Development, John Beddington that the candidate that time had this vision.

How do we create more product, more opportunities for companies to locate?

>> Here in Kentucky right?

We've got to have the product for folks to locate.

And so this is an intentional act.

The proactive activity by the state of Kentucky to be able to create projects in sight and my community in Mount Sterling.

We've recently benefited from this.

Yeah.

>> And along with economic development discussion is also the workforce issue, right?

So is that a challenge?

>> Workforce is a in Kentucky, but but it's a challenge everywhere.

So I mean, it's the same thing is like what I say, you know, we're no different what we get a sales.

Are you making this?

You know, we're unique.

We've got to tell a story.

And the thing about it is most people like in Royer's they grew up doing chores are raised on farms, things like that.

So actually our our workforce is, as you know, has some real benefits to it.

We've got to highlight that the Eastern Kentucky.

I mean, they agree it.

Yeah, that's what we've got yeah.

>> So speaking of the budget and how well communities fared, let's talk about how your community fared >> We're very We had a vision that a couple years ago that we want it to the Kentucky product development initiatives, legislature, but money isn't there.

So we were able to create a regional partnership with cared Rockcastle in Lincoln County.

So we talk to our GL regional Industrial Development And because of that, we not only got Money-and got 165 bikers on a on a very strategic piece of property.

We're able to accumulate 1492 acres, which the I want, you know, to thank them for from the funding that the 62 million dollars to get that.

But that's a regional that puts us with the one in Duncannon, the one Harrisburg.

And then we have another sack of the car side that puts us in the same realm of opportunity know how or South Carolina and Georgia.

Now we have 4 mega sites in the state of Kentucky.

>> So what's going to go on this particular megasite?

>> A transformational generational opportunity.

So it has to be the right best fit because it don't have to be just cast again.

Linking is for 20 to 23 County region.

And that's the thing about that's what I'm so proud of legislature.

The see the governor, because we you know, we work with rocky and the governor.

They were there for a kpd I and back in the fall right?

He's just a really good thing that, you economic developments, not red or blue.

All right.

It's about the state.

It's green.

That's Hundreds of jobs.

This could generate and thousands we have now sons of John.

That's just, you know, at the plant levels.

Yeah.

>> Because we're looking at it.

The opportunity is You know, for us at this large with the utilities that we have to create thousands of jobs.

But that's just that the planned level than you think about all the other things.

And then that retention piece that all those other jobs within those industries that are complementary, no cause growth.

Another place.

Yeah, that's awesome.

You got a story to tell too.

>> Well, next week we're having a groundbreaking on our new industrial park in Mount Sterling.

And it's been able to be possible through the Kentucky Product Development Initiative.

Fright and Cabinet for economic The governor's office in Rocky, all their leadership to support us.

And I think it's really cool of county city governments, our industrial to worry and working with state government to do a project that's going to be really exciting.

So what is the project?

So it's a brand new industrial park and we're looking at having 16 sites on that on that property.

And we just acquired the property back on.

May 6th groundbreaking coming up and we're working on funding infrastructure and roads, utilities to get into that side.

And it's a it's a beauty.

It's our field of We're seeing video of And right now I'm in course, drone footage makes everything look good.

But >> it is very picturesque impassable.

Yes, it is.

I would like to say that we can then a thing we did without the vision of the landowners binding to what we were and then kuz that once the landowners are and we can actually get control the property.

>> Then with our partners, our utility partners, and then the and the legislature.

That's, you know, there was a true collaboration.

And that's what it takes to really be success.

>> Yeah, and vision, right to all of you all.

Get credit for that.

Well, congratulations and we'll be checking up on each each of you as these projects develop and will probably be in your area next week.

Yes, tell you.

Congratulations.

And thanks so much.

In our first segment of the business be we'll have you back.

Thank you to you.

♪ >> During yesterday's D-Day anniversary, 17 World War, 2 veterans and Kentucky took a special ride.

The group boarded Mismatch UL a B.

25 ball bomber built in 1944.

Miss Mitchell flew 130 missions and North Africa and Italy.

Yesterday's flight from Bowman Field in Louisville included veterans ages 97 to 101.

Wow.

The Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund sponsored yesterday's flight of the 16 Million men and women who served in the American military during World War.

2, it's estimated that about 100,000 remain.

More than 300,000 Kentuckians fought in World War 2, at least 8 from Fayette County landed on the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago, especially that last night at the Kentucky theater included firsthand reflections on D-Day.

>> Jesse Rice was born on March.

25th 1922. and lived in both Fayette and in counties throughout his life.

We're celebrating hate.

>> Fayette County soldiers who dropped him to Normandy on D-Day and were killed over there and they're now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery.

this is a very special evening to be able to honor them.

>> We have a long relationship with our sister city in Deauville, France, which is located in Normandy.

They certainly remember they are because of our relationship being so long.

We we're sister cities in 1957.

So it's been a long time and we know we've been there many times and we know how they remember over there.

They remember and we want our children to remember here.

It's been a real experience trying to find the.

The family members of the soldiers that will be accepting proclamations from the mayor tonight.

>> My father was 12 windows that would last in World War 2, nothing.

44.

Barnette a gator with 100 bomb group.

For many mission that on the just and come back from one of them.

I never been elected to before.

we've been able to walk the town and see where they live.

We know where they live in where they shop and where they went to, you know, restaurants, a lot of places still hear the well preserved in this town.

>> We stopped by the University of Kentucky because we figured there might be some information my great uncle's education there and we discovered that not only was our great uncle there right before he sent off to the war, but he was also there with his sister at the same time, which we had no idea that you don't even see University of Kentucky.

So that was that was really, really need to kind of pull that threat and find out something because a lot of these records are lost.

We don't even have his his initial service records.

We only know about his discharge in his death.

So it's it's really need to be here with the University of Kentucky working with them to find these records that we thought previously were lost.

The pain family is now on its 3rd generation of aviators.

So my great uncle's pilot, he's a pilot.

I love Island.

When do because of the right cause.

We have to go regardless of the circumstance.

That's what the people did.

>> And lot and played with a >> We should always remember.

And, you as of the soldiers who went over there to fight, we can't forget they were fighting against the Nazis and we have to remember these things and honor these things in east, the American flag at the coastline.

Bides quiet as a promised.

Terrifying.

We still.

>> Having mean mourning for nearly 80 years.

>> I hope that they'll take away in their heart that we are friends with the people in Normandy and they always honor our fallen soldiers and that cemetery and also understand history so that we don't forget.

A special ceremony.

Indeed.

Lexington, sister city relationship with the deauville is one of the oldest in the world.

>> President Eisenhower created the program and 1956.

And Lexington became Deauville sister city and the next year in 1957.

♪ Western Kentucky ends.

You have the chance to see one of Broadway's all-time classics.

Our Toby Gibbs has that and suggestions for the rest of the commonwealth.

In tonight's look at what's happening around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> The Market House theater in Paducah is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a show that also turning 60 this year.

Federer on the roof of this timeless musical tells the story of family tradition last and resilience that they're on.

The roof has resonated with audiences since it premiered on Broadway, 6 decades ago.

Don't miss your chance to see it at the market happens.

All the family out to Frederick Douglass, High School in Lexington tomorrow morning for truck.

A palooza more than 20 city trucks will be on site so you can get up close and personal with the vehicles.

Even sit in the driver seat and honk there will be games, truck demonstrations, food and more.

It's going to be a really good time.

>> School may be out for summer, but there's lots of fun educational events happening around the state.

Don't miss the Discovery Day at big don't like state historic site tomorrow.

Explore ice age fossils.

Birds of prey pioneer, life and more.

See what you can uncover and union.

If you have a kid digs history and archeology, they could become a certified junior archaeologist and Wickliffe Mounds.

State historic site tomorrow participants will learn about the different methods of archeology.

I do identify artifacts and will make a clay pot to take home with them.

Car lovers and carbon don't want to miss the Cumberland Valley Cruises tomorrow.

Check out the hundreds of custom classic cars and motorcycles.

Plus the train rides inflatables petting zoo at other fun family activities.

This one of the biggest summer events in court and you don't want to miss it.

Duncan Hines date has been going on all weekend balling grade and there's more fun happening this weekend.

over to the Corvette Museum for a scavenger hunt, check out the Duck paddle race tomorrow morning and head to the beats and Beats Music Fest at Circus where Park?

Currently happening in Frenchburg is the man at the Mountain Memories Festival to festival is filled to the brim with fun activities like pony rides.

Inflatables heading to and the annual duck race.

Plus, there's more than 100 vendors to shop from Peru's.

The handmade are candles, baked goods and more.

There's something for everyone at this great festival.

And that's what's happening around the Commonwealth on Toby Givers.

>> Thank you.

As always do begins.

We've heard plenty of talk about election integrity in recent years.

So what does an expert think?

>> I think the problem here is that states are justifying all sorts of voting rules by pointing to the concern of fraud, the concern of election security with 0 evidence that there's a problem that needs to be fixed.

>> A University of Kentucky professor has a new book about court decisions and how they're affecting your right to vote.

So interesting and timely discussion that you'll see Monday night on Kentucky edition, which we hope will join you for joining us for its 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central where we inform connect and inspire subscribe to our Kentucky Edition, e-mail newsletters and watch full episodes and clips at K E T Dot Org.

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Ticket care.

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