>> This is a bill that is designed.

Well, hey.

>> Drag shows in Kentucky could be restricted to for Frankfort.

Bill becomes law.

>> And politicians like Daniel Cameron doing nothing to stop it.

>> Kelly, Kraft takes aim at a gubernatorial rival.

>> Bodies were designed to live under normal sometime.

>> And why one sleep expert says setting our clocks permanently to daylight saving time would be a setback.

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♪ ♪ >> Good Friday evening to you.

I'm Renee Shaw.

Today is Friday March.

The 10th.

We're ready for the weekend and we thank you for starting it off with us.

>> Legislation on controversial social issues continues to make its way through Frankfort today, the Senate passed a bill that's meant to stop adult performances and public spaces.

Opponents to Senate Bill one 15 say the measure will prevent drag shows that have become popular and local restaurants and entertainment venues.

Our Casey Parker Bell has the story in tonight's Legislative >> The intent behind the Senate Bill.

One 15 is to restrict performances of an adult nature as defined in this legislation.

2 adults.

>> Senate Bill, one, 15 performances, spaces 18 and older.

Critics of the measure say the bill would prevent drag shows and could criminalize performances that Kentucky's pride festivals, businesses that put on a don't performances with minors present could lose their business license among other potential penalties.

Democrats spoke against the measure today.

>> This is a bill that is designed to hate.

>> Louisville Senator Kasey Chambers, Armstrong says the bill infringes on people's First Amendment rights.

>> My concern today is the First Amendment.

The United States Supreme Court has made it clear that the protections of this incredibly important amendment extent, not just to the words we say, but to the expressive choices we make things like the clothes we wear and the way we choose to present ourselves to the world.

>> And another will will Senator David Yates says Senate Bill one 15 could put the lives of transgender people at risk.

This type of policy.

It does cost lives.

There is the suicide.

This this type of policy where we have made it very, very clear on the floor.

We have singled out that distinct group as we talk like somehow we're getting rid of the drag community that somehow that they were protecting our families from seeing that somehow that killed are safer if they don't exist.

>> This body cannot force someone out of existence.

>> But Republican senators spoke in favor of the tax saying it would protect children.

We're trying to.

Our children safe.

A lot of respects.

We've got the will.

That everybody hears about.

I have a grandchild that a young girl.

And I want her protected.

I believe that every yes vote here is out of love for our children.

Our children are be confused.

They're being pandered.

They're being groomed and this has led to increased suicide rates among the innocence.

>> That should never have to.

>> See that.

The Senate passed Senate Bill one 15, 26 to 6 with Senator Julie Rocky Adams as the Long pass boat.

Well, Kentucky edition, I'm Casey Parker Bell.

>> There are a number of other bills dealing with LGBTQ+ issues still making their way through the Legislature.

House Bill 4.70, would prevent gender transition services for people under 18 and Senate Bill.

One 50 would allow teachers to choose to use pronouns for students assigned gender at birth.

Even if a student requests otherwise.

A bill that would let nurse practitioners prescribe controlled substances is headed to the governor's desk Senate bill.

94 also calls for establishing a committee that would review how prescriptions are used in Kentucky.

The bill sponsored by Senator Julie Rocky Adams Pass the full Senate last month.

Speaking on the House floor today, Representative Russell Weber said this bill addressed several problems that advanced practice nurses and their patients have encountered.

>> These include difficulty in getting credentialed by insurers and CEOs being unable to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid addicted Kentuckians and the fear of opening a practice because of the potential lost the cap ACS.

And with it, the DEA number.

>> After voting on the bill, Representative Danny Bentley explained why he was in favor of it.

>> And real Kentucky, the nurse practitioner plays a vital role in providing health care.

The people that every day here, the county, less than 30,000, they're essential and the work they've done on Want to come in the sponsor on it.

It's needed for say the Kentucky.

>> The bill passed in 92 to one and now goes to Governor Beshear who could sign it into law or veto it or allow the bill to become law without his signature.

There could soon be a new exemption from jury duty in Kentucky.

House Bill 3.38.

Would allow anyone 70 years or older to opt out of the legally required service.

Currently, jurors must request to be excused from the jury pool and those requests must be reviewed by a judge.

It's sponsored by freshman Republican Representative Amy neighbors of Edmonton.

>> The idea for the proposal was brought to the Legislature by circuit judge.

He reviews jury during jury duty requests and recognizes that the overwhelming number of those who asked to be excluded do so because of the condition associated with their age.

>> A neighbor said more than 30 other states already have a similar law House Bill.

3.38, past 87 to 4 and is now headed to the Senate for consideration.

There.

Republican candidate for Governor Kelly Kraft is out with a new campaign commercial about the closing of a coal-fired power plant.

And it takes aim at a fellow Republican.

>> but coal-fired power plants are being shut down by Joe Biden and politicians like Daniel Cameron and doing nothing to stop it.

>> This is the second ad so far critical of Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

The first one was from a political action committee that backs craft.

But this new ad is from the craft campaign itself.

Now, here's the Cameron Campaign's response to the ad.

Quote, is Kelly craft running for governor of West Virginia, the coal plant she's referring to and her flailing attack is a West Virginia plant.

It provides no economic value to the Commonwealth.

Kelly is free to hop on our fancy private jet paid for by coal mining profits and run for governor of Oklahoma or West Virginia.

If she wishes.

But if you're going to advocate for Kentucky, you might who might want No Advocate for Kentucky jobs and Kentucky.

Right payers over those and West Virginia and quote.

>> Time now for end of week review of some major points of developments, particularly in the state Capitol as the legislative session winds down inside Kentucky politics.

And we have a dynamic duo from Owensboro originally with ICE.

When joining us by Skype is Kelsey Coup to is the co-founder and principal at Blue DOT Consulting and Rebecca Heart.

So who is a policy analyst, a lobbyist and policy director at Baggage co-founder Welcome owns Barnes.

Is that what you say for he let me start with you.

First to talk about, we've got 4 days when we go back on Monday until they take a 10 day recess for the governor to issue any of the toes and they come back on the 29th and 30th of the session to wrap up and they can still pass legislation at that time.

What do you see is moving?

What do you see a stalling and what are some potential missed opportunities that if they don't get to it this week, they would have missed opportunity to do some things.

You think they should.

Yes.

Well, first, thanks for having me.

And I will start out by saying we're back in our both to route that But its session, you know, lawmakers, I think it's best significant amount of time.

>> Focused on a fabricated culture war issues instead of working to solve real problems that are people face now instead of advancing the conversation, the conversation on things like universal Pre-K, student loan forgiveness for teachers, a school employee raises and more.

They're working to allow guns to be carried on our college campuses.

And are really worried about passing this sleight of hay in passing a vision for Kentucky.

But I like to say where it makes our neighbors fearful of one another and more cynicism lines.

So they've been busy bullying trans kids.

That's for And doing nothing really to address the fact that Kentucky ranks 44th and health care.

And so in these waning days, these 4 left until the veto period.

You know, they've yet to pass medicinal marijuana while it does have a hearing, I believe on Tuesday, there is little room for error for it to be passed this session.

But I'm hoping that it is passed because we know that Governor Beshear has expressed interest in signing it.

So while they continue to focus on doing everything that they can to institute have to tear 48 and everything when it all cost vision for Kentucky.

The rest of us know that we have real challenges that need to be faced.

And so I hope in these last days they really remember who they serve because there's a lot of extremism that I've seen coming out of which is dangerous and really misses the mark.

So how do you say, Rebecca?

Well, I am going to push back a little bit.

I mean, this is a different type of session.

This is a 30 day short session and leadership when they came to the.

>> So the framework here and saying what we were going to do is they were going to limited in scope.

And so am I certainly and I know Kelsey saying about controversial about, you know, whether it's trans kids track shows those things coming through.

But, you know, talking about education, health care, those sorts of things they require programming which then requires funding.

This isn't a budget year.

And so we're in the middle of a budget year.

So it just inherently Taylor's what we can do the hard part about this transition here.

As that we have had 3 years of breakneck pace with the General Assembly.

I mean, we had COVID we had the pandemic.

And so there are a lot alterations, Maine, where we had a budget every year for the last 3 years.

And so it's it's been a bit arresting for some of us to get back in the swing of okay.

What is the short session?

What does it really mean?

And so and what can they do and may have been true to their word about what they said and that they would not really open up the budget if they did so would be at for absolutely necessary things like the Bowling Green Veteran Center and a couple of the items and other and that they have small appropriations, if you will, you know either clean up or to get state money to start something.

And that's that's what they've Kelsey to touch on things, medical sports there's there's some other bills that machine right things and has to get through the Senate.

the Green Machine's lobbying and and the and the legislators supporting that feel pretty confident that will make it through the Senate and they'll ban Sports betting lobby feels pretty good.

Much better about this issue than they did last year.

So the fact that lawmakers are willing to actually place their backs and vote on 2 gambling-related measures think that's going to happen the well.

That's what's hard about that is that?

So it requires more of a threshold and said 60% of each chamber.

>> By my count, that's about 23 members in the Senate of the 38.

So it's just harder to get through this year because it isn't a budget.

You're So that's a hurdle to But I know that those people feel feel comfortable right now where they are.

And we've got some assurances that it always be heard.

I do not have the votes to get across the line.

Going to be different story.

Well, Kelsey, when it comes to medical marijuana, a sports betting Democrats seem to be aligned with Republicans on these issues.

I'm not so sure about gray machines.

There might be some division there, but some of those big ticket items you mention Democrats seem to be on board with those things and maybe the file their own pieces of legislation.

>> Yes, it's been actually really interesting from my point of view to follow everything that's happening because it seems the Republican caucus at times is it is not a lot.

And that's what we saw last week.

I think with the great machine, you know, tabling of the debate and all bad and then our far we're kind of taking the medicinal marijuana vote.

I think I've heard that it's getting a hearing.

You know, they think they have the votes to get it out of committee.

But will it be voted on, you know, on the floor and things like that?

And so it's injured.

It's sort of like if I the Republicans came in, get it on medicinal marijuana and a couple of these things.

Then, you know, there's been indications that Governor Beshear you know, well, sign those bills and that he supported of some of those measures.

And so what when we say we have 4 days to wait and see.

>> And and so, Rebecca, because they can when they come by after that 10 day period, they can still pass.

Legislation is not just reserved override vetoes and they could put the governor in a pretty sticky spot.

They can.

They You know, medical marijuana, I think is an issue that they think that, you know, take it to the governor.

He's going to sign it.

So it's something that still has a longer lifespan than some of these other bills.

And I mean, that other hard part here is that the we've got a lot of new members.

And so some of these issues coming over either to the House or Senate, they don't they don't senators or representatives on the record just yet.

And so it's created some interesting dynamics like it did with great machines.

And so that also comes up with medical marijuana comes play with sports.

Betting comes to play with some of these controversial issues to be sure.

Yeah.

Back in March.

So thank you so much.

Kelsey Coats shout out to to tame today.

Ed.

Yeah, pretty good representation.

I say.

Thank you, ladies so much.

Have a great weekend.

Thanks so much.

♪ The state had another good month for tax revenue.

Governor Beshear says tax revenue for February was more than 11% higher than February of 2022.

>> He says revenues topped a billion dollars and Kentucky now has the biggest rainy day fund and its history.

U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell remains in a Washington, D.C., hospital.

Senator McConnell suffered a concussion after falling at a dinner Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., McConnell is 81.

A spokesperson says he's expected to be in the hospital several days.

Said this tweet saying Joe and I are wishing Senator McConnell a speedy recovery.

We look forward to seeing him back on the Senate floor.

Eric Deters a Republican candidate for governor pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges related to a truck chase and northern Kentucky.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Deters pleaded guilty to menacing and harassing communications.

A criminal complaint says after his teenage nephew flipped him off last October, Deters chased him through his brother's farm and sent harassing voicemails and text to a sister-in-law.

A judge sentenced Gators to 270 days in jail, but he won't serve time if he avoids violating a protective order and doesn't contact his nephew, brother and sister-in-law for 2 years.

Deters says this will not affect his campaign for Governor.

♪ Bock beer were sausages and go braces.

Spring means the return of one of Louisville's oldest festivals, Kentucky additions Kelsey Starks has a preview.

New lose annual Bach Day celebration returns, March 25th.

Now if you live in Louisville, you probably know it for the traditional go racing events, but >> if you don't traffic Ravens is festivals event organizer and he's here to tell us all about it.

So this ritual dates back to then mid 19th century.

I don't think a lot of people this goes back to where >> you had a lot of pastor serve people in town who are waiting downtown either to make their way around the falls of the Ohio or elsewhere.

And they would to pass the time they would use IA alleyways off markets now Market Street and they would raise their And I I've actually been told as well that that they would use the goats to the transport particularly barrels a up and down to get the alley is what as well.

So some people may be listening going.

What >> Haha so explain to us is for somebody who doesn't know what this is all about, what to expect there.

Yet.

There's actually there's almost 3 events happening in one here or for that.

the go racing will start with the go racing so local businesses and individuals get involved with this summer.

Local forecasters get involved with this and sponsor goats and we have a local go from Sunny Acres.

Who brings out a baby They have about 30 baby Bring out the ring out.

Adult goats.

>> And the sponsors get to name their goats.

They can make their own jockey silks.

We call They can get to dress their gut.

They can put a T-shirt or handkerchief or on the go while they race and then the handlers take it from there.

Nobody's actually riding do they get the goats in the in the 10 and we have about 150 foot straight away and they have the handler sort of take It's usually kids from the local FHA foundation or something like that.

We have 12 or 13 local breweries involved often Louisville who are making their own special bock beer that they will bring to the that will be for sale at the event itself.

And so it's a little bit of a and they're celebrating the beginning of spring as well.

And then on top of that, we have the best of the we crown the champion.

And so that's where we take a local restaurants and get them involved.

And Kentucky proud as involved with that as well.

So our local restaurants go out and local need from Kentucky, proud partner, producer and then they do their own take on their brought worst and it could be a very traditional monitoring.

Good one couple years ago that one or it could be something a little different galaxy more than one that was actually made of salmon.

So they do their take on that.

We bring it and we have a professional, a panel of who take a look at it and try to taste everything.

>> The party is already under way.

We've got PRI parties, including baby goat, photo Ops, even baby goat yoga, yoga.

It's coming up on March 18th.

Plus goats on a float.

Don't miss that.

The Saint Patrick's Day parade this weekend.

The Real Bock Fest and Wurstfest in Louisville's New Little neighborhood.

>> Happened Saturday March 25th.

>> Thank you, Kelsey that something definitely worth looking out for.

And for those who don't know new Lou is an area of downtown Louisville also called the East Market District.

New Lou is short for new Louisville.

Now the weekend is going to be a little shorter as we spring ahead one hour for daylight saving time in recent years, there's been a push to make daylight saving time permanent.

But one sleep expert we spoke to says that would be a move in the wrong direction.

He says it's standard time we need to adopt permanently to give us more sunlight at the start of our day.

>> Bodies redesigned to live under normal sometime right with noon being peak sun.

All of the evidence supports permanent standard.

Time is better than permanent daylight saving permanent standard time.

I mean, right, an hour earlier morning, light is more important than evening.

Light even like could have some benefits to that morning.

Like the evidence is overwhelming is much better for send your circadian clock in sync with your sleep and wake for a performance.

A number of performance measures.

This is true for people suffering from depression, whether a seasonal affective.

Depression would like winter days.

And with that short or lessen total or even General depression can lead to better with morning light.

And also just general performance and alertness and especially younger people.

Teenagers, we know already struggle with school times.

Overwhelming evidence of later start times for high schools.

For example, do better.

That's why every society right that some next.

How do you sleep medicine and pediatrics at pretty much every scientific group that's looked in society for research on biological rhythms, all have supported standard time over.

Daylight Savings.

>> Last year the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, making daylight saving time permanent across the U.S. the House has not passed the measure.

♪ The Kentucky crafted market is this weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park in Alltech Arena in Lexington.

>> The expo is celebrating its 40th anniversary and its to supplying much more than just arts and crafts.

>> Kentucky craft market is a premiere show of some of the finest of visual art and craft in Kentucky.

We've about 120 for this year's edition of the market.

Every one of them in a variety of artistic disciplines that represent the the top of their particular form of art.

>> There are so and such a wide variety of artists here from across the state.

It just shows you what your state has to offer in terms of arts and culture.

I think it's important to have all these different artists together in one even though Kentucky's not a huge state.

You know, it's it's good to bring everybody all these artists in from across the state into one area that we've been doing this for 40 years is is pretty remarkable in Kentucky is unique among states in presenting a show like this.

It's just it's a wonderful celebration of creativity and contract.

>> The event is free this year instead of charging for admission, the Arts Council is encouraging donations be made to the team eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund.

The Kentucky crafted Market is just one of the weekend ideas for you to consider.

Toby Gibbs has more in tonight's look at what's going on around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> Join Alex Marty, Gloria and Mehlman on a musical adventure.

And Maria, this weekend, based on the animated movie, Madagascar, a musical adventure features lively songs, colorful costumes, deep friendship.

And we'll leave you wanting to move it.

Move it.

Come one, come all to the one of a kind vintage car collection in her later this Saturday over 220 vintage vehicles will be on display, including a 1922.

Ford Model T center door.

And in 1982, DeLorean.

The 20th annual Quilt show's at the Georgetown in Scott County Museum during the month of March.

Inspired by the book, the Quilt Makers Gift to this year's event features beautiful pieces that will knock your socks off.

Get ready for Broncos bowls and barrel racing at the Wyatt Cole Invitational Rodeo this weekend in liberty, middle and high school students from across the state will show off their best wrangling and writing skills.

It sure to be a wild time.

Head to Madisonville.

The Sunday were nurtured to nature.

Wildlife sanctuary will be having an interactive presentation on wildlife Animal Rehabilitation.

Put on your best adventure outfit and prepare to meet lot of animals up close and personal.

The Kentucky crafted market is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend in Lexington, the market features the best visual and craft artist in the Commonwealth, along with 2 days of live music, local publishers, artisanal cuisine and plenty of creative activities for the kids.

It's time to start planning those spring and summer home projects and where better to start than the Owensboro home and Garden show this weekend with all sorts of new design ideas on display, you're sure to find the inspiration you need to design your dream Hall.

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

I'm Toby get just.

>> Thank you.

To begins.

Well, move over Rihanna, some Kentucky seniors and Bowling Green recreated her Super Bowl halftime performance and it has become a TikTok sensation.

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