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Journalist - WKU Public Radio Local host - All Things Considered @npr.org Tree hugger and friend to all critters
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is currently in D.C. lobbying Trump administration officials to let Kentucky households be eligible for FEMA disaster aid after the devastating floods. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

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That was fast. Former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron has launched a 2026 U.S. Senate bid on the heels of Sen. Mitch McConnell's retirement announcement. And by on the heels of, we mean mere minutes. ^TD www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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Here’s how you can help Kentucky disaster survivors amid the 2025 floods. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

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I know my followers know this, but McConnell's no votes on Hegseth, Gabbard & RFK have nothing to do with aligning with Democrats or resisting. McConnell is a big proponent of "peace through strength," and he didn't think Hegseth or Gabbard strengthened America's position or interests in the world.

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Bill barring use of public funds on transgender treatments for Kentucky inmates advances. Opponents condemn bill as cruel. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/13/b...

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My first feature with WKU Public Radio looks back on the life and death of cage explorer Floyd Collins for the 100th anniversary of his death. You can hear it on WKYU today during All Things Considered, tomorrow during Morning Edition — or tune into Monday ATC anywhere as it airs nationally!

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President Donald Trump wants local officers to help deport immigrants. Here’s what Kentucky law enforcement officials across the state told @morganwatkins.lpm.org of KyCIR about that.

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A Kentucky lawmaker hopes to install a monument to the Ten Commandments on the Capitol lawn, a move that's been blocked by the @acluofky.bsky.social in the past. They maintain that the government has a responsibility to represent Kentuckians of all faiths. www.wkyufm.org/news/2025-02...

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Trump's planning an executive order to end the Department of Education, but he'll need the help of Congress to do it. Ky. Congressman Thomas Massey has written the bill to do it. www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

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New from Bill Estep: The Appalachian Rekindling Project bought 63 acres of land for $160,000 inside the boundary of the site the Federal Bureau of Prisons identified for the prison in Letcher County. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

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Kentucky and Indiana electric utility companies are pushing Trump’s new EPA chief for weaker pollution rules on emissions and coal ash. From @morganwatkins.lpm.org

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Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials. By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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At least 150 refugees slated to come to Kentucky over the next month are in limbo due to President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing refugee admissions. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org of KPR:

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to Trump: Dissolving FEMA is ‘a very bad idea’ and could hinder disaster victims www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article299304414.html

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