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2000 - Kentucky Tonight
2000 General Assembly OverviewPart I
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What issues are state lawmakers likely to consider during the upcoming legislative session? (#718)
- Monday, January 3, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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2000 General Assembly OverviewPart II
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What issues are state lawmakers likely to consider during the upcoming legislative session? (#719)
- Monday, January 10, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The Tobacco Settlement
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How should Kentucky spend its share of the money?
(#720)
- Monday, January 17, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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State Taxes
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Should the General Assembly change Kentuckys tax laws? (#721)
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- Monday, January 24, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Health Insurance
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Should the General Assembly create an insurance pool for Kentuckians with high-cost medical conditions? (#722)
- Monday, January 31, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The Ten Commandments
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Should the General Assembly pass a law allowing schools to post the Ten Commandments? (#723)
- Monday, February 7, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Trash Legislation
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Should the General Assembly pass a law requiring container deposits and mandatory garbage collection? (#724)
- Monday, February 14, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Governor's Budget and Tax Plan
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(#725)
- Monday, February 21, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Death Penalty
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Should Kentucky abolish the death penalty? (#726)
- Monday, February 28, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Gun-Control Laws
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Should Congress pass new gun-control legislation? (#727)
- Monday, March 27, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Foreign Policy
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What is the United States' proper role in foreign affairs? (#728)
- Monday, April 3, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Tobacco and the FDA
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Should Congress authorize the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco? (#729)
- Monday, April 10, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The 2000 General Assembly
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(#730)
- Monday, April 17, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Internet Taxes
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Should Congress ban taxes on e-commerce and Internet access? (#731)
- Monday, April 24, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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KERA
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Ten years after enactment, is the Kentucky Education Reform Act succeeding? (#732)
- Monday, May 1, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Campaign Finance Reform
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Should Congress pass new campaign finance laws? (#733)
- Monday, May 8, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Genetically Engineered Crops
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Should the federal government increase oversight of biotech foods? (#734)
- Monday, May 15, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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2000 Election
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What issues will decide this year's races? (#735)
- Monday, May 22, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The U.S. Economy
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Where is the economy headed?
Should the Federal Reserve continue to raise interest rates? (#736)
- Monday, May 29, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Social Security
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What is the best approach to strengthening Social Security?
Should personal investment accounts be an option?
(#737)
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- Monday, June 5, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Annual Legislative Sessions
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Should Kentuckians amend the state constitution to allow annual legislative sessions? (#738)
- Monday, June 12, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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School Vouchers
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Should taxpayers' money be used to send children to private schools? (#739)
- Monday, June 19, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Juvenile Justice System
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Why are minority youth disproportionately confined?
How should Kentucky address the issue?
(#740)
- Monday, June 26, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Death Penalty
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Should Congress pass capital punishment reforms? (#741)
- Monday, July 3, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Health Care
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Could the United States spend its health care dollars more effectively? (#742)
- Monday, July 10, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Land Use Planning
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Are Kentucky communities managing growth in ways that balance competing interests?
(#743)
- Monday, July 17, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Medicare and Prescription Drugs 2000
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Should Congress pass a drug insurance plan for Medicare recipients? (#744)
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- Monday, July 24, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The Human Genome
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What issues are raised by genetic research?
(#745)
- Monday, August 7, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Corporate Farming
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How should Kentucky regulate large-scale farming?
(#746)
- Monday, August 14, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The 2000 Election
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What issues will decide this year's races? (#801)
- Monday, August 21, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Postsecondary Education
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Are Kentucky's postsecondary education reforms succeeding?
(first of two parts) (#802)
- Monday, August 28, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Postsecondary Education
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Are Kentucky's postsecondary education reforms succeeding?
(second of two parts) (#803)
- Monday, September 4, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Trash Laws
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Should the General Assembly enact a recycling and mandatory garbage collection program?
(#804)
- Monday, September 11, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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End-of-Life Issues
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What issues related to death and dying are important to Kentuckians? (#805)
- Monday, September 18, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Education
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What presidential campaign issues related to education are important to Kentuckians?
(#806)
- Monday, September 25, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Campaign Finance Reform
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What presidential campaign issues related to campaign finance reform are important to Kentuckians?
(#807)
- Monday, October 2, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Social Security
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What presidential campaign issues related to Social Security are important to Kentuckians?
(#808)
- Monday, October 9, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Medicare and Prescription Drugs
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What presidential campaign issues related to Medicare are important to Kentuckians?
(#809)
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- Monday, October 16, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Health Insurance
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What presidential campaign issues related to health insurance are important to Kentuckians?
(#810)
- Monday, October 23, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Annual Legislative Sessions
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Should Kentuckians amend the state constitution to allow annual legislative sessions?
(#811)
- Monday, October 30, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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2000 Election
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What issues will decide this year's races? (#812)
- Monday, November 6, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The Information Economy
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Is Kentucky keeping pace with other states in the digital age? (#813)
- Monday, November 13, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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U.S. Foreign Policy
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What is the United States' proper role in foreign affairs? (#814)
- Monday, November 20, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The Electoral College
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Should Americans amend the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College?
(#815)
- Monday, November 27, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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The U.S. Economy
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What is government's proper role in managing the economy?
(#816)
- Monday, December 4, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Internet Privacy
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Should Congress pass new Internet privacy laws?
(#817)
- Monday, December 11, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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Land-Use Planning
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Are Kentucky communities managing growth in ways that balance competing interests?
(#818)
- Monday, December 18, 2000 at 8:00/7:00 pm CT on KET
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