
May 16, 2022
A one-minute news update, focused on COVID-19, airing before and after PBS NewsHour.
There is no legislative coverage scheduled for today.
There is no legislative coverage scheduled for the immediate future.
A one-minute news update, focused on COVID-19, airing before and after PBS NewsHour.
Bill Bryant and journalists discuss the upcoming May 17 primary election and other news. Guests: Phillip Bailey, USA Today; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal.
In Milwaukee, a 15-year-old attempted to carjack law student Claude Motley and shot him in the face. Through multiple surgeries and catastrophic health care bills, the effects of gun violence upends Claude’s life. Yet he still finds himself torn between punishment for the young man and the injustice of mass incarceration for Black men and boys. Can he find mercy in his heart for his attacker?
Renee Shaw talks with qualifying Democratic primary candidates in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. Guests: State Senator Morgan McGarvey, 3rd District Democratic Congressional candidate and State Representative Attica Scott, 3rd District Democratic Congressional candidate.
Kentucky's Secretary of State Michael Adams talks about the May 2022 primary and election reforms going into effect this voting cycle, shifts in voter registration, combating disinformation about election integrity and his possible future political aspirations.
Bill Bryant and journalists discuss the week's news from the commonwealth, including political fallout from a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion rights and preparations for the 148th Kentucky Derby. Guests: Russ Cassady, Appalachian News-Express; Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News; and Janet Patton, Lexington Herald-Leader.
Renee Shaw talks with qualifying candidates in the 2022 Primary Election. Scheduled guests: Charles Booker, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; E. Lee Watts, 2nd District Republican Congressional candidate; and Claire Wirth, 4th District Republican Congressional candidate.
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part Two of this three-part series explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium.
Brigitte Blom, president and CEO of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, talks about how education fared during the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly and how the organization is engaged in policymaking around early childhood education, equity and student success.
Bill Bryant and journalists discuss political races and other news from the commonwealth. Guests: Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; Joe Ragusa, Spectrum News 1; and Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal.