KET’s Renee Shaw talks with Sen. Damon Thayer about Senate Bill 1, the pension reform plan drafted by Republican leaders. They also discuss the new state budget, tax reform, criminal justice issues, and more.
Explore the debate in Kentucky over legalizing marijuana for medical purposes to treat chronic pain, PTSD, and other ailments. Opponents fear such a move could foster more illicit drug use in the commonwealth.
State Rep. Kim Moser discusses the success of criminal justice reforms passed in previous legislative sessions, and a new set of reforms she has proposed this year to help address Kentucky’s growing prison population.
KET’s Renee Shaw talks with Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network about criminal justice reforms being considered by the Kentucky General Assembly that would address the needs of female inmates in state prisons.
Renee speaks with Kentucky’s Labor Cabinet Secretary Derrick Ramsey about the job climate in the commonwealth, the need for apprenticeship programs, criminal justice, and other topics.
Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Pro Tem David Osborne, and Public Pension Oversight Board Co-Chair Sen. Joe Bowen discuss details of Senate Bill 1, the pension reform legislation drafted by Republican leaders.
Students who participated in the 2018 Kentucky Youth Assembly share what they learned about the legislative process and public service through their participation in a model state government.
Watch highlights of the 2018 Black History Month celebration presented by the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus at the State Capitol on Tuesday. Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II delivered the keynote address.
Kentucky Capitol landscape consultant Tim Depenbrock describes the four seasons of work it takes to design and maintain the greenspace that surrounds the capitol, the annex, and the governor’s mansion.
Learn the history of the Kentucky Capitol, from how the site in south Frankfort was selected, to funding of the building, the construction materials used, and the famous Kentuckians honored in the the Rotunda.