A special education funding task force recently released nine recommendations for increasing funding for Kentucky's schools, including having the state be required to fund full-day kindergarten. These are exciting recommendations, so we were glad to talk with Rep. James Tipton and Rep. Tina Bojanowski, two members of the task force. They explain what some of the recommendations mean and why they were included, and weigh in on the chances of them passing the General Assembly in this session.
The recommendations can be found on the LRC website in this PDF.
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State Senator Morgan McGarvey took time out from his campaign for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District to talk with us about reaching out to voters across the city, about what he has accomplished in Frankfort, and what he wants to be known for if elected to Congress. It was an insightful and wide-ranging interview; give it a listen to learn more. And if you follow Kentucky politics, subscribe to Moving Kentucky Forward in your podcast app of choice. ...
We talk with Dee Pregliasco of the KY League of Women Voters, to hear what the League finds wrong with both the maps as drawn and with the redistricting process itself. ...
There are some people in public service who have such an impact that they are iconic. One such person is Tom Fitzgerald, the long-time leader of the Kentucky Resources Council. In this interview, we asked how KRC came to be, what were the best and worst bills he saw in his time ... and about the shoes! ...
