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4.16.26 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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news from in and around Washington County. Your reader to
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day is Margaret. We begin with the addition dated Wednesday,
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April fifteenth, twenty twenty six. As a reminder, Radio I
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is a reading service intended for people who are blind
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or who have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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read printed material. Budweiser Clydesdale's to parade in Springfield by
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Jane Reid Kleine. More than just a mascot, the Budweiser
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Clydesdalees have been an integral part of Anheuser Busch for
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more than eighty years, from the Prohibition era to Super
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Bowl commercials. There is perhaps nothing more iconic in Budweiser's
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history than its team of Clydesdale horses. These iconic horses
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travel across the country and are scheduled to be in
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central Kentucky the first week of May with a quote
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a full hitch parade in downtown Springfield on Thursday, May seventh.
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The horses are scheduled to arrive in Springfield just before
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five p m. They will unload in the parking lot
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by the former Communicare building on East Main Street. Where
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Budweiser's handlers will hitch up the horses for a parade
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through downtown Springfield. Main Street Director Jill Reid told the
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City Council last month. The parade will proceed west on
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Main Street to Doctor Street, then turned south on Doctor
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to Depot Street, and circle back to Main Street and
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back to the Communicare parking lot. Reid says she is
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working to make it a fun filled event for the community,
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and more information about the festivities will be forthcoming. The
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Gentle Giant Clydesdales will also parade through Bardstown and New Haven,
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with photo opportunities at stops in Shepherdsville, Bloomfield, and Mount Washington.
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The Budweiser Clydesdales began their law history in April nineteen
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thirty three, when august A Bush Junior and Adelphus Bush
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the third surprised their father, august A Bush Senior, with
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the gift of a six horse Clyesdale hitch to commemorate
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the repeal of prohibition of beer. The Bush family soon
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realized the marketing potential of a horse drawn beer wagon,
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and the company also arranged to have a second six
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horse Clyesdale hitch sent to New York to mark the event.
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According to the Budweiser's website, the Clydesdales drew a crowd
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of thousands on their way to the Empire State Building.
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This hitch continued on a tour of New England and
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the mid Atlantic States before stopping in Washington, d c.
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And April nineteen thirty three to re enact the delivery
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of one of the first cases of Budweiser to President
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Shortly after the hitch was first introduced,
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the six horse Clysdale team increased to eight. On March thirtieth,
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nineteen fifty, in commemoration of the opening of the Anheuser
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Busch Newark Brewery, a Dalmatian was introduced as the Budweiser's
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Clydesdale's mascot. Now a Dalmatian travels with each of the
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Clydesdale's hitches to day. The Budweiser Clydesdales continue to be
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a lasting symbol of the brewer's heritage, tradition and commitment
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to quality, making hundreds of appearances across the country each year.
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A team of handlers oversees their care with groomers traveling
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with the horses. At least ten months out of the year,
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another team oversees their diet. Each hitch horse will consume
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as much as twenty to twenty five quarts of whole grains,
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minerals and vitamins, fifty to sixty pounds of hay, and
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up to thirty gallons of water on a warm day.
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When on the road, ten horses, the famous red, white
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and gold beat wagon, and other essential equipment are transported
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in three fifty foot tractor trailers. The team stops each
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night at local stables so the gentle giants can get
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much needed rest. Driving the combined twelve tons of wagon
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and horses immense skill and physical strength. The forty pounds
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of lines held by the drivers, plus the tension of
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the horses pulling the crates a weight of more than
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seventy five pounds. Hitch drivers endure a lengthy training process
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before they assume the prestigious role of a Budweiser Clydesdale
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hitch driver. When they're not making appearances around the country,
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the Budweiser Clydesdales also continue marketing for Anheuser Busch. They
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first appeared in the Super Bowl in nineteen seventy five
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and have since appeared in countless Super Bowl commercials for
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the company. A few fun facts from Budweiser. Each of
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the Clydesdale's handcraft did harnesses and collars weigh approximately one
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hundred thirty pounds. The Budweiser Clydesdales are given short names
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such as Duke, Mark and Bud to make it easier
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for the driver to give commands to the horses during
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a performance. Budweiser Clydesdale's horse shoes measure more than twenty
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inches from end to end and weigh about five pounds.
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Dalmatians were known as coach dogs because they ran between
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the wheels of the coaches or carriages and were companions
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to the horses. Since the nineteen fifties, Dalmatians have traveled
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with the Budweiser Clydesdale's hitch perched atop the wagon, proudly
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seated next to the driver. The turn of the century
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beer wagons have been meticulously restored and are kept in
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excellent condition. The wagons are equipped with two breaking systems,
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a hydraulic pedal device that slows the vehicle for turns
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and downhill descents, and a hand break that locks the
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rear wheels when the wagon is at a halt. There
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are over two hundred fifty Clydesdales owned by the company,
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with main breeding at Warm Springs Ranch and Missouri. To
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be a Budweiser Clydesdale, a horse must be a gelding
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at least four years old, stand seventy two inches that
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would be about eighteen hens tall, and weigh between one thousand,
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eight hundred to two thousand, three hundred pounds, and have
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a bay coat, four white legs, and a white blaze.
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They travel over three hundred days each year for public appearances, parades,
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and promotions. While the cost of a single horse is
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not publicly disclosed, they are selected for their appearance and temperament,
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sometimes for high prices, and are highly trained. Joint Grave
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Tribute honors Patriots by Jane Reid Kleine below the photograph.
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The piper and drummer lead the procession to the staging
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area in the Old Methodist Cemetery in Chaplain for the
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presentation of flags at a grave marking and Dedication ceremony
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on March twentieth. Grave Marking and Dedication Services or one
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of the many services provided by historical societies like the
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Daughters of the American Revolution, but the one held at
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the Old Methodist Cemetery in Chaplain late March was anything
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but ordinary. The Joint Commemorative Marking Service honored patriots from
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the Revolution War, the War of eighteen twelve, and the
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Civil War. Representatives dressed in the attire of the times,
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presented the various flags and honored those that fought for
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American freedoms. The Coxas Station Chapter and Salt River Chapter
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of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored Revolution War
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soldiers Captain Jesse Davis and Captain William kinchlow Captain David
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was born in September seventeen fifty in Virginia and died
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in October eighteen eighteen in Chaplain. Davis enlisted in seventeen
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seventy six and served in the Virginia Cavalry. He was
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in the Battle of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. He also
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served in Scott's Company of the Virginia Volunteers. Captain Kinchlowe
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was born in May of seventeen thirty six in Virginia
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and died in August seventeen ninety seven in Chaplain. Kinchlow
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also served in Scott's Company of the Virginia Volunteers and
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was one of the leaders who established Kinchlow Station in
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the early seventeen eighties. Later it was called Polk Station
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and finally Burnt Station after being destroyed by Indians. The
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Colonel Yelverton Peyton Wells, Kentucky Society of the United States
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Daughters of eighteen twelve honored Major William Milton Davis, Private
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John Combs, and Sergeant Thomas Simms Graves. Major DA Davis
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was born in Virginia in seventeen ninety three. Davis began
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his service in Nelson County in August eighteen thirteen. Davis
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has a long history of service both in Kentucky and
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in the federal government. Private Combs was born in Virginia
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in seventeen eighty eight and enlisted for service in August
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of eighteen fourteen. He received a bounty of land as
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payment for his service and relocated to Nelson County, where
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he died in June of eighteen sixty one. Sergeant Graves
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served in the twenty seventh Regiment of the Virginia Militia
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during the War of eighteen twelve. After the war, he
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moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, where he built a tavern.
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He later moved to Nelson County and farmed until his death.
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In May of eighteen fifty nine, the United Daughters of
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the Confederacy of Elizabethtown honored Private James K. Cokendulpher with
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an iron cross dedication service. Cokendulpher served in the Second
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Kentucky Cavalry. Cocaine Dolpher was born in eighteen forty five
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in Chaplain and enlisted in the Confederate Army in September
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eighteen sixty one. He served under the command of General
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John Hunt Morgan. It was one of Morgan's men. He
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was imprisoned for nearly two years following the war and
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later returned to Chaplain, where he died in October nineteen eleven.
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The grave marking ceremonies included presentations from all the groups involved,
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along with statements from local dignitaries. In his comments, Nelson
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County Judge Executive Tim Hutchins asked those gathered to also
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remember those currently serving in the armed forces. He asked
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for a moment of silence in honor of Tech. Sergeant
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Ashley B. Prewett, of Bardstown, who had died in a
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plane crash any Rock. The previous week, candidate forum draws
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krowd to Opera House. Senate candidates Brian Bayers and Ben
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Mudd answered voters questions in a casual meet and greet
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on Thursday, April ninth at the Springfield Comfort In Staff report,
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Washington County was a hotspot of political activity on Thursday,
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April ninth. The evening began with a candidate meet and
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greet at the Comfort Inn in Springfield, where voters could
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meet and ask questions of candidates on the May nineteenth
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primary ballot. Candidates they attended the meet and greet were
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Stephen Carney, Ben Mudd, and Brian Bayers, who are all
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candidates for the Kentucky Senate. Others chose to skip the
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meet and greet in light of the candidate forum that followed.
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The meet and greet adjourned in time for candidates and
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voters to move to the Springfield Opera House for a
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candidate forum organized by G and G Productions. The forum
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lasted for hours as it included candidates for multiple offices
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across Marion, Nelson, and Washington Counties. Members of the audience
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said they had difficulty hearing what the candidates had to say,
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since the microphones were set up for the recording and
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broadcast of the event only, but not for the audience
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and attendance. Some audience members were also disappointed in the
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response to a question before the forum as to whether
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members of the audience would be allowed to ask questions.
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Instead of a simple no, the person making the inquiry
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was told he could leave when he asked a second
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time to be able to ask a question. According to GNNG,
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the questions were pre selected and with such a large
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number of candidates, there simply wasn't time to open the
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floor for questions from the audience. Earlier in the week,
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a Senate candidate had made an allegation of sexual misconduct
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with a miner against one of the other candidates. Several
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said they came to the forum primarily to see if
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that would be brought up and more light shed on
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the matter. It was not. All candidates were professional and
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answered the questions posed. No Sun reporter was available to
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attend the forum. This report is based on statements from
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audience members from both the Democratic and Republican side of
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the Isles. A debate with just the Kentucky Senate candidates
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will be held at the Opera House on Wednesday, April fifteenth,
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Week thirteen of the twenty twenty sixth Legislative Session. As
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the twenty twenty six Legislative Session enters its final days,
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we are wrapping up our work, sending legislation to the Governor,
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and preparing to return to consider any vetos. This is
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where months of work come together and every bill is
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finalized before becoming law. The focus now shifts to the
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veto period. The governor has ten days to sign or
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veto legislation. We will return for the final two days
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of the session to review those decisions and, if necessary,
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override vetos. These final days are an important part of
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the process. They ensure that the where Kentuckians sent us
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here to do is completed and that every piece of
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legislation is fully considered before it takes effect. A road
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plan that delivers It was an honor as Senate Transportation
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Chair to work with my colleagues Representatives Candy Masaroni, Kim King,
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Ryan Bivins, and James Allen Tipton to advocate for the
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counties in our district with the new two year road plan.
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We accomplished many things for LaRue, Nelson, Marion, Spencer, and
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Washington Counties, and I look forward to announcing details on
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those soon. Together, we finalized a fully funded road plan
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that focuses on getting projects done, not just promised. We
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prioritize projects that are ready to move forward now to
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reduce delays and deliver real improvements to roads and bridges
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across Kentucky. We also made sure this plan lives within
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our means by aligning funding with available dollars. By comparison,
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the Governor's propose listed projects totaling more than four hundred
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percent of available funding. That's over two billion over programmed.
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This road plan will be my final as your state Senator.
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It's been an honor to serve in this role over
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the past several budget cycles and to fight for improvements
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to the roads, bridges, and highways in our district. I
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remain grateful for my Senate colleagues for trusting me to
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serve as Senate Transportation Chair, but the real praise needs
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to go to the awesome legislative staff that makes it
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all possible, delivering a responsible budget and real results. Over
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the past week, we took major steps to finalize a
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responsible budget and make smart investments that will benefit communities
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across Kentucky, including those right here. In our fourteenth Senate
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District state budget finalized, we approved a balanced two year
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budget that continues strong support for education, fully funds pensions,
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and brings more oversight to medicaid, one of the fastest
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growing areas of spending. In total, the budget directs more
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than thirty two billion toward core services and essential government functions.
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We also decided to limit spending growth in other areas
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to ensure long term stability. This approach reflects a commitment
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to responsible budgeting while continuing to invest in priorities that
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matter most to Kentucky families. Education. Over the next two years,
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we increased per pupil funding by two percent to continue
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supporting our public schools. We also committed an additional five
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hundred million to strengthen our pension system, building on years
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of progress that have led to one of the most
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significant turnarounds in the country. In total, SEEK funding alone
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exceeds seven billion dollars, with additional support going towards sure
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early childhood education, student services, and classroom support. These investments
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reflect our ongoing commitment to students teachers and families across Kentucky.
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Medicaid and spending oversight. Medicaid now accounts for roughly six
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billion in state funding annually. Our budget protects services, includes
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no cuts, adds stronger oversight and accountability measures, and sets
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aside reserve funding to ensure long term stability. Correcting information
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about judiciary funding. There has been some misleading information about
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judicial judiciary funding. The reality is the enacted budget increases
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funding for the court system by tens of millions of dollars,
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supports salary increases, and maintains resources needed to carry out
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core constitutional functions. This budget does not mandate layoffs and
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preserves the judiciary's authority over how resources are allocated one
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time transformative investments. As a meaningful investment in Kentucky's future,
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we passed House Bill nine hundred to invest one point
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seven billion from our budget Reserve Trust Fund into communities
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across Kentucky. We are directing those dollars toward infrastructure, economic development,
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and work force needs without creating new ongoing costs in
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future budgets. Just over a decade ago, this reserve fund
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sat at zero to day. Thanks to discipline budgeting and
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responsible leadership, we can make a second round of one
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time investments while keeping enough to reserve to respond to
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natural disasters and unexpected challenges. I do feel more needs
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to be done for the state retirees. I will soon
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provide you with more specifics on how this bill benefits
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our region. Bills delivered to the Governor. This week's two
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legislative days Tuesday and Wednesday, ran late into the evenings
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as we finalized legislative proposals and delivered them to the
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Governor's desk in time to maintain the ability to override
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any vetos. I encourage you to visit the Legislative Research
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Commission website to review all bills delivered to the governor
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for consideration. If you have questions or concerns about legislation
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or state government, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
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You can reach my office at five O two five
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six four eight one zero zero or email me at
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Jimmy dot Higden at k Y Legislature dot gov. New
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laws delivered to Secretary of State by Kim King just
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two days April fourteenth and fifteenth are left in this
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le year's legislative session, and many of the bills delivered
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to the governor before we adjourned on April, have now
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been acted upon and sent to the Secretary of State.
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In Kentucky, the Secretary of State receives and files all
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bills approved by the General Semi, including legislation signed by
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the governor, bills that will become law without a governor's signature,
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legislation vetoed and overridden by law makers, and appropriations legislation
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that was line item vetoed. One of the most interesting
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bills in this session may take a small step, but
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it is the perfect example of how ideas for legislation
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can come about and how our legislative process welcomes public input.
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Ideas for legislation often begin with every day Kentuckians who
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identify a way to recognize or improve something meaningful in
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their communities and bring those ideas to their elected officials.
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A great example is Senate Bill nineteen, which would symbolically
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designate the Indigo milk cap, a mushroom native to Kentucky forest,
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as the official state mushroom. The bill was inspired by
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students from Lecher County Central High School, whose advocacy demonstrates
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how civic engagement, even at a young age, can help
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shape a policy while promoting pride in our state's natural heritage.
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Senate Bill nineteen is also a great example of legislation
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that will become a law without the governor's signature, as
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the governor chose not to sign it before his ten
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day window expired. Other bills followed with the Secretary of
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State as law this week include House Bill to eighty
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one would streamline how churches and non profits donate prepared
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food to homeless, shelters and individuals displaced by natural disasters.
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The legislation removes barriers for churches and nonprofits, like requiring
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the food to be made in an industrial kitchen. House
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Bill three O seven would create a proactive post secondary
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admissions program requiring k d E to share all incoming
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seniors with state universities. Colleges and universities must adopt a
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common application with minimum admission standards and notify every Kentucky
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senior of their Keys Award eligible institutions and application instructions. CPE,
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KDE and the Kentucky Center for Statistics would track academic
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and workforce outcomes. House Bill three three three would remove
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unnecessary regulatory barriers for faith based organizations seeking to develop
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housing and shelter services. House Bill four thirty six would
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allow free green fees at state park golf courses to
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veterans who graduate from PGA Hope program in one guest.
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House Bill four four eight would allow Kentucky criminal justice
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agencies to share criminal history records with authorized federal agencies
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for employment background checks, while ligning state law with federal
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requirements and avoiding additional costs to the commonwealth. House Bill
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five ten would establish a standard pause in procedure process
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that must be followed when concerns arise during organ procurement
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that could affect a patient's medical status or eligibility. Importantly,
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House Bill five ten would not conflict with the existing
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end of life laws, interfere with federally designed organ procurement organizations,
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or discourage ethical organ donation. House Bill five two nine
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would update statutes relating to the appointment, service and operation
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of the Kentucky Parole Board, ensuring consistency, transparency, and functionality
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and parole decision making while maintaining a strong focus on
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public safety and victims' rights. House Bill five six two
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would expand educational and workforce opportunities for students with disabilities
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by creating an additional high school diploma option for eligible
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students who currently receive only a certificate of completion. House
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Bill seven eight one would expand the education and training
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requirements within Supplemental News Nutritional Assistance Program SNAP to promote
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stronger workforce precipitation and employment outcomes. Bill FI fifty seven
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would establish the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program within
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the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority kN e DA to
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accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear energy. Bill one oh
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one would require schools to report assaults and attempted assaults
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against teachers and school employees that take place on school
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grounds and bus stops. Includes reporting requirements and mandates a
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twelve month expulsion for students who intentionally assault staff. Bill
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three four to three would restructure Kentucky's Department of Workers
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Claims by making it an independent agency under the Governor's office,
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led by a Senate confirmed commissioner with significant legal experience
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in worker's compensation law. It also strengthens oversight by clearly
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defining the department's internal offices and divisions, including legal, administrative,
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and claims management functions. Dozens of bills remain to be
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considered before we return to Frankfort to override any vetos
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or take up any remaining legislation. As of the end
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of business on April ninth, we have six vetos to
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act upon when we return to Frankfort on April fourteenth
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and fifteenth. As always, I can be reached any time
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through the toll free message line in Frankfort at one
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eight hundred three seven two seven one eighty one. You
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can also contact me via email at Kim dot King
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at ky legislature dot gov and keep track through the
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Kentucky Legislature's website at Legislature dot Ky dot gov. Obituary
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Damien McLane macwarren eighty three. Damian McLane macwarren, ajd eve
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three of Springfield, Kentucky passed away at one forty seven
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p m. Wednesday, April eighth, twenty twenty six, at the
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Springview Hospital in Lebanon. He was born in Lebanon on
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November eighth, nineteen forty two, to the late Damien Blandford
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and Martha mc lane Warren. He was a member of
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the Saint Rose Catholic Church, a graduate of Springfield High
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School and Saint Catherine College, an Army veteran and a
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retired thirty seven year conservation officer for the Kentucky Department
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of Fish and Wildlife. Perceiving him in death was a grandson,
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Matthew Chessar, five sisters, Charlotte and Warren, Brenda j Warren,
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Mary Martha, Marty Fowler, Juanita Birch, and Jennie Winstead, and
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a brother, Larry Lee Warren. This concludes excerpts from recent
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editions of The Springfield Sun. Your reader has been Margaret
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On behalf of everyone here at radio. I thank you
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for listening, Keep on listening and have a good day.