Proposed shifts in Medicaid funding are meeting with resistance in Washington as Republicans look to rein in spending. For now, Kentucky's top state lawmakers say it's too soon to speculate about the effect in the commonwealth.
Local News
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As Kentucky lawmakers prepare for interim meetings over the summer with an eye toward crafting next year's budget, the Senate's top Republican is sounding unconvinced when it comes to recession fears.
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, meaning there won't be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecutive year.
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As part of International Firefighters Week, Mayor Linda Gorton signed a proclamation Tuesday morning declaring May 4th through the 10th International Firefighters Week in Lexington.
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Residents of 13 Kentucky counties impacted by the April 2 storms are eligible for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
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New solar panel regulations will come before a Lexington committee this week.
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In this installment, we chat with Adrian Bryant about Urban County Council's ongoing budget meetings, public hearings on controversial development changes and new solar regulations. Also, what happened to microtransit?
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Craig Finn (Luke & Leanna), Little Feat (Midnight Flight), Mynd Reader (Simply Avanti), OK Go (Love), & Garbage (There's No Future In Optimism)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show was a celebration of what would have been the 75th Birthday of Eddie Hazel! Featured music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from North Mississippi All Stars (Still Shakin'), The Swell Season (People We Used To Be), Wet Leg (Catch These Fists), Ghost Hounds (She Runs Hot), Bruce Springsteen (Rain In The River), & SG Goodman (Fire Sign)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Craig Finn (People Of Substance), Yuno (Blest), Lord Huron (Nothing That I Need), Neal Francis (What's Left Of Me), Japanese Breakfast (Picture Window), & Haim (Relationships)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Vindys (Electric), Billie Marten (Feeling), The Shootouts (Trampoline), The Cat Empire (Going To Live), The Freedom Affair (Get My Share), & My Morning Jacket (Half A Lifetime)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsLexington is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, and Saving Stories is shining the spotlight today on lifelong educator and activist Audrey Grievous. In this 1985 UK Nunn Center oral history interview Grevious talks about her involvement in demonstrations and lunch counter sit-in's in downtown Lexington in the early 1960's.
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PodcastsResearchers at the University of Kentucky are part of a groundbreaking clinical trial exploring the use of medical marijuana in managing symptoms of late-stage dementia. Greg Jicha, M.D., Ph.D., a neurologist and director of clinical trials at UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging,talks with Dr. Greg about the National Institutes of Health-funded and Food and Drug Administration-approved LiBBY Study examining the potential benefits of cannabis-derived treatments for addressing agitation and discomfort in patients with advanced dementia, a population with limited palliative care options.
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PodcastsNoel Osborn (she/her), Director of Development for CivicLex and Co-Director of New Leaders Council Kentucky, discusses her passions for fundraising, civics, and diversity.
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PodcastsDr. Abeni El-Amin and Terry Dumphord present the next episode of The Ricochet Effect: Voices, with none other than Voices Amplified, a collective dedicated to empowering artists and creating equitable spaces in arts education and theater performance, is proud to present in collaboration with Project Ricochet’s Urban Art Collective, Make Them Hear You, a musical theater cabaret series that celebrates the extraordinary contributions of African American artists through powerful performances of songs, visual art, and spoken word.
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