Kentucky

A Public Affairs Weblog Devoted to the Commonwealth, podcasting the Kentucky Focus Program

March 25, 2005

Kentucky Focus (MP3 LINK)

Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo joins the program to talk about prosecutors' expanding caseloads. He recently commissioned a report ( http://www.ag.ky.gov/brc.pdf ) to look into the causes of and solutions to a rapid rise in cases handled by prosecutors and public defenders alike.

March 18, 2005

Kentucky Focus (MP3 LINK)

Scott Bullock of the Institute for Justice joins the program. He recently argued a massive eminent domain case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ken Hines, research director for the Kentucky Education Assocation, will talk about the state budget and student testing.

March 11, 2005

Kentucky Focus (MP3 LINK)

President Bush brings his plan for Social Security reform to the Kentucky Center for the Arts in downtown Louisville.

March 04, 2005

Kentucky Focus (MP3 LINK)

State Senator Daniel Mongiardo talks about the state budget and education researcher Richard Innes discusses Kentucky's disappointing high school graduation rate and why ACT scores haven't improved.