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2019 General Assembly

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the 2019 General Assembly. Scheduled guests: Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville; House Majority Leader John Bam Carney, R-Campbellsville; and State Rep. McKenzie Cantrell, D-Louisville.
Season 26 Episode 13 Length 56:33 Premiere: 03/18/19

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Season 26 Episodes

Public Education Issues for the 2020 General Assembly
S26 E43 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 12/16/19

Gubernatorial Transition
S26 E42 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 12/09/19

City and County Issues
S26 E41 Length 56:36 Premiere Date 11/25/19

Hemp's Impact
S26 E40 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/18/19

Election 2019 Recap
S26 E39 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 11/11/19

Election 2019 Preview
S26 E38 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/04/19

Candidates for Governor
S26 E37 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/28/19

Lieutenant Governor Candidates
S26 E36 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/21/19

Attorney General Candidates
S26 E35 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/14/19

Secretary of State
S26 E34 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 10/07/19

Commissioner of Ag; Auditor of Public Accounts; State Treas
S26 E33 Length 1:26:40 Premiere Date 09/30/19

K-12 Public Education
S26 E32 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 09/09/19

Public Assistance and Government Welfare Programs
S26 E31 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 08/26/19

Energy in Kentucky
S26 E30 Length 56:40 Premiere Date 08/12/19

Public Pension Reform
S26 E29 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 07/29/19

Quasi-Governmental Pensions
S26 E28 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 07/22/19

Infrastructure
S26 E27 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 07/15/19

Public Education
S26 E24 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 07/16/19

Immigration and Border Security
S26 E23 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 07/08/19

Prospects for Criminal Justice Reform
S26 E22 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 07/01/19

Issues in the 116th Congress
S26 E21 Length 56:37 Premiere Date 06/24/19

Trends Influencing the 2019 General Election
S26 E20 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 06/10/19

Previewing the 2019 Primary Election
S26 E19 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 05/20/19

Democratic Primary Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor
S26 E18 Length 1:56:41 Premiere Date 05/13/19

Republican Attorney General Candidates, Primary Race 2019
S26 E17 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 04/15/19

Candidates for Secretary of State 2019 Primary
S26 E16 Length 1:26:35 Premiere Date 04/08/19

State Auditor; State Treasurer, Primary Election 2019
S26 E15 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 04/01/19

Commissioner of Agriculture, Primary Election
S26 E14 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 03/25/19

2019 General Assembly
S26 E13 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 03/18/19

Legislation in the 2019 General Assembly
S26 E12 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 03/18/19

Ongoing Debate on Sports Betting
S26 E12 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 02/25/19

Bail Reform
S26 E11 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 02/18/19

Medical Marijuana
S26 E10 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 02/04/19

Recapping the Start of the 2019 General Assembly
S26 E8 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 01/14/19

2019 General Assembly
S26 E7 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 01/07/19

Special Session on Pensions/Education Issues
S26 E6 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 12/17/18

Medicaid in Kentucky
S26 E5 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 12/10/18

Immigration Issues
S26 E4 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 12/03/18

Mass Shootings, Gun Safety, and Concealed Carry Laws
S26 E3 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/19/18

Recap of Election 2018
S26 E2 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 11/13/18

Election 2018 Preview
S26 E1 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/05/18

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