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Childcare Challenges

Renee Shaw and guests discuss childcare challenges. Guests: State Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, day care owner; Kristin Walker Collins, chief operating officer of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky; Benjamin Gies, director of early childhood policy and practice at the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence; and Kevin Fields, president/CEO at Louisville Central Community Centers, Inc.
Season 28 Episode 23 Length 56:33 Premiere: 07/19/21

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Season 28 Episodes

City and County Issues
S28 E38 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 12/13/21

Compensating College Athletes: Name, Image and Likeness
S28 E36 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/22/21

Trends in State and National Politics
S28 E35 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 11/15/21

Abortion Rights and Restrictions
S28 E34 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/08/21

Kentucky's Social Services System
S28 E33 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 11/01/21

School Choice in the Commonwealth
S28 E32 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/25/21

Historical Horse Racing: A Growing Pastime in Kentucky
S28 E31 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/11/21

New Developments and the Unknowns of COVID-19
S28 E30 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 10/04/21

COVID and the Classroom
S28 E29 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 09/27/21

Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later
S28 E28 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 09/13/21

Kentucky's Response to COVID-19
S28 E27 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 08/30/21

Discussing the Surge of COVID-19 Cases in Kentucky
S28 E26 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 08/23/21

Fancy Farm Preview and State Politics
S28 E25 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 08/02/21

Back-To-School Issues in Kentucky
S28 E24 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 07/26/21

Childcare Challenges
S28 E23 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 07/19/21

The Urban-Rural Divide in Kentucky
S28 E22 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 07/12/21

Work Shifts: Kentucky's Labor Shortage and Hiring Challenges
S28 E21 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 06/28/21

Public Infrastructure: What Kentucky Needs
S28 E19 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 06/21/21

Debating Critical Race Theory
S28 E18 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 06/14/21

Kentucky's Rebound From COVID-19
S28 E17 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 06/07/21

Jobs and the Economy
S28 E16 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 05/17/21

The Future of Policing in America
S28 E15 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 05/10/21

President Biden's First 100 Days
S28 E14 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 05/03/21

Mass Shootings and Gun Laws
S28 E13 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 04/26/21

Voting Rights and Election Laws
S28 E12 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 04/20/21

The 2021 General Assembly: Debating Major Legislation
S28 E11 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 04/12/21

Wrapping Up the 2021 General Assembly
S28 E10 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 03/29/21

School Choice in Kentucky
S28 E9 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 03/22/21

No-Knock Warrants
S28 E8 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 03/15/21

Debating Legislative Priorities in the 2021 General Assembly
S28 E7 Length 56:35 Premiere Date 03/08/21

Proposed Legislation to Modify Kentucky Teachers' Pensions
S28 E6 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 02/22/21

Debating Historical Horse Racing Legislation
S28 E5 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 02/08/21

New Lawmakers in the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly
S28 E4 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 02/01/21

A Nation Divided
S28 E3 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 01/18/21

Recapping the Start of the 2021 General Assembly
S28 E2 Length 56:34 Premiere Date 01/11/21

Previewing the 2021 General Assembly
S28 E1 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 01/04/21

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