Eastern Standard

Should political appointees instead of scientists vet applications for federal scientific research grants? The White House Office of Management and Budget is proposing the change. Raising concerns is Kumble Subbaswamy, former University of Kentucky Provost.

This week on Eastern Standard: Episode 30 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua Douglas.

The Kentucky Resources Council is offering model Data Center ordinances for communities debating whether to allow data centers. KRC executive director Ashley Wilmes provides details.

In response to economic, public policy, and societal pressures, Kentucky’s flagship public institution of higher learning, the University of Kentucky, is undergoing systemic, campus-wide restructuring and privatization of services.

Many Lexington streets have been bumpy for months while Kentucky American Water Co. has worked to replace antiquated cast-iron pipes.

What are the practical considerations to take into account as Artificial Intelligence arrives in the workplace, displacing human employees?

Democracy Optimist is hosted by Joshua Douglas, an election law and voting rights and research professor at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law.

ICE detainments and deportations may seem to have faded, but the actions against immigrants, illegal and legal, continue in Kentucky. Nima Kulkarni, a state representative, immigration employment attorney and founder of the New Americans Initiative, brings us up to date.

This week on Eastern Standard:The term “affordability” is tossed around a lot these days. What does it look like for Kentuckians?

Data Journalist and pollster G. Elliot Morris is the guest of Carolyn Dupont, host of our series, “Civics and Civility, the Path to a Shared American Future.”

Imagine being assigned to divine the future consequences and outcomes of economic decisions made today — especially in light of the uncertainties of war in the Middle East and what many experience as a “crisis of affordability” here at home.

Many people can name the Kentucky Governor, but what about Kentucky’s Lieutenant Governor? Do you know what she does and how her work impacts your daily life?

The many ways nonprofits touch our lives, the fulfillment and reward of volunteerism, and the most pressing challenges confronting these organizations in uncertain times.

How to push the civility reset button. A thoughtful conversation between two leaders of “Braver Angels,” a nationwide movement with a Kentucky chapter that is working to help people overcome loss of friends and family estrangements to the divisiveness of our times.

Why AI makes rural access to broadband internet all the more essential. Education contributor Brigitte Blom, in conversation with EKU Artificial Intelligence strategist Lisa Blue.

What are the consequences of environmental deregulation? The Trump administration has done away with the “endangerment finding,” an EPA process that had identified six greenhouse gases as dangerous to human health under the Clean Air Act.

Episode 27 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua Douglas.

Accounts of March 9 and March 11, 1976, when the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County exploded, killing 26 miners. On the 50th anniversaries of the explosions, our guests, Bill Bishop and Brian McKnight, recall these back-to-back disasters.

The public is generally unaware that Social Security is projected to fall into insolvency in 2032, according to an extensive national survey. Our guest: Mike Murphy, policy analyst with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in Washington, discusses likely consequences and potential solutions.

Nick Jacobs, co-author of “The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America,” is Carolyn Dupont’s guest for the latest episode of her Eastern Standard series, “Civics, Civility and the path to a Shared American Future.”

What are the implications of Artificial Intelligence in elections? Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is Art Shechet’s guest for this latest episode of our series “The AI Revolution: Promises and Perils.”

Our series, “The AI Revolution: Promise and Peril” continues with guest Lisa Blue, Director of AI Strategies at Eastern Kentucky University.

“The Future Would Like A Word”- Episode 26 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by UK election law and voting rights research professor Joshua Douglas.

This week on Eastern Standard we present two views that in many ways defy what we have been taught about American racial and indigenous history.