Kentucky Tonight

Renee Shaw leads a discussion on K-12 education, including the charter school funding case before the Kentucky Supreme Court and $718 million new funding request from public education advocates.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion about state and national politics and the state of political discourse. Guests: Amy Wickliffe, Republican strategist with McCarthy Strategic Solutions; Jonathan Miller, a Democrat and attorney with Frost Brown Todd; Tres Watson, a Republican consultant and founder of Capitol Reins PR; and Sherman Brown, Democratic strategist with McCarthy Strategic Solutions.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion about housing in Kentucky. Guests include: State Rep. Susan Witten (R-Louisville), co-chair of the Kentucky Housing Task Force; State Rep. Joshua Watkins (D-Louisville), member of the Kentucky Housing Task Force; and Wendy Smith, deputy executive director of housing programs at the Kentucky Housing Corporation.

Host Renee Shaw leads this taped discussion on progress and opportunities in the South Central Kentucky region. Guests include: State Sen. Mike Wilson (R); State Rep. Michael Meredith (R); Bowling Green Mayor Todd Alcott; Ron Bunch, president and CEO of Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce; and Timothy Caboni, president of Western Kentucky University.

Guest host Ryland Barton leads a discussion about agriculture in Kentucky with State Senator Jason Howell (R-Murray), chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee; State Representative Chad Aull (D-Lexington), member of the House Agriculture Committee; Sandra Ballew Barnes, Community Farm Alliance; and Leandra Forman of FoodChain, a nonprofit working to increase access to locally-sourced fresh food.

Renee Shaw discusses progress and opportunity in the Lake Cumberland region in taped interviews with Somerset Mayor Alan Keck; Bobby Clue, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce; Lonnie Lawson, The Center for Rural Development; State Sen. Rick Girdler (R- Somerset); State Rep. Ken Upchurch (R- Monticello); Michelle Allen, Lake Cumberland Tourism, and Carey Castle, Somerset Community College.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about changes in Medicaid. Guests: State Senator Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville); Mark Birdwhistell, senior vice president for health and public policy, University of Kentucky; Nancy Galvagni, president of the Kentucky Hospital Association; Dustin Pugel, policy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; and Anne-Tyler Morgan, healthcare law attorney.

Chip Polston hosts a discussion about Kentucky history with Scott Alvey, executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society; Stephanie Lang, Ph. D., editor of the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society; Vanessa Holden, Ph. D., director of UK African American and Africana Studies; and Patrick Lewis, Ph. D., president and CEO of the Filson Historical Society. A 2025 KET production.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about national politics with KC Crosbie, Republican National Committee Co-Chair; former Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Democrat; Andy Westberry, communications director for the Republican Party of Kentucky; and former Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, Democrat.

Continuing a recap of the 2025 Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, KET interviews Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman; Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy; and Tom Vicini, president and CEO of Operation UNITE. Recovery, treatment and prevention groups featured on the program include Lifeline Recovery Center in Paducah and Scott County Detention Center.

Renee Shaw recaps the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit 2025 with one-on-one interviews, including U.S. Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY5); U.S. Representative James Comer (R-KY1); U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY2); and Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about Kentucky's flood response with Eric Gibson, director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management; Nadine McCrindle, regional chief executive officer of the Kentucky Region of the American Red Cross; State Representative Josh Bray (R-Mount Vernon); State Representative Erika Hancock (D-Frankfort); and Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge/Executive.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion and review of the completed 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session with State Representative David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; State Representative Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville), House Minority Floor Leader; State Senator Gerald Neal (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader; and State Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R-Lexington).

Renee Shaw discusses abortion and maternal health with Addia Wuchner from Kentucky Right to Life and Tamarra Wieder from Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates. Next, Renee discusses gender identity with Chris Hartman from the Fairness Campaign; David Walls from The Family Foundation; Emma Curtis, Lexington-Fayette Co. councilwoman; and Colin Smothers from Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

Renee Shaw hosts a review of the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session with State Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser (R-Taylor Mill), chair of the House Health Services Committee; State Rep. Lindsey Burke (D-Lexington), House Minority Whip; State Senator Phillip Wheeler (R-Pikeville), chair of the Senate Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee; and State Senator Robin Webb D-Grayson).

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion with State Rep. Scott Lewis (R), Chair of the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee; State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D), member of the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee; State Sen. Stephen West (R), chair of the Senate Education Committee; and State Sen. Reginald Thomas (D), Senate Minority Caucus Chair and member of the Senate Education Committee.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the mid-point of Kentucky's legislative session with State Senator David Givens (R-Greensburg), Senate President Pro Tempore; State Senator David Yates (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Whip; State Representative Steven Rudy (R-Paducah), House Majority Floor Leader; and State Representative Al Gentry (D-Louisville), House Minority Caucus Chair.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the economy, jobs and business issues with Andi Johnson, chief policy officer, Commerce Lexington; Jason Bailey, executive director, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Andrew McNeill, president, Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics & Education (KYFREE); and Terry Brooks, executive director, Kentucky Youth Advocates.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about family and health issues with State Senator Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville); State Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-Louisville; State Representative Kimberly Poore Moser (R-Taylor Mill); and State Representative Adrielle Camuel, (D-Lexington).

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion with freshman lawmakers in Kentucky's General Assembly. Guests: State Senator Craig Richardson (R-Hopkinsville); State Senator Keturah Herron (D-Louisville); State Representative Mitch Whitaker (R-Fleming-Neon); and State Representative Anne Gay Donworth (D-Lexington).

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly with State Senator Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), Senate Majority Floor Leader; State Senator Reginald Thomas (D-Lexington), Senate Minority Caucus Chair; State Representative David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; and State Representative Lindsey Burke (D-Lexington), House Minority Whip.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session with State Senator Robert Stivers (R-Manchester), Kentucky Senate President; State Senator Gerald Neal (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader; State Representative David Osborne (R-Prospect), Kentucky House Speaker; and State Representative Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville), incoming House Minority Floor Leader.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss national and state politics. Guests: Steve Robertson, former chair of the Republican Party of Kentucky; Mike Ward, Democratic consultant and former Kentucky congressman; Kelsey Coots, Democratic strategist and principal of Blue Dot Consulting; and Tres Watson, former spokesman for the Republican Party of Kentucky and founder of Capitol Reins PR.

Renee Shaw hosts a 2024 election eve preview. Guests: Colmon Elridge, chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party; Steve Robertson, former spokesman for the Republican Party of Kentucky; Amy Wickliffe, a Republican strategist and partner at McCarthy Strategic Solutions; and Stuart Perelmuter, a Democratic consultant and founder and CEO of Good Influence.

Renee Shaw hosts a candidate conversation with the incumbent in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey. Next, a discussion about the 2024 election with State Senator Damon Thayer (R- Georgetown), Senate Majority Floor Leader, and State Senator Reggie Thomas (D-Lexington), Senate Minority Caucus Chair.