Kentucky Tonight

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the Eastern Kentucky flooding and legislative relief package. Guests: Rocky Adkins, senior l advisor to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear; State Sen. Robert Stivers (R-Manchester), Kentucky Senate President; State Rep. Angie Hatton (D- Whitesburg), House Minority Whip; State Rep. John Blanton (R-Salyersville); and State Sen. Robin Webb (D-Grayson).

Guests discuss childcare in Kentucky. Guests: State Sen. Danny Carroll (R-Benton) and a daycare owner; State Rep. Josie Raymond (D-Louisville); Sarah Vanover, policy and research director, Kentucky Youth Advocates; Lydia Irby, human resources senior manager, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky; and Charles Aull, executive director, the Center for Policy and Research, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss work, wages and welfare. Scheduled guests: Aaron Yelowitz, Ph. D., economics professor at the University of Kentucky; Dustin Pugel, policy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Charles Aull, executive director at the Center for Policy and Research at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; and Peter Fosl, Ph. D., philosophy professor at Transylvania Universit...

Panelists discuss Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Guests: State Sen. Robin Webb (D-Grayson); Todd Allen, Kentucky Department of Education; Christi Thomas, UK Sports Network; Kathy DeBoer, American Volleyball Coaches Association; and Jennifer Smith, University of Kentucky School of Journalism.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the U.S. Supreme Court. Guests: April Wimberg, a Louisville attorney and member of the Federalist Society Louisville Chapter; Scott White, former Kentucky Deputy Attorney General and Lexington lawyer; Samuel Marcosson, a constitutional law professor at the University of Louisville; and Paul Salamanca, University of Kentucky law professor.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss Kentucky's ban on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. Guests: Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates; Addia Wuchner executive director of Kentucky Right to Life; Rep. Nancy Tate (R- Brandenburg); and Rep. Josie Raymond (D- Louisville).

Renee Shaw and guests discuss COVID-19. Guests: Mark Dougherty, M.D., infectious disease specialist at Baptist Health Lexington; Fadi Al Akhrass, M.D., medical director of infectious disease & infection prevention at Pikeville Medical Center; Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph. D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher; and Jon Klein, M.D., vice dean of research at the University of Louisville.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss opioid addiction. Scheduled guests: Van Ingram, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy; Tiffany Hall, Volunteers of America; Tim Robinson, Addiction Recovery Care; Sen. Ralph Alvarado (R-Winchester), chair of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee; and Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Shively), House Minority Floor Leader.

Renee Shaw and her guests discuss mass shootings and gun laws. Guests: Mark Bryant, Gun Violence Archive; Edwin Nighbert, League of Ky. Sportsmen; Whitney Austin, mass shooting survivor and gun safety advocate; David Burnett, attorney, ICU nurse, and self-defense advocate; U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, (D-KY3) (pre-recorded); and Shawn Morrow, special agent in charge, ATF of Louisville (pre-recorded).

Renee Shaw and her guests discuss gas prices and inflation. Scheduled guests: Michael W. Clark, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky?s Gatton College of Business and Economics; Chris Phillips, Professor of Economics, Humanities, Fine Arts, & Social Sciences at Somerset Community College; Kenya Stump, executi...

Renee Shaw previews Kentucky's 2022 primary election with guests Colmon Elridge, chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party; Tres Watson, Republican strategist and founder of Capitol Reins PR; Morgan Eaves, former member of the Beshear administration and government relations professional and strategist; and Anne-Tyler Morgan, attorney and member of McBrayer PLLC.

Renee Shaw talks with qualifying Democratic primary candidates in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. Guests: State Senator Morgan McGarvey, 3rd District Democratic Congressional candidate and State Representative Attica Scott, 3rd District Democratic Congressional candidate.

Renee Shaw talks with qualifying candidates in the 2022 Primary Election. Scheduled guests: Charles Booker, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; E. Lee Watts, 2nd District Republican Congressional candidate; and Claire Wirth, 4th District Republican Congressional candidate.

Renee Shaw talks with qualifying Congressional candidates in the 2022 Primary Election. Guests include: U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, 6th District Republican Congressional candidate; Hank Linderman, 2nd District Democratic Congressional candidate; and Stuart Ray, 3rd District Republican Congressional candidate.

Renee Shaw and guests review the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly. Guests: Sen. Robert Stivers (R-Manchester), President of the Senate; Sen. Morgan McGarvey (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader; Rep. David Osborne (R-Prospect), Speaker of the House; and Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Shively), House Minority Floor Leader.

Renee Shaw hosts a recap the 2022 legislative session. Guests: Terry Brooks, executive director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates; Kate Shanks, senior vice president of public affairs at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Julia Bright Crigler, founder of Bright Strategies LLC; and Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss legislation concerning public assistance and jobless benefits. Guests: Dustin Pugel, senior policy analyst at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Bryan Sunderland, state government affairs director for the Foundation for Government Accountability; Bill Londrigan, president of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO; and Anne-Tyler Morgan, attorney and McBrayer PLLC member.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the state budget, taxes, and other 2022 legislative issues. Guests: Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill), chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee; Sen. Reggie Thomas (D-Lexington), Senate Minority Caucus Chair; Rep. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington); and Rep. Jason Petrie (R-Elkton), chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss Critical Race Theory and teaching history in Kentucky schools. Guests: Sen. Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), chair of the Senate Education Committee and sponsor of SB 138; Commissioner Jason Glass, Kentucky Department of Education; Rep. Attica Scott (D-Louisville); and Ian Rowe, writer for the 1776 Unites Campaign and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the midpoint activity in the 2022 Kentucky legislative session. Guests: Sen. Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown), Senate Majority Floor Leader; Sen. Morgan McGarvey (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader; Rep. Angie Hatton (D-Whitesburg), House Minority Whip; and Rep. David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss name, image and likeness compensation for college student athletes. Guests: Mitch Barnhart, athletics director at the University of Kentucky; Matt Banker, associate athletics director at the University of Louisville; State Sen. Whitney Westerfield (R-Crofton), co-sponsor of NIL legislation; and Dick Gabriel, sportscaster and talk show host.

Renee Shaw discusses child abuse and neglect. Scheduled guests: State Sen. Julie Raque Adams, Senate Majority Caucus Chair and Republican from Louisville; State Rep. Joni Jenkins, House Minority Floor Leader and Democrat from Shively; Secretary Eric Friedlander, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Melissa L. Currie, M.D., child abuse pediatrics specialist with Norton's Children's Hosp...

Renee Shaw talks with her guests about school choice. Guests: Andrew Vandiver, president of EdChoice Kentucky; State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, Republican from Winchester, chair of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee; State Rep. Tina Bojanowski, Democrat from Louisville, member of the House Education Committee; and Eddie Campbell, president of the Kentucky Education Association.

Renee Shaw talks with her guests about the state budget. Guests: Rep. Jason Petrie, (R-Elkton), chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee; Rep. Josie Raymond, (D-Louisville), member of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee; Anne-Tyler Morgan, senior fellow at the Pegasus Institute; and Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss early activity in the 2022 Kentucky legislative session. Guests: Sen. Robert Stivers, Republican from Manchester, Kentucky Senate President; Sen. Morgan McGarvey, Democrat from Louisville, Senate Minority Floor Leader; Rep. David Osborne, Republican from Prospect, Kentucky House Speaker; and Rep. Joni Jenkins, Democrat from Shively, House Minority Floor Leader.