Debating Steps to Restart Kentucky’s Economy

Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss restarting Kentucky's economy including the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of jobless numbers, federal economic relief efforts, and other topics. Guests: Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Aaron Yelowitz, economics professor at the University of Kentucky; Bill Londrigan, president of the Kentucky AFL-CIO; Josh Crawford, executive director of the Pegasus Institute; and Dr. Michael Saag, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (pre-taped video call).

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