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Kentucky Tonight — 241 episodes

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Name, Image and Likeness

2

Screen Time in Schools

3

National and State Politics Ahead of the 2026 Midterm Elections

4

Data Centers

5

America's Next 250 Years: Civic Engagement & Service

6

Report Card on Kentucky's Kids

7

Kentucky's Community and Technical Colleges

8

Kentucky Celebrates America250

9

Previewing the 2026 Primary Election

10

Candidate Conversations: 2nd & 5th Congressional Districts

11

Candidate Conversations: 4th Congressional District

12

Candidate Conversations: 6th Congressional District

13

Candidate Conversations: The U.S. Senate

14

2026 Kentucky General Assembly Session Wrap Up

15

Debating State Budget Priorities

16

Discussing the State Budget

17

Medicaid Reform

18

Childcare Legislation in the 2026 General Assembly

19

Reviewing the 2026 Legislative Session at the Midpoint

20

K-12 Education Policy

21

Public Education Legislation

22

Housing Shortage in Kentucky

23

General Assembly Policy Priorities and the State Budget

24

2026 Legislative Session Preview

25

Eastern Kentucky Tourism

26

Food Insecurity in Kentucky

27

SNAP and Other Government Food Assistance Programs

28

The U.S. Economy, Tariffs and Federal Government Shutdown

29

Vaccines and Medications

30

K-12 Education in the Commonwealth

31

State & National Politics and Political Discourse

32

Housing in Kentucky

33

Spotlighting the South Central Kentucky Region

34

Agriculture in Kentucky

35

Spotlighting the Lake Cumberland Region

36

Medicaid Policy Changes in the Federal Budget Bill

37

Kentucky History

38

Current Issues in National Politics

39

Recap of the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, Part 2

40

Recap of the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, Part 1

41

Kentucky's Flood Response

42

2025 Kentucky General Assembly Session in Review

43

Abortion, Maternal Health, and Gender Identity

44

2025 Kentucky General Assembly Session Review

45

K-12 Issues Before the Kentucky General Assembly

46

Mid-Point of Kentucky's 2025 Legislative Session

47

The Economy, Jobs and Business Issues

48

Legislators Discuss Family and Health Issues

49

Freshman Lawmakers in the Kentucky General Assembly

50

Debating Legislative Priorities in the 2025 General Assembly

51

2025 Kentucky General Assembly Session

52

National and State Politics After the 2024 General Election

53

General Election Eve Preview

54

Third Congressional District Candidate Conversation and Election Preview

55

Kentucky Ballot Amendment 2

56

Discussing the Youth Vote in the 2024 Election

57

Progress and Challenges Facing Northern Kentucky

58

School Choice and Amendment 2

59

National Politics Heading Into the 2024 General Election

60

Affordable and Available Housing

61

National Conference of State Legislatures Summit

62

K-12 Education in Kentucky

63

Progress and Opportunities in Owensboro and Surrounding Communities

64

National Politics During the 2024 Presidential Campaign

65

Southwestern Kentucky Progress and Opportunities

66

State of the Media

67

Kentucky's Constitutional Amendment on School Choice

68

Previewing the 2024 Primary Election

69

Candidate Conversations: Dana Edwards and Shauna Rudd

70

Housing and Homelessness

71

Lawmakers Recap the 2024 General Assembly

72

Reviewing the 2024 General Assembly

73

Final Negotiations on the State Budget

74

School Safety

75

Early Childhood Education

76

Abortion Legislation

77

School Choice and Education Issues

78

State Budget Discussion

79

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Higher Education

80

January 22, 2024 - Safer Kentucky Act

81

Legislative Priorities in the 2024 General Assembly

82

Governor Andy Beshear's Budget Address

83

2024 Legislative Preview: Part Two

84

2024 Legislative Preview

85

Analysts Discuss What to Expect on Election Day 2023

86

Candidate Conversations: Lieutenant Governor

87

Candidate Conversations: Governor

88

Political Analysts Forecast the 2023 General Election

89

Secretary of State; Commissioner of Agriculture

90

Auditor of Public Accounts; State Treasurer

91

Kentucky's Economy, Jobs and Taxes

92

Higher Education in Kentucky

93

Kentucky's Health Care Challenges

94

Education Issues in Kentucky

95

Fancy Farm Preview and Kentucky Politics

96

Kentucky's Energy Needs

97

Artificial Intelligence

98

Jobs, Inflation and the Economy

99

SB 150 and LGBTQ Issues

100

Horse Racing Safety

101

A Discussion of Gun Laws

102

Recapping The 2023 Kentucky Primary

103

2023 Primary Election Preview

104

Republican Candidate for Secretary of State

105

Republican Candidates for Governor

106

Candidates for Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture

107

Challenges Facing Kentucky Schools

108

Policy Analysts Recap the 2023 General Assembly

109

Recap of the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly

110

Kentucky Legislation on LGBTQ+ Youth

111

Student Discipline Legislation

112

Gambling Proposals in the Kentucky General Assembly

113

Kentucky's Teacher Shortage

114

Exploring Local Government Issues

115

Child Abuse and Neglect in Kentucky

116

Medical Marijuana Legalization in Kentucky

117

Kentucky's Juvenile Justice System

118

Legislation Introduced in the 2023 General Assembly

119

2023 Legislative Session Preview

120

National Politics

121

Honoring Kentucky's Veterans: A KET Forum

122

2022 Election Preview

123

Inflation and the Economy

124

Constitutional Amendments 1 & 2

125

Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives: Part Two

126

Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives

127

U.S. Senate Candidate Charles Booker

128

Discussing Flooding's Impact on Eastern Kentucky Schools

129

COVID-19, Monkeypox and Influenza

130

Eastern Kentucky flooding and legislative relief package

131

Childcare in Kentucky

132

Work, Wages and Welfare

133

50 Years of Title IX

134

The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

135

Kentucky's Ban on Abortion

136

New Developments in the COVID-19 Pandemic

137

Opioid Addiction

138

Mass Shootings and Gun Laws

139

Gas Prices and Inflation

140

Previewing Kentucky's 2022 Primary Elections

141

3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary

142

Candidates in the 2022 Primary Election: Part Two

143

Candidates in the 2022 Primary Election

144

Legislative Leaders Review the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly

145

Recap of the 2022 Legislative Session

146

Public Assistance and Jobless Benefits

147

The State Budget and Taxes

148

Critical Race Theory and Approaches to Teaching History

149

2022 Legislative Session at the Midpoint

150

Name, Image and Likeness Compensation

151

Child Abuse and Neglect

152

Debating School Choice in Kentucky

153

Debating Provisions in the Proposed State Budget

154

Redistricting, State Budget and other Legislative Issues

155

Legislative Priorities for the 2022 General Assembly

156

City and County Issues

157

Previewing the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly

158

Compensating College Athletes: Name, Imagine and Likeness

159

Trends in State and National Politics

160

Abortion Rights and Restrictions

161

Kentucky's Social Services System

162

School Choice in the Commonwealth

163

A KET Forum: Maternal Health

164

Historical Horse Racing: A Growing Pastime in Kentucky

165

The Latest Developments in the COVID-19 Pandemic

166

COVID and the Classroom

167

Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later

168

Congressional Update - U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell

169

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth

170

Kentucky's Response to COVID-19

171

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie

172

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. Andy Barr

173

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers

174

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. James Comer

175

Congressional Update - U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie

176

The Surge of COVID-19 Cases in Kentucky

177

Fancy Farm Preview and State Politics

178

Back-to-School Issues in Kentucky

179

Childcare Challenges

180

The Urban-Rural Divide in Kentucky

181

Work Shifts: Kentucky's Labor Shortage and Hiring Challenges

182

Public Infrastructure: What Kentucky Needs

183

Debating Critical Race Theory

184

Kentucky's Rebound from COVID-19

185

Jobs and the Economy

186

The Future of Policing in America

187

President Biden's First 100 Days

188

Mass Shootings and Gun Laws

189

Voting Rights and Election Laws

190

The 2021 General Assembly: Debating Major Legislation

191

The 2021 Legislative Session

192

School Choice in Kentucky

193

No-Knock Warrants

194

Debating Legislative Priorities in the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

195

Proposed Legislation to Modify Kentucky Teachers' Pensions

196

Debating Historical Horse Racing Legislation

197

New Lawmakers in the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

198

A KET Forum: Building Kentucky's Workforce

199

A Nation Divided

200

Recapping the Start of the 2021 General Assembly

201

Previewing the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly

202

The Economic State of the State

203

Reopening Kentucky Classrooms

204

COVID-19’s Impact on Kentucky’s Health Care System

205

Understanding the Grand Jury System

206

Analyzing the 2020 Election and State Politics

207

2020 Election Eve Preview

208

Kentucky’s U.S. Senate Race

209

Legislative Leaders Preview the 2020 General Election

210

Issues Affecting Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District

211

Issues Affecting Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District

212

Previewing the 2020 General Election

213

COVID-19’s Impact on Special Education and Students’ Mental Health

214

Challenges and Benefits of Remote Learning in Kentucky

215

COVID-19's Impact on Higher Education in Kentucky

216

Reopening Kentucky's Schools

217

Racial Disparities in K-12 Public Education

218

Debating Police Reform Issues

219

KET Public Affairs Special: Primary Election Night 2020

220

Previewing the 2020 Primary Election

221

Kentucky Tonight Special: State of Unrest

222

Primary Election Republican Congressional Candidates

223

Sixth District Democratic Congressional Candidates

224

Democratic Primary Candidates for U.S. Senate

225

2020 Primary Election Candidates, Part One

226

Reopening Rules for Restaurants and Retail

227

Debating Steps to Restart Kentucky’s Economy

228

The Impact of COVID-19 on Primary Voting and Local Governments

229

Reopening Kentucky's Economy

230

Families and COVID-19: A KET Forum

231

Wrapping up the General Assembly and a COVID-19 Update

232

Health, Legal And Voting Issues During The COVID-19 Outbreak

233

Kentucky’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

234

State Budget

235

Election & Voting Legislation

236

State Budget

237

State Budget and 2020 Kentucky General Assembly

238

Medical Marijuana

239

Sports Betting

240

2020 Kentucky General Assembly

241

Public Education Issues for the 2020 General Assembly