This week in Kentucky politics…
“Liberty” legislator Savannah Maddox joins the crowded GOP race for governor. Maddox is pulling no punches on her fellow Republican candidates and desires to set herself aside, vowing to place an finish to the “woke, progressive ideology that has infiltrated the Commonwealth.”
The Kentucky Schooling Commissioner Jason Glass says practically three-quarters of academics within the state are susceptible to leaving the career. Options on the desk embody elevated compensation and ramping recruitment efforts, however the political discourse arounds colleges and academics might be an even bigger deterrent.
Additionally, the governor and Republican legislators held dueling press conferences calling for the federal authorities to waive the Louisville space’s reformulated fuel rule. If permitted, fuel might be 20 to 30 cents cheaper in Jefferson County and elements of Oldham and Bullitt Counties.
Kentucky Public Radio’s Ryland Barton and Divya Karthikeyan have this week’s version of Kentucky Politics Distilled.
Kentucky Politics Distilled is our weekly rundown of the massive information — and generally the odd information — occurring within the state Capitol.
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