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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news in

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown and Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, Radio Eye is a reading service intended

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<v Speaker 1>for people who are blind or have other disabilities that

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<v Speaker 1>make it difficult to read printed material. We will begin

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<v Speaker 1>with the edition dated April fifth. Democrats hold candidate meet

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<v Speaker 1>and Greet. Change on the mind for many running and

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<v Speaker 1>the editor's note the article. This article contains a portion

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<v Speaker 1>of the candidate's topics from the Tuesday event. The remaining

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<v Speaker 1>candidates will be featured in the April eighth edition. Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic candidates came together to speak with community members and

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<v Speaker 1>talk about their vision, goals and action heading into the primaries.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nelson County Democratic Party hosted candidates at Spooney's earlier

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<v Speaker 1>this week, bringing together those for federal, state, and local

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<v Speaker 1>elections positions. Several candidates were able to attend Tuesdays meet

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<v Speaker 1>and greet, including Shamika Ashby, J. T Roby, Benjamin Corter,

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<v Speaker 1>Ramon Pina Arroa A. J. Lewis, Carrie Truett, Malcolm Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>Dale Romans, Vincent Thompson, Melissa Strange, Jesse Brewer, J. D. Nels, Netherton,

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<v Speaker 1>Cameron Richards, Keith Metcalfe, and Frankie Cameron. Charles Booker, who

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<v Speaker 1>is running for US Senate, and Dakota Compton, who is

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<v Speaker 1>running for US House Representatives second Congressional District, sent in

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<v Speaker 1>brief video messages for those in attendance evening. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>the evening candidates are running in the May primaries, while

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<v Speaker 1>others remain uncontested and will be on the ballot in November.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nelson County Judge executive race has three candidates from

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<v Speaker 1>the Democratic Party on the ticket for the primaries, Ashby,

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<v Speaker 1>Ruby and Quarter. During Tuesday's event, each spoke about their

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<v Speaker 1>why behind their campaign and their goals if they were elected.

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<v Speaker 1>Quarters spoke passionately about environmental concerns in Boston, relating to

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<v Speaker 1>local distilleries and rick houses in the area, discussing polluted

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<v Speaker 1>waterways and the black mold fungus. He said he knows

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<v Speaker 1>the county's zoning laws are some of the strictest, but

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<v Speaker 1>said from personal experience, he has watched the Joint City

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<v Speaker 1>Plenty Joint City County Planning and Zoning Board disregard community

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<v Speaker 1>members' concerns and comments. He said, as judge executive, reforming

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<v Speaker 1>the board would be a top priority. Additionally, Corridors said

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<v Speaker 1>he would love to work on the local property tax

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<v Speaker 1>and getting it down. He suggested several options to redistribute

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<v Speaker 1>how the county is taxed in a way that wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>take away from essential services. Barstown has a restaurant tax

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<v Speaker 1>that we don't have as a county. We could use

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<v Speaker 1>it to bring in more money to the county. He suggested.

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<v Speaker 1>We can implement a hotel tax for visitors when we

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<v Speaker 1>have the Bourbon Festival and visitors throughout the year come

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<v Speaker 1>in to hit those who come in to visit rather

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<v Speaker 1>than us individuals. We are also one of the only

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<v Speaker 1>counties that has a fixed occupational tax. Ashby said she's

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<v Speaker 1>decided to take a chance at the judge executive post

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<v Speaker 1>because she is upset with the direction of the county.

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<v Speaker 1>She said she would want to implement mandates that limit

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<v Speaker 1>increases on rent and to bring back codes and enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>to aid renters. She said current Nelson County Judge Executive

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Hutchins brags about destroying policies, changing zoning, among a

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<v Speaker 1>myriad of actions she said have not helped the people

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<v Speaker 1>of the county. She said she wants to make Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>County a place her daughter will want to come back

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<v Speaker 1>to when she's grown up. Ashby said she would take

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<v Speaker 1>on this role hold opting to not have a deputy

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<v Speaker 1>judge executive. Additionally, she said she would search for funds

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<v Speaker 1>and use grand hunding to create programs and places for

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<v Speaker 1>community members to enjoy. I call myself a researcher, she said.

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<v Speaker 1>I am always curious. I want to get things better

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<v Speaker 1>and show me how you want to work, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will be there to help you work. If you've got

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<v Speaker 1>an idea, I want to hear from you. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to know what my neighbor, the lowest person that might

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<v Speaker 1>not have a job, is out there struggling. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you need? We definitely need more resource searches, sources, research

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<v Speaker 1>sources in this county. Roby is the final judge executive

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<v Speaker 1>who spoke on Tuesday and said he has four pillars

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<v Speaker 1>going into this race. First, Roby said transparency is a

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<v Speaker 1>big deal for him. If elected, he would want to

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<v Speaker 1>create a website or some platform to show community members

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<v Speaker 1>where dollars are coming from and where they're being spent. Secondly,

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<v Speaker 1>Roby said he would look at improving repairing and reforming

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure so it is good for the next generation. Thirdly,

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<v Speaker 1>he said smart growth and presenting the area's heritage is

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<v Speaker 1>important to him. He noted that it is good to

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<v Speaker 1>have industries coming into Nelson County, but he cautioned that

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<v Speaker 1>preserving the county's roots would be precedent. Lastly, he said

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<v Speaker 1>safety is a top priority. This means providing mental health

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<v Speaker 1>services to first responders and dispatch workers. We need to

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<v Speaker 1>protect our routes, he said. We need to ensure that

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<v Speaker 1>our industrial growth will ever exceed what our infrastructure can handle.

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<v Speaker 1>Our water, our roadways. We need to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>what we're bringing in can be supported in an efficient

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<v Speaker 1>manner and not take away from our residents. We need

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that all can thrive in bringing industry

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<v Speaker 1>into Barstown. Over the last eight years, he said, in

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<v Speaker 1>the several years, the crime rate in Nelson County has

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<v Speaker 1>gone down thanks to the implementation of flock cameras. Pena

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<v Speaker 1>Arroa said they've been able to increase the number of

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<v Speaker 1>deputies on parole patrol this year, and the office is

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<v Speaker 1>due to bring in one hundred and seventy five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars paper services. The sheriff also spoke about being indicted

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<v Speaker 1>last year all charges were dropped against Pena Earroa and

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<v Speaker 1>how it created hell in his life over the last

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<v Speaker 1>twelve months. He said, anyone who has questions for him

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<v Speaker 1>about this is welcome to call him and discuss. However,

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<v Speaker 1>he emphasized it has not kept him down. I still

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of things to do, he said. We're

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<v Speaker 1>still working our tails off. That didn't stop me, put

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<v Speaker 1>me down a little bit, but we're bouncing right back.

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<v Speaker 1>We're moving on and we're keeping the public safe. Lewis

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<v Speaker 1>is the challenger in the primary and currently is an

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<v Speaker 1>officer with the Bargetown Police Department. He also used to

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<v Speaker 1>work as a deputy at NCSO. He said he loves

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<v Speaker 1>contributing to his community, both as an officer and through service.

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis said he believes in transparency, fairness, and treating everyone

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<v Speaker 1>with dignity and respect, no matter who they are. He

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<v Speaker 1>said he loves being able to give back to the community,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's through the annual toy drive he hosts or

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<v Speaker 1>his time spent coaching I plan of building that trust

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<v Speaker 1>back with the community and the Sheriff's office. Lewis said

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big thing. I think it works better with

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<v Speaker 1>the community and the sheriff's office and we can work together.

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<v Speaker 1>Fourth District State Senate Malcolm Jones and Carrie Truett are

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<v Speaker 1>the two Democrats running for the Kentucky's fourth District Senate seat.

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<v Speaker 1>The seat is currently occupied by Senator Jimmy Heaton, who

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<v Speaker 1>is not running for reelection. Trurett said education has played

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<v Speaker 1>a pivotal role in her life in the last decade.

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<v Speaker 1>Her position on the Marion County School Board of Education

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<v Speaker 1>has given her a look into the lives of the

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<v Speaker 1>students and their families. She said it is given a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to see the child challenges their families face from

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<v Speaker 1>food insecurity, housing instability, and lack of access to healthcare.

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<v Speaker 1>Healthcare is also important for Truett. She said she wants

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<v Speaker 1>to fight for rural hospitals, keeping places like Lebanon, Bardstown,

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<v Speaker 1>and Springfield in close proximity to health and wellness. I

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<v Speaker 1>know what it means to stand up and say our

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<v Speaker 1>constituents want better, our constituents want more. Truett said that

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<v Speaker 1>something I've consistently done throughout my board service is to

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<v Speaker 1>truly represent the needs and wants of the people. As

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<v Speaker 1>I continue down this path and I get to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to more of you, and I get to more importantly

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<v Speaker 1>listen to more of you, I hope that I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to take your voices and your stories to

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<v Speaker 1>Frankfort with me in November, Jones said, focusing on affordability,

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<v Speaker 1>he is his number one priority. In conjunction with affordability,

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<v Speaker 1>Jones said he also wants to aid job growth. He

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<v Speaker 1>said this includes protecting the state's farmers and protecting the

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<v Speaker 1>urban industries. Health Care and education are also top priorities

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<v Speaker 1>for Jones. He said it's a heartbreaking thing to hear

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<v Speaker 1>of others who must choose between vital medication and or

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<v Speaker 1>paying for a month's worth of groceries. On the education front,

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<v Speaker 1>Jones said he wants to fight for pre K for all. Last,

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<v Speaker 1>but not least certainly are my pillars of focus. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>fighting against the GOP and holding them accountable, Jones said,

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<v Speaker 1>hold them accountable to the reckless policies and actions they

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<v Speaker 1>are taking that are really beating folks down. Next flags

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<v Speaker 1>flown half massed in honor of Pruitt funeral possession set

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<v Speaker 1>for Thursday, in recognizing the sacrifice of Air Force tex

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<v Speaker 1>Sergeant Ashley B. Of Pruitt. Nelson County Government and City

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<v Speaker 1>of Barstown has ordered all flags to half staff as

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<v Speaker 1>of Wednesday, and that order will continue through Pruit's interment.

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<v Speaker 1>In honor of the life and service of Technical Sergeant

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<v Speaker 1>Ashley Brooke Young Pruitt, and in recognizing of her sacrifice

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<v Speaker 1>in defense of our country, all flags that Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>Government buildings shall be lowered to half staff, effective immediately,

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<v Speaker 1>and shall remain half staff until the time of interment.

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<v Speaker 1>And executive order from April second from Judge Executive Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Hutchins office reads. Barstown Mayor d Keaton issued a similar

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<v Speaker 1>order at April second, in honor of the life and

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated service of Technical Sergeant Ashley Brooke Young Pruit, and

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<v Speaker 1>in solemn recognition of her profound sacrifice in the defense

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<v Speaker 1>of our nation. The City of Bardstown stands a tribute

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<v Speaker 1>to her memory. The order reads, Technical Sergeant Pruit represented

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<v Speaker 1>the very best of our community through her bravery, commitment,

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<v Speaker 1>and selfless duty to the United States. The US Department

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<v Speaker 1>of War announced that Pruitt, thirty four, of Bartstown, died

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<v Speaker 1>March twelfth in the crash of a KC one th

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<v Speaker 1>five refueling tanker in Western Rock. She was assigned to

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<v Speaker 1>sixth Air Refueling Wing McDill Air Force based Florida. Pruit

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<v Speaker 1>killed in action in the current war with Iran, in

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<v Speaker 1>addition to Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington of Glendale, who died

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<v Speaker 1>March eighth following an attack the week prior on Prince

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<v Speaker 1>Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Since Sergeant Benjamin Pennington

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<v Speaker 1>and Technical Sergeant Ashley Prewitt, our two American hebroes called

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<v Speaker 1>our commonwealth, who called our Commonwealth home, and we must

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<v Speaker 1>stand together as Kentuckians to honor their sacrifice, Governor Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Basheer said, please joined Brittany and me as we continued

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<v Speaker 1>to pray for their families, our fellow Americans in mourning,

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<v Speaker 1>and our brave service members. The governor ordered the flags

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<v Speaker 1>that all state office buildings be lowered to half staff

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<v Speaker 1>from sunrise to sunset on the days of Pennington's and

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<v Speaker 1>Pruit's interment. Hutchins also declared that all county offices will

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<v Speaker 1>be closed Thursday, April ninth, during the memorial procession for Pruitt,

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<v Speaker 1>allowing county employees to pay their respects to Pruit. Prewit's

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<v Speaker 1>remains are being transported to Samuel's Field for the dignified

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<v Speaker 1>transfer on April ninth, and from there the funeral procession

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<v Speaker 1>will make its way from the airport through downtown Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>and eventually to Hoffland Greenwell Funeral Hall. Local government is

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<v Speaker 1>encouraging citizens to lie in the streets to pay respects

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<v Speaker 1>to Pruit along the route. Following the dignified transfer, the

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<v Speaker 1>procession will leave the airport at eleven a m and

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<v Speaker 1>travel east on Boston Road to Stephen Foster Avenue. The

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<v Speaker 1>procession will round the Old Court House and continue north

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<v Speaker 1>Boulevard on the way to Hoffland Greenwell Funeral Home. Visitation

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<v Speaker 1>for Pruit will be ten a m. To eight pm Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>April tenth at the funeral home. Pruitt's funeral is set

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<v Speaker 1>for eleven a m. Saturday, April eleventh at New Salem

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<v Speaker 1>Baptist Church Cemetery. Next local church to host five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>years of Bible's history. Barstown United Methodists to display private collection.

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<v Speaker 1>Barstown United Methodist Church will host a new exhibit showcasing

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred years of English Bible translations April tenth or twelfth.

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<v Speaker 1>The local church will be displaying rare and historical Bibles

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<v Speaker 1>from across five centuries. Five hundred years of the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>in English will feature full books and leaves, several on

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<v Speaker 1>say the exhibit offers a rare opportunity for the Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>The collection includes two leaves or pages from the fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed was

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<v Speaker 1>Movable Tight, and pages from the fifteen sixty English Geneva Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>It also includes early printing leaves from the fifteen eighty

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<v Speaker 1>ten Doni Rheim's Complete Bible. Attendees can also be viewed

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<v Speaker 1>some of the earliest examples of Bibles printed in the Americas.

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<v Speaker 1>The exhibit will trace the history of English translations of

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<v Speaker 1>Cindy m, one of the events organizers, says she saw

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<v Speaker 1>dozens of Bibles, leaves and more as a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the exhibit at the university. There will be leaves from

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<v Speaker 1>all types of Bibles, but the Arabic Coptic Bible was

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<v Speaker 1>are several leaves there from the world's oldest Bibles. I

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<v Speaker 1>the sixteen hundredth She said. The scroll is composed of

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<v Speaker 1>opens with Genesis One on whether you're interested in history, theology,

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<v Speaker 1>or simply curious. The exhibit is going to enlighten everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>She said last summer, I had no idea the trouble,

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<v Speaker 1>all the death, all the sacrifice that it took for

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<v Speaker 1>privileged now that I can do that, now that I

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<v Speaker 1>know what the world went through to guess here. Next

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<v Speaker 1>General Assembly finalizes a fully funded road plan. Legislation represents

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<v Speaker 1>the final road plan. Under the leadership of Senator Higdon

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky lawmakers have finalized a comprehensive Tradition transportation package consisting

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<v Speaker 1>of multiple legislative measures that combines a fully funded road

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<v Speaker 1>plan with a strategic operating budget, delivering billions of dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in infrastructure investment while prioritizing accountability, efficiency, and real progress

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<v Speaker 1>on projects across the Commonwealth the project. The plan includes

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<v Speaker 1>a four point six billion dollars by any road plan

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<v Speaker 1>projects can move forward without delays or over promising state resources. Together,

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<v Speaker 1>the measures reflect a discipline approach focused on delivering projects

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<v Speaker 1>ready for construction. And improving infrastructure across communities statewide. This

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<v Speaker 1>our road revenues are not going as far as they

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<v Speaker 1>used to. Senate Transportation Committee Chair Jimmy Higden said, we

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<v Speaker 1>are prioritizing projects that can move forward now and make

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<v Speaker 1>meaningful investments in communities across Commonwealth. This year's road plan

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<v Speaker 1>will be the final crafted under the careful guidance of Higdon,

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<v Speaker 1>who will retire from legislature at the conclusion of the

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<v Speaker 1>calendar year. This responsible road plan is one crafted in

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<v Speaker 1>no small part because of the great work of our

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<v Speaker 1>friend Jimmy Higdon, said Senate President Robert Steivers. We simply

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<v Speaker 1>credible legislative staff who support the effort. When Kentuckians are

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<v Speaker 1>of earth and construction that are improving infrastructure and safety,

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Higdon is one of the most notable people we

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<v Speaker 1>can thank for that on behalf of the entire Senate.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to commend him on another sound road plan

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<v Speaker 1>and thank him for his tireless efforts on behalf of

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<v Speaker 1>all of Kentucky. A key component of the plan is

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<v Speaker 1>timelines delivering a fully funded road plan. The biennial Road

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<v Speaker 1>Plan is fully funded with no overprogramming of state dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>within the budget cycle. The road plan proposed by the

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<v Speaker 1>governor overprogram the budget by more than four hundred percent,

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<v Speaker 1>which Hagdon and lawmakers called unacceptable and unmanageable. An overprogrammed

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<v Speaker 1>road plan means that more projects are listed than there

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<v Speaker 1>is existing revenue to support. The legislature's final road plan

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky continues to use about one point one billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>investment while staying fiscally responsible. The plan also continues funding

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<v Speaker 1>for major infrastructure priorities, including Interstate sixty nine Ohio River

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<v Speaker 1>and Mountain Parkway expansion, each supported by significant General Fund investments.

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<v Speaker 1>The legislation makes substantial investments in local roads, bridges, and infrastructure,

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<v Speaker 1>including one hundred and ninety million dollars for county and

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<v Speaker 1>CEAS twenty road projects over the biennium, twenty five million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars annually for local bridge improvements, Expanded funding six hundred

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<v Speaker 1>Additional funds are set aside to be determined for specific

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<v Speaker 1>projects next legislative session. For fiscal year twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>two million dollars to support county projects that have associated

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<v Speaker 1>costs of less than fifteen thousand dollars. Additional funding distributed

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<v Speaker 1>directly to counties and cities support local transportation needs. These

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<v Speaker 1>targeted investments will help improve row conditions, enhance safety, and

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<v Speaker 1>By focusing combining strategic funding with policy improvements, lawmakers have

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<v Speaker 1>crafted a plan that emphasizes results, moving projects forward now

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<v Speaker 1>rather than years down the road. This plan reflects years

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<v Speaker 1>of work to build a system that delivers. Hegden said,

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<v Speaker 1>its focus, its responsible, It puts Kentucky in a strong

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<v Speaker 1>position for the future. Transportation funding legislation now moves forward

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<v Speaker 1>in the final stages of the legislative process before heading

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<v Speaker 1>to the Governor's desk. Respective bill and resolution numbers related

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<v Speaker 1>to the Road planner as follows House Bill five oh one,

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