Continuing a recap of the 2025 Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, KET interviews Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman; Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy; and Tom Vicini, president and CEO of Operation UNITE. Recovery, treatment and prevention groups featured on the program include Lifeline Recovery Center in Paducah and Scott County Detention Center.
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Recap of the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, Part 1
Renee Shaw recaps the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit 2025 with one-on-one interviews, including U.S. Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY5); U.S. Representative James Comer (R-KY1); U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY2); and Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Kentucky's Flood Response
Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about Kentucky's flood response with Eric Gibson, director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management; Nadine McCrindle, regional chief executive officer of the Kentucky Region of the American Red Cross; State Representative Josh Bray (R-Mount Vernon); State Representative Erika Hancock (D-Frankfort); and Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge/Executive.
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2025 Kentucky General Assembly Session in Review
Renee Shaw hosts a discussion and review of the completed 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session with State Representative David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; State Representative Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville), House Minority Floor Leader; State Senator Gerald Neal (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader; and State Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R-Lexington).
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Abortion, Maternal Health, and Gender Identity
Renee Shaw discusses abortion and maternal health with Addia Wuchner from Kentucky Right to Life and Tamarra Wieder from Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates. Next, Renee discusses gender identity with Chris Hartman from the Fairness Campaign; David Walls from The Family Foundation; Emma Curtis, Lexington-Fayette Co. councilwoman; and Colin Smothers from Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.