http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com Covering Kentucky politics and government Tue, 22 May 2012 21:44:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/17/comment-and-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-tuesday-elections/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/17/comment-and-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-tuesday-elections/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:47:31 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21733 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/17/comment-and-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-tuesday-elections/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/11/comment-schedules-guests-ky-tonight-will-feature-4th-cd-candidates/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/11/comment-schedules-guests-ky-tonight-will-feature-4th-cd-candidates/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:17:14 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21694 Ferrell Wellman on this weekend's "Comment on Kentucky," a public affairs show of the Kentucky Educational Television network. They are Russ Cassady, editor of the Appalachian News-Express in Pikeville; Bill Estep, Somerset Bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader; and Tom Loftus, Frankfort bureau chief for The Courier-Journal. The show airs live at 8 p.m. Friday on KET1. On the Monday, May 14, edition of Kentucky Tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on KET and at www.ket.org/live, host Bill Goodman will talk with candidates in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary. ]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/11/comment-schedules-guests-ky-tonight-will-feature-4th-cd-candidates/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/03/comment-will-discuss-farmer-audit-judicial-budget-cuts/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/03/comment-will-discuss-farmer-audit-judicial-budget-cuts/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 21:12:09 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21665 Richie Farmer's administration and cuts in the state judicial budget will be topics on this weekend's "Comment on Kentucky." The public affairs show on the Kentucky Educational Television network will air live Friday at 8 p.m. ET. ]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/05/03/comment-will-discuss-farmer-audit-judicial-budget-cuts/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/13/comment-will-focus-on-special-legislative-session/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/13/comment-will-focus-on-special-legislative-session/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:13 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21518 Steve Beshear called a special legislative session to begin Monday to approve a funding bill for the state road plan and a bill to curb prescription drug abuse. This weekend's "Comment on Kentucky," a public-affairs show of the Kentucky Educational Television network, will focus on the end of the regular session and the upcoming special session. Joining host Ferrell Wellman will be three journalists -- Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal, Greg Stotelmyer of Lexington's WTVQ-TV and Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader. The 30-minute show airs live at 8 p.m. EDT Friday on KET. --Jack Brammer]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/13/comment-will-focus-on-special-legislative-session/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/06/comment-announces-guests-ky-tonight-focuses-on-state-legislature/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/06/comment-announces-guests-ky-tonight-focuses-on-state-legislature/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:19:57 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21460 Ferrell Wellman, will be three veteran journalists. They are Bill Bryant of Lexington's WKYT-TV, Al Cross with the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and Tom Loftus of The Courier-Journal's Frankfort bureau. ]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/04/06/comment-announces-guests-ky-tonight-focuses-on-state-legislature/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/30/comment-will-wrap-up-final-week-of-legislature/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/30/comment-will-wrap-up-final-week-of-legislature/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:25:24 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21406 Ferrell Wellman will be three journalists --Bill Estep, Somerset Bureau reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leaderp; Joe Gerth, political writer for The Courier-Journal; and Greg Stotelmyer, political reporter for WTVQ-TV, Lexington. The show will air live at 8 p.m. EDT Friday on KET1. ]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/30/comment-will-wrap-up-final-week-of-legislature/feed/ 1 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/23/comment-will-focus-on-state-budget-ky-tonight-will-sum-up-2012-session/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/23/comment-will-focus-on-state-budget-ky-tonight-will-sum-up-2012-session/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:09:56 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21288 Ferrell Wellman on the show that begins at 8 p.m. ET on KET will be three reporters -- Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal, Kenny Colston of Kentucky Public Radio and Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader. On the Monday, March 26, edition of "Kentucky Tonight" at 8 p.m. on KET and at www.ket.org/live, host Bill Goodman and guests will discuss the 2012 General Assembly. Scheduled guests are House Minority Whip Danny Ford, R-Mount Vernon; state Rep. Steve Riggs, D-Louisville, chair of the House Local Government Committee; state Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee; and state Sen. Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville Viewers with questions may send e-mail, including name and town or county, to kytonight@ket.org or use the message form at www.ket.org/kytonight. The phone number for viewer calls during the program is 1-800-494-7605. Viewers may also submit questions on Twitter to @BillKET or #kytonight or on Kentucky Educational Television's Facebook page. Kentucky Tonight is a weekly KET production, produced by Deidre Clark. Goodman is host and managing editor. --Jack Brammer]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/23/comment-will-focus-on-state-budget-ky-tonight-will-sum-up-2012-session/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/16/comment-will-discuss-state-legislature-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-drug-abuse/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/16/comment-will-discuss-state-legislature-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-drug-abuse/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:38:35 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21213 Ferrell Wellman will be three reporters -- John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Tom Loftus of The Courier-Journal and Phil Pendleton of Lexington's WKYT-TV. The show will air live at 8 p.m. EDT Friday on KET. On the Monday, March 19, edition of "Kentucky Tonight" at 8 p.m. EDT on KET and at www.ket.org/live, host Bill Goodman and guests will discuss prescription drug abuse. ]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/16/comment-will-discuss-state-legislature-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-drug-abuse/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/09/comment-will-discuss-aftermath-of-storms-legislative-session/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/09/comment-will-discuss-aftermath-of-storms-legislative-session/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:54:15 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=21120 Ferrell Wellman in the Lexington studio will be Amanda VanBenschoten, business writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Kentucky Enquirer; Joe Arnold, political reporter for WHAS-TV in Louisville and Jack Brammer, political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Courier-Journal reporter Mike Wynn will be on the show via phone from storm-ravaged West Liberty. The 30-minute show airs live at 8 p.m. Friday on KET1. --Jack Brammer]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/03/09/comment-will-discuss-aftermath-of-storms-legislative-session/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/02/17/comment-will-discuss-expanded-gambling-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-university-of-pikeville/ http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/02/17/comment-will-discuss-expanded-gambling-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-university-of-pikeville/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:21:50 +0000 Jack Brammer http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=20608 Steve Beshear's proposed constitutional amendment to expand gambling in Kentucky and other news of the week will be discussed on this weekend's "Comment on Kentucky," a public affairs show of the Kentucky Educational Television network. Joining host Ferrell Wellman will be three reporters: John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Kenny Colston of Kentucky Public Radio and Greg Hall of The Courier-Journal. The 30-minute show airs live at 8 p.m. ET Friday on KET1. On the Monday, Feb. 20 edition of Kentucky Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on KET and at www.ket.org/live, host Bill Goodman and guests will discuss a proposal to make the University of Pikeville a state school. Scheduled guests are former Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton, president of the University of Pikeville; Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews; Democratic Floyd County Judge-Executive R. D. "Doc" Marshall and Republican Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock. Kentucky viewers with questions may send email, including name and town or county, to kytonight@ket.org or use the message form at www.ket.org/kytonight. The phone number for viewer calls during the program is 1-800-494-7605. Viewers also may submit questions on Twitter to @BillKET or #kytonight, or on Kentucky Educational Television's Facebook page. "Kentucky Tonight" is a weekly KET production, produced by Deidre Clark. Goodman is host and managing editor. --Jack Brammer]]> http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2012/02/17/comment-will-discuss-expanded-gambling-ky-tonight-will-focus-on-university-of-pikeville/feed/ 0