Aaron and Nema share breaking news from the Lexington school board, and a "Bad Russell" update, focusing on AG Coleman's bad-faith efforts to roll back climate pollution laws as well as his efforts to reinstate the death penalty - the latter coming to us from Russell Allen with the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
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NEWS OF THE WEAK:
https://www.weku.org/lexington-richmond/2025-09-23/fayette-county-public-schools-board-narrowly-passes-working-budget

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article312230960.html

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article312211212.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/climate/solar-power-sun-day.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU8.4GYV.BGPLexgwtvrg

https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/23/gop-attorneys-general-dispute-climate-science-urge-end-to-greenhouse-gas-regs/

INTERVIEW: Russell Allen, Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
The public comment period is open until Sept. 30th - You can submit via KCADP's action network page here: http://bit.ly/KCADPComment25

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Episode 229 was produced by Ellen Mueller

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