Moving Kentucky Forward

This week we’re talking with Honi Goldman and Talley Russell about a new effort to get more people to vote, called VoteNowKY. Their tag line is “It’s your right to fix what’s wrong,” and they’ve got some great info and some solid partners. Listen in to learn more about this important work!

This is an early and shortened MKF episode, as we were able to line up an interview with Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-03) on the same day that hearings began on the whistleblower complaint. We ask Cong. Yarmuth he was hearing from both Democrats and Republicans, and where he thought this was headed. We also asked him about warning signs, and he gave us one eventuality to watch for.

Every election season, Kentucky Democrats put together a "coordinated campaign." People are saying that this year's CC is really doing well. We talk with Michael Bowman, candidate for state treasurer, and Lisa Tanner Norkus, long-time political consultant, to see how well things are REALLY going.

In this week's show, we talked with Jacqueline Coleman, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, running with Andy Beshear. We talked with her about education, the race, and why people should vote for her and Andy this fall. It's a shorter episode than usual, but even so, we covered a lot of ground. Give it a listen!

We're joined by Dr. Alexandra Owensby, a candidate for Congress in Kentucky’s 4th district with an inspiring personal story who is not afraid of a challenge — and that includes taking on the incumbent, Thomas Massie. I really enjoyed getting to know her, and I bet you will too!

This week we're joined by Chuck Eddy, founder of the group "Republicans for Andy Beshear and Jacqueline Coleman." Mr. Eddy is a lifelong Republican who nevertheless is fed up with Matt Bevin, and is working to get the Beshear/Coleman ticket elected. Listen to our interview to learn more about the issues that drive his passion to get Beshear elected and Bevin out.

As part of our Fancy Farm coverage, we got a five-minute stand-up interview with AG Andy Beshear, just outside the Marshall County Bean Dinner on Friday, August 2, 2019. We asked Beshear, who is running for governor, about how the campaign is going, what he thinks of Matt Bevin's strategies in the race, and how he would answer the question "Why should I vote for you?" It's five good minutes with lots of info, so give it a listen!

Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson joins us this week to talk about the new Commonwealth Caucus, a group formed to find "commonsense solutions for the common good." We ask her why she helped form the group, what they hope to accomplish, and what her Republican colleagues think of the whole thing.

And, at the end, we've got an announcement about a new event coming to Forward Kentucky this fall. Be sure to listen all the way to the end to learn what it is!

In this week's "Moving Kentucky Forward" podcast, we're joined by Matt Morrison, executive director of Working America. We'll bet that most of you have never heard of this group, but if you listen to this episode, you'll learn about their work, and how they may make a significant impact on this year's gubernatorial race and on Kentucky politics.

This week we're doing a group interview with five women running on the Democratic ticket in Bullitt County. We learn how that local party found enough candidates to fill up their slate, including a number of women, and what sort of experiences these women candidates are having as they campaign. And, we ask if there are lessons from what's happening in Bullitt County that can be applied across the state.