It was a raucous week in Washington with elbows thrown, punches threatened, and wars of words all over the place.  Sadly though, KPW's favorite content gravy train may be coming to the end of the line.  We've got all your news plus early candidate filings, a change at Juvenile Justice, a question of ethics, and a discussion of the SEEK formula.

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Don't Mess With the Guys Who Killed Hoffa

Derby 150 week is upon us and, for the 5th consecutive year, Gene McLean from thepressboxlts.com is joining the show to give us his insights into the field.  Also, Tres is worked up about Allison Grimes and Phil Shepherd, Jared is worked up about campus protesters, and everyone has lots of thoughts on Kristi Noem.

Derby 150

The KHA Advocacy Team joins the show to share a wrap-up of the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly session.

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2024 KY General Assembly Session Wrap-Up

We're two weeks out from the election and the Super PAC's have started spending.  We've got a summary of what the KPW crew is seeing so far in advance of next week's primary day preview show.  Also, Chris Kolb, dead brain worms, dog murderers, and cock fighting!  It's a packed show!

God, Freedom, and Pakistani Graphics

It's almost Primary Election week in Kentucky!  KPW has a full breakdown of the State House and Senate races that will be on the ballot this Tuesday.  Also, the Louisville Metro Police continue to answer the question "can we make things worse?" with a resounding YES WE CAN!

#FreeScottie and Primary Preview

The primaries have ended, turnout was low, there weren't many upsets, time marches on.  The KPW crew looks at it all in front of a live audience at the KY Rural Broadband Association.  Also, killer Iranian Mountains and a Utah family competes for a Darwin Award but they'll have to beat out the Colorado GOP to win it!

Election Wrap-Up Live at the KY Rural Broadband Association

Donald Trump is convicted and the North Koreans are attacking South Korea with poop, so it's just another, normal, everyday week on KPW.  Also, Tres and Abby have their biggest argument ever about the importance of statistics to baseball vis-à-vis every other sport.

Baseball Statistics

Rep. Amy Neighbors joins the KHA podcast to talk about legislation to help Sepsis patients she sponsored and passed into law during the 2024 KY General Assembly session.

Rep. Amy Neighbors

Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe drops into the podcast studio to talk her first term in the State Senate, AI, and more.  Also, there's talk about Dolly Parton, submarines, and Tres lays down a firm ban on cricket talk.

Why Would You Come After Dolly?!?

Former co-host Stephenie Steitzer Hoelscher is back to fill in for Abby and Jared while they sail the Mediterranean.  In this week's news, we've got the LMPD doing LMPD stuff, a win for the AG in court, and the dissolution of the UK Faculty Senate.

LMPD Keeps on Winning

KY Political News, notes and random thoughts from Tres Watson, the former Spokesman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, Democratic consultant and movie producer Jared Smith, and PR professional Abby Piper along with a rotating cast of Republican and Democratic political operatives, former elected officials and and reporters.

Don't Mess With the Guys Who Killed Hoffa

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