House Majority Floor Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, says he doesn't "accept" that the state did not meet the fiscal triggers to reduce the state's income tax rate by a half of a percentage point.

"The course has been set," Nemes said.

Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, the chair of the Senate appropriations committee, in talking about the upcoming state budget, says to people who think the state will "backfill" programs negatively affected by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "Rethink your strategy."

Rep. Wade Williams, R-Madisonville, the former police chief of Madisonville, said he's working on a bill for next year's legislative session that would allow hospitals to form their own law enforcement departments, referencing safety concerns he's heard from health care professionals.

A panel of state lawmakers is talking about "Medicaid Sustainability", including members of "medicaid oversight" board.

Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, referenced a GOP State Auditor Allison Ball report saying the state wasted money, disputed by Beshear admin: kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/17/a...

Gooch mentions how energy rhetoric has been an "all of the above" strategy except coal. He still believes coal can still be an option.

The last large U.S. coal-fired power plant was built in 2013, and analysts say it's not likely another will be built. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/10/h...

Both Rep. Jim Gooch, R-Providence, chair of House Energy Committee, and Sen. Carroll both express concerns about having enough power available to meet rising electricity demand.

Rep. Adam Moore, D-Lexington, says KY has the power for traditional manufacturing — but not something like AI.

We've moved on to a session on energy, with Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Paducah, talking about nuclear energy development efforts he's spearheaded.

He says he's working with the state's utility regulator KY Public Service Commission on a pilot project to develop three sites for nuclear reactors in KY.

Responding to a Q about potential steep cuts to federal education funding, Rep. Tipton says "we're just going to have to wait and see right now."

Wise says he supported President Trump with the "dismantling" in Washington and wants the KY Dept. of Education has more say over funding decisions.

KY Senate Majority Leader Max Wise says universal Pre-K has a "heavy price tag" with some "failing" schools in KY.

He says Gov. Beshear sent staffers to his office to talk universal Pre-K but hasn't met him personally about it.

"We have to be very careful of where we're at right now," Wise said.

Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, the chair of the KY House Postsecondary Committee, when talking about the the state performance-based funding model for higher education passed in 2017, said "you need to make adjustments from time to time."

Central Bank Center. Here's the tentative agenda: www.kychamber.com/events/legis...

Some people holding a “Trump 2024” flag, wearing facial coverings and MAGA hats are standing off on Main Street in downtown Louisville nearby No Kings protestors gathered here.

No Kings protestors are chanting at them.

No Kings protestor Rebecca Elliott in downtown Louisville watches marchers go by: “The right of due process applies to all of us. So if we allow people to start taking that right away from our immigrant neighbors, then we're also going to end up not having it in the long run too.”

No Kings protestors in downtown, Louisville, KY.

Protestors are getting ready to march in downtown Louisville, practicing chants beforehand.

“Don’t stop today,” says Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey of Louisville to the crowd, urging people to vote, canvass and volunteer for future campaigns.

Jamie and Brian Reichenbach of Spencer Co. created their “antifa” sign because they took issue w/ Trump’s EO designating antifa as a domestic terrorist org.

“It’s anti-fascism, it's we fought for it for so long, Jamie said. “I wanted to show ‘Hell yeah we’re antifa. We stand for anti-fascism.’”