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Aaron and Shana chat and chew over some of the biggest Kentucky political news stories of the week, then meet up with Anthony Looney, running for Madison County's 81st district, and Rep. Anne Gay Donworth, from Lexington's 76th district. We're closing in on one month to E-Day, so check out #ColonelsOfTruth for your take on the races and issues that matter!BITIN' LIST:Shana: DOE Secretary Linda McMahonAaron: McClatchy "News" and its Hedge Fund ownersGET ACTIVE! With 34 days until Nov. 3 who's ready to follow ProKY's 5 point plan to #FlipThe6th??1) Text your less politically obsessed friends https://naacp.org/articles/how-be-relational-organizer2) Come CANVASS - we've even got a side hustle for youhttps://www.progressky.org/doors3) Postcards to less-likely voters - See you Oct. 12th at W6https://www.progressky.org/postcard4) Donate!! Those postcard stamps ain't cheap, y'allhttps://www.progressky.org/ky65) Come to NO KINGS - Vote Early - 10/17!!!https://www.nokingslex.org/NEWS OF THE WEAK:Corruption Corner: Did the HL get its fact check right on Zach's ad accusing Ralph Alvarado of standing by his pal Matt Bevin? https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/election/article317367763.htmlData Center Update - Mercer County Withstands the Shaker Village Shakedownhttps://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/29/mercer-county-officials-reject-regulations-to-allow-data-centers-next-to-coal-fired-power-plant/Don't forget the GOP super majority who delivered the tax cuts https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3660801934075583INTERVIEW1: Anthony Looney for KY District 81, House of Representativeshttps://www.looneyforky81.com/ INTERVIEW2: Anne Gay Donworth - Kentucky State Representative, 76th Districthttps://www.facebook.com/KYHouseDemocrats/The fine print: Progress Kentucky is a non-profit organization registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, and organized as a 501(c)(4). We are affiliated with the Indivisible Project, and Common Ground Kentucky Action, and are also proud members of the Forward Kentucky Network. Production of episode 277 was by AnnabelNate Orshan wrote and performed our theme song! You can find more information and music @ NatoSongs.com - Speaking on Nato - here’s his NEW SONG - a very informative and toe-tapping pro-Zach ditty!"Zach's Got Your Back" [Zach Dembo for Congress, KY-6] https://youtu.be/lon_G_qMIB4?si=jmNTJOGbpralihOs

Aaron, Chris & Kim cover whether Bevin's in jail & Mitch is ☠️ (for one last time?), then we meet a great Clark/Fayette House candidate, Chelsea Kirk, and finally get Professor Joshua Douglas' take on the USPS SCOTUS decision. Join us on this week's #ColonelsOfTruthBITIN' LIST:A: Joe Craft - another rich guy wants your community to welcome data centershttps://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article317297738.htmlK: Joe Gerth - HORRIBLE Beshear take https://share.newsbreak.com/jo7vwuyaC: Pete Hegseth - Go Massie!GET ACTIVE!Check your voter registration, get your deployed family or kids away at school to request their ballots, register to vote yourself at this handy one-stop-shop: www.govote.ky.govCome CANVASS Saturday: www.progressky.org/doorsWe're doing POSTCARDS on Oct. 12: www.progressky.org/postcards NEWS OF THE WEAK:KY Court of Appeals Frees Bevinhttps://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/16/ky-court-of-appeals-frees-former-gov-matt-bevin-from-jail-sentence/Massie Introduces Measure to Impeach Hegseth - then Johnson Adjourns House https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article317256769.htmlMcConnell Told How to Vote On Farm Bill Markup By Colleaguehttps://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/gop-senator-tries-to-tell-soft-spoken-mitch-mcconnell-how-to-vote-during-farm-bill-markup/CAMPAIGN CORNER:Chelsea Kirk, Candidate for Clark/Fayette Counties State House District 73https://www.chelseakirk.com/INTERVIEW: Prof. Joshua Douglas, Elections Law Expert, UK LawNATO (who wrote and performed our theme song) has a NEW SONG - Zach's Got Your Back! Check it out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lon_G_qMIB4The Fine Print: Progress Kentucky is a non-profit organization registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, and organized as a 501(c)(4). We are affiliated with the Indivisible Project, and Commonground Kentucky Action, and are also proud members of the Forward Kentucky Network. Progress Kentucky's goal is to educate, organize, increase voter turnout, and advance a progressive agenda through civic engagement. We’ll be back next week, and we’ll be joined by another two great guests - Rep. Anne Donworth, and candidate for the 81st, Anthony Looney! Join us!Production of episode 276 was kinda by Aaron!

Aaron, Kim & Chris are covering the KY political news you NEED! The Bevin jail watch is OVER!! It HAPPENED! We’ll break it down, THEN, we’re excited to be joined again by Ned Pillersdorf, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 5th district - taking on HAL ROGERS super-old, super-against his poor district and constituents.BITIN' LIST:Aaron: Sen. Robby MillsKim: Racist POS Mike DavisChris: MITCH! Is he dead??? FLIP the 6th!54 DAYS until NOV. 3rd!! Get ACTIVE:http://www.progressky.org/postcardshttp://www.progressky.org/doorshttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/flipkentucky6/NEWS OF THE WEAK:https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/04/bevin-arrested-in-bourbon-county-on-outstanding-warrant-for-avoiding/https://hellbendernewsroom.com/news/politics/kentucky-law-housing-data-center/https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/data-centers-midterms-tax-credit-01063014https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/09/burgin-city-council-member-walks-out-to-stop-a-vote-for-a-proposed-data-center-project/#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube  http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - ⁠⁠@progressky⁠ ⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠@progress_ky⁠⁠ Bluesky - ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/progressky.org ⁠https://linktr.ee/progresskyEpisode 275 was produced by Nate & supported by ParkerTheme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.com

Aaron, Dr. Clardy and Kim share which Andy B they believe about these rural hospital closures. Then the Colonels remember the Mad Farmer, Kentucky's beloved literary giant, Wendell Berry, who passed this week. Then, we're joined by Our People, Our Vote's Kathleen Campisano to demystify deep canvassing, oh and then Aaron puts on his old man readers and shares a favorite Mad Farmer poem. We swear, it's a GREAT #ColonelsOfTuth this week!BITIN' LIST:Aaron: AG Russell Coleman needs to take WB's name out his mouthKimberly: C'mon Kentucky Dr. Clardy: Pete Kegsbreath61 DAY TO GO - GET ACTIVE:Join us Sept. 14 at W 6!! Rep. Adam Moore will join us (and we've invited Zach Dembo) for our next postcard party! http://www.progressky.org/postcardsWe are CANVASSING on Saturday!!! Shillito Park, Shelter 5 at 10am! We're hitting the 45th (& the 6th, ofc)!! http://www.progressky.org/doorsNEWS OF THE WEAK:RIP Wendell Berry https://hellbendernewsroom.com/local/people/kentucky-wendell-berry-dies/Bill McKibben tells a WB story on CoT last year: https://www.youtube.com/live/GtbtxhFyb7w?t=2336sAndyB vs AndyB - which do YOU believe on rural hospitals?https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article317033356.htmlINTERVIEW: Kathleen Campisano - Our People Our Vote. OG Deep Canvassing organizer.https://progressky.org/storyhttps://ourpeopleourvote.org/election-protectionProgress Kentucky is a non-profit organization registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, and organized as a 501(c)(4). We are affiliated with the Indivisible Project, and Commonground Kentucky Action, and are also proud members of the Forward Kentucky Network. Progress Kentucky's goal is to educate, organize, increase voter turnout, and advance a progressive agenda through civic engagement. We’ll be back next week, and we’ll be joined again by Ned Pillersdorf - the candidate running against Hal Rogers in the KY 5th district. Production of episode 274 was by Annabel!Nate Orshan wrote and performed our theme song! You can find more information and music @ NatoSongs.com - If you miss our weekly livestream on Facebook or YouTube, audio podcasts and our show notes are available on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. If you DO listen to the pod, please leave us a 5 star review wherever you are listening right now!

Aaron and Annabel cover Dolly, Dembo's Anti-Corruption Agenda & the Red River Roadless Rule Rollback on this week's #ColonelsOfTruthBITIN' LIST:Aaron: USDA Secretary Brooke RollinsAnnabel: KY State Senator Michael Nemes (Bullitt Co.)GET INVOLVED:Come Canvass! Saturday, 10am Shillito Park Shelter 5http://www.progressky.org/doorsPostcarding Campaign! Mon. Sept. 14, West Sixth Brewinghttp://www.progressky.org/postcardsNEWS OF THE WEAK:We recognize Saint Dolly, and remind you about the time that the KY GOP super majority tried to defund her Imagination Library in our commonwealth. Another example in how they don’t want kids to succeed in their educational pursuits:https://www.wkyt.com/2026/03/05/kentucky-amendment-would-strip-state-funding-dolly-partons-imagination-library/We’ve got KY - 6 Corruption update: Ralph “Elder Care Abuse” Alvarado would like you to maybe NOT associate him with his pal and endorser, Donald Trump. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6050662-alvarado-scrubs-trump-website/Meanwhile, just across the ballot, former federal prosecutor Zach Dembo has a new anti-corruption agenda that lines up nicely with Alvarado’s self-dealing history.https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article317004633.html?giftCode=757367638d8f67d6626dc2b7d953690669dd799351e803dd893eb4484604e178THEN, Aaron goes deep on a big federal environmental rollback efffort of the Trump administration that threatens one of this region’s most important natural treasures - we’ll look at the Red River Roadless Rule Rollback...https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/science/environment/2026/08/21/roadless-rule-repeal-could-threaten-protected-kentucky-forest/91370519007/COMMENT: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869Production of episode 273 was by Annabel!Nate Orshan wrote and performed our theme song! You can find more information and music @ NatoSongs.com - Progress Kentucky is a non-profit organization registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, and organized as a 501(c)(4). We are affiliated with the Indivisible Project, and Commonground Kentucky Action, and are also proud members of the Forward Kentucky Network. If you miss our weekly livestream on Facebook or YouTube, audio podcasts and our show notes are available on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. If you DO listen to the pod, please leave us a 5 star review wherever you are listening right now!Thanks for joining Colonels of Truth!