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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
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A Black woman looks at the political scene in the Ville
Attica Scott, a former member of the Louisville Metro Council and former Kentucky state rep for the city, has a spot on view of the New York mayoral election (From Facebook): Mamdani’s win and what it means to me as a Black woman in the South As a Black woman living in Louisville, Kentucky, I’m…
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Where to get access to food
MAGA Republicans are hell bent on starving poor people. This appeared in the Courier Journal: With millions of Americans about to lose their SNAP benefits, Kentucky communities are struggling to fill the gap. SNAP is a federal program that provides low-income families with monthly benefits and food stamps to afford healthy food. Due to the continuing partial government…
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MAGA GOP starves Kentucky’s equivalent of District 12
Paul Krugman makes this interesting point in his Substack column “The Hunger Games Begin.” Consider, for example, Owsley County in Kentucky. The county is 96 percent white, and last year it cast 88 percent of its votes for Trump. Also, 37 percent of residents are on SNAP. So, by refusing to maintain food aid, Republicans are hurting many…
