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Rep. Kim Moser, a Republican from Taylor Mill, answers questions about her bill to authorize a federal tax credit for K-12 scholarships.
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Kentucky legislature moves to adopt federal ‘school choice’ tax credit
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A bill authorizing a federal tax credit for those who donate to K-12 scholarship funds is moving speedily through the Kentucky legislature.
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  • "The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day." — Nick Jacobs, co-author of The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America.
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    Eastern Standard: February 19th, 2026
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    Nick Jacobs, co-author of “The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America,” is Carolyn Dupont’s guest for the latest episode of her Eastern Standard series, “Civics, Civility and the path to a Shared American Future.”
  • Secretary of State Michael Adams discusses AI in elections.
    Eastern Standard: February 12th, 2026
    Tom Martin
    What are the implications of Artificial Intelligence in elections? Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is Art Shechet’s guest for this latest episode of our series “The AI Revolution: Promises and Perils.”
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