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WEKU News Podcast - Mar. 15, 2024

By Wendy Barnett

Published March 15, 2024 at 3:20 PM EDT

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Anti-Crime Bill Safer Kentucky Act - Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex Officers Sentenced - House Bill 1 passed - Senate Bill 6 DEI Bill - Independent Pharmacy Bill - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Elizabethtown - House Bill 2 - Elliott County First Responders - Overdose Death Study - Prestonsburg Mayor Sexual Abuse Lawsuit - Medical Cannabis Regulations in Kentucky

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