Programming change: Eastern Standard will now air it's first broadcast on Thursday at 1:00PM EDT.

 

Tracking “cause and effect” of the Trump administration’s federal funding and staffing cuts brings us to the closures of Mine Safety and Health Administration inspection offices in Kentucky.

 

An end to BRIC, a program that has been helping communities get better prepared for extreme weather events

 

The closure of the office shaping NAEP, known as The Nation’s Report Card which provides a measure of how Kentucky public school students are doing in math and reading

 

And an explanation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

 

We also hear about the plans of the James Baker Hall Foundation to encourage and highlight Kentucky’s budding writers and poets.