It's the LAME 4th of July Episode coming at you in 2 parts:

On Side A, tune in to hear about the Fayette Mall's weird policy on minors, more Scott County garbage drama, and news from the city council.

On Side B, you can hear all about what they Mayor is, what they can do, and who they can appoint to office (it's classified)

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In a show that is entirely side A, we discuss the latest city council meeting moments after it happened. We see a return of Barry Saturday, and a discussion about the shopping cart epidemic plaguing parts of the city.

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In which Scott County has finally had enough of Lexington's shit, the council finally hears the resolution for no knock warrants, and we get a little Civic Lesson from Erin.

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After a brief delay from the hellscape of Lexington pollen, we are back to report about the latest project that has spawned between the two states of UK and Lexington.

The common theme for this episode revolves around T.I.F. districts in Lexington, and Chicago- culminating with Morehead and the misdeeds of Patrick Madden.

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In which we discuss Lexington's multitude of five year plans, city public comments, a mysterious review of Our Fair City's charter, and an in-depth review of a local business who developed a convincing new economic system.

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On this special episode of LAME, Erin interviews Allie, Elodie, Melody- students of FCPS. They talk about their experiences with SROs (Safety Resource Officers) and ways you can help stop the militarization of Lexington Schools.

Join them on Mondays 7pm for their weekly zoom meeting

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• https://go.theactionpac.com/sign/FCPS-counselors-over-cops

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• https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article250011069.html

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Resources:

• https://www.ifpo.org/resource-links/articles-and-reports/school-security-training/school-resource-security-officers/

• https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice/school-prison-pipeline/cops-- and-no-counselors

Public School Data:

• https://kycss.org/ns/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/REP-KCSS-FY18-Data-Report-FINAL-Draft-May-2.pdf

This week we discuss the latest misgivings of city council including the comprehensive plan and the plan to redefine the very blocks that make up our city.

On side B we talk about the abuse of powers of school cops and what you can do this week to help.

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In which a truly shitty public-private partnership causes the metaphysical LAME HQ to catch fire.

We also talk about the 6 month progress of the Racial Justice and Equity Report.

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Buffalo on the loose, the USS Woodland goes into dry dock for repair, and the mayor unveils her budget for all to scrutinize. How much money went to funding the police? Too much.

Erin talks about the latest attempts of the KY General Assembly to create their own executive branch, which involves the corporate takeover of the KY State Fair.

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Lexington Home and Garden Convention, more cop corruption, and yet another reason to email your council member about the police budget.

Find your councilor at https://www.LexingtonKY.gov about item P 0324-21. The police do not need this amount of funding.

On side B, Erin was inspired by the book Mutual Aid by Dean Spade and compiled a list of places in Lexington

You can get the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/mutual-aid-building-solidarity-during-this-crisis-and-the-next/9781839762123

Be sure to check out

• Lexington Food Not Bombs
• Lexington Mutual Aid
• Really Really Free Market
• Lexington Tenant's Union
• EKY Mutual Aid

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