From Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio Kentucky's senior U.S. Senator says he believes Republicans and Democrats in Congress can come together on a plan to improve the nation's infrastructure. Republican Mitch McConnell says the general idea has bipartisan support. "Everybody knows we have a crumbling infrastructure. Infrastructure spending is popular on both sides. The question is how much are we going to spend and we’ll continue to talk about that," McConnell said this week at a Washington press conference. McConnell expects President Obama to present a plan for infrastructure repairs soon and for Republicans to do likewise. An amendment sponsored by McConnell's Kentucky colleague, Rand Paul, to use highway beautification fundsfor bridge and other repairs was defeated this week on the Senate floor.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
