The Bus Rocks | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: April 24, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 04/24/26          SADIQA REYNOLDS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER THE STATE SENATE FAILED TO CONFIRM HER APPOINTMENT BECAUSE NO SENATORS FILED A RESOLUTION TO DO SO.  REYNOLDS......... A FORMER JUDGE AND URBAN LEAGUE C-E-O......... BELIEVES THE MOVE WAS POLITICAL, CITING HER CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE LEGISLATURE'S PUSH TO END D-E-I POLICIES. HER SEAT WILL REMAIN VACANT UNTIL A NEW MEMBER IS APPOINTED NEXT YEAR.          KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY IS SET TO BREAK RECORDS THIS MAY WITH ITS LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN RECENT HISTORY. MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED DEGREES......... MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES FROM JUST FOUR YEARS AGO. THE CLASS OF 2026 ALSO FEATURES 30 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS EARNING ASSOCIATE DEGREES THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAM............ EEVEN OF WHOM WILL BE JUST 17-YEARS OLD ON GRADUATION DAY.          CHURCHILL DOWNS HAS COMPLETED 30-MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF RENOVATIONS FOR TWO OF ITS MOST EXCLUSIVE AREAS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY PATRONS.              THE FINISH LINE SUITES AND THE MANSION ON THE SIXTH-FLOOR WERE GIVEN UPGRADES AND BETTER AMENITIES, PLUS INCREASED CAPACITY FOR OVER A THOUSAND DEEP-POCKETED FANS. WITH THESE PROJECTS FINISHED, CONSTRUCTION NOW SHIFTS TO SEATING UPGRADES AT THE TRACK’S FIRST TURN.