This week, on this special episode with guest co-host, ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason, we explore songs about lawbreaking folk heroes, runaway trains and murder ballads.
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Senators approve a bill to drug test welfare recipients, but are still struggling with one that would increase campaign contribution limits. The Senate’s Judiciary Chairman discusses changes to the bill he says may prevent its passage.
Also, state Auditor Glen Gainer discusses the latest on a state computer operating system lawmakers threatened to delay.
In the House, members are attempting for the third year in a row to figure out what to do with a Jackson County conference center. A compromised bill that would move the Cedar Lakes Campground and Conference Center to the Department of Agriculture is moving through the chamber.
This week, on this special episode with guest co-host, ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason, we explore songs about lawbreaking folk heroes, runaway trains and murder ballads.
There’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.
President Donald Trump points to what he calls “soaring” crime to justify deploying federal agents and National Guard troops to some American cities. Us & Them checks with an expert who reviews our nation’s crime data and sees inconsistent reporting and declines in major crime categories. This comes at a time when a poll shows the public is more worried about scams and school shootings than street crime.