{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Jessica McIntosh for Kentucky Senate #34","home_page_url":"https://mcintoshky34.com","description":"Jessica McIntosh for Kentucky Senate #34","author":{"name":"Jessica McIntosh for Kentucky Senate #34"},"items":[{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/local-funding-decisions-decisions","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/7df1fde6-2d28-41f0-995c-4861427e1709/FB%20to%20blog-%20revitalize%20or%20die%20facebook%20page%20ph.jpg\"/><p>The algorithm is kicking strong today.</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/local-funding-decisions-decisions","title":"Local funding: Decisions, decisions... ","summary":"The algorithm is kicking strong today.","date_modified":"2026-04-21T14:28:08Z"},{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/schools-esps-and-due-process-the-underbelly-of-krs-161-et-al","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/7df1fde6-2d28-41f0-995c-4861427e1709/Underbelly.png\"/><p>At-will employment and right-to-work are not the same. At-will governs termination for any legal reason. Right-to-work limits collective bargaining power. In Kentucky public schools, neither concept should be construed t...</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/schools-esps-and-due-process-the-underbelly-of-krs-161-et-al","title":"Schools' ESPs and Due Process: The Underbelly of KRS 161, et al.","summary":"At-will employment and right-to-work are not the same. At-will governs termination for any legal reason. Right-to-work limits collective bargaining power. In Kentucky public schools, neither concept should be construed t...","date_modified":"2026-02-15T16:16:20Z"},{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/right-to-work-work-more-play-less","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/7df1fde6-2d28-41f0-995c-4861427e1709/photo%20lex%20berea%20richmond.png\"/><p>In our communities, people aren’t asking for handouts—they’re asking for a fair shot. We work hard, show up on time, and still struggle to afford a decent place to live.</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/right-to-work-work-more-play-less","title":"\"Right to Work\" = Work more, play less","summary":"In our communities, people aren’t asking for handouts—they’re asking for a fair shot. We work hard, show up on time, and still struggle to afford a decent place to live.","date_modified":"2026-02-07T12:22:08Z"},{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/goals-beyond-2026","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/wQlGAq\"/><p>Upon being chosen as your state senator in 2026, my priority will be to protect Kentucky values and put the interests of our district first.</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/goals-beyond-2026","title":"GOALS: Beyond 2026","summary":"Upon being chosen as your state senator in 2026, my priority will be to protect Kentucky values and put the interests of our district first.","date_modified":"2026-02-04T21:34:09Z"},{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/re-education-support-professionals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/7df1fde6-2d28-41f0-995c-4861427e1709/Picture1.jpg\"/><p>The ESP Bill of Rights, backed by the National Education Association (NEA), lays out what every education support professional deserves at work. ESPs include bus drivers, custodians, paraeducators, cafeteria workers, cle...</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/re-education-support-professionals","title":"RE: Education Support Professionals","summary":"The ESP Bill of Rights, backed by the National Education Association (NEA), lays out what every education support professional deserves at work. ESPs include bus drivers, custodians, paraeducators, cafeteria workers, cle...","date_modified":"2026-02-04T20:46:08Z"},{"id":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/employment-right-to-work-vs-impact-on-public-assistance-wage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/7df1fde6-2d28-41f0-995c-4861427e1709/coal1.jpg\"/><p>Kentucky Senator Gary Clemmons has filed SB 161 to repeal Kentucky's 10-year-old Right to Work Act.  This common sense Bill comes at a time when many Madison and Fayette countians are looking for ways to survive the curr...</p>","url":"https://mcintoshky34.com/table-talk/f/employment-right-to-work-vs-impact-on-public-assistance-wage","title":"EMPLOYMENT: \"Right to Work\" vs impact on public assistance & wage","summary":"Kentucky Senator Gary Clemmons has filed SB 161 to repeal Kentucky's 10-year-old Right to Work Act.  This common sense Bill comes at a time when many Madison and Fayette countians are looking for ways to survive the curr...","date_modified":"2026-02-04T19:26:55Z"}]}