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KY 5th Dist. State House candidates discuss economic futures, negative campaigning

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On the final installment of WKMS News' candidate forums, Republican Kenny Imes and Democrat Hal Kemp discussed their ideas for growing the Commonwealth's economy while not adding more to middle and lower class economic burdens.  They also spoke with moderator Todd Hatton about the effects of negative campaigning on 5th District voters.

Todd Hatton hails from Paducah, Kentucky, where he got into radio under the auspices of the late, great John Stewart of WKYX while a student at Paducah Community College. He also worked at WKMS in the reel-to-reel tape days of the early 1990s before running off first to San Francisco, then Orlando in search of something to do when he grew up. He received his MFA in Creative Writing at Murray State University. He vigorously resists adulthood and watches his wife, Angela Hatton, save the world one plastic bottle at a time.