U.S. agricultural exports falter amid trade disputes and rising competition
For decades, we exported more food than we imported. No longer: our agricultural trade deficit could reach $49 billion by the end of the year.
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Oldham Co. schools reject Bible program during school hours in unanimous vote
After requesting guidance from the Kentucky attorney general, the Oldham County Board of Education voted not to accept a proposal for Bible-based moral education by the group Lifewise.
Public hearings this month across KY target proposed energy rate hikes
Want to say something about your electric bill? Go to one of the meetings, or submit a comment online.
Report: ‘Empty promises’ driving up energy costs in Kentucky
Utilities across Appalachia are failing in their commitments to reduce use of fossil fuels, including in Kentucky, according to a new report. The “Dirty Truth” report from the Sierra Club has graded utilities annually since 2021 on how they are upholding pledges to generate cleaner energy. This year, Kentucky utility
Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
Correlation is not causation.
KY’s Medicaid ‘unwinding’ puts kids’ coverage at risk
As many as 86,000 Kentucky children could lose their health insurance.
Morgan McGarvey privately said he regrets Charlie Kirk vote, Louisville Black leaders say
Reached out to various leaders in the community
‘It’s a jaw drop’: The work to remove slavery from the Kentucky Constitution
Yes, it’s still in there.
Divide and conquer? Why mid-term redistricting in Kentucky would be a bad idea
Louisville’s former Congressional representative weighs in on gerrymandering in Kentucky.
Charles Booker leaves Kentucky government, says ‘work is far from done’
Booker resigned as head of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
It’s time for us to settle down
An editorial by John Whipple, Dem chair for Breckinridge County and a candidate for the 10th House District
KDP demands bipartisan action to prevent government shutdown and protect rural healthcare
Chair Colmon Elridge on Trump refusing to even meet with Dems
Costs on Kentucky’s health insurance marketplace will explode without quick action from Congress
And, “explode” is the right word for what is about to happen.
Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown
Democrats have said the agreement must include restoring the healthcare funds cut by the earlier budget bill.
Rural communities brace for Trump’s health cuts
Rural hospitals — often the largest employers as well as critical care providers in their regions — will be among the worst hit by the GOP’s Medicaid cuts.
Fourteen steps to tyranny: How autocratic breakthrough happens – and how we must stop it
Autocrats follow a predictable playbook. Learn how we can disrupt their rise before revolution or civil war become the only solutions.
