Here’s some of what Kentucky advocates want the Lege to do for children in 2026
Put JUUL funds into smoking prevention, for one. Plus, better approach to abusers in schools, and more.
Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
In some parts of the state, 40% of the children live in poverty
KY lawmakers say Medicaid’s future weighs on their minds and their constituents’
Tens of thousands of Kentuckians will lose their health insurance with the Trump-GOP budget cuts
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays
600,000 on SNAP ... and seven food banks
The $5 million KY gave to food banks during SNAP delays heads out
Instructions: Buy food and give it away quickly
KY’s Beshear joins challenge to Trump administration’s shutdown of SNAP food assistance
Food banks across state already feeling the pressure
Books removed from military-base schools in KY and beyond must be returned, says judge
DOD cannot further remove books, either.
Auditor: KY Medicaid wasted $800 million. Health secretary: report contains ‘significant inaccuracies.’
Stack: Auditor’s report “contains significant inaccuracies, relies heavily on unsubstantiated assumptions, and fails to provide verifiable evidence of any substantial loss of taxpayer funds.”
Early learning sets kids on life trajectory, Kentuckians hear, as Beshear keeps pushing for pre-K
But will the General Assembly support it next year?
Louisville changes immigrant detention policies after pressure from Trump administration
ACLU, Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice respond
KY Equal Justice Center closing after nearly 50 years
Fallout from “today’s political environment”
Another Republican enters race to succeed Andy Barr in U.S. House
Deanna Gordon joins an already crowded field.
Kentucky health advocates ask U.S. House to reject Senate’s version of ‘big beautiful bill’
House version was bad; Senate version is worse
Kentucky ‘Make America Healthy Again’ task force meets for first time
Chairs Funke Frommeyer and Lockett want emphasis on food quality and availability.
KY auditor sues governor to end impasse over financial help for kinship care families
Beshear says the legislature didn’t fund the work when it passed the bill.
Book purges at Fort Campbell, other schools run by Defense Department challenged as unconstitutional
Kentucky students are some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit
