The truth about Trump’s tariffs
Yes, they’re a tax, and they’re going to eventually be paid by all of us.
Analysis & Policy
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
Are you being watched by your local police?
The “Atlas of Surveillance” has the info – or at least, some of it.
A Homestead Act for Eastern Kentucky
The land is there. The tools are there. What we need now is the will to put them together.
2025 is rhyming with 1938 – and that’s bad
Once again, we've got some rhyming history between 2025 and 1938. Except this time, it’s Putin playing the part of Hitler, and Trump being an even weaker Chamberlain. Look at the maps with us, and let’s lay out why this is so, so bad.
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
And the demand is only going to get greater, even as water becomes more scarce
In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity – and progressives are on board
The end of “weak” and “ineffective”?
The GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ will drive up costs in Kentucky
Trump’s policies are increasing the costs of basic needs such as health care, food, and utilities for people living in Kentucky.
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?
CBO: Republican megalaw helps earners with high and middle incomes, hurts poorest
Top 10% gain $13,600 a year; bottom 10% lose $1,200 a year.
Follow the Money: Who does Brett Guthrie represent?
Data says: Big Pharma, and not us
Beshear super PAC raised $1.44 million in first half of 2025
Affordable housing developer leads the list of donors
Will MAGA label work for Nate Morris?
And is “trashing McConnell’s legacy” a good strategy?
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
Price of Partying: How Kentucky’s legislature runs on free lunches & receptions
To the tune of half a million dollars a year
‘Unraveling?’ AG warns KY Supreme Court of dramatic fallout if it rejects 2022 law
Attorney for Jefferson County Public Schools says the fears are ‘fiction’
The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone
The attack on New York Times Co. v Sullivan
