Federal ed funding supplies over $1 billion to KY kids every year
And it all may go away, if proposed cuts are put in place
Analysis & Policy
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Beyond demeaning buzzwords: How DEI makes businesses more competitive
Smart businesses know this, which is why they work at it
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it
A critical analysis that all Americans need to read and heed
This is what a coup looks like
A self-coup is when the people already in charge of the government expand their power, even illegally. That is where we are. Right. Now.
How bad is the problem of wealth inequality in the U.S.?
Guess what – no matter what you probably assume ... it’s worse.
What do unions look for when they endorse candidates?
And guess what – it’s NOT the party label.
To pay for Trump tax cuts, House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor and working class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
What ‘mass deportation’ means for housing costs
By reducing the labor force, stepped-up immigration enforcement would slow down construction, increase home prices, and could even reduce job opportunities for U.S. citizens, study finds.
The Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon
Pete Hegseth’s Calvinist sect embraces Confederacy, Crusades
Trump sparks Constitutional crisis, seizing budget authority from Congress
An analysis from Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo
Analysis: Cuts to Medicaid will shift costs to families and providers, and will be especially harmful to rural communities
Includes Kentucky-specific interactive map
Report finds proposed changes to Medicaid funding would hit Kentucky, other rural states hard
Republicans have long wanted to get rid of Medicaid. Now they can.
Study shows growing support nationwide for expanded access to abortion pills
Even as barriers to abortion continue to increase, including in Kentucky
New fact sheet shows economic contributions of immigrants in Kentucky
Consider the impact if all of them suddenly left.
