General Assembly should fix underfunding of school transportation this session
Haven’t fully funded it (as required by law) for 20 years
Analysis & Policy
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
Does it matter if you call about tuition waivers for senior adults?
Depends on who you listen to. Read on to learn more.
Kentuckians face double dose of danger in bill awaiting state Senate vote
“I know – let’s do as little as possible to protect our health and our environment!”
Who’s behind the millions being spent in Massie-Gallrein GOP primary?
It’s not Kentuckians.
HB 500 is a death blow to public school employees already in the line of fire
Frankfort’s animosity towards the commonwealth’s teachers is obvious, and it is appalling.
Report: Kentucky’s child abuse rate doubles national average
National average is 7.7 cases per 100k children; Kentucky at 12.3
Voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
Plus, it will disenfranchise thousands of registered voters.
Barr goes racist to deflect Morris’ Trumpist bid
Trump has made it easier to be racist, and Barr goes there
Analyzing the health care cut for state and school employees in the proposed state budget
KyPolicy has done a deep dive, and the results are disturbing.
Halfway there: Midseason stats for #KYGA26
Thursday is officially the halfway point of Kentucky’s 2026 legislative session, y’all. Let’s take a look at some midseason stats, shall we? By the numbers By the end of Day 29 (Feb. 18), lawmakers had filed 1,050 bills and resolutions. I’m going to focus on
Five bad bills on the move
Some are bad policy, while others are actually dangerous
Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
“Manufactured synthetic consensus” is when the bots are programmed to all support a position and then post about it.
Health bills continue to move in sixth week of legislative session
Kentucky Health News is on the beat.
