KYGA26
Senate unanimously approves transition of Kentucky State University into polytechnic
Increased support, narrower mission
Omnibus elections bill upping political donation limits passes Kentucky Senate
‘Cleanup bill’ morphs into citizenship checks by county clerks, opens door to sharing Kentuckians’ sensitive data with feds
SB 4 is shameful, and judicial impeachments set a scary precedent
A rant by our normally calm podcasters
House Bill 1 is the tepid water, public education is the frog
But watch out – that water can get to boiling really quick
Corporate defenders & sneaky vouchers
Aaron, Kim and Nate cover news from #KYGA26 and then check in with Russell Allen, from the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty about SB251, an effort to reestablish the death penalty in Kentucky.
A Tale of Guns and Poison
The 2026 General Session is coming down the home stretch. Here are three of the Kentucky Republican Party's priorities.
Kentucky women sue to end ‘arbitrary, irrational’ sales tax on tampons, period products
Most other states don’t tax these items
Kentucky bill would further restrict who can get food assistance
Will kick thousands off of food stamps, according to some analysts
Shell game: How Kentucky lawmakers pass new language with little public input
If you picked a random bill filed in the General Assembly this year, there’s more than a one in ten chance the original version would be devoid of meaningful content. They’re called shell bills and here’s why Kentucky lawmakers use them so much.
Religion in the schools gets piggy-backed onto another bill
Can’t get your bill passed, because it’s a bad bill? Just add it to another bill that’s about to be approved!
