KY Policy is tracking DOGE cuts in Kentucky
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Analysis
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
Let’s play ‘GOP Healthcare Death Match’
The new fun game from our Repub Congress-folks in DC
Voters strongly oppose sending immigrants with lawful status — or U.S. citizens — to foreign prisons
Voters see the detainment and deportation of immigrants who have lawful status as a constitutional issue, strongly support affording due process rights to noncitizens, and think the U.S. government should be required to present evidence to justify certain deportations.
How are Kentucky politicians meeting this moment?
A guide for our Derby visitors to the current state of politics in the Bluegrass state, from long-time political observer Al Cross
Kentucky teachers almost last in terms of pay
Educators continue to be undervalued and underpaid across the commonwealth, as average teacher pay drops from 41st to 42nd, and average starting pay falls from 45th to 48th among states
The legal limits of Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities
Numerous cities across the country claim to be “sanctuary cities.” One such city is Philadelphia.
How Trump promotes a radical, unscientific theory about sex and gender in the name of opposing ‘gender ideology extremism’
The Trump administration is pursuing, in essence, its own gender ideology masked as anti-gender ideology.
Barr raises big money from PACs for Senate bid
“Swamps” Daniel Cameron in fund-raising in Q1
The wealthiest Kentuckians would be runaway winners from a federal tax cut extension
At the same time that Medicaid and SNAP are being cut to fund it.
Politically-connected firms benefit from Trump tariff exemptions amid secrecy, confusion
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.
Poll: Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates
Almost 25% of persons polled have not had their children vaccinated.
Think cuts to Medicaid won’t hurt? Check out this graphic.
Here’s all the groups that are covered by Medicaid – and I bet it’s more than you knew.
Rural KY counties are building more jails, data show
And who’s filling the cells? People charged with misdemeanors and non-violent offenses.
Democrats hope to flip Kentucky’s sixth congressional district
Even after the GOP gerrymandered it, the Dems still think they have a shot
The shift in what Dem voters are looking for
Research reveals a new central axis of primary politics
Federal cuts could take $800 million that KY uses to fight the overdose crisis
KY Policy looks at the impacts, and it’s not pretty
