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House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

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House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

The House budget plan includes huge cuts to federal food assistance, the largest reduction ever proposed in the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Jessica Klein  | May 15, 2025

Analysis

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

Dustin Pugel  | May 13, 2025

Analysis

Tracker: How the White House and DOGE Are Cutting Kentucky Jobs and Services 

Staff  | May 16, 2025

Analysis

Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Would Blow Massive Hole in State Budget 

Dustin Pugel  | May 7, 2025

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1 The Wealthiest Kentuckians Would Be Runaway Winners from Federal Tax Cut Extension

The Wealthiest Kentuckians Would Be Runaway Winners from Federal Tax Cut Extension

2 Taking Medicaid Away Through Work Reporting Requirements Would Harm Kentucky

3 HB 775 Moves Goalposts Again to Give Legislature Permission for More Tax Cuts

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Budget & Tax

doge cuts in kentucky

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Tracker: How the White House and DOGE Are Cutting Kentucky Jobs and Services 

Updated: May 16.

Analysis

House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

The House budget plan includes huge cuts to federal food assistance, the largest reduction ever...

Analysis

Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Would Blow Massive Hole in State Budget 

Congress is considering huge cuts to vital federal programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition...

Analysis

The Wealthiest Kentuckians Would Be Runaway Winners from Federal Tax Cut Extension

The 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provided substantial windfalls to America’s highest...

Criminal Justice

children in the balance

Report

Children in the Balance: Kentucky Reforms Successfully Diverted More Kids from Detention, but Now Those Gains Are at Risk

Executive Summary In 2014, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 200 with the goal of reforming the state’s juvenile justice system.

Analysis

New FBI Data Shows No Evidence of a Violent Crime Wave in Kentucky

Recently-released FBI crime data for 2023 shows a slight increase in total violent crime in...

Analysis

More Kids Will Be Locked in Kentucky’s Troubled Juvenile Detention Facilities Due to Laws Going Into Effect This Month  

Several of the most harmful criminal legal system policy changes in recent Kentucky history go...

Analysis

The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly Was the Most Regressive for Criminal Legal System Policies in Recent Memory

More than any legislative session in recent memory, the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly doubled down...

Economic Security

Red Tape, Empty Plates An Analysis of the SNAP Work Requirement in Kentucky

Report

Red Tape, Empty Plates: An Analysis of the SNAP Work Requirement in Kentucky

Recent state and federal policy debates around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have frequently returned to the requirement that certain adults report work hours in order to receive food assistance.

Op-Ed

Slashing Federal Programs Would Deal Another Blow to Rural Kentuckians

Rural Kentucky, and eastern Kentucky in particular, is no stranger to extraction. For a long...

Analysis

The Four Ways Congress Is Threatening to Cut SNAP in Kentucky

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps one in eight Kentuckians keep food on the...

Data Tracker

Tracking SNAP in Kentucky

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital source of assistance that helps put...

Education

kentucky teacher shortage

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Why the Legislature May Change What’s in the SEEK Formula 

Senate Bill (SB) 6 in the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly makes the most significant change in the history of the core school funding formula created by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), known as Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK).

Analysis

Federal Education Funding Supplies Over $1 Billion to Kentucky Kids Every Year 

The Trump administration is reportedly considering dismantling the federal Department of Education (DOE), while Congress...

Analysis

Teacher Pay Remains 20% Less Than 2008 Despite Small Gain in 2025 School Year

This school year, average district pay for Kentucky teachers is $13,888 less than 2008 once...

Op-Ed

Kentucky Voters Buried Private School Vouchers. One More Idea Must Die to Truly Reinvest in Our Public Schools

Despite the best efforts of anti-public school activists and the deep pockets of out-of-state billionaires,...

Health Care

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

Analysis

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

The United States House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee released its plan to reduce Medicaid spending by $715 billion through new layers of red tape and reduced care this week.

Analysis

Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy

Medicaid plays a central role in the health care of one in three Kentuckians, but...

Analysis

Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis

Drug overdose deaths have declined in recent years both nationally and in Kentucky, but that...

Analysis

Taking Medicaid Away Through Work Reporting Requirements Would Harm Kentucky

Policies requiring Medicaid participants to report the number of hours they work in order to...

Jobs & The Economy

Kentuckians Need a New Trade Policy, Not a Chaotic Trade War

Op-Ed

Kentuckians Need a New Trade Policy, Not a Chaotic Trade War

Fruit of the Loom apparel plants once dotted the Kentucky landscape, with 11,000 workers at factories in Jamestown, Frankfort, Campbellsville, Franklin, Greensburg, Princeton and Bowling Green. In 1987, the company was the state’s second-biggest manufacturer.

How Have Federal Workforce Cuts Affected You?

Tens of thousands of Kentuckians work for the federal government or other employers that receive...

Analysis

HB 398 Would Weaken Kentucky Worker Health and Safety Protections 

For more than 50 years, Kentucky has been one of many states that operate their...

Report

Increased Unionization of Kentucky’s Auto Industry Would Help Return It to the High Road of Good Jobs  

Workers at the Ford/BlueOval SK (BOSK) battery plant in Glendale, Kentucky have filed a petition...

Research

doge cuts in kentucky

Analysis

Tracker: How the White House and DOGE Are Cutting Kentucky Jobs and Services 

House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

Analysis

House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

Analysis

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

Perspectives

Slashing Federal Programs Would Deal Another Blow to Rural Kentuckians

Kentuckians Need a New Trade Policy, Not a Chaotic Trade War

Kentucky Voters Buried Private School Vouchers. One More Idea Must Die to Truly Reinvest in Our Public Schools

Our Leaders Should Give Thanks to Food Assistance, Not Deplete It

A Warning for Kentucky From the Devastating Impact of Vouchers on Arizona, Florida Public Schools

The Experts

Kentuckians Need a New Trade Policy, Not a Chaotic Trade War

Jason Bailey

Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis

Joy Girgis

House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

Jessica Klein

The Wealthiest Kentuckians Would Be Runaway Winners from Federal Tax Cut Extension

Patience Martin

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

Dustin Pugel

Slashing Federal Programs Would Deal Another Blow to Rural Kentuckians

Adam K. Raymond

Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis

Ashley Spalding

Children in the Balance: Kentucky Reforms Successfully Diverted More Kids from Detention, but Now Those Gains Are at Risk

Pam Thomas

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