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

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

The United States House of Representatives has passed a plan to reduce Medicaid spending by an estimated $1.7 billion for...

Dustin Pugel | May 22, 2025

U.S. House Tax Plan Widens Inequality by Extending and Expanding Breaks for the Wealthiest  

U.S. House Tax Plan Widens Inequality by Extending and Expanding Breaks for the Wealthiest  

Last week, leaders in the House released their proposed bill to extend and expand tax breaks that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Americans. These tax breaks are paired with budget cuts...

Patience Martin | May 19, 2025

doge cuts in kentucky

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

Updated: May 16. The Trump administration, with the help of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is cutting federal grants, programs and employment across the nation. These reductions are...

Staff | May 16, 2025

House Budget Plan Includes Largest Ever Cut to Federal Food Assistance  

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). The proposed cut requires...

Jessica Klein | May 15, 2025

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

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 Assistance Program (SNAP) in part to make room for more tax cuts for the wealthy....

Dustin Pugel | May 7, 2025

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

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 earners at the expense of programs vital to the wellbeing and security of everyone else. Now,...

Patience Martin | April 28, 2025

Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy

Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy

Medicaid plays a central role in the health care of one in three Kentuckians, but it’s also crucial to our economy. Through billions in combined state and federal spending on...

Dustin Pugel | April 24, 2025

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

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 progress is now at risk due to potential cuts that threaten more than $800 million...

Joy Girgis and Ashley Spalding | April 21, 2025

House Bill 5 Would Cost Kentucky More Than $1 Billion Over the Next Decade

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 keep their health care are seeing renewed interest at both the state and federal level....

Dustin Pugel | March 21, 2025

The Four Ways Congress Is Threatening to Cut SNAP in Kentucky

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 table, with children, older adults and people with disabilities particularly benefitting from this vital program....

Jessica Klein | March 20, 2025

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