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Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid

Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid

If Congress' plan to cut Medicaid becomes law, Kentucky could lose up to $28 billion of federal funding for the...

Dustin Pugel and Ember Jones | June 17, 2025

Kentucky Teacher Pensions Are Getting Smaller

Kentucky Teacher Pensions Are Getting Smaller

Kentucky has fallen to 42nd among states in teacher salaries, and the average district is paying its teachers 20% less than it was before the Great Recession after adjusting for...

Jason Bailey | June 16, 2025

Trouble Looms If Congress Passes the Buck to the Kentucky State Budget 

Trouble Looms If Congress Passes the Buck to the Kentucky State Budget 

Congress is considering huge cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, energy and higher education in an attempt to pay for just a portion of the enormous cost of tax cuts skewed to...

Jason Bailey | June 10, 2025

Program Cuts and Tariff Costs Will Leave Many Kentucky Families Worse Off, Even with Modest Tax Cuts 

Program Cuts and Tariff Costs Will Leave Many Kentucky Families Worse Off, Even with Modest Tax Cuts 

On Thursday, May 22nd, the House of Representatives passed its major tax and spending legislation, which included last-minute revisions that made it even more favorable for the wealthy. The tax...

Patience Martin | June 3, 2025

doge cuts in kentucky

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

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 already affecting public...

Staff | June 2, 2025

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 $21 billion for Kentucky over 10 years (some estimates show even deeper cuts),...

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

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

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