How Many Kentuckians Does Medicaid Cover in Each of Kentucky’s Congressional Districts?
Congress is considering deep cuts to Medicaid, and Kentucky’s members of the House of Representatives will have an important say...
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Medicaid at Risk, Part 2: The Four Ways Congress Might Cut Medicaid in Kentucky
Medicaid is a major benefit to Kentucky’s health, economy and state budget. But the potential cuts that Congress is considering would undermine those gains, leave many Kentuckians without coverage, and/or...
Medicaid at Risk, Part 1: Medicaid Provides Critical Health and Economic Benefits Across Kentucky
Medicaid is the backbone of health care in Kentucky. Along with the Kentucky Children’s Health Program (KCHIP), it provides life-sustaining medical coverage to nearly 1.5 million Kentuckians and injects tens...
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 own program to protect worker health and safety under the federal Occupational Safety and Health...
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 with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize and join the United Auto Workers (UAW)....
Looking Under the Hood at Kentucky’s Labor Force Participation
Kentucky’s labor force is a frequent topic of discussion among lawmakers. Too often, those deliberations result in punitive policy proposals because they fail to account for the reality many Kentuckians...
Shrinking the Federal Workforce Means Cutting Kentucky Jobs and Services
The Trump administration, including through Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is taking several actions to reduce the number of federal workers. That includes an executive order to incentivize...
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 is weighing cuts to the federal budget that could significantly reduce education funding. While the...
Chaos, Confusion and Concern Over White House Funding Freeze
On January 29th, the White House announced that they were rescinding the proposed funding freeze. The Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze has already resulted in chaos, confusion and concern for...
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. The bill accomplished many of its primary...