State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage
Over 500,000 just in Kentucky
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USDA cuts hit food banks across the country: âThis is just the tip of the icebergâ
More than $1 billion in assistance has been cut; millions of families could be affected.
Kentucky re-entry services programs struggle to secure funding
Even while we spend enormous amounts on incarcerating people
Beshear vetoes Medicaid changes as health advocates urge lawmakers to hold off on restrictions
Whatâs next for federal-state program that covers almost 1.5 million Kentuckians?
Executive order dismantling Department of Education puts vital funding at risk
Via press release from KY Policy Kentucky receives more than $1 billion annually in federal education funding, according to an analysis from the Kentucky Center of Economic Policy. But now major questions are being raised about the future of that funding after Thursdayâs executive order from President Trump calling
KY Medicaid work requirement changes could further depress KY communities
Most Medicaid recipients are already working, or canât work for various reasons. Yet, lawmakers want to make it harder to get the health care coverage they need.
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
A look at âin-groupâ versus âout-groupâ and what it can tell us about the wave of anti-trans bills across the country
Thomas Massieâs dream is our nightmare
His idealogical quest will wind up hurting all of Kentucky.
GOP cuts to Medicaid could threaten rural hospitals
And the effects would ripple across each rural community
You rely on this agencyâs data for weather and climate forecasts. DOGE is decimating its workforce.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to cut 20 percent of its workforce, a move the agency's former chair warned will be felt through âevery component of American society.â
Kentucky lawmakersâ education changes are now on Beshearâs desk
And thereâs a bunch of them
KEA speaks out on the Trump attack on the Dept of Education
The effects on our schools, especially rural ones, will be devastating. Comer, Guthrie, Massie, Barr, Rogers, Paul, McConnell â Are you listening?
The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest
And Kentucky would be among the states hurt the most
Timely as ever, this report chronicles the conservative assault on organized labor
Part one of three: The four principles of conservative ideology
The best and worst bills passed so far in Frankfort
Coal and Evangelicals got their bills through, while the poor and LGBTQ got attacked â again.
