Top Ten open government stories of 2023 (part one)
Attacks on open government continued in 2023 – and the Open Government Coalition continued to fight back. Here is their list of the top ten stories in that fight from 2023.
Analysis
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
This year, the legislature has the money to pass a budget that DELIVERS for Kentuckians
It’s time for the General Assembly to stop stuffing more and more money in the proverbial mattress, and instead use that money to actually help people across our state.
Republican lawmakers mostly mum on Beshear’s budget. Can they find common ground?
Said one advocate: “Can they make it OK to agree?”
Latest polling on abortion reaffirms that voters favor access over restrictions
Even as SCOTUS considers yet another abortion case, the majority of voters continue to support reproductive rights.
Agenda 47: Trump’s dystopian nightmare plan for America revealed
If you thought it can’t happen here, I have an old Sinclair Lewis book to share with you…
Five things to know about 2023 – Earth’s hottest year
We are about to wrap up the hottest year on Earth since records have been kept. Here are five things to know about this historic, and dangerous, record.
Statement on Governor Beshear’s 2024 State Budget Address
Executive director Dr. Terry Brooks weighs in with an initial analysis of the Governor’s budget proposal.
Trump will attack the unions – just as another authoritarian did
Don’t be misled – if Trump is reelected, he will work to destroy the labor movement.
How wealthy donors legally gave even more to the Democratic Party during Beshear’s campaign
London Mayor Randall Weddle contributed $550,000 to the “Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund.”
KY advocates: It’s time to bury medical debt
Until we get universal health care, medical debt will continue to bankrupt individuals and families. KY Voices for Health and others are using new techniques to get rid of this burden.
Google and Facebook owe news publishers $12 billion a year for their content, according to a new study
Newspaper don’t just exist through subscriptions; a big chunk of their income is from ads. But with Google and Facebook sucking up the ad market – often on content produced by the newspapers – the papers are shutting their doors.
New Poll: Over half of young people extremely likely to vote; youth focused on the economy ahead of 2024 election
CIRCLE’s comprehensive survey of youth highlights differences in candidate preference and need for outreach from campaigns; includes data by race and education
The pay gap between rural and urban workers is getting worse, according to new financial data
It started getting worse in 1980, then accelerated after the pandemic.
League of Women Voters calls out General Assembly for anti-democratic power plays
We’ve seen this practices in Frankfort for a long time – but as the LWV notes, the anti-democratic actions have gotten much worse in recent years.
Poll finds Americans concerned about Biden’s leadership and age, Trump’s moral character
New survey highlights a deeply divided electorate going into the 2024 election cycle.
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Even as the use of coal drops, the pollution it causes is still leading to early deaths.
