Nearly 400,000 Kentucky Kids Received Summer Food Benefits but Program Could Help Many More
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Every child deserves year-round access to nutritious food, but in Kentucky, one in five kids don’t eat enough to live a healthy...
Herald Leader barfs all over itself for East Egg’s park tax
North of Center When your readership has to do your reporting work, you are not really doing news On Friday, the Herald Leader finally published its long-awaited (and likely...
Op Ed: Vote No On Amendment Two
By Sydney McCarter Amendment Two, which is on the ballot for the November 5th election, will foundationally change school systems in Kentucky if passed. The amendment reads “The General...
Becoming L-FUC
North of Center Reading W.E. Lyons’ The Politics of City-County Merger during the Sustainable Parks Funding campaign Every few months, I make the trip down to the Book Seller,...
MALGA Repeating Rupp mistakes in planning Town Branch Commons (Danny’s Version)
North of Center In doing some background research on my last piece, “Failed leaders should not be leading new city initiatives,” I stumbled across what might be the only...
Let’s start paying Lexington Councilmembers $100K per year to attract better candidates
Editors Note (Oct. 17, 2024) – In light of recent events, we are republishing this editorial. It was originally published on January 10, 2024. In Lexington, several incumbent councilmembers...
Amendment 2 Proponents Misrepresent Education Spending to Tell False Tale About Kentucky Public Schools
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy An article by the Bluegrass Institute (BIPPS), and a series of follow-ups on individual school districts, tell a grossly inaccurate story about...
Broad Language of Amendment 2 Would Have Far-Reaching and Unpredictable Consequences
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Kentucky has one of the nation’s strongest constitutions when it comes to public education. But Amendment 2, on the ballot next month,...
Failed leaders should not be leading new city initiatives
North of Center Yes, I know this statement applies to most things Shatty. In this article, I am referring specifically to the Sustainable Parks Funding campaign In the past...
Building a Brighter Future Together: Brandon Long’s Campaign for the 68th District of Kentucky
By Ülvi Gitaliyev Brandon Long, a Democrat running for the 68th district of Kentucky, is seeking to challenge the status quo in a race that pits him against incumbent...