Guest Essays
Opinion: Kentucky lawmakers’ budget process message to the public was basically, ‘Trust us’
Jennifer A. Jackson, opinion contributor Kentuckians have a right to expect the state budget is…...
Opinion: Kentucky needs regulatory transparency now
Caleb Brown and Reeve T. Bull, Opinion Contributors Kentucky’s businesses and lawmakers are often operating…...
Opinion: Kentuckians have right to be part of legislative process
Jennifer A. Jackson, Opinion Contributor Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the…...
Opinion: Support Main Street on Small Business Saturday
Tom Underwood, Opinion Contributor Running a small business isn’t easy in the best of times,…...
Opinion: Urgent alert for local governments – The Feds are leaving you in the cybersecurity dark
Sheri Donahue, opinion contributor Imagine you are running a city. You provide water, electricity, roads,…...
Hidden tax on the middle class: Soaring hospital costs
Demetrio J. Aguila III, Opinion Contributor Miffed about stagnant wages? The hospital down the street may…...
Opinion: Lawmakers erode public trust when they act in secrecy to seize private farms and land
Jonathan Schaafsma, Opinion Contributor What do a runway, a data center, and pickleball courts…...
Opinion: Congress should nix hemp regulatory bait-and-switch
Jonathan Miller and Caleb O. Brown, opinion contributors Kentucky hemp farmer Jay Grundy is worried…...
Opinion: Contact U.S. House members to preserve KET funding for all Kentuckians
Shae Hopkins, opinion contributor Over 60 years ago, KET was founded so every Kentuckian,…...
Calendar
All times local.
- May 11 Candidate forum with Republican and Democratic candidates for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Congressional Districts, “Kentucky Tonight,” KET 8/7 p.m.
- May 12-13 Nuclear Conference, Kentucky Public Service Commission. Kentucky History Center, Frankfort. 8:30 a.m.
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