Guest Essays
Opinion: Shift and shaft tax policy is no way to prosper
Jason Bailey, guest contributor When states cut taxes for wealthy, services wane as costs shift…...
Opinion: To modernize, Kentucky Democratic Party should allow officials to endorse candidates in its primary elections
Leo Haggerty, guest contributor In an essay I wrote for The Kentucky Gazette after the…...
Opinion: Abuse, neglect reflect lack of investment in child-welfare system
Julie Raque Adams, guest contributor As we convene for the 2022 legislative session, stabilizing the…...
Opinion: Nurse shortage prompts Anthem to create scholarship fund
Leon Lamoreaux, guest contributor For generations, Kentucky’s rural communities have been built by families, separated…...
Opinion: Auditor should ‘follow the data’ and scrutinize ‘tacit collusion’ between road contractors and the state Transportation Cabinet
Jim Waters, guest contributor A new year would be an opportune time for Kentucky’s Transportation…...
Opinion: Kentucky Chamber should reconsider advocacy for bail reform
John Schickel, guest contributor Is the top priority Kentucky small businesses or a social agenda?…...
Opinion: Nursing shortage is not a new crisis. We’re overdue to address it.
Ralph Alvarado, guest contributor Available state and federal funds should be used for scholarships, retaining…...
Opinion: Here’s a look at the top 10 ‘open’ government stories of 2021
Kentucky Open Government Coalition The Kentucky Open Government Coalition has once again compiled its list…...
Opinion: To address mass incarceration, Kentucky lawmakers must end the perverse incentives that expand and crowd local jails
By Ashley Spalding, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The U.S. incarcerates five times more people…...
Calendar
All times Eastern.
- The Kentucky Gazette publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock discusses politics with WUKY news director Alan Lytle in this week's "Capital Chat."
- January 24: U.S. Census Bureau. Seminar on Basics of Finding Data Using data.census.gov. 1 p.m.
- January 25: Last day to file to run for office in Kentucky's 2022 elections. 4 p.m.
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