Guest Essays
Opinion: Research shows frightening levels of Americans’ support for anti-democratic leaders, principles and practices
Tarah Williams, Andrew Bloeser and Brian Harward, guest contributors It might be comforting to think…...
Opinion: Americans who support democracy must fight ‘political power grab’ to shift state power to unelected judges
Sam Oliker-Friedland, guest contributor If you have not heard of the independent state legislature theory,…...
Opinion: Kentucky public pension funds don’t have room for each individual to impose personal investment agenda
Jim Waters, guest contributor “So if you stay ready, you ain’t gotta get ready,…...
Analysis: Independent voters made a ‘decisive difference’ in close midterm elections, surprising both pollsters and pundits
Thom Reilly, guest contributor In the end there was no red wave. And there was…...
Opinion: ESG investments are becoming a ‘political touchstone’ in states, including Kentucky and Florida
Luciana Echazú and Diego C. Nocetti, guest contributors Environmental, social and governance business standards and…...
Opinion: Adding ‘biosimilar’ to health-coverage legislation would save money, give doctors more flexibility
Jim Waters, guest contributor Moving from one year to the next may “only” involve the…...
Analysis: Average pay for Kentucky classroom teachers declines roughly $3,152 when adjusted for inflation
Dustin Pugel, guest contributor The modest raises provided by most districts this school year were…...
Opinion: Corporate welfare to Seelbach, developer shows GOP-controlled General Assembly isn’t fiscally conservative enough
Andrew McNeill, guest contributor Kentucky’s mildly suspenseful midterm election season went late into the night…...
Opinion: With only 28% of Kentuckians boosted against COVID-19, variants could pose a big health risk
Kevin Kavanagh, guest contributor Almost a month after President Biden declared the pandemic over, he…...
Opinion: The University of Kentucky is rebuked – yet again – for its handling of open records requests
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor Nineteen months after the University of Kentucky was admonished by the…...
Calendar
All times Eastern.
- March 10 Centre College. Women's Leadership Conference. Centre College, Danville. 2 p.m.
- March 16 Bluegrass Society of Professional Journalists. Town hall, “What is your government trying to hide from you?” with attorney Michael Abate. University of Kentucky Student Center, Lexington. 7 p.m.
- In this week's edition of "Capital Chat," The Kentucky Gazette publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock talks with WUKY's news director Alan Lytle about politics and the General Assembly.
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