Guest Essays
Opinion: How to lose re-election – double down and appeal only to your base, then disregard swing voters
Louis Perron, guest contributor An election with an incumbent is foremost a referendum on the…...
Opinion: Kentucky schools and students need local collaboration, not partisan politics
By Scott Davis and Harvie Wilkinson, guest contributors The famed Kentucky author and educator Jesse…...
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…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Sept. 17 Constitution Day lecture “Are We Living through a Constitutional Moment?” Professor Jonathan Shaub. Grand Courtroom #199, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, Lexington. 12 p.m
- Sept. 22-24 Continuous Improvement Summit, Kentucky Department of Education. Central Bank Center, Lexington. 9 a.m.
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