Guest Essays
Opinion: House Bill 9 is a ‘naked financial and political power grab’ at the expense of Kentucky’s public schools
Tina Bojanowski, guest contributor Charter schools could recruit student athletes, would drain coffers at public…...
Opinion: It’s time to get serious about crime
Mitch McConnell, guest contributor Liberals argue that their soft-on-crime attitudes come from a place of compassion.…...
Opinion: Kentucky must increase investment in child care and preschool to meet future workforce needs, economic stability
Susan Elkington, guest contributor These statistics hit home for me: 3.5 million mothers with school-age…...
Federal funds, state support and industry input help plug Kentucky’s abandoned oil, gas wells
Ryan Watts, guest essay Earlier this month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Kentucky would…...
Opinion: Giving Kentucky seniors the choice to recover at home is patient choice, will save millions for Medicare
Evan Reinhardt, guest contributor As COVID-19 continues to impact the lives of all Americans, nursing…...
Opinion: Kentucky lawmakers need to end vehicle tax
By Jim Waters, guest essay With an enormous surplus of funds rolling into state coffers and…...
Opinion: Danny Carroll, Republicans bullheaded in pushing government secrecy legislation
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor Editorial boards, First Amendment experts, open government advocates, and pundits across…...
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…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Nov. 5-7 Fall Institute 2025, Family Resource Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky. Central Bank Center, Lexington.
- Nov. 11 Business @ Lunch, The Chamber of Murray-Calloway County. The Murray Room of the CFSB Center, 11:30 a.m.
- Nov. 11 Legislative Preview Conference, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Central Bank Center, Lexington. 8 a.m.
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