Life may be more expensive for the rest of us, but Kentuckians at the top are getting a windfall from years of federal and state tax cuts. The result? The richest 5% will get $3.4 billion in tax cuts next year, more than Kentucky spends on its entire Medicaid program.

While most Kentuckians are struggling with affordability, the wealthy have been showered with enormous state and federal tax cuts passed over the last decade, a new @kypolicy.bsky.social reports shows. 1/

Nandy, a 22-year-old in Kentucky, has Type 1 Diabetes. Foods he's supposed to eat are more expensive, he said. He goes to Walmart and Kroger trying to find lowest prices. He's been eating one meal a day to stretch food out. It's impacting his health: “It’s like a death sentence for people like me”

Open enrollment for health insurance on kynect has started and this is what Kentucky families are facing. Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.

Open enrollment on kynect, Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, starts tomorrow and a lot of people are in for a shock. Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.

Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/

Can you afford hundreds or even thousands more a month for health insurance? That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.

Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to: ▪️The plain language of the law ▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan ▪️Guidance from prior Administrations We have the receipts:

Kentucky: Your Congressman needs to hear from you. Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)

Who will see premiums spike when health insurance subsidies expire? Kentuckians in all 120 counties. More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes: • 1,122 in Calloway • 18,605 in Jefferson • 474 in Floyd • 3,977 in Warren • 675 in Pike

Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1. Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...

Kentuckians could lose food assistance in November because of the shutdown, but the administration has tools to STOP this. @centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️

These are the kind of cost increases Kentuckians face with the expiration of the ACA's premium tax credits. Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more. Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.

A good review of recent immigration enforcement activity in the state of Kentucky from @kypolicy.bsky.social. kypolicy.org/ice-arrests-...

Kentucky opened its 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping this week – and again, residents are seeing big premium spikes because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 is facing a $23,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

The debate over health care tax credits is about making life more affordable for hardworking Kentuckians. "These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.

You've heard that letting health care subsidies expire will explode prices for those who remain on the marketplace. But it will also increase premiums so much that 18,000 Kentuckians will no longer be able to afford any coverage at all.

NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role. Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role. Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

This one-third cut to vital cash benefits for Kentucky’s poorest kids and families is unacceptable, especially in a time of spiking household costs.

The government shut down because Congress and the president refuse to cancel cuts that will cause insurance premiums to skyrocket for thousands of Kentuckians. With families paying higher prices for groceries, housing and more, keeping health care costs down is essential.

The extension of enhanced premium tax credits, which make health coverage more affordable for millions of Americans, are at the center of the shutdown debate. If they're allowed to expire, costs on kynect will explode. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Life is expensive enough without health care costs exploding even more. Congress has a chance to stop this and it should.

The typical KY school district increased teacher pay by only 2% this year, with 40 districts providing no raise at all. Inadequate state funding kept districts from gaining ground on eroding teacher salaries, which are 20% below inflation-adjusted 2008 levels 1/2

NEW: In most Kentucky school districts, educators received little to no raise this year, despite everyone's cost of living going up. Inadequate state funding is at the root of this problem, which is why lawmakers should reinvest in public education in the next budget.

NEW: Premium costs on kynect will skyrocket soon unless Congress acts. Changes in the OBBBA and the failure to extend subsidies will double premiums for some Kentuckians and make marketplace coverage too expensive for 18K people. Most will become uninsured. kypolicy.org/aca-marketpl...

Very thorough(bred?) report on how Kentucky is now a big casino state, which are taxed very small.

NEW: For the first time, wagering on Kentucky slot machines has topped $10 billion. They're popping up everywhere and Churchill Downs now makes far more from slots than racing. But the state isn't benefitting like it should due to a tax rate that's far lower than other states.

NEW: For the first time, wagering on Kentucky slot machines has topped $10 billion. They're popping up everywhere and Churchill Downs now makes far more from slots than racing. But the state isn't benefitting like it should due to a tax rate that's far lower than other states.

NEW: U.S. Census data shows slight improvements in poverty rates and median household income in Kentucky, but harmful federal legislation threatens that progress. Our breakdown: kypolicy.org/new-census-d...

Kentuckians believe in taking care of each other, especially our kids. One of the best ways to do that is by prioritizing our families by ensuring the success of our schools.

Our latest report makes the case for a new, robust commitment to public education in the next state budget. For the same cost as income tax cuts passed 3 of the last 4 years, KY could begin making up for years of disinvestment and strengthen schools across the commonwealth.

👏 Shoutout to @KyVoices4Health & @kypolicy for pushing back and making sure people know what’s at stake: our health care, our hospitals, and our communities. ✍️ Emily Beauregard @KyVoices4Health & Dustin Pugel @kypolicy.bsky.social Read more ➡️ www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...

It is time to bring an end to the wrong-headed goal of eliminating the state’s income tax, a policy that overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy.

The state missed the General Assembly’s revenue and spending hurdles for another income tax cut, despite the legislature moving the goalposts to make achieving it easier and an unexpected bump in notoriously volatile corporate tax receipts. Our statement:

Medicaid cuts are a threat to moms and babies across Kentucky. A @washingtonpost.com analysis finds that if our 35 at-risk hospitals close, the drive to the nearest birthing hospital would be increased by 30+ miles for residents of 22 rural counties.

Kevin Saltsman, a maintenance tech at BlueOval SK, is voting yes to secure a better future for his family. #StandUpBOSK

Workers at the Hardin County BOSK plant will vote on forming a union next week. Their campaign to win a union with @uaw.org is about safe working conditions, a voice on the job and affordable healthcare. But it's also a huge opportunity for every working-class Kentuckian.

A Kentuckian who works a full-time job earning the state’s minimum wage would now be considered to be living in poverty by government standards, according to a report by @kypolicy.bsky.social. From @wkmsfm.bsky.social

The Kentucky director of Right On Crime uses our latest report to make the conservative case against criminal legal system fines and fees. "If the only way to keep a budget afloat is to jail the poor and churn court debt, then the budget is the problem —not the people."

NEW: As Kentucky students head back to school, state funding for K-12 education continues to fall well below past efforts, preventing overdue investments to shrink class size, increase student supports and hire more teachers and bus drivers.

As Kentucky kids head back to school, the funding gap between wealthy and poor school districts grew again last year to $4,247 per student. Adjusted for inflation, that's a 13.6% bigger gap than it was in 1990 when the state passed KERA to address insufficient school funding. 1/2

The hardworking Kentuckians at the Ford Blue Oval SK plant deserve the union they're fighting for. But their victory wouldn't just mean safe working conditions and a voice on the job for them, it would be a win for all working class Kentuckians.

The harms of federal Medicaid cuts are already here. UofL is pausing plans for a new birthing center because "recent cuts to Medicaid have changed the landscape for health care services in Kentucky."

Commentary by Jason Bailey @kypolicy.bsky.social A union vote later this month at the Ford Blue Oval SK battery plant in Hardin County is a huge opportunity for every working-class Kentuckian across the state. kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/06/u...

NEW: As inflation and rising costs make it harder for people to provide for their families, at least 116,200 Kentuckians will see their student loan balances immediately start growing today.

Reminder: The OBBBA gives tax breaks to the wealthy while raising costs and cutting services for everyone else.