Hey Kentucky! I’m looking for thoughts on data centers for an upcoming story. Drop your thoughts below + RT to get this out to more folks! forms.gle/fxXNhe428jCd...

#INBOX | A new Public Policy Polling survey from the Democratic Lieutenant of 650 likely Kentucky Democratic primary voters shows Jacqueline Coleman as the clear frontrunner in the 2027 Democratic governor’s race. In a potential matchup, Coleman leads Rocky Adkins 40%-14%, a 26-point margin.

Kentucky House Rep. Kim Banta, who lost her primary by 13 votes, is conceding defeat and not requesting a vote recanvass or recount. #kyga26

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#NEW | 3 incumbents out from state legislature House District 30 (Louisville) - Daniel Grossberg (D) lost to Mitra Subedi House District 44 (Shively) - Beverly Chester-Burton (D) lost to Kenya Wade by 5-vote margin (43.7% to 43.6%) House District 63 - Kim Banta (R) lost by 13 votes to Cole Cuzick

After making going after trans women at the state Capitol his entire personality for more than a year, Rep. Bill Wesley lost his state senate primary and is now a lame duck.

Bottoms up

Massie is now toasting the crowd with a glass of raw milk, which is a very Massie thing to do.

Massie: “I accidentally didn't mean to do this. It started out as an election and it turned into a movement.”

Read @oliviakrauth.bsky.social's breakdown for @queerkentucky.bsky.social of all 10 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that failed at the Kentucky state legislature this year, and the voices and groups that worked to make it happen. queerkentucky.com/kentucky-no-...

NEW: Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman's in for Kentucky's 2027 governor's race. Who could join her? thegallerypass.substack.com/p/colemans-i...

#Beshear: #Coleman “is a great lieutenant governor, she’s gonna be a great candidate, and if she’s elected she’ll be a great governor.” Beshear adds, as head of the Democratic Gov Association, he’s barred from endorsing.

Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is officially running to be Kentucky’s next governor.

Rep. Bray tells me his legislation to regulate data centers in Kentucky is now dead for the #kyga26 session. It was pulled out of a bill that just cleared a House budget committee. He says the Senate and LG&E were its opponents to making it across finish line.

Senate President Robert Stivers responded to a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling ordering lawmakers to halt the impeachment of a Lexington judge, but it’s unclear if the Senate will comply with the order or move forward with a trial. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/08/k...

Senate Bill 59 would criminally penalize those who use tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot.

Latest from me: In a powerful rebuke, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that the state House acted outside of its constitutional authority when it impeached Judge Julie Muth Goodman. “This would not be co-equal. It would not be constitutional. It would be tyrannical.”

New: As expected, Kentucky’s last-second attempt to kick trans people out of teaching failed. #kyga26 queerkentucky.com/anti-trans-t...

Finally know what the deal is with SB 4. No more spots appointed by the state treasurer, JCPS board would drop to five seats instead of seven, all five of those seats will be on the ballot this fall in new board districts, but then JCPS would draw their own maps in the future. #kyga26

Happy Veto Period Eve to those who celebrate! SB 1 got a floor amendment last night that would basically merge it with SB 4 — changes to how much power the JCPS super vs board has, plus new board seats boundaries. #kyga26

very, very important fact check here by @oliviakrauth.bsky.social queerkentucky.com/kentucky-tra...

I’m monitoring all things Frankfort today + tomorrow for Queer Kentucky! #kyga26 Follow along with our live blog here: queerkentucky.com/kentucky-202...

Shame on @pinknews.bsky.social for getting the reporting so wrong. Here's the record as established by @oliviakrauth.bsky.social. ==> Fact check: No, Kentucky is not about to quietly kick trans teachers out of the classroom

It's Christmas Tree Bill Season in Frankfort! Rep. Hart just walked by me speaking loudly on the phone: "would you be willing to add my fluoride amendment.” That's his bill to make fluoridation of water systems optional, which has stalled in the Senate. #kyga26

a public entity filled a half-dozen records requests from me in the timeframe required under law, without complaints, delays, rejections, or pushbacks. i was unaware that is a thing they could do.

I'm pretty sure 3% is the highest that Beshear has polled in any presidential poll, unless I missed any. The latest fundraising email from his super PAC highlighted his time campaigning recently in New Hampshire.

At long last, the House is giving Sen. Chris McDaniel’s bill on gubernatorial pardons a committee hearing tomorrow. Incredible. #kyga26

"'Your arrest warrant will be issued today,' Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson said in imposing the sentence on Bevin, who was not present in the courtroom and attended by Zoom, though he had been ordered to appear in person for the hearing."

As we race to the veto period, remember here’s a list of all of this year’s shell bills to maybe keep an eye on #kyga26

#NEW | KY House of Representatives vote 73-14 to send articles of impeachment to the Senate against sitting Fayette County Circuit Judge Julie Goodman. Next up: A trial will now place in the Senate before the end of #kyga26.

Akiko’s ain’t done rockin’ yet!

House Bill 4 — the House’s priority anti-grooming bill — should be getting a Senate Judiciary committee vote this AM. HB 4 easily passed in the House but has stalled in the Senate for several weeks. #kyga26

Lawmakers want to shrink JCPS' board + change board boundaries. They didn't have a map when pitching the bill in committee Wednesday, so I made one. Spoiler: More than half of Louisville's voter precincts are not in the bill + many in SB4 don't exist. #kyga26 open.substack.com/pub/thegalle...

The Senate passed Senate Bill 263 on a partyline vote a bit ago — here’s my breakdown on what the bill could do. #kyga26

And the Senate just overrode Beshear’s veto of HB 1, so the school choice measure will go into law. #kyga26

New edition of The Gallery Pass is out feat. a bill to let charter operators take over public schools and Daniel Grossberg's latest BS (and his newest legal counsel). #kyga26 thegallerypass.substack.com/p/sneaky-bac...

You will never guess who his attorney is.

And Gov. Andy Beshear just vetoed House Bill 1. #kyga26

NEW: As an education reporter turned political journalist, I have thoughts on what Beshear could do with HB 1. #KYGA26 open.substack.com/pub/thegalle...

Gov. Andy Beshear says he will announce a decision on this bill tomorrow.

as a lifelong kentuckian and a kentucky politics reporter who grew up in nky, wtf is heee-brawn.

Thank you so much to @claywallace.bsky.social for having me on to talk about two last-second anti-trans bills in Kentucky! #kyga26 Check it out:

NEW: Hope everyone placed their bets on the number of shell bills this session. #KYGA26 open.substack.com/pub/thegalle...

Among the new bills tonight: HB 888 would prohibit any future collective bargaining agreements tied to local governments and school districts. Existing CBAs would be grandfathered in. #KYGA26

More on Senate Bill 351 in my latest for Queer Kentucky 👇 #kyga26 queerkentucky.com/kentucky-sb-...

Such an important story + thread 👇

NEW: A few Ky. Republicans filed a bill that would keep transgender teachers out of the classroom. Let's chat Senate Bill 351. #KYGA26 open.substack.com/pub/thegalle...

Kentucky House just passed HB 503, the legislative budget for the next 2 years. It would give legislators a 2% raise. They ruled a Democratic amendment out of order that would have stripped out the raises. #kyga26

the long travel nightmare that is simply being a clifton resident continues