Sylvia Goodman

Chicago, Louisville

KY Capitol Reporter at WFPL-FM (Louisville, KY)

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Kentucky students spar with state over ability to sue for an adequate education

1 day ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

Students from across the state and the nonprofit Kentucky Student Voice Team packed a small courtroom Tuesday as they allege the state has failed in its constitutional obligation to provide an adequate public education for Kentucky children.
Kentucky's 502 area code is running out of numbers. How to weigh in on what happens next.

2 days ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

Get it while it’s hot, because the 502 area code is running out of new numbers. Five public meetings across the region will give residents the chance to weigh in on what happens before a new plan is selected. The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding five public input meetings over the course of June to allow residents the chance to share their thoughts.
Kentucky’s Republican senators are key voices opposing Trump on tariffs

2 days ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky’s Republican senators have set themselves apart as top conservative voices expressing opposition to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Sen. Rand Paul has spoken frequently on the airwaves and the Senate floor in recent months, decrying what he calls an “abuse of executive power.”“I don’t want to live where my representatives cannot speak for me, and have a check and balance on power,” Paul said in the Senate during an April vote to push back on Canadian tariffs.
Kentucky’s congressional delegation joins Beshear to call for more disaster assistance

5 days ago | wkyufm.org | Sylvia Goodman

All eight Kentucky U.S. senators and representatives have signed onto a letter urging President Donald Trump to approve Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s request for more disaster relief after torrential rainfall swept through the state last month. “As communities begin to rebuild and families begin to recoup their homes, federal assistance is critical to ensuring Kentuckians can safely resume their lives,” according to the letter sent Thursday.
Kentucky’s congressional delegation joins Beshear to call for more disaster assistance

5 days ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

All eight Kentucky U.S. senators and representatives have signed onto a letter urging President Donald Trump to approve Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s request for more disaster relief after torrential rainfall swept through the state last month. “As communities begin to rebuild and families begin to recoup their homes, federal assistance is critical to ensuring Kentuckians can safely resume their lives,” according to the letter sent Thursday.
Kentucky groups push solutions to make more child care accessible

6 days ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

From improving on existing child care assistance programs to bolstering child care worker recruitment, a new policy report lists dozens of recommendations for state lawmakers to improve Kentucky's child care system. Made in collaboration with dozens of advocacy and business organizations across the state, the report published with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce recommends streamlining regulations, retooling child care assistance programs and filling gaps in state data.
100 turbulent days of the Trump presidency in Kentucky

2 weeks ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

Tuesday marked 100 days since President Donald Trump was sworn into his second term in office. In Kentucky, where Trump won by a more than 30 percentage point margin, his wide-ranging and radical changes to the structure and workings of the federal government have begun trickling down to affect the state.
Kentucky schools and farmers lament USDA cuts to local food purchasing programs

3 weeks ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

Toni Jackson, the school nutrition director for Trimble County Public Schools is gearing up for one of the small northern Kentucky district’s biggest events of the year. The school will grill about 1,200 burgers over the course of three hours. “This whole town will smell like grilled burgers that day, like you cannot drive through Bedford without smelling burgers,” Jackson said. And this is local beef, cooked by volunteers from the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association.
Kentucky schools and farmers lament USDA cuts to local food purchasing programs

3 weeks ago | weku.org | Sylvia Goodman |Divya Karthikeyan

Toni Jackson, the school nutrition director for Trimble County Public Schools is gearing up for one of the small northern Kentucky district’s biggest events of the year. The school will grill about 1,200 burgers over the course of three hours. “This whole town will smell like grilled burgers that day, like you cannot drive through Bedford without smelling burgers,” Jackson said. And this is local beef, cooked by volunteers from the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association.
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr joins battle for McConnell Senate seat

3 weeks ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, a Republican first elected to Congress in 2012 to represent Lexington and more than a dozen of the surrounding counties, announced Tuesday he is running for the seat that will be vacant when Sen. Mitch McConnell retires. When the influential Kentucky Republican announced he would not seek an eighth term in office, it sent off a flurry of activity within the state’s GOP circles, as the seat has not seen a serious Republican primary in years.

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