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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 10h
What should Kentuckians know about data centers? Bluegrass Institute's Joseph L. Verruni walked through the key economic and energy policy questions on the Kentucky Focus Show. Listen: bluegrassinstitute.org/joseph-l-verruni-discusses-his-article-on-kentuckys-energy-costs-on-wvlks-kruser-and-krew-2/
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Joseph L. Verruni discusses his article on Kentucky's energy costs on Kentucky Focus
What should communities consider when a data center project is on the table?
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 23h
When officials call surveillance technology a "reasonable compromise," it's worth asking: reasonable for whom? Abigail R. Hall joined Leland Conway to explain why she calls Flock cameras a gross overreach. Listen: ow.ly/nHpU50ZS1ZN
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Abigail R. Hall discusses government surveillance on WHAS Radio's The Leland Conway Show
Abigail R. Hall discusses her op-ed, "Flock cameras aren't 'compromise;' they're gross overreach."
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A $24 million surgery center in Fort Mitchell sat tied up for more than two years — delayed by litigation from a rival hospital system. 170,000 northern Kentucky residents waited. Kentucky patients paid the price. ow.ly/zItC50ZMVoT #KYGA27
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Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Current Status and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Reforms
Kentuckians struggle to receive timely, high-quality care. This policy brief examines Kentucky's current certificate of need laws, summarizes relevant empirical research, and discusses several evidence-based CON reforms that would improve access and competition in Kentucky’s health care system.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On a 0–100 scale of CON stringency, Kentucky scores 100. Maximum restriction. Indiana and Ohio have scrapped most of theirs. Patients near the state line can see the difference. Our new report explains why. #KYCON #KYGA27 www.bluegrassinstitute.org/certific…
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Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Current Status and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Reforms
Kentuckians struggle to receive timely, high-quality care. This policy brief examines Kentucky's current certificate of need laws, summarizes relevant empirical research, and discusses several evidence-based CON reforms that would improve access and competition in Kentucky’s health care system.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One e-mail per week detailing our work advancing individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Unsubscribe anytime. ow.ly/MGRj50ZLezx
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Weekly Update
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data centers are the easy villain in every power bill story. The data says otherwise. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/jv-data-…
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Data Center Dividend: Lower Power Bills and a Fatter Tax Base
The data center battle is about more than money, but one thing is clear: There are potentially massive financial benefits to individuals both as ratepayers and homeowners.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On a 0–100 scale of CON stringency, Kentucky scores 100. Maximum restriction. Indiana and Ohio have scrapped most of theirs. Patients near the state line can see the difference. Our report explains why. #KYCON #KYGA27 ow.ly/MLkK50ZMVol
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Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Current Status and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Reforms
Kentuckians struggle to receive timely, high-quality care. This policy brief examines Kentucky's current certificate of need laws, summarizes relevant empirical research, and discusses several evidence-based CON reforms that would improve access and competition in Kentucky’s health care system.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Where does the conservative movement go from here? Stephanie Slade of Reason has a few ideas. Please join us on October 1 in Louisville for a spirited discussion about her new book, Fusionism. Details: ow.ly/w2f350ZS1Vx
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One hyperscale data center: $227M+ in state tax revenue and up to $435M locally over 12 years. Much of it funding schools. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/jv-data-…
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Data Center Dividend: Lower Power Bills and a Fatter Tax Base
The data center battle is about more than money, but one thing is clear: There are potentially massive financial benefits to individuals both as ratepayers and homeowners.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
States with certificate-of-need laws see roughly 8% higher premature mortality than states without them. Kentucky is 7th worst in the nation on premature mortality — and has one of the country's most restrictive CON regimes. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/certific…
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Certificate-of-Need Laws in Kentucky: Current Status and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Reforms
Kentuckians struggle to receive timely, high-quality care. This policy brief examines Kentucky's current certificate of need laws, summarizes relevant empirical research, and discusses several evidence-based CON reforms that would improve access and competition in Kentucky’s health care system.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Loudoun County, VA has the most data centers in America. Property tax rates there fell 40% — nearly $6,000 per household. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/jv-data-…
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Data Center Dividend: Lower Power Bills and a Fatter Tax Base
The data center battle is about more than money, but one thing is clear: There are potentially massive financial benefits to individuals both as ratepayers and homeowners.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"At a time when Kentucky employers consistently emphasize the need for a better educated workforce, we should welcome additional educational resources wherever they can responsibly be found." ow.ly/nOAx50ZMUEZ
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Kentucky school choice will benefit all students — including those in public schools
Reasonable people can disagree about education policy. They can disagree about charter schools, vouchers, and the proper role of government in education. But House Bill 1 is different from many of those debates.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Data centers get blamed for high power bills. But PG&E cut rates 11% in two years. Georgia Power says bills drop $180/year in 2029. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/jv-data-…
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Data Center Dividend: Lower Power Bills and a Fatter Tax Base
The data center battle is about more than money, but one thing is clear: There are potentially massive financial benefits to individuals both as ratepayers and homeowners.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What are some solutions to the fiscal meltdown in Jefferson County's public school district? Gary Houchens joined Leland Conway's show (with Joe Elliott) on WHAS. ow.ly/6L1J50ZOhXV
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Gary Houchens discussed JCPS's $188M budget shortfall on WHAS's The Leland Conway Show
Gary Houchens joined WHAS' The Leland Conway Show, guest-hosted by Joe Elliott, to discuss the $188 million budget shortfall facing Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS).
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Caleb O. Brown @cob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Was interviewed briefly by @lpm.org about Flock and Kentucky. www.lpm.org/investigate/... @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social
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Digging In: A court ruling puts focus on Kentucky police Flock use
The U.S. Supreme Court has civil liberty advocates questioning what could come next for license plate readers.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please join us on October 1 in Louisville for a spirited discussion with Stephanie Slade about her new book, Fusionism. RSVP required. Learn more here: www.bluegrassinstitute.org/events
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
One e-mail per week detailing our work advancing individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Unsubscribe anytime. ow.ly/X4FW50ZLezy
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Weekly Update
The Bluegrass Institute works to make Kentucky a place where liberty thrives, government is restrained, and free enterprise drives prosperity.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please join us on October 1 in Louisville for a spirited discussion with Stephanie Slade about her new book, Fusionism. RSVP required. Learn more here: www.bluegrassinstitute.org/events
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Are the abuses of Flock surveillance the result of a few bad apples or a problem in the system itself? Check out our scholar Abigail Hall's new coauthored piece in the Courier Journal. ow.ly/v1RH50ZI0sc
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Kentucky has officially opted into a scholarship tax credit program to benefit students. What comes next? ow.ly/9Xke50Zz2Gf #schoolchoice
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Kentucky Officially Opts in to Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program
Bluegrass Institute CEO Caleb O. Brown delivered remarks with Secretary of State Michael G. Adams and State Representative TJ Roberts.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Privacy is not a loophole for criminals. It is a precondition for a free society, and the Supreme Court just said so in as many words. ow.ly/jfJ450Zz2C8
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The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant
Flock cameras now blanket the commonwealth. A new state law gestures at the problem but is riddled with exceptions
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Kentuckians should not have to choose between public safety and the right to move freely without being tracked, catalogued and made available for inspection by any agency or corporation that asks." ow.ly/VBOe50Zz2zJ #surveillance #FlockSafety
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The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant
Flock cameras now blanket the commonwealth. A new state law gestures at the problem but is riddled with exceptions
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Kentucky earns a D- for its civil forfeiture laws — the state can seize your car, cash, or home on probable cause alone, without ever convicting you of a crime. From 2007–2023, agencies took over $65 million this way. #kyga27 ow.ly/IkXR50ZyHLW
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The State of Social Mobility in Kentucky Part I: Institutions and Rule of Law
When we think about the American Dream, we think about social mobility.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 12/08/2026
Commentary: The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/12/t...
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The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant • Kentucky Lantern
The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on Flock cameras: Get a warrant.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Would Jacqueline Coleman bring sound education policy into the governor’s office? ow.ly/LaFs50ZuSL8
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Would Jacqueline Coleman bring sound education policy into the governor’s office?
Coleman could be amenable to dismantling some regulatory barriers to education and employment, but her overall record raises serious questions about the policies she would bring to the Governor's office.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
One data center can demand as much power as the entire city of Owensboro. Kentucky's answer so far: make residential ratepayers share the cost. There's a better way. bluegrassinstitute.org/hl-cre-jv/
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Don’t want data centers spiking your power bill? Let them build their own grid
There is a simple answer, and Kentucky law currently forbids it: let large consumers build their own grid.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The fix the Kentucky General Assembly needs to protect ratepayers from data center power costs is simpler than you think. Bluegrass Institute energy fellow Joseph Verruni and the Cato Institute's Travis Fisher lay it out. ow.ly/eWhR50ZtTn7
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Don’t want data centers spiking your power bill? Let them build their own grid
There is a simple answer, and Kentucky law currently forbids it: let large consumers build their own grid.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Kentucky earns a D- for its civil forfeiture laws — the state can seize your car, cash, or home on probable cause alone, without ever convicting you of a crime. From 2007–2023, agencies took over $65 million this way. #kyga27 www.bluegrassinstitute.org/social-m…
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The State of Social Mobility in Kentucky Part I: Institutions and Rule of Law
When we think about the American Dream, we think about social mobility.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A child born in the bottom income quintile in Louisville has just a 5.2% chance of reaching the top. In Pikeville it's 13.1%. Where you're born in Kentucky still shapes where you'll end up. New brief: www.bluegrassinstitute.org/social-m…
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The State of Social Mobility in Kentucky Part I: Institutions and Rule of Law
When we think about the American Dream, we think about social mobility.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Kentucky ranks 41st in the nation for social mobility — bottom 10 in the country. Our new brief digs into why, starting with the institutions and rule of law that shape opportunity. Part I of a three-part series: ow.ly/TBP350Zmg1F
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The State of Social Mobility in Kentucky Part I: Institutions and Rule of Law
When we think about the American Dream, we think about social mobility.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
How does Kentucky rank on corruption? A survey of journalists says Kentucky is *the worst.* Read the full report out today: ow.ly/cE7K50Zm7in
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
How can Kentucky schools - public and private - prepare for the new scholarship tax credit program? Here are ways for schools to prepare to welcome lots of new students! www.bluegrassinstitute.org/scholars…
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Preparing for Kentucky’s New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
A provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act gives individual donors a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per year for contributions to approved Scholarship Granting Organizations.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
States with certificate-of-need laws have 8% higher premature mortality than states without them. Kentucky ranks 7th worst in the nation. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/con-cj
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Caleb O. Brown @cob.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It’s real and it’s awful.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Privacy is not a loophole for criminals. It is a precondition for a free society. ow.ly/g5eN50Z5Lmo #PrivacyMatters #DigitalPrivacy #FreeSociety #PrivacyRights #DataProtection #PrivacyIsFreedom
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License plate readers are a privacy concern lacking oversight
Privacy is not a loophole for criminals. It's a precondition for a free society. The government needs far more than administrative convenience to justify eroding it.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For #Juneteenth, our scholar Caleb Franz makes note of Kentucky's original free speech champion, the great abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay. www.bluegrassinstitute.org/cassius-…
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Cassius Marcellus Clay: Kentucky’s Original Free Speech Champion
Today, Cassius Marcellus Clay is remembered mostly for his commitment to the cause of emancipation. It’s an appropriate legacy to honor. But it’s equally appropriate to honor Clay for his commitment to and understanding of the principles of free speech.
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Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Learn more about Rev. John Rankin, "abolitionism's essential founding father," from Bluegrass Institute scholar Caleb Franz's book, The Conductor. ow.ly/azLS50ZaFIS
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