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Sylvia Goodman

@sylviaruthg.lpm.org
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/10/2026
Interesting tidbit in Kentucky: last month's voter registration numbers are out and both Democrat and Other registrations were higher than Republicans' (Other has been outpacing both parties for some times, but Dems have been pretty steadily losing voters)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026
Here in Frankfort for the first legislator listening session on data centers. We have 9 lawmakers here today (all Dems except for Rep. Grossl). We’ve got a pretty full house here today People came from all over the state (ex. Madison, Pike, Carroll, Mercer, Jefferson, etc)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 18/09/2026
A little factoid Joe found that I had not heard before (and possibly the reason for such Dem optimism in a pretty red district):
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 18/09/2026
Ah look what I just got in the mail. Me and my highlighter are ready
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 11/09/2026
Spotted!
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/09/2026
I’m reading my grandma’s copy of Wendell Berry’s short story collection Fidelity. I picked “A Jonquil for Mary Penn” The way Berry describes community and the joy of being known is unmatched “It was a different world, a new world to her, that she came into then — a world of poverty and community”
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/09/2026
I keep this poem on my wall:
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 27/08/2026
KY Sen. Rand Paul on X:
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 27/08/2026
Trust but verify
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 25/08/2026
Statement from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kentucky, which has delivered more than 6 million books to Kentucky children since 2001 and is currently sending books to 132,000+ Ky kids:
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of our founder and inspiration, Dolly Parton.  We were so proud to realize her dream of the Imagination Library across the entire Commonwealth, and we will forever be grateful that she came to celebrate with us in 2024.  She leaves a legacy unlike any other in American life, and it will live on every time a Kentucky child receives her gift of reading."
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 24/08/2026
Some rebranding at the state Capitol ⬇️ Gov. Beshear is redecorating the fencing around the construction zone with his "Team Kentucky" banners (no doubt the GOP supermajority love this)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 20/08/2026
Almost forgot to put the OG Lizardman sticker, also by Cash here ⬇️
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 20/08/2026
We've got a lot of very strong contenders among this year's I Voted stickers. My favs:
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/08/2026
To all my Louisville followers: I recently started fostering lil sick kittens and the first one got adopted right after she was well enough but the second one is still waiting for her person :-( Madeline is the sweetest most playful little stinker around. How can you say no to this face?
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 13/08/2026
From Morgan's report:
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 06/08/2026
New McConnell statement says he's now recovering from home. No photo on this one it appears
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 17/07/2026
It's drive day at LPM! If you donate at lpm.org today you get this teensy tote (if you're a new member, it's just $5/month!) Personally I desperately need this tote to carry my General Assembly essentials: Capitol badge, extra SD card and Pepcid
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/07/2026
For all those curious: Here's the recalled warrant in question and the order. So I guess if judge hadn't recalled it already, Bevin would've had essentially two warrants active, but yeah not the case here based on my convo with lawyer
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 13/07/2026
Look, does follower count matter? Probably not. Am I going to text my mom anyways? Yes.
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 12/07/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper...
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/07/2026
Justin did the kind of crazy data work for this story that frankly I don't think anyone else in this city could've done -- scraping massive amounts of data to determine exactly how widespread this issue
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 24/06/2026
Here at the Medicaid oversight and advisory board meeting in Frankfort. Staff has just opened the second overflow room. Supporters of the Lee Speciality Clinic have come en masse to fight back against major cuts affecting roughly thousand disabled Kentuckians
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 13/06/2026
That’s the issue is everyone pointing fingers. Legislature definitely made some cuts but really unclear if it amounts to multi million dollar loss for this project and the administration won’t answer my questions trying to understand
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 11/06/2026
Very important note though: coal remains the dominant fuel for electricity in Kentucky
Source: https://www.eia.gov/states/ky/overview
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 11/06/2026
Despite what feels like a ton of rain here in Louisville, a lot of Ky is actually in drought right now. Casey County News reporting the water supply could be exhausted within a couple months if things don't turn around... They're at the center of the bright red spot on the below map
Yellow is abnormally dry, light orange is moderate drought, dark orange (which encompasses southeastern Ky and a few bits of central and western Ky) is severe drought. Meanwhile Casey Co and pieces of surrounding counties and parts of Whitley Co are in extreme drought -- bright red.
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 05/06/2026
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is going to jail After failing once again to turn over documents in his ongoing divorce turning child support case, Louisville judge orders his arrest to serve 60 days in jail and pay a $500 fine
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/06/2026
And should Bevin fails to turn in all these documents (and it's a hefty list from by my estimation) by the end of the week, he will face *checks order* 60 days in jail
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/06/2026
Just a reminder, Bevin said he hasn't filed a tax return since 2021 and only provided tax estimates to the plaintiffs. Here's the first thing Jonah's lawyers are asking for:
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/06/2026
Just got ahold of the list of documents that Jonah Bevin's lawyer is requiring of the former governor and found this in the preamble I will unfortunately now also be referring to Bevin's emergency that he says kept him from court as "boulder gate"
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 22/05/2026
Reading through some of these comments and they are... unhinged. One commenting that it's "suspicious" he doesn't want a recount (Gallrein won by like 9 points...)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 22/05/2026
Rep. Massie took to X to say his loss to Ed Gallrein in the primary was not due to fraud. Been seeing a lot of rumor online that the high turnout was bc of fraud, instead of the obvious answer (ppl vote more when there's competitive races and a ton of money involved)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/05/2026
I know we've got a lot of eyes in the sky on our congressional races, but let's not forgot the General Assembly! @joesonka.lpm.org wrote about these two races in northern Ky where liberty-wing challengers are trying to oust GOP incumbents. The incumbents are hanging on for now but it's looking tight
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/05/2026
In the Massie/Gallrein race, we've got just 3% of the vote in per AP --- Gallrein leading at the moment, 55-45 We're going to be watching this one as votes trickle in all evening I fear
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 20/04/2026
WHO could’ve guessed! In Frankfort this morning for the announcement
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 17/04/2026
Obviously Mendy needs submitting!
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 15/04/2026
Interesting combo of polls here from Yale’ Spring ‘26 poll Shows Dem primary voters think Beshear is high in electability for a presidential run (meaning he’d do well in a general against a Republican), but few actually say he’s their preferred candidate if they had to vote today
While 20 and 19% of Dem primary voters respectively say they’d vote for Harris or Newsom if they voted today, only 2% said they’d vote for Ky Gov. Andy BeshearMeanwhile, Beshear ranked 3rd as “most electable,” meaning Dem primary voters think he would be more likely to win against a Republican in the 2028 presidential election
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 10/04/2026
And this week the secretary of the Louisville Dems (apparently a constituent of JRA) has filed an ethics complaint against her. It basically repeats the Ky Lantern's story
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 31/03/2026
Look at that, in VMAPP this morning we've got 3 bills stuffed together into one. Two have bipartisan support, one does not. Originally HG 569, it allows anyone (random out-of-state businesses, etc) to ask the AG to submit an anonymous request to the Chief Justice to force a judge's recusal
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/03/2026
Good god it's day 50 of 60 here in the Ky legislature. After the House sent over the bills they passed yesterday, Sen Prez Stivers said they might have to get to some of those next year. No kidding -- these are all the bills that have passed one House and are waiting for their second vote
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 19/03/2026
In committee this morning with the wonderful @storiesbyjess.bsky.social — she’s reporting on an anti-grooming bill and I’m covering legislation to add provisional license for 18-20 yo to conceal carry
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 04/03/2026
The bill also remakes the commission itself to give the GOP auditor some appointment power (as opposed to just the Dem gov) It’s being heard in committee in about 8 min here and I see reps from some of these groups here to speak
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 12/02/2026
This is the definition of "harass" in Senate Bill 104. It becomes a felony on the fourth offense (a significant escalation over Kentucky's current statutes on obstructing officers). Note the “substantial emotional distress” bit
(b) "Harass" means to intentionally engage in a course of conduct directed at a first responder which causes or is intended to cause substantial emotional distress in the first responder and serves no legitimate purpose.
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 03/02/2026
One of the bills discussed, HB4 to ban grooming has already passed committee and could be voted on at any time in the House (it would still need senate approval) (NB the bill has exceptions for healthcare providers, age appropriate sex-ed, etc)
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 11/12/2025
"One man teared up when he learned from an LPM reporter that not everyone was being turned away, just him and a few others." The Trump administration announced last week the pause on all immigration applications and U.S. citizenship processing for people from 19 countries
Afghanistan
Burma
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Haiti
Iran
Libya
SomaliaSudan
Yemen
Burundi
Cuba
Laos
Sierra Leone
Togo
Turkmenistan
Venezuela
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 11/12/2025
HIGHLY recommend following @porchlightnews.bsky.social (also @porchlightnews on Insta). We're launching this new, very cool newsletter as part of our collab with Tennessee and West Virginia stations!
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 24/10/2025
Oh lol posted the same one twice. My b
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 24/10/2025
It's not in the story, but he also frequently refers to women as the "female species"
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 24/10/2025
This was a 2018 article. He wrote up another comment in 2025 which some pretty similar ideas about women's egos and what he calls the "simp economy." He told me yesterday that the article was really just dating advice
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 21/08/2025
It’s my third year at the annual Country Ham breakfast. No I don’t eat ham but I’m certainly looking at a lot of it According to @mckennahorsley.bsky.social the ham at the front of the room is fake?? I sincerely cannot tell
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/08/2025
If you ever wondered if Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Shea Nickell can sing, wonder no longer (From the West Ky GOP Rally)
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