Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/10/2026I should note this is **new** registrations. Obviously total GOP registrants still far larger than totals of Dem and independent voters in KY 070
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/10/2026Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's PAC just reported spending another $250K on ads in this R+15 congressional race. They've now spending $500K, with a Trump PAC spending > $1 million. #ky06 1115
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/10/2026Compare to, say, a year ago. In Sept 2025, Dem registration fell by 3,354 voters. Meanwhile Republicans gained 4,636 and Other added 2,372 that month Can't say this is a trend or anything, but certainly something to keep an eye on leading up to the midterms and beyond 000
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/10/2026Interesting 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) 2131
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/10/2026Another great piece from @joesonka.lpm.org as our nonpartisan judicial races grow increasingly partisan "... Beshear’s super PAC [has stepped] up its support and more than a dozen Republican state lawmakers [contributed] to VanMeter, including several in leadership positions." 031
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/10/2026My latest 👇 We’re not quite Wisconsin yet, but this appears to be the new normal for Kentucky’s big nonpartisan judicial races. #kyga26 #kyga27 153
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanKentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 01/10/2026At a Frankfort listening session, Kentuckians from across the state described their frustrations with data center developments in their communities and begged lawmakers to act sooner rather than later. #kyga26 #kyga27 From KPR's @sylviaruthg.lpm.orglpm.org‘Kentuckians are watching:’ Lawmakers hear pleas to act on data centersKentuckians from across the state described their frustrations with data center developments in their communities and begged lawmakers to act sooner rather than later. 0155
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026Also of course calls for a data center moratorium. Mostly hearing calls for a 3-year ban. A gentleman from Mason Co: "The first is a true impartial study to make sure these projects are feasible, do actually provide the jobs, the tax benefit, whatever else they say." 081
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026I'm also hearing a lot of people who say they want these decisions brought directly to voters rather than leaving it to local officials. A speaker from Breckinridge Co: "Our land is worth more than their data, and we, the people of this commonwealth, have the right to vote no on data centers." 1101
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026I'm hearing a few through lines already here this morning. A lot of frustration over the lack of transparency, a feeling that county officials have been conspiring with data center developers behind their backs I wrote about some of those concerns, esp in Carroll Colpm.orgNeighbors to Kentucky hyperscale data centers demand transparencyAs data center proposals spring up in communities across Kentucky, residents want more answers about their would-be neighbors from developers and their own public officials. 1125
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026Here 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) 2279
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 01/10/2026No Going Back, the Trump PAC, just reported to the FEC another huge ad buy in this R+15 district in Kentucky. They’ve now spent over $1M on ads to hold onto a seat that Republicans won by 27 points (!) just two years ago. #ky06 24615
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 30/09/2026The story this fine morning >>lpm.orgPolitical forecaster moves open Kentucky House seat rating toward DemocratsSabato’s Crystal Ball, an election predictor out of the University of Virginia, moved Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District from a “likely Republican” win to “leans Republican.” 0145
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 29/09/2026It is pretty wild for this district to now be classified as “lean Republican.” It may be Kentucky’s most purple district but even so it still went for Trump by 15 points and Barr held it very comfortably until going for the Senate seat. But this is shaping up to be a close election… 1122
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanKentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 28/09/2026After community members denounced a lack of transparency from public officials in a Carroll County data center project, some people are now pursuing ethics complaints against those who approved it, citing their ties to the electric utility that would power it. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.orglpm.orgFrustration over Kentucky data center has found another target — ethics complaintsAfter community members denounce a lack of transparency from public officials in a Carroll County data center project, some people are pursuing ethics complaints against those who approved it. 1124
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanWPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @wpln.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fired for not moving LGBTQ books, a former Tennessee librarian sues wpln.org/post/fired-f...wpln.orgFired for not moving LGBTQ books, a former Tennessee librarian suesFormer library director Luanne James is suing the Rutherford County Library System six months after she was fired for refusing to relocate LGBTQ-related 0134
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanKentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 23/09/2026Local newspapers are shutting down and shedding reporters across the country. @andrewhenderson.bsky.social spoke with @aacquisto.bsky.social, one of 13 journalists recently laid off at the Lexington Herald-Leader by hedge fund-owned McClatchy.lpm.orgKentucky newspaper layoffs have a reporter asking: Can local journalism be saved?Newspapers are shutting down and shedding reporters across the country, especially in Central Appalachia. Andrew Henderson sat down with a Lexington Herald-Leader reporter who was recently laid off al... 074
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access 1127131674456
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 23/09/2026Citizens should always be suspicious when the government puts A LOT of effort into making sure journalists can’t listen in 0116
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 23/09/2026As someone who eavesdropped on this conversation, can confirm Joe went all in 050
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 22/09/2026Beshear's book repeats a lot of what he's been saying since he first ran for governor and first floated the idea of running for president. @sylviaruthg.lpm.org and I focused on 5 new revelations that we learned from his book 👇 3203
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation… Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”nytimes.comRFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” 382343983
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 18/09/2026A little factoid Joe found that I had not heard before (and possibly the reason for such Dem optimism in a pretty red district): 021
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 18/09/2026Super PACs affiliated with Trump and another with Beshear are both spending big on ads in central Kentucky’s surprisingly competitive U.S. House race. A Friday read from @joesonka.lpm.orglpm.orgTrump vs. Beshear PAC ad proxy war emerges in Kentucky congressional raceSuper PACs affiliated with President Donald Trump and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are both spending big on ads in central Kentucky’s surprisingly competitive U.S. House race. 141
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 18/09/2026Ah look what I just got in the mail. Me and my highlighter are ready 160
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanRyan Van Velzer @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Using housing funds, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration is partnering with Undue Medical Debt to erase $250 million in debts for Kentuckians. www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...lpm.orgKentucky Gov. Beshear announces state investment to erase $250 million in medical debtUsing housing funds, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration is partnering with Undue Medical Debt to erase $250 million in debts for Kentuckians. 0158
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026Congressman James Comer's office says he's not running for another term as Oversight chair, saying "he believes in term limits and is term limited as Chair of the Oversight Committee. He will not be seeking a waiver to remain as Chair." Hasn't made it official, but he's running for #kygov in 2027. 2193
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanMcKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Kentuckians can register to vote online at this link and may also check their existing registration. The deadline to register to vote in the November general election is Monday, Oct. 5. vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govot...vrsws.sos.ky.gov 097
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 15/09/2026… unless I’m much mistaken this is a public area? 01861
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026McConnell returns to the Senate floor after June fall www.lpm.org/news/2026-09... 031
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026McConnell, rolled out in a wheelchair, casts his first in person vote in months. Story to be pubbed shortly (I know everyone’s dying to read it) 2195
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026And in a statement says he’ll be voting today… rest assured, we’re all watching 151
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026And Politico reporting he might not be back until Wednesday soooo who can say www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comMitch McConnell expected to return to Senate this weekThe former GOP leader has not voted in person since being hospitalized in June. 0111
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026Watching along on C-Span so see if Sen. McConnell’s coming back as Senate reconvenes… my understanding is they’ve got a vote scheduled at 5:30 so that may be when we really know if McConnell is back in action (so to speak) 3153
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 14/09/2026The drop in SNAP enrollment in Kentucky just from July to August is huge — and more than 15k of them children The USDA is also contributing less and less. We’re talking millions fewer pounds of food going into local food pantries 03327
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 10/09/2026It's hard to exaggerate the wealth and depth of institutional/political knowledge we lose with layoffs like this. Reporters who have covered their beats for years looking for new gigs. I hope they can stay in Kentucky 0267
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 10/09/2026Unfortunately, very crappy news today from me, on the McClatchy hedge fund gutting Kentucky's second-largest paper 👇 14249121
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanMcKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Judge Johnson says to Bevin: “You have done nothing to show the court that you are willing to act in good faith, and I cannot reward that with a reduced sentence or an alternative sentence or some form of relief for you.” 1126
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 04/09/2026I have already lodged a complaint with my sister who picked a bad weekend for her wedding clearly 180
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 03/09/2026BREAKING: Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Officelpm.orgFormer Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's OfficeThe Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office arrested former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Thursday at a film set in Paris, Kentucky. 1371191397
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 02/09/2026Looks like it’s that’s WKYT debate on Oct 19 Not much surprise to anyone (given Barr’s last statement about public media) but he has not said if he’ll attend that first KET debate 010
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/09/2026Why does my sister INSIST on scheduling her wedding over interesting cmte hearings! 060
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanKentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 01/09/2026A court ruling helped immigrants jailed by ICE in Kentucky get bond hearings. Court records show many people still didn’t win their freedom. From @morgreports.lpm.org at KyCIRlpm.orgImmigrants jailed in Kentucky won in court, but many still can’t be freed on bondA court ruling helped immigrants jailed by ICE in Kentucky get bond hearings. Court records show many people still didn’t win their freedom. 0127
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry 2665195
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/09/2026I’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” 0153
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/09/2026Something my dad always did (and I love doing to) is to listen to poetry read by its poet. You might hear it in a completely new way youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...youtu.be“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy WangYouTube video by The On Being Project 22710
Reposted by Sylvia GoodmanJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 01/09/2026Kentuckian Wendell Berry has died at age 92 36625