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Op-ed: KY House’s disruption of tradition further consolidated legislative independence

December 17, 2025|Categories: Economic Opportunity|

KYFREE’s 2026 General Assembly preview got a different headline and reached a new audience through the Lexington Herald-Leader.

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Op-ed: Principles, policy and power as Kentucky’s 2026 budget session begins

December 4, 2025|Categories: Economic Opportunity|

Frankfort’s political dynamics tend to be rendered as clashes between our Democratic governor and the Republican General Assembly and the policy disagreements that define their competing visions for the […]

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New bureaucracy would burden Kentuckians with higher power bills if Senate Bill 349 becomes law

November 13, 2025|Categories: Economic Opportunity|

Even an ‘ideological’ friend of coal opposes propping up the industry at ratepayers’ expense. Will the House listen?

Author: Andrew McNeill

MARCH 20, 2024

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Op-ed: Resetting The Certificate-Of-Need Debate in Frankfort

November 13, 2025|Categories: Economic Opportunity|

Meaningful reform on controversial issues takes time and hard work.  Passions run high.  Sharp elbows get thrown. Nuance can contradict ideology, requiring compromise. 

Which brings me […]

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Op-ed: Frankfort’s fiscal responsibility is a remarkable pivot from the past

November 13, 2025|Categories: Economic Opportunity|

Not long ago, the idea that red states can be blue too interested me.  The idea being, even though Kentucky politics are […]

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