Jason Bailey
@jbaileyky.bsky.social
Executive Director, @KyPolicy
New from @propublica.org: KY is one of the states at serious budget risk because they cut taxes dramatically and now face new Medicaid & SNAP costs passed down by Congress. These states made permanent tax cuts skewed toward the wealthy based on temporary economic conditions.
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New from @propublica.org: KY is one of the states at serious budget risk because they cut taxes dramatically and now face new Medicaid & SNAP costs passed down by Congress. These states made permanent tax cuts skewed toward the wealthy based on temporary economic conditions.
Affordability is the major concern facing workers and families. In a new op-ed in @kentuckylantern.com we look at what’s behind the cost of living crunch and what state leaders can do about it. 1/
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Affordability is the major concern facing workers and families. In a new op-ed in @kentuckylantern.com we look at what’s behind the cost of living crunch and what state leaders can do about it. 1/
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Commentary by Jason Bailey
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians.
Here’s what state leaders can do about it.
@jbaileyky.bsky.social @kypolicy.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians.
Here’s what state leaders can do about it.
@jbaileyky.bsky.social @kypolicy.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians. Here's what state leaders can do about it. • Kentucky Lantern
States can address affordability through policies that grow worker power and family incomes while addressing the costs of basic goods and services.
kentuckylantern.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Commentary by Jason Bailey
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians.
Here’s what state leaders can do about it.
@jbaileyky.bsky.social @kypolicy.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians.
Here’s what state leaders can do about it.
@jbaileyky.bsky.social @kypolicy.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
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Some great ideas here from @jbaileyky.bsky.social at @kypolicy.bsky.social.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
Affordability is a crisis for Kentuckians. Here's what state leaders can do about it. • Kentucky Lantern
States can address affordability through policies that grow worker power and family incomes while addressing the costs of basic goods and services.
kentuckylantern.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Some great ideas here from @jbaileyky.bsky.social at @kypolicy.bsky.social.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/03/a...
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Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
@fischler.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
@fischler.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states • Kentucky Lantern
USDA will block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided fraud data, says Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
kentuckylantern.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
@fischler.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
@fischler.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
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Here's what we know about the affordability crisis in Kentucky.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's what we know about the affordability crisis in Kentucky.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
1. Household costs are going up. Life feels more expensive because it is more expensive.
Reposted by Jason Bailey
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December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
When misinformation runs rampant and the truth is hard to find, KyPolicy cuts through the noise to deliver fact-based research on critical public policy issues. That mission has never felt more vital.
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Reposted by Jason Bailey
Please consider supporting this important organization, too. The fact-based research of @kypolicy.bsky.social is critical to advancing good public policy & opposing bad (which is so often divorced from data & derived from passions & prejudices).
When misinformation runs rampant and the truth is hard to find, @kypolicy.bsky.social cuts through the noise to deliver fact-based research and communications on critical public policy issues. Please consider supporting KyPolicy with a gift: #GivingTuesday www.bggives.org/organization...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Please consider supporting this important organization, too. The fact-based research of @kypolicy.bsky.social is critical to advancing good public policy & opposing bad (which is so often divorced from data & derived from passions & prejudices).
When misinformation runs rampant and the truth is hard to find, @kypolicy.bsky.social cuts through the noise to deliver fact-based research and communications on critical public policy issues. Please consider supporting KyPolicy with a gift: #GivingTuesday www.bggives.org/organization...
Support Kentucky Center For Economic Policy | Bluegrass Gives
I’m ready to support Kentucky Center For Economic Policy on December 2, 2025 during Bluegrass Gives.
Learn more about Kentucky Center For Economic Policy and all the other organizations
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December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When misinformation runs rampant and the truth is hard to find, @kypolicy.bsky.social cuts through the noise to deliver fact-based research and communications on critical public policy issues. Please consider supporting KyPolicy with a gift: #GivingTuesday www.bggives.org/organization...
Affordability is a crisis for Kentucky workers and families. In a new @kypolicy.bsky.social analysis and report released today, we show how the cost of living is straining Kentuckians and lay out what state leaders can do about it. 1/
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Affordability is a crisis for Kentucky workers and families. In a new @kypolicy.bsky.social analysis and report released today, we show how the cost of living is straining Kentuckians and lay out what state leaders can do about it. 1/
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Why there never was a Vibecession in one chart.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Why there never was a Vibecession in one chart.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
With budget harms becoming clear, it’s time to halt income tax elimination
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
With budget harms becoming clear, it’s time to halt income tax elimination | Opinion
OpEd: Will state lawmakers barrel ahead with more tax cuts in the upcoming legislative session even in the face of flashing warning signs?
www.kentucky.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
With budget harms becoming clear, it’s time to halt income tax elimination
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
The shutdown is just beginning for many Kentuckians who rely on food assistance kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/t...
The shutdown is just beginning for many Kentuckians who rely on food assistance • Kentucky Lantern
New red tape requirements could strip 114,000 Kentuckians of food aid though the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
kentuckylantern.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The shutdown is just beginning for many Kentuckians who rely on food assistance kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/t...
The shutdown is over, but the cuts and threats to SNAP food assistance are just beginning: kypolicy.org/snap-changes...
For Tens of Thousands of Kentuckians Participating in SNAP, the Shutdown Is Just Beginning - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
With the shutdown pain ending, new obstacles are beginning thanks to the largest ever cut to SNAP passed earlier this year.
kypolicy.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The shutdown is over, but the cuts and threats to SNAP food assistance are just beginning: kypolicy.org/snap-changes...
Even as affordability is a growing challenge, KY slashed its TANF benefits for low-income kids by 35% this month, shifting funds to plug a child welfare shortfall. That’s counterproductive, as neglect due to poverty is a major contributor to child welfare cases: www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
States Should Use TANF to Help Families Meet Their Basic Needs and Thrive, Not to Balance Budgets
In recent months, Kentucky and South Dakota have cut cash benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, reducing support that families need for essentials like rent,...
www.cbpp.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Even as affordability is a growing challenge, KY slashed its TANF benefits for low-income kids by 35% this month, shifting funds to plug a child welfare shortfall. That’s counterproductive, as neglect due to poverty is a major contributor to child welfare cases: www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
While most Kentuckians are struggling with affordability, the wealthy have been showered with enormous state and federal tax cuts passed over the last decade, a new @kypolicy.bsky.social reports shows. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
While most Kentuckians are struggling with affordability, the wealthy have been showered with enormous state and federal tax cuts passed over the last decade, a new @kypolicy.bsky.social reports shows. 1/
Reposted by Jason Bailey
Breaking News: The Trump administration was ordered to release billions of dollars in backup funds for SNAP, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, after the administration said the government shutdown meant it couldn’t tap contingency funds.
Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in SNAP contingency funds
The government did rely on contingency funding to keep food aid going when it shut down during President Donald Trump’s first term.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration was ordered to release billions of dollars in backup funds for SNAP, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, after the administration said the government shutdown meant it couldn’t tap contingency funds.
If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/
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“That needs to be on the list of options, because it’s a downpour for the 600,000 Kentuckians who are not going to have enough food on the table if their benefits are cut off. I believe that the primary purpose of the rainy day fund is for emergencies. And this is one.” - @jbaileyky.bsky.social
KY has billions in ‘rainy day fund.’ Can the state use it to pay SNAP benefits?
If the federal government doesn’t cover November SNAP benefits, should Kentucky tap its budget reserves?
www.kentucky.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“That needs to be on the list of options, because it’s a downpour for the 600,000 Kentuckians who are not going to have enough food on the table if their benefits are cut off. I believe that the primary purpose of the rainy day fund is for emergencies. And this is one.” - @jbaileyky.bsky.social
Gov. Andy Beshear joins lawsuit by states against the Trump administration for illegally cutting off SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans on Nov. 1: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Gov. Andy Beshear joins lawsuit by states against the Trump administration for illegally cutting off SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans on Nov. 1: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1.
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1.
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Kentuckians in every corner of the state could see their health premiums double or more if Congress does not extend the expiring kynect subsidies. That includes:
--1,122 people in Calloway Co
--603 in Adair
--2,551 in Daviess
--474 in Floyd
--3,977 in Warren
--1,429 in Bullitt
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--1,122 people in Calloway Co
--603 in Adair
--2,551 in Daviess
--474 in Floyd
--3,977 in Warren
--1,429 in Bullitt
1/2
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Kentuckians in every corner of the state could see their health premiums double or more if Congress does not extend the expiring kynect subsidies. That includes:
--1,122 people in Calloway Co
--603 in Adair
--2,551 in Daviess
--474 in Floyd
--3,977 in Warren
--1,429 in Bullitt
1/2
--1,122 people in Calloway Co
--603 in Adair
--2,551 in Daviess
--474 in Floyd
--3,977 in Warren
--1,429 in Bullitt
1/2
This is a total disaster. Tick tock, Congress: only you can stop it
Kentucky opened its 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping this week – and again, residents are seeing big premium spikes because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 is facing a $23,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
October 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is a total disaster. Tick tock, Congress: only you can stop it
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OpEd: Health care is among the key household costs that keep many working families awake at night.
Government shutdown is about health care costs, and making life affordable | Opinion
OpEd: Health care is among the key household costs that keep many working families awake at night.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
OpEd: Health care is among the key household costs that keep many working families awake at night.
Op-Ed: Congressional health care fight is about making life affordable kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/02/c...
Congressional health care fight is about making life affordable • Kentucky Lantern
Health care costs keep many working families awake at night. Americans want their government to solve that problem, not make it worse.
kentuckylantern.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Op-Ed: Congressional health care fight is about making life affordable kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/02/c...