Bluegrass Institute

The Bluegrass Institute is an independent research and educational institution offering free-market solutions to Kentucky's most pressing public policy issues.

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The bottom line: Kentucky's CON laws protect entrenched interests at the expense of patients. It's time for reform. Read our op-ed: https://t.co/9BPcZ2WlLT and the full report: https://t.co/n75aTdpdCV

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Kentucky has some of the most restrictive certificate-of-need (CON) laws in the country. These laws force health care providers to get state permission before opening or expanding—and the evidence shows they're hurting Kentuckians. A thread 🧵

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Kentucky can modernize its health care system while keeping real safety oversight. Modest, evidence-based reforms would expand access, attract investment, and better serve patients.

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The bill for Fayette County school mismanagement was always going to come due https://t.co/KgTwoQ1QeE

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Bottom line: Kentucky is losing its clearest window into student performance at the worst possible moment — and the decision to do so appears to have bypassed the safeguards built into state law. Full report: https://t.co/arRbw02YqF @Innes434

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🧵 Kentucky just swapped the ACT for the SAT as its statewide 11th-grade exam — ending an 18-year trend line of student performance data. Our new report says the switch was rushed, opaque, and may not even comply with state law. https://t.co/arRbw02YqF

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The KY Board of Education must reassert oversight and verify SAT compliance with state law. The General Assembly should investigate the procurement process and consider an independent assessment oversight body.