Kelsey Hayes Coots

Educator. Organizer. UK alum. Owensboro born & raised. Louisville living. Fan of all things KY. Principal, Blue Dot Consulting.

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

Weekly reminder: Kentucky is worth fighting for.

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

@_AustinHorn @heraldleader Aw, dang. Thanks for all of your work!

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

“We are Kentuckians, we aren’t bootlickers.” — Silas House

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

Again, if your budget solution is making teachers and state employees pay more for health care, you don’t have a revenue problem. You have a priority problem.

[Jason Bailey @jbaileyky]

The average KY teacher makes $59,855/year. They're getting ~$633/yr in income tax cuts (& paying ~$104/yr more in sales taxes). But under the House budget, their healthcare costs would soar ~$5,832/yr.

KY's richest 1%? They're getting $27,482/yr from the state income tax cuts.

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

We talk about affordability then turn around and threaten a 78% premium hike for public workers.

If your budget solution is making teachers and state employees pay more for health care, you don’t have a revenue problem. You have a priority problem.

[Jason Bailey @jbaileyky]

Health insurance premiums for state and school employees could explode by *78%* because of language added to the House budget, having a "devastating impact on all...members and their dependents," according to a new letter from the Personnel Cabinet & reported by @_AustinHorn 1/

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

If Senate Democrats cave for a “promise” of a future vote on healthcare, that’s pathetic.

You want to know why people think politics is broken? Because working families can’t afford “maybes” while billionaires get guarantees.

We need fighters, not folders. Lives depend on it.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care. We as lawmakers, especially those of us who proclaim a devout faith, have a special obligation to heal people, not make them sicker

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

If every person who celebrates Labor Day votes for candidates who prioritize workers, we will move a lot closer to building a Kentucky that works for all.

[Rainesford Stauffer @Rainesford]

An Eastern KY high schooler wrote about spending summer 2022 helping his town clean up after devastating flooding. From realizing after the fact that he'd been cleaning alongside Tyler Childers to reflection on loss and being a team, it's really moving: https://t.co/P1aXXtUmIp

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

@KySportsRadio The AI photos 😂😂

[Dustin Pugel 🇺🇦 @dpugel]

In @RepHalRogers's district, Medicaid payments to health care providers and pharmacies comprise 13.5% of GDP.

There's still time to protect your district from layoffs, hospital closures, and local economies falling apart, congressman.

[Dustin Pugel 🇺🇦 @dpugel]

More on that here:
https://t.co/johFRCROHI

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

Freedom is having nothing left to lose.
That is why you know this Republican senator is telling the truth. This bill will harm millions of working class people by taking away their health care.

This bill has bipartisan opposition because it is that bad.

[KET Public Affairs @PubAffairsKET]

How proposed cuts to Medicaid in the domestic spending bill could affect rural hospitals across the nation. https://t.co/3Q1JuTWe3y

[Mario A Maitland @MarioMaitland_3]

These five counties (KY) are in the running to host KSR this week.

In one of them? Call in tomorrow during @KSRTHESHOW and convince us why we should come to YOU.

[Lexington Herald-Leader @heraldleader]

KET, KY public radio say future in doubt as House votes to ax funding https://t.co/wTou9eEOfu

[Kelsey Hayes Coots @KelseyforKY]

Let’s go, Murray State! #OmahaBound

[WLKY @WLKY]

JCPS meal program offering free lunch to kids during summer | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/NQ4AjfvIes

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Let’s just be clear that whichever billionaire’s to blame in the Trump/Musk pillow fight, our cost of living is still soaring and families are going to lose jobs, health care, and retirement security so the GOP Congress can give both those guys a massive new tax cut.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

When 15 million Americans lose their health care and plunge into personal crisis, none of them are going to give a shit about a made-for-clicks twitter fight between two billionaires arguing about who gets the bigger share of the corruption spoils.