Sylvia Goodman
Capitol ReporterSylvia Goodman is Kentucky Public Radio’s Capitol reporter, and has covered the state's politics and government since 2023. While a student at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, she interned with the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Media. After graduating in 2022, she wrote for the Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington DC as a reporting fellow before moving back to Louisville, her hometown. Email Sylvia at sgoodman@lpm.org and follow her on Bluesky at @sylviaruthg.lpm.org.
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As the Trump administration begins hollowing out the U.S. Department of Education, teachers rallied for the agency that distributes hundreds of millions in funds to Kentucky schools. -
Medicaid, concealed carry and telework ban: Friday was the final day for the Kentucky General Assembly to pass legislation that is veto proof, with some notable bills making the cut, and some left behind. -
As midnight and the governor’s veto period approached Friday night, the Kentucky General Assembly pushed through several highly controversial bills, including one that cuts gender-affirming hormone treatments from Medicaid. -
Incarcerated Kentuckians would be housed according to their “original biological sex” under a floor amendment attached to an unrelated bill Friday. -
Advocates say police would have wide discretion to deny the public access to open investigation records under legislation that barely passed through a Senate committee Thursday. -
Kentucky’s worker safety authority would no longer be able to enforce any rules that are more strict than federal minimums. What supporters call business friendly, one Democrat described as a “race to the bottom.” -
A bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities passed out of the Senate Wednesday. It’s likely to head to the governor’s desk once the House concurs. -
Incarcerated transgender people would no longer be able to access hormone therapy under a bill that passed a House committee vote Wednesday. -
An opponent of a bill to eliminate DEI in higher education has filed a complaint over a committee hearing they say violated open meetings laws, but Republican leadership says it won’t hamper the bill’s progress. -
A bill passed the House on Tuesday to create a new state emergency fund to aid Kentuckians who suffered in the recent severe storms and flooding in February.
