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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In rural Kentucky, where federal Medicaid cuts are expected to hit hard, providers are considering expanding mobile health options. -
A month after the Trump administration revoked his security clearance, former CIA officer and veteran Joel Willett is running for one of Kentucky’s two U.S. Senate seats. -
Former Secret Service agent Logan Forsythe, a Democrat, told Kentucky Public Radio he is getting into the U.S. Senate race to fight for the social programs he relied on growing up. -
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether they should allow taxpayer dollars to fund public charter schools. -
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether public business conducted on a private device should still fall under the state’s open record laws. -
The educational advocacy group that initially formed to combat Amendment 2 is now calling for a significant increase in education spending during next year’s biennial budget. -
A day after Rep. Thomas Massie, a northern Kentucky Republican, took the first step in forcing a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, survivors rallied at the U.S. Capitol in support. -
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear celebrated the full return of Kentucky’s cancelled AmeriCorps funding after a coalition of states called the abrupt rescission illegal. -
Administrators of kynect, which helps Kentuckians connect to health benefits and resources, came under questioning from the state Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board as they challenged the need for a state-level exchange. -
Ibogaine, a powerful Schedule I psychedelic, has recently gained interest for its potential to treat PTSD and addiction. A Kentucky lawmaker is calling for the state to fund medical research.
