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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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear revealed his budget priorities for the next two fiscal years in his State of the Commonwealth address, calling for major new investments in education and to address affordability. -
The Kentucky General Assembly opened the 2026 session in new temporary lodgings with no gallery for in-person viewing. Lawmakers’ top mission will be to pass a two-year budget. -
After years of federal stimulus and surpluses, the Kentucky General Assembly will have to pass a state budget in a tighter fiscal environment in the 2026 session. -
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. -
Kentucky Public Radio has covered a tumultuous year of federal cuts and shifts, the lawsuits challenging them, state governance and another hefty legislative session. Rediscover our top politics stories of 2025. -
After a nonpartisan forecasting group predicted a smaller shortfall, Gov. Andy Beshear said he is implementing reductions across state government — but some constitutional officers are declining to do the same. -
Democrat Gary Clemons, a U.S. Army veteran and president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, won the vacant southwest Louisville Senate seat. -
Early voting is underway for a special state Senate election in southwest Louisville ahead of Election Day. Find out more about each candidate. -
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is looking ahead to the legislative session, where lawmakers will pass the last two-year budget of his governorship, and toward the midterm elections where Democrats hope to make big waves both nationally and in Kentucky. -
A suspect is in custody after the shooting that left one person dead and another in critical condition, according to the Frankfort Police Department.
