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 Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance. -
Alongside Gov. Andy Beshear, more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and governors are suing the Trump administration over plans to suspend food assistance benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on. -
With a state Senate special election rapidly approaching, here’s what you need to know ahead of Election Day. -
The Jefferson County Republican Party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets. -
Several lawmakers voiced support Tuesday to bring back legislation that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky’s public water systems. -
The Louisville Republican Party nominated retired U.S. Army veteran Calvin Leach to go up against Democrat Gary Clemons, a local union leader, in a special election for a vacant state Senate seat in south Louisville. -
Funding for food assistance benefits next month isn’t coming, Gov. Andy Beshear said, due to the federal government shutdown. Funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is also delayed. -
The Louisville Democratic Party has nominated Gary Clemons, the president of the United Steelworkers Local 1693 union, as their candidate to fill a vacant state Senate seat in south Louisville. -
After public outcry and pressure from lawmakers, Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration found the funding to support senior meal programs across the state. -
In two different cases, the Kentucky Supreme Court is set to either affirm or limit the Democratic governor’s appointment power.
