Kentucky

In one of the poorest areas of the country, public schools are driving economic transformation.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Dental health has profound effects on quality of life, overall well-being, and economic security.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Pacific Standard spoke with Kara Bellew, a partner at a matrimonial and family law firm, about the best route for survivors to seek a divorce, and how abusers are able to manipulate the legal system.

• By Natalie Pattillo

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• By Max Ufberg
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Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, staff writer Francie Diep discusses her experiences covering the opioid epidemic and a promising new treatment program at the University of Kentucky.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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Repealing the ACA isn't the only way to dial back the law's Medicaid expansions—and destroy the program itself.

• By Dwyer Gunn

In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Why doesn’t the Environmental Protection Agency count incarcerated populations in its impact statements?

• By Lauren Kirchner

And what Attorney General Eric Holder missed in his recent speech on, among other things, the disproportionate burden of voter disenfranchisement of felons felt by minorities.

• By Lauren Kirchner