Kentucky Archives

The Edit, Episode #1: A Conversation About New Treatment Options for Opioid-Addicted Moms

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.

Pacific Standard Staff

A family spends time on their porch in Booneville, Kentucky.

Economics

Inside the Red State Race to Destroy Medicaid

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

Dwyer Gunn

News in Brief

In the Picture: Cold Deck in Boyle County, Kentucky

In every print issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details…

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

Featherweight Champions: The Annual World Chicken Festival, London, Laurel County, Kentucky

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

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

Environmental Justice for Prisoners

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

Lauren Kirchner

News in Brief

The Wild Illogic of Barring Felons From Voting

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.

Lauren Kirchner