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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Louisville Republican Rep. Chris Lewis is pushing a bill to require a cigar bar exception to indoor smoking bans. It progressed through a committee vote Tuesday. -
U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul nearly universally stuck with their parties in voting in favor of confirming President Donald Trump’s picks for top offices in his administration. -
Republicans and Democrats stood together to remember and celebrate Black history in Kentucky even as the GOP renews discussion of limiting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges. -
A decentralized group of more than 200 protesters stood on the steps of the state Capitol, protesting broadly about the sweeping changes President Donald Trump has made in his first weeks in office. -
Several Kentucky bills filed this legislative session have one thing in common: a shared skepticism of guidance from top U.S. health organizations and leading medical groups. -
Kentucky's governor said his administration has not received any requests for assistance from immigration authorities under the new Trump administration, but would “evaluate anything and everything.” -
At least 150 refugees slated to come to Kentucky over the next month are in limbo due to President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing refugee admissions. -
Legislation that would block hospitals from transfusing blood containing COVID-19 antibodies or “synthetic mRNA” would severely reduce the state’s blood supply. The bill’s sponsor said Thursday that was a mistake. -
A woman cited for unlawful camping while in labor is calling for her citation to be dismissed and for the underlying state law to be found unconstitutional. -
A group of students associated with the Kentucky Student Voice Team has filed a lawsuit in Franklin County, arguing the state has failed its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate and equitable” education.
