Bluegrass Institute

09/01/2026

Are the abuses of Flock surveillance the result of a few bad apples or a problem in the system itself? Check out our scholar Abby Hall's new coauthored piece in the Courier Journal. Article link in comments.

08/29/2026

08/24/2026

Kentucky has officially opted into a scholarship tax credit program to benefit students. What comes next? https://ow.ly/HNm250Zz2G7

Bluegrass Institute CEO Caleb O. Brown delivered remarks with Secretary of State Michael G. Adams and State Representative TJ Roberts.

08/18/2026

Privacy is not a loophole for criminals. It is a precondition for a free society, and the Supreme Court just said so in as many words.

Flock cameras now blanket the commonwealth. A new state law gestures at the problem but is riddled with exceptions

08/12/2026

"Kentuckians should not have to choose between public safety and the right to move freely without being tracked, catalogued and made available for inspection by any agency or corporation that asks." https://ow.ly/4Leb50Zz2zI

Flock cameras now blanket the commonwealth. A new state law gestures at the problem but is riddled with exceptions

08/12/2026

Kentucky earns a D- for its civil forfeiture laws — the state can seize your car, cash, or home on probable cause alone, without ever convicting you of a crime. From 2007–2023, agencies took over $65 million this way.

When we think about the American Dream, we think about social mobility.