The Gallery Pass

NEW: Nine things I'm watching, wondering, thinking, etc. as we head into the second half of Kentucky's 2026 legislative session. #KYGA26 thegallerypass.substack.com/p/nine-things-…

ICYMI: The first #KYGA26 edition of The Gallery Pass is OUT! Give it a read + subscribe if you haven’t already. substack.com/home/post/p-18…

The survey is anonymous, so you can totally nominate yourself and/or nominate multiple folks. Just fill the form out one time for each person/group. NOMINATE! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Think lawmakers, lobbyists, activists, advocates, journalists, unsung heroes of the state Capitol, power brokers and folks who are a little bit more quiet about their sway. Anyone even remotely tied to Kentucky politics and policy is fair game. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Y'all, nominations for the 2026 class of @thegallerypass Power Players are officially open to the public! Nominate your must-watch folks involved in Kentucky policy and politics here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Woo-hoo, (hopefully) last TGP of 2025! A quick look at what’s on the horizon in Kentucky politics: open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…

NEW newsletter 👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…

NEW TGP just dropped! Tonight: — Updates from the campaign trail, including a special election and an interesting tidbit not reported elsewhere 👀 — Are the culture wars back? — Time to nominate 2026's Power Players! open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…

Please remember I'm running a special on annual paid subscriptions for the holiday/legislative preview season. Now might be a good time to become a paid sub to TGP, just saying. thegallerypass.substack.com/subscribe

Paid subs get first dibs on nominations (this does not mean your nominees will win!). I'll open nominations up to all subscribers Sunday evening, and then to the general public next week.

Y'all, due to my inability to properly turn on a survey link, there won't be a regular newsletter for Thursday. Instead, here's what's going down.

NEW: Booker's back, Grossberg's ethics hearing is scheduled, how y'all can learn more about #KYGA26 directly from me + lawmakers this week, and more. thegallerypass.substack.com/p/bookers-back…

Subs!! Please don’t forget to do this if you haven’t already! Link is in your inbox.

Hey subscribers: Take a second and fill out my new feedback survey for TGP! I’m trying to make the newsletter even better heading into 2026, and I want as much reader input as I can get to make that happen. Check this morning’s newsletter for the link!

NEW @thegallerypass: How Donald Trump and Olivia Nuzzi conspired to cover up the Epstein Files !!! open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…

NEW: Takeaways from Election Night (yes, even though Kentucky didn’t have any) open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…

In honor of this moment, all paid subscriptions to @thegallerypass are 15% off! (Free subs, obvs, remain available + free) Please, come join us: thegallerypass.substack.com/subscribe

Some personal news: I just got named Louisville’s best local writer. And @thegallerypass got named the third best local blog (not bad for having almost no name recognition and being less than two years old). Stunned, thrilled + deeply honored. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The latest edition of @thegallerypass is LIVE: Oh goodie, yet another debate over charter schools! open.substack.com/pub/thegallery…