Cost of living and affordability
Affordability tops the list of concerns Kentuckians are voicing to candidates. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman names it first among the issues residents raise with her, and KET's Comment on Kentucky panel flagged affordability as one of the defining voter concerns of the current election cycle — including for Fayette County households facing rising everyday costs.
What should Kentucky's leaders do about the rising cost of living?
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Sources
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman — https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314082053.html
As lieutenant governor, I will continue to travel the commonwealth listening to Kentuckians and focusing on the issues they tell me are most important to them: affordability, education, healthcare and housing
Comment on Kentucky panel — https://www.pbs.org/video/september-25-2026-H8bfkW
The affordability, data centers, health care.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Raise wages, expand assistance programs, and tax high earners to bring down household costs
- Invest in housing, healthcare, and education programs that lower families' biggest bills
- Undecided — costs are a real burden but I'm unsure which policies would actually help
- Cut taxes and reduce regulations so businesses can lower prices and raise pay
- Shrink government spending and let the free market bring prices down on its own