Jordan HarrisApr 15, 20242 minEnough is EnoughLouisville’s first football game last season was a dazzling performance by Lamar Jackson. I was lucky enough to be there in person. Sure,...
Josh CrawfordMar 17, 20242 minDoes Permit-less Carry Lead to Violent Crime Increases?Since first introduced in 1997 by preeminent gun researcher John Lott and Professor David Mustard, the idea “more guns, less crime” has...
Josh CrawfordMar 14, 20241 minHornbeck Op-Ed MisleadsFormer Maryland Superintendent and education consultant David W. Hornbeck has an op-ed in the Courier-Journal and Herald-Leader on how,...
Jared CrawfordMar 13, 20242 minGraduation Rate Should Not Be the Metric for K-12 SuccessThe state of Kentucky touts its high school graduation rates as signs of the successes of its public schools. In fact, in the most recent...
Jordan HarrisMar 7, 20242 minMayor Fischer is Right. Urban Charter Schools Work.To the dismay of some members of the Jefferson County Public School board, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has voiced his support for...
Josh CrawfordFeb 28, 20243 minCould Cincinnati's CIRV Program Help Louisville Address Gang Violence?In 2015, the US experienced a 3.9% increase in violent crime nation-wide, and while national data isn’t yet available for all of 2016,...
Josh CrawfordFeb 21, 20245 minSenate Bill 120: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Does It All Mean?There have been many questions and concerns, and a great deal of confusion surrounding Senate Bill 120. This bill is corrections...
Jared CrawfordFeb 14, 20242 minWhat Would Manchester, Kentucky's Opioid Crises Look Like in Louisville?A recent article featured in The Atlantic, offered a peak into the city of Manchester and Clay County and just what the opioid crisis...
Josh CrawfordFeb 14, 20242 minLifting Mandatory Denial for Felons to Apply for Occupational License is Great Step to Improve WorkfSenator Westerfield has filed Senate Bill 120, a culmination of the first efforts of Gov. Bevin’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment...
Jared CrawfordFeb 8, 20243 minSurvey Results Illustrate a Divided LouisvilleDo the people of Louisville love their city? New survey results suggest that this answer is not so easy to come by. While overall it...
Jordan HarrisFeb 3, 20242 minFive Bills We Are Watching in the General AssemblyAfter a packed first week followed by several weeks off, the Kentucky General Assembly will return on Tuesday for the remainder of this...
Jared CrawfordFeb 3, 20242 minReport Offers Glimpse into Rural Kentucky Challenges, and Path Forward“Everybody’s got hope; you just got to bring it out” In 2016, The Greater Clark Foundation joined with the Harwood Institute for Public...
Jordan HarrisJan 30, 20241 minIntroducing: Pegasus BlogWelcome to Pegasus Blog. When we decided to form Pegasus Institute we knew that a blog would be an important piece of our communication....