Kentucky's housing crisis deepens as legislature fails to act on 200,000-home shortage
By
Ashley Homrich
Summary
Kentucky faces a severe housing crisis with a shortage of over 200,000 homes, primarily affecting low-income households who can afford only $500/month in rent. Despite creating a housing taskforce in 2024, the state legislature took no meaningful action by the 2026 session, leading to frustration and the formation of citizen-driven initiatives to address the crisis.
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The state legislature knows this too. In 2024, they created an entire housing taskforce to address the issue, but had taken no meaningful action by the start of the 2026 legislative session.
This inaction led to the creation...
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