Kentuckians should speak out against political funding of scientific research

New rules would change how federal research dollars are awarded.

By: Kumble Subbaswamy

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 812

Last Updated: 1 day, 15 hours ago

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The nations that lead in the future will be the ones that lead in science, and for the past 80 years that has been the United States, by a decisive margin. We did not get there by letting whoever held power in Washington choose which research deserved funding; we got there by trusting expert judgment over political preference.

The White House has already proposed drastic cuts to next year’s federal research budget — …

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