This week on Capitol Chat: The pros and cons of calling a Constitutional Convention

By Alan Lytle

February 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM EST

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis traveled to Frankfort last week to encourage Kentucky to join an effort to amend the US Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. In this week's Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock talks about the perils, promises and pitfalls that could ensue should the commonwealth choose to embark on that route.

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