2017 Session a Step Backward for Kentucky Workers
The 2017 General Assembly has ended, but the full impact on workers of several harmful bills passed during the session...
What Are Taxes For?
Across the commonwealth, Kentuckians are filing their taxes this week; and many are wondering if and how the Governor’s intention to do tax reform this year will impact what they...
What Good Tax Reform Looks Like
Click here to view as a PDF. Though the details remain unknown, Governor Bevin has described the kind of tax reform he’ll introduce in a special session this year as...
Taxing Groceries in Kentucky Would Hurt Low-Income Families, Weaken Revenue Growth
Click to view as a PDF. Governor Bevin has said he will propose tax reform in a special session this year that will move Kentucky toward a “consumption-based” tax system...
More Federal Budget Cuts Would Especially Harm Kentucky
More than one out of every three dollars Kentucky spends each year on health care, education, job training, child care, transportation and other critical programs comes from the federal government....
Tax Credit Doesn’t Help Kentucky Schools and Kids
A recent op-ed from the sponsors of private school tax credit proposals in this year’s General Assembly suggests the program would help provide educational opportunities to families in need and...
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute $37 Million Toward Investments in Kentucky Each Year
Undocumented immigrants living in Kentucky pay $36.6 million in state and local taxes each year, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. These substantial...
Worker Protections Undermined by SB 237
A number of harmful bills affecting wages and working conditions have passed this session, making it a year of setbacks for workers already. But SB 237 would make things worse....
The Math Behind Ed Choice Tax Credit Fails Many Tests
Today in the House Education Committee legislators are hearing discussion of House Bill 162, a proposal to create a so-called Education Choice tax credit in Kentucky. This proposal does not...
Refugees, Immigrants Important to Kentucky and the Economy: An Overview of the Research
From the promise to build a wall paid for by tariffs on Mexican imports and uncertainty about what will happen to DACA (which allows undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them...