“New Americans in Kentucky” Are Diverse and Contribute Substantially to State’s Economy
Kentucky’s immigrants are a diverse, rapidly growing population that contributes to the state’s economy at a rate consistent with or...
A Profile of New Americans in Kentucky
Kentucky’s immigrants come from all over the world and are broadly represented throughout the state’s workforce and economy. But the controversy in the U.S. around immigration reform, which often eclipses...
Cutting State Income Taxes No Way to Attract New Residents
Anti-tax advocates often claim that cutting individual income taxes, especially for those at the top of the income scale, is vital if states want to keep wealthy people at home...
More than 800 Kentucky Schools Eligible in 2014-2015 To Combat Child Hunger By Increasing School Meal Participation
More than 800 Kentucky schools will qualify for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) this coming school year, a federal initiative that increases the number of children eating school meals and...
What Are Taxes For?
Tax Day is an important time for Kentuckians to consider the role of government in our state and nation. Taxes are a critical tool for doing things together that we...
Infographic: Make Work Pay for Kentucky Families with a State EITC and Minimum Wage Increase
Hundreds of thousands of hardworking Kentuckians in low-wage jobs are struggling to make ends meet. Here are two tools that would give Kentucky families a boost they need: enacting a...
Privatization Brings Concerns about Accountability, Quality and Cost
For revenue-strapped state and local governments, contracting with private entities to build or operate public assets like roads and government buildings or provide public services is often proposed as an...
Fund Transfers Can Harm Needed Programs and Result in Higher Costs
With deep budget shortfalls and very modest revenue growth predicted in the coming biennium, the Governor has put forward $371 million in fund transfers as a way to help balance...
Deep Business Tax Cuts Are Not the Key to a Stronger Kentucky Economy
Governor Beshear’s tax reform proposal includes a substantial amount of new business tax cuts aimed at making the state more competitive. But tax cuts are not the most effective way...
Increasing Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Would Help One in Four Workers Make Ends Meet
The decline in the real value of the minimum wage for tipped and non-tipped workers has been contributing to poverty and inequality in Kentucky. Increasing the state’s minimum wage to...