Small Budget Surplus Provides Little Reason to Celebrate
Kentucky ended fiscal year 2013 with a $70.6 million surplus in the General Fund – about $30.6 million from lower-than-expected...
Immigration Reform Would Boost Kentucky Revenues By $23.2 Million
New Report: ”Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions” Undocumented Immigrants in Kentucky Pay $58.8 Million Annually in State and Local Taxes; Immigration Reform Would Boost State Revenues $23.2 Million...
Working Family Tax Credits Help Kentucky’s Military Families
New Report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Working Family Tax Credits Help Kentucky’s Military Families About 28,000 veteran and active-duty military families in Kentucky...
Budget Cuts Stack Up: Kentucky Faces the Eighth Largest Decrease in Federal Grants Among States
Kentucky will receive $162 million less in federal grant funding in 2013 than it did in 2012, according to a new brief by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The report...
Proposed Cuts to Medicare and Social Security Would Drive More Seniors into Financial Hardship
Nearly half of elderly Kentuckians are economically insecure—meaning they either live in or are at risk of falling into poverty—according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)....
Pathway to Citizenship for Immigrants Would Be Good for Kentucky’s Economy
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would increase border security, regulate future immigration flows, and formally extend the American dream to the 11...
Federal Limit on Tax Expenditures Would Generate Needed Revenue and Make Taxes Fairer
President Obama’s proposal to limit tax savings on itemized deductions and exclusions for high-income people would raise more than half a trillion dollars over the next decade while increasing taxes...
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...
Child Care Cuts Part of Broader Underinvestment in Early Learning
Recent cuts to Kentucky’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and Kinship Care are part of a broader set of cuts to child care and early childhood education programs, despite solid...
Higher Minimum Wage Is Good for Kentucky Workers and the State’s Economy
Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would lift the wages of over one in four Kentucky workers and add $546 million over three years to the Kentucky...