Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances
A new harmful and costly immigration proposal – Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – would create an impractical mandate for...
Comprehensive State Budget Preview Report: Recent Tax Cuts Drive Another Budget Where Investments Face Squeeze
State investments already hampered by over a decade of budget reductions are likely to face additional cuts unless new revenue is put on the table in the 2020 legislative session,...
As Task Force Considers Changing Food Assistance, New Data Shows 30,000 Kentuckians Have Already Lost Help Buying Groceries
New state data shows that nearly 30,000 Kentuckians have had their food assistance taken away since January of 2018 due to barriers the state has recently erected. Less money for...
Kentucky Among Worst States in Nation for College Affordability, Harming Students Who Already Face the Greatest Barriers
Kentucky ranks 8th worst among states for college affordability – measured as the average net price of higher education at a public four-year institution as a share of median household...
Press Release: SNAP Improves Health and Reduces Health Care Costs Across Kentucky
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — through which more than half a million Kentuckians get help buying groceries — is a powerful health intervention, according to a new report...
Support Health in Kentucky With a Stronger State Budget
It’s officially flu season, and a good time of year to get serious about Vitamin C intake, getting enough sleep and extra handwashing. Behavior matters, of course, but Kentuckians’ ability...
New Census Data Show Economic Progress Stalling Out for Low- to Middle-Income Kentuckians
Despite the continued economic growth of recent years, median income and poverty rates for Kentuckians remained flat in 2018 compared to 2017, according to new American Community Survey data released...
Progress on Health Coverage in Kentucky Has Begun To Erode, According to New Data
The share of Americans without health insurance has gone up for the first time since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed almost a decade ago, with 535,000 more Americans...
How Are Kentucky Workers Faring This Labor Day?
The longest economic recovery on record and a state unemployment rate of 4.3% sounds like a strong foundation for Kentuckians’ prosperity. But a close look at the numbers this Labor...
Will Kentucky Keep Choosing Special Interests Over Our Commonwealth?
A few days before my two elementary schoolers bounded up the steps of the bus for their first day back to school, the Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG) – the official...