Report Shows Gaps in Kentucky’s Economy
While Kentucky’s economy as a whole has been in a period of recovery ever since 2010, jobs continue to be...
New Report: An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth
A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) proposes more than 30 policy ideas aimed at building an economy that works for all Kentuckians. “An Economic Agenda...
Improve Job Quality and Economic Security
Improving job quality and economic security is one of the five key strategies in "An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth." Kentucky can make real progress in these areas by...
New School Year, Tough Choices for KY Districts
New School Year, Tough Choices for KY Districts By Mary Kuhlman
OK. Forget the ‘Knock Out’ Analogy. Bevin’s Public Pension Scare Tactics Are Still All Wet
OK. Forget the 'Knock Out' Analogy. Bevin's Public Pension Scare Tactics Are Still All Wet By the Editorial Board
Voters’ Overwhelming Rejection of “Right to Work” Law Reflects Its Harm to Workers
Yesterday, voters in neighboring Missouri rejected the state legislature’s decision to enact a so-called “Right to Work” (RTW) in a landslide referendum, with 67 percent opposing the law. Voters’ opposition...
A Look at Medicaid in Kentucky
Cincinnati Connection: A Look at Medicaid in Kentucky Fox19 Now
New Tax Law Shifts from the Wealthy to Kentuckians of Color and Economically Distressed Regions of State
In the waning days of the 2018 General Assembly, legislators passed House Bill 366 (HB 366), a regressive tax package that gives a tax break to the wealthiest and shifts...
What Are Taxes For?
Across the commonwealth, Kentuckians are filing their taxes this week; and many are wondering if and how the federal tax changes passed in late 2017 and the state changes passed...
Medicaid Work Requirement Will Hurt Kentucky’s Workers
Kentucky’s recently-approved requirement that people work 80 hours a month or lose Medicaid will almost certainly cause many working people to lose coverage, according to a new report by the...