Kentucky Tax Reform Bill is a Break for the Rich but a Hike for Everybody Else, Study Says
Kentucky Tax Reform Bill is a Break for the Rich but a Hike for Everybody Else, Study Says By Tom...
New Analysis Shows Kentucky’s New Tax Plan Is a Millionaire Tax Cut
A new analysis from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows that the General Assembly’s new tax plan, HB 366, is a huge tax cut for the wealthiest...
Shifting to a Tennessee-Like Tax System Would Harm Kentucky
Click here for a PDF of this report. Proponents of shifting away from income taxes often point to Tennessee’s heavy reliance on sales taxes as a formula for economic growth...
Kentucky Better Budget Builder
Kentucky has what it takes to restore essential investments our commonwealth -- revenue options to address our eroding General Fund as an alternative to more budget cuts. This interactive tool...
More Detail About 70 Programs Defunded in Governor’s Budget Proposal
This table provides information about the 70 programs for which Governor Bevin's 2018-2020 budget proposal would eliminate state funding. The proposal is available here. All programs identified as being eliminated...
School Voucher Tax Break Proposals Further Threaten Funding for Public Education
Bills have already been filed in both the Senate and the House this session that would further threaten resources for Kentucky’s already underfunded public schools and other services, allow high-income...
Passage of the Dream Act Would Benefit Kentucky
In September, the Trump Administration announced the end of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program established by executive order that granted immigrant youth who were brought to the...
The Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Poor and Wealthy School Districts Continues to Grow
Click to view as a PDF As a result of decreasing reliance on state funding for education and an increasing reliance on local school district resources, the gap in per-pupil...
Senate Tax Plan Harms Low- and Middle-Income Kentuckians to Pay for Giveaways to Those at the Top
Like the top-heavy tax cut plan passed in the House last week, the plan now in front of the Senate would shift taxes away from millionaires and corporations and over...
5 Things to Watch for in the House Federal Tax Plan
Tomorrow the U.S. House is expected to release a draft bill that, by all accounts, would enact large tax cuts tilted heavily toward the wealthiest Americans and largest, most profitable...