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Ashley Spalding

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The Devastating Economic Harms of Banning Abortion in Kentucky

Abortion is on the ballot in Kentucky this year, and the harmful implications of Amendment 2 would reach deep into...

Ashley Spalding | November 3, 2022

Press Release

Statement: Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians

Today, President Biden announced the cancellation of up to $10,000 of student debt for borrowers with federal loans. An additional $10,000 – for a total of up to $20,000 – will...

Ashley Spalding | August 24, 2022

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Op-Ed

Inadequate State Funding Leaves Kentucky Teachers With Meager Raises

After enduring years of stagnant salaries and slashed benefits, every teacher and school employee in Kentucky needed a significant raise this year. Paying school workers adequately not only allows them...

Ashley Spalding | August 23, 2022

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Analysis

Most Kentucky Teachers and School Staff Start Year Without Meaningful Raises

Stagnant salaries are contributing to a growing teacher shortage in Kentucky and across the nation, as the school year begins in many areas of the state. An inadequate number of...

Ashley Spalding, Dustin Pugel and Pam Thomas | August 10, 2022

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Analysis

What the New Climate and Health Legislation Will Mean for Kentucky

President Biden on Tuesday signed new legislation that takes critical steps toward addressing the climate crisis, improves access to affordable health care, creates jobs in clean energy and puts downward...

Ashley Spalding and Dustin Pugel | August 7, 2022

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Analysis

The Economic Implications of an Abortion Ban in Kentucky

The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federal protections for abortion access. The “trigger law” passed by the Kentucky legislature in 2019 makes nearly all abortion...

Ashley Spalding and Dustin Pugel | July 6, 2022

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Analysis

What Kentuckians Say About Student Loan Cancellation

Nearly one in five Kentucky adults has federal student loan debt. For these 616,000 Kentuckians and our state as a whole, debt cancellation, as is currently being considered by the...

Ashley Spalding | May 27, 2022

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Analysis

Budget Agreement Includes Only Modest Increases in Most Areas of Budget, Salary Increases for State Workers

The 2022-2024 budget agreement announced today includes only very modest funding increases for critical state services across the budget. Investments in education and other areas are small, especially considering the...

Ashley Spalding, Dustin Pugel and Jason Bailey | March 29, 2022

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Analysis

Pretrial Bills in the Kentucky General Assembly Are a Mixed Bag

Kentucky’s pretrial system — which determines whether a person charged with a crime waits for their day in court behind bars or at home — is arbitrary, unfair and rife...

Carmen Mitchell, Pam Thomas and Ashley Spalding | March 16, 2022

Teacher Pay Has Fallen in Nearly Every KY County

Analysis

State Funding for Education Has Been Stagnant for Many Years, But the 2022-2024 Budget Presents a Unique Opportunity to Begin Reinvesting

In 1991, following a Kentucky Supreme Court decision finding that Kentucky’s system of funding education was unconstitutional, the Kentucky General Assembly responded by increasing taxes to begin reinvesting in Kentucky’s...

Pam Thomas, Ashley Spalding and Dustin Pugel | February 14, 2022

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