The Problem Is Bad Jobs, Not Bad Workers
A lack of good jobs in Kentucky – and an excess of bad jobs paying poverty wages – is holding...
Planned Public Charge Rule Changes Would Harm Kentucky Immigrants and Their Families
The President’s administration is planning a radical change in immigration policy that would keep many individuals and families from participating in a wide range of public programs for which they...
Financial Challenges Continue for Many Kentucky College Students
As Kentucky college students head back to school, many face serious financial challenges as state support for higher education continues to fall short. In the new state budget, funding for...
Strengthen Education for All Kentuckians
Strengthening education for all Kentuckians is one of the five key strategies in "An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth." Because when we adequately invest in education, we make progress...
Kentucky Kids Go Back to School Amid More Budget Cuts
Despite inadequate state funding for education, Kentucky’s school districts are figuring out how to open their doors to students this school year. In order to balance increasingly tight budgets, will...
As Kids Head Back to School, Districts Have Even Fewer Resources Than Previous Years
This year as kids head back to school, Kentucky school districts face challenges due to cuts in state funds, ranging from no funding for textbooks and professional development to cuts...
New Report Shows Vast Income Inequality Across Kentucky
The average income of the top 1 percent of Kentuckians is 18.4 times greater than the average income of everyone else in the state, according to a new report by...
Performance Funding for Higher Ed Already Beginning to Disadvantage Some Schools
New higher education data showing the allocation of performance funds in 2019 to our public universities and community colleges underscores the concern that some institutions are disadvantaged in the performance...
To Improve Health Through Work, Kentucky Needs to Commit to Better Job Quality
With the state’s new barriers to Medicaid coverage soon to be erected under the guise of encouraging work, we’ve heard a lot in Kentucky recently about the health benefits of...
What Happened With Criminal Justice This Session
In January, lawmakers headed into the 2018 Kentucky General Assembly with information about and the need to address the state’s rapidly growing inmate population and corrections costs; our status as...