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More Than 300,000 Kentuckians Have Been Charged for Cannabis Over the Past Two Decades

Over the past two decades, as states around the nation have moved to decriminalize and legalize cannabis, more than 300,000...

Kaylee Raymer, Ashley Spalding, Pam Thomas, Dustin Pugel and Carmen Mitchell | September 18, 2023

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The Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Wealthy and Poor School Districts Is Now Worse Than Levels Declared Unconstitutional

The difference in per-pupil funding between the state’s poorest and wealthiest districts now exceeds the level deemed unconstitutional by the Kentucky Supreme Court more than three decades ago. In 1990,...

Jason Bailey, Dustin Pugel, Pam Thomas and Ashley Spalding | August 23, 2023

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Kentucky’s Inflation-Adjusted Minimum Wage Now at Its Lowest Since 1950

Today marks 14 years since the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 an hour to $7.25. For the dozens of states, including Kentucky, that have failed to boost the minimum...

Dustin Pugel | July 24, 2023

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A Child Care Apocalypse Is Coming

High quality, affordable child care is essential for kids to learn, parents to work and the economy to prosper. But for years, families have struggled to find and afford care,...

Dustin Pugel | July 3, 2023

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Three Years of Kentucky’s Jobs Recovery in Four Charts

In April 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic bottomed out the economy, and Kentucky lost 294,900 jobs – or 15.0% of the workforce – in just two months. New...

Dustin Pugel | May 22, 2023

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Facts Don’t Support Economic Argument for Proposed Federal Prison in Letcher County 

In the wake of last year’s devastating eastern Kentucky floods, the federal government reintroduced a previously defeated proposal to build a new Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison and “prison camp”...

Ashley Spalding, Jason Bailey and Dustin Pugel | May 19, 2023

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Analysis

Medicaid Renewal Process Underway for the First Time Since Start of Pandemic

Kentucky, like every other state, is re-starting its Medicaid renewals process after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing downturn. During this year-long process, the state must...

Dustin Pugel | May 18, 2023

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Kentucky’s Basic Cash Assistance Program Just Got a Much-Needed Update

Kentucky’s basic cash assistance program for families with young children was recently overhauled to make long-overdue and badly needed improvements benefitting children and families across the commonwealth. These changes in...

Dustin Pugel | April 25, 2023

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Op-Ed

Shorting State Workers’ Pay Hurts Us All

Last year, the General Assembly provided the first meaningful raise to workers in state government in 14 years by providing an 8% cost of living adjustment. Though that increase was...

Dustin Pugel | March 17, 2023

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Analysis

HB 444 Leaves $110 Million On the Table for State Worker Pay

Last year, the General Assembly provided a badly-needed 8% raise for state workers in fiscal year 2023, reversing a 14-year trend of low or no cost-of-living increases. At the same...

Dustin Pugel | March 7, 2023

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