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Rural Kentucky Population Continues Decline While Urban and Suburban Areas Grow

Recently released population estimates from the Census show that, over the last five years, Kentucky continues to urbanize. Rural eastern...

Dustin Pugel | May 23, 2016

Analysis

What Are Medicaid Waivers?

Kentucky has had great success in reducing the number of people who are uninsured since it expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Since that time, Governor Bevin has...

Dustin Pugel | May 20, 2016

Analysis

Child Care Assistance and Preschool Improved in Budget Agreement

The two-year budget agreement now being considered by Governor Bevin made incremental but substantial changes to the state’s two main investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE). The state’s...

Dustin Pugel | April 22, 2016

Analysis

New Early Childhood Education Report Highlights Benefits of Investment

Too little funding for early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Kentucky means that quality care is too expensive for low-income families, and remains unaffordable for most Kentuckians. A new...

Dustin Pugel | April 19, 2016

Analysis

General Assembly’s Budget Includes Critical Scholarship Investments

The final budget agreement that passed the legislature includes significant new investment in the state’s college scholarship programs. Over the biennium, the funding increase for Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority...

Dustin Pugel | April 19, 2016

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Budget Must Invest in Kentucky’s Economy Today

After 15 rounds of state budget cuts through the recession and recovery, the foundation of Kentucky’s economy—our schools, higher education systems, health services and more—have been significantly weakened. But final...

Dustin Pugel | March 28, 2016

Analysis

Budget Should Move Forward on Early Childhood, Not Back

Quality early childhood education, through child care and preschool, has been shown to have multiple layers of value: It helps the economy by generating jobs and economic activity, as well...

Dustin Pugel | March 10, 2016

Analysis

Kentucky Weak in Some Aspects of Poverty and Opportunity, Strong in Others

A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) ranks how well the states have addressed the problems facing low-income families through 16 indicators. Kentucky’s results are mixed, with...

Dustin Pugel | February 29, 2016

Analysis

Fact Sheet: Need-Based Financial Aid Dollars Being Diverted to General Fund

For years millions of scholarship dollars have been diverted away from Kentucky’s need-based financial aid programs to the General Fund. Studies have shown that need-based financial aid: • Increases college...

Dustin Pugel | February 23, 2016

Analysis

Governor’s Budget Proposal Would Worsen College Affordability

Governor Bevin’s budget proposal would not improve — and would even worsen — the state’s college affordability problems. Deep budget cuts to public universities and community colleges are expected to...

Dustin Pugel | February 11, 2016

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