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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...

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

Op-Ed

State Workers Help Us All; It’s Past Time to Help Them Too

Everyone in the commonwealth relies on services provided by the state government, and the workers providing them are our friends, neighbors and family. They help children in crisis, defend those...

Dustin Pugel | July 28, 2022

Total Kentucky State Government Employees 1991 2021

Analysis

Personnel Cabinet Recommends Improving Compensation to Stave off State Workforce Crisis

Kentucky faces a crisis-level shortage of workers in state government. Past legislative actions resulting in poor job quality for public defenders, social workers and all other public service positions mean...

Dustin Pugel and Pam Thomas | July 13, 2022

Doctor and patient

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

Spending cash in store

Op-Ed

For Kentuckians Facing Hunger, This Summer Brings a Triple Threat

If you’ve gone grocery shopping in Kentucky lately, you saw prices in every aisle that were likely the highest you’ve ever seen. For those of us raising kids, summer is...

Dustin Pugel | June 21, 2022

Mother child and doctor

Analysis

Kentucky Will Start Providing 10,000 More New Mothers with a Year of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just approved a plan to allow Kentuckians who have recently given birth and are covered by Medicaid to keep their coverage for...

Dustin Pugel | May 26, 2022

Spending cash in store

Analysis

Lost SNAP Benefits Due to SJR 150 Likely Growing to at Least $350 Million

Recent news that the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) will extend the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) past July means Kentuckians with Medicaid will continue to have...

Dustin Pugel | May 18, 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

KYians losing food assistance Reporting requirement

Analysis

Senate Version of HB 7 Still Makes It Harder to Get and Keep Food and Medical Assistance, Particularly for Working Families

Although substantially changed, the newest Senate version of House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous paperwork barriers to food and medical assistance for Kentucky families and workers. HB...

Jessica Klein and Dustin Pugel | March 29, 2022

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