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Jason Bailey

Op-Ed

American Rescue Plan Is a Lifeline for Kentuckians

When economies falter and hardship rises, governments must respond with vigorous action. It’s a lesson our country learned in the...

Jason Bailey | March 15, 2021

legislative budget 2021

Analysis

Legislature To Pass Austere Budget, Prevent Governor From Using New Federal Aid Without Authorization

The legislature is set to pass an austere budget that does not include the employee raises, targeted budget increases and one-time investments the governor had proposed using surplus monies available...

Jason Bailey | March 13, 2021

Kentucky Jobs through Jan 2021

Analysis

Kentucky Saw Small Uptick in Jobs in January, But Major Jobs Gap Remains

Kentucky’s economy experienced slight improvement in January, new monthly jobs data shows, but the employment situation remains far weaker than it was before the pandemic hit a year ago. Thankfully,...

Jason Bailey | March 11, 2021

Spending cash in store

Press Release

Statement: Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act Will Alleviate Hardship and Help Kentucky’s Economy Recover

Today's passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act means relief is on the way for Kentuckians still being battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. This landmark legislation provides the aid...

Jason Bailey | March 10, 2021

minimum amount due

Analysis

Last-Minute Tax Giveaways Threaten Budget — and Will Force Kentucky to Pay Back Aid Money to Feds

The final days of the Kentucky General Assembly are a time when last-minute tax breaks are sometimes slid quietly into legislation and made law. Corporate lobbyists prefer this approach, because...

Jason Bailey | March 10, 2021

Spending cash in store

Analysis

What’s in the American Rescue Plan for Kentuckians

The new COVID relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan (ARP), will soon become law. It will send billions in aid to Kentucky’s families, communities and state and local...

Dustin Pugel, Ashley Spalding and Jason Bailey | March 9, 2021

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Press Release

Statement: House COVID Relief Bill Is the Response Kentuckians Need

Today’s passage of a comprehensive relief bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is a landmark step forward in defeating COVID and fighting economic hardship through the remainder of this...

Jason Bailey | February 26, 2021

Annual Tax Rates on HHR Slot Machines in Kentucky

Op-Ed

Letter to the Kentucky House of Representatives on Raising the Inadequate Tax Rate on HHR Slot Machines

February 10, 2021 Dear Kentucky House of Representatives: As you consider legislation potentially legalizing "Historical Horse Racing" (HHR) slot machines, an important issue concerns the inadequacy of the tax on...

Jason Bailey | February 10, 2021

Op-Ed

General Assembly Should Strengthen the Recovery by Approving Much-Needed Relief

The 2021 Kentucky General Assembly will reconvene in early February, and the remaining piece of essential business is agreement on a new state budget. The legislature faces a choice: deploy...

Jason Bailey | January 28, 2021

weakening recovery

Analysis

Recovery Went in Reverse in December as Relief Expired, Pandemic Resurged

New monthly jobs data shows the state lost jobs in December for the first time since the recovery began in the spring of 2020. The end of federal CARES Act...

Jason Bailey | January 21, 2021

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