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stimulus

Analysis

$2,000 Checks Would Provide More of the Relief Kentuckians Need

The December federal relief law provided checks of $600 per person, though many argued at the time for the larger...

Jason Bailey | January 8, 2021

Gov Budget analysis

Analysis

Governor’s Budget Increases Funding for Relief and Reinvestment

Governor Beshear proposed a budget that uses $613 million in extra revenues created because of federal stimulus to provide targeted relief to families and businesses hurting from the pandemic, protect...

Jason Bailey | January 7, 2021

Young woman working and worried

Analysis

New Federal Relief Package Is a Short-Term Lifeline, But More Aid Is Needed

Congress has finally agreed to a new relief package that temporarily extends much-needed support to a weak economy and struggling families. It includes expanded and continued emergency unemployment benefits, rental...

Jason Bailey and Dustin Pugel | December 21, 2020

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Analysis

Any Action on Proliferating Slot Machines Must Raise Artificially Low Tax Rate

A recent state Supreme Court ruling has threatened the operation of thousands of slot machines across Kentucky because they do not meet the definition of "pari-mutuel wagering” associated with the...

Jason Bailey and Pam Thomas | December 16, 2020

Op-Ed

Kentucky Must Remove the Roadblocks to Unemployment Insurance — Our Most Important Economic Stabilizer

The torrent of job losses Kentuckians have experienced because of COVID-19 has thrown an unprecedented number of households into turmoil. As paychecks have disappeared, unemployment insurance has been a critical...

Jason Bailey | December 11, 2020

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Analysis

Kentucky’s Inadequate and Outdated Unemployment Insurance Taxes Need to Be Modernized

As unemployment claims surged in Kentucky due to COVID-19 related layoffs, the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund was quickly exhausted. Kentucky is one of 21 states and territories that...

Pam Thomas and Jason Bailey | December 1, 2020

job growth has slowed

Analysis

Kentucky’s Too-Slow Economic Recovery Faces New Threats

New employment data for October shows Kentucky's recovery continues at too slow a pace to get the economy back on its feet any time soon. The expiration of federal aid...

Jason Bailey | November 19, 2020

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Report

COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates Need for State Improvements to Unemployment Insurance in Kentucky

Unemployment insurance (UI) is one of the most effective programs available to help laid-off workers meet their basic needs and allow economies to bounce back during downturns. As a partial...

Dustin Pugel, Jason Bailey and Pam Thomas | November 17, 2020

Analysis

Kentucky Recovery Halted in September, Heightening Need for Much More Federal Aid

New jobs numbers for September show Kentucky's economy failed to make badly-needed progress last month as the effects of federal stimulus legislation passed in March continue to fade. The state's...

Jason Bailey | October 15, 2020

Report

How Kentucky Should Spend Remaining Coronavirus Relief Fund Monies

The federal government provided $1.6 billion in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies to the state of Kentucky as part of the CARES Act that passed Congress on March 27th. As...

Jason Bailey, Pam Thomas and Dustin Pugel | September 28, 2020

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