Equip Kentucky for Prosperity in the Modern Economy
Equipping Kentucky for prosperity in the modern economy is one of the five key strategies in "An Economic Agenda for...
Time for Sensible Approach to Paying Pensions
The long pension saga of the last year gave rise to the largest mobilization of Kentuckians to the Capitol the state has seen in decades. The unpopularity of proposals led...
Billions Set Aside for Retiree Health Contradict Crisis Story
The drumbeat about a "crisis" in Kentucky’s pension systems over the last year included claims the state's retiree health plans are also in trouble. But those systems are far better funded than most...
Supreme Court Ruling on Internet Retailers a Positive Step for Kentucky’s Budget
The U. S. Supreme Court yesterday overruled prior decisions that had unfairly restricted the ability of states to collect sales taxes from online, catalog and other remote retailers. Before the new ruling,...
Kentucky Tax Shift Going Into Effect
Kentucky’s new tax law is now being implemented, with income tax changes already applying to the 2018 tax year and sales tax changes and cigarette tax increases becoming effective on...
Putting Kentucky’s Employment Situation in Context
New data released last week showed that Kentucky's unemployment rate has now reached 4 percent, the lowest level since 1976. Continued overall economic recovery is good for the commonwealth, but...
Legislative Session Was About Shift and Shaft
The 2018 Kentucky General Assembly featured larger throngs of protestors than any session in recent memory. Thousands of Kentuckians trekked to Frankfort to stand up to an agenda they saw...
Statement on the Final Passage of Budget and Tax Plans
"The General Assembly's tax bill finalized today is a major tax shift, providing huge breaks for the wealthy and corporations that are paid for by working families. By moving from...
A Chance to Get a Better Budget and Tax Plan
The governor announced this morning that he will veto both the executive branch budget bill and the tax bill passed by the General Assembly last Monday. Legislators return to Frankfort...
Tax Plan Is a Tax Shift with Troubling Long-Term Effect on Revenues
The General Assembly introduced a tax bill today that is a shift in taxes away from corporations and high-income people and over to low- and middle-income Kentuckians. Although the official...