Is Kentucky About to Give Billions in Tax Breaks to Data Centers?
The massive surge in proposed data centers is prompting intense debates about their costs and benefits. One question emerging across...
Medicaid Cut Vulnerability Index Shows Which Kentucky Counties Are Most at Risk
The Kentucky General Assembly recently enacted a new state budget that underfunds Medicaid relative to the agency’s request, resulting in the administration announcing 4% cuts in the payment rates to Medicaid providers. In addition, the One Big Beautiful Bill...
Threat to the Lee Specialty Clinic Revealed the Heroes at Work
For several years starting in 2015, Bruce Perfect's son Greg was in and out of hospitals and "wasting away." The regular medical system could not figure out what was causing...
How to Turn the Boomer Retirement Wave Into a Generational Opportunity
The soldiers returning from victory in World War II launched a new era of American optimism. The country was united and the economy was strong. With the help of the...
Growing Death Rate and International Immigration Are Driving Recent Kentucky Population Trends
Over the past five years, Kentucky’s population grew by 2.2% according to new Census data, ranking the commonwealth 23rd among states. A closer look at the components of population growth...
Fayette County Schools Debate Is Missing the Context of State Funding Cuts
For the last year, Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) has been in the middle of a heated public debate over the district's budget. FCPS reported a $16 million budget shortfall...
Kentucky Has Had No Net Job Growth Over the Last Two Years
Kentucky's job growth has stalled, with new federal data showing no net job increases in the state over the last two years. After a robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Budget Agreement Cuts and Freezes Funding for Most Services, Continues to Underfund Medicaid
The legislative chambers have agreed to a new two-year state budget (HB 500, later amended by SB 197) that includes 7% cuts to many state agencies. The agreement falls $691...
Kentuckians Hit Hard by Rising Gas Prices
The United States war in Iran has caused a spike in gas prices that now costs Kentuckians $175 million a month, according to a new analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That's an additional $46.69 each month for...
Senate Proposes to Ease Some House Reductions, but Austere Budget Reflects Recent Tax Cuts
The Senate’s version of the next two-year state budget eases some of the cuts included in the House budget, which passed in late February, by spending funds the House allocated...