There’s Precedent for the Transition Assistance Eastern Kentucky Needs
The new power plant rules proposed this week will make coal less competitive in the coming decades. It's just one...
The Real Threat to Kentucky Manufacturing Jobs
Expect to hear loud concerns next week that new rules to reduce the carbon emissions that cause climate change will harm Kentucky's economy, including the state’s electricity-intensive manufacturing jobs. Kentucky...
War on Poverty Efforts Made Real Progress, but There Is Much Work Left to Do
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty” in his State of the Union Address. A few months later, he made a historic visit to Inez,...
Exploiters of Job Losses Paint Wrong Picture of Cause
Recent sudden job losses at Kentucky’s last Fruit of the Loom plant in Jamestown and at Toyota’s regional headquarters in Erlanger have hit the state hard. They’ve also prompted wrong-headed...
Kentucky Budget Falls Short
While it is good to see the chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly come together to pass a budget, the new budget falls short of what it will take to...
Tax Break Bill a Setback for Revenue System
The General Assembly inserted some last minute tax breaks benefiting powerful interests into House Bill 445—the revenue bill that accompanied the new budget—before passing the bill and adjourning for the...
Statement on Budget that Passed the General Assembly
KCEP Director Jason Bailey released the following statement today: “While it is good to see the chambers of the General Assembly come together to pass a budget, the new budget...
General Assembly Passes Budget Containing 14th Round of Cuts Since 2008
The General Assembly has passed an austere budget that includes further cuts, flat-level funding or modest increases to the education, health and safety, human services and other programs that Kentucky...
Pre-School Expansion a Notable Part of Budget Agreement
Press reports indicate that the new budget agreement contains an additional $18 million for pre-school in 2016, a 25 percent increase in state funding that would open up public pre-school...
How the Senate Budget Differs from the House
The Senate budget puts less money into early childhood and education programs, capital projects and some health programs than the House budget and allocates more money to the state police,...