Is Another Budget Shortfall in the Works?
One-third of the way through the budget calendar, the state is on track for a revenue shortfall if growth doesn't pick...
What’s So Dangerous About Cutting Income Tax Rates
When talk turns to state tax reform, some make the claim that Kentucky’s income tax rates are an impediment to growth and need to be reduced. But there’s nothing more...
Kentucky Workers’ Productivity Is Growing But Wages Are Not
A big reason many Kentucky workers' wages are stuck is that they've been left out of the gains from economic growth, which have been going in large part to those...
What the Research Says About Minimum Wage Increases
While Louisville considers whether to increase its minimum wage in the face of federal and state inaction, there’s no question that many thousands of low-wage workers stand to benefit. But...
Increasing Louisville’s Minimum Wage Would Help Address Tale of Two Cities
Soaring income inequality is increasingly the story of our economy and Metro areas like Louisville are becoming a tale of two cities. In 2012, the average income of the richest...
Energy Future Contains Risks But Also Opportunities for Kentucky
KCEP Director Jason Bailey made the following remarks on the panel “EPA’s Carbon Pollution Rules and Kentucky” at the 2014 Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment: As we talk...
New Report: More than One in Five Louisville Workers Would Benefit from Proposed Minimum Wage Increase
The increase in the minimum wage under consideration by the Louisville Metro Council would benefit an estimated 22 percent of those who work in Louisville/Jefferson County, as shown in a...
More than One in Five Louisville Workers Would Benefit from Proposed Minimum Wage Increase
The increase in the minimum wage under consideration by the Louisville Metro Council would benefit an estimated 22 percent of those who work in Louisville/Jefferson County, as shown in a...
Don’t Pop the Champagne on a Job Recovery Just Yet
To glance at the recent headlines on jobs in Kentucky, you'd think things are really looking up. The latest monthly unemployment rate dropped from 7.4 percent to 7.1 percent. A...
Number of Poor Kentuckians Remains High, State Still Climbing Out of Recession
Kentucky saw only slight improvements in some indicators of poverty and economic well-being last year, according to new Census Bureau data released today. Poverty remains high, highlighting that many have...