Testimony: Local Option Sales Tax
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Jason...
Census: Number of Poor Kentuckians Remains High, Incomes Stagnant
Poverty in Kentucky remained high in 2012 and median income in the state is 6.4 percent below its pre-recession level, according to data released today by the Census Bureau. The...
Kentucky Among States that Have Substantially Cut Funding for Schools
Kentucky ranks fourteenth worst in the country in the depth of cuts to school funding since the start of the recession, and is one of fifteen states that have continued...
Kentucky’s Income Tax Critical to Preventing Deeper Budget Cuts
The recession and weak recovery combined with an inadequate state tax system have led to $1.6 billion in state budget cuts over the last few years. But the situation would've...
New Data: One in Six Households in Kentucky Struggle Against Hunger
15.6 percent of Kentucky households report serious problems affording adequate nutritious food, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today covering the last three years. Of...
Investing in Education Will Build a Stronger State Economy
The best way for Kentucky to grow its economy is by investing in a well-educated workforce, according to a new paper from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), a...
Cuts to Snap Would Hurt Kentucky
House Republican leaders are calling for even deeper cuts to nutritional assistance for low-income adults and kids after the cuts they considered last month didn’t go far enough for some...
Kentucky’s Joblessness a Big Reason to Protect SNAP
House Republican leaders are calling for even deeper cuts to the food stamps program, known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), after the cuts they considered last month didn’t go...
Another Bad Year for Kentucky Workers’ Wages
Real wages for Kentucky workers fell again last year, continuing a slide that began in 2001. Congress’ unwillingness to spur a stronger economic recovery and act on policies like raising...
Kentucky Program Led the Way in Helping Low-Income Adults Get Higher Education, but Barriers Growing
Kentucky adopted innovative policies beginning in the late 1990s to help low-income adults attend community college while receiving the supports they need to succeed in school. But shrinking public dollars...