Immigrant Entrepreneurs Help Grow Kentucky Economy
A new report shows that one in six small business owners in the United States is an immigrant, while in...
Budget Cuts Lead to Job Losses
News of layoffs at the University of Kentucky follows stories of pending job loss at the Fayette County health department. Both announcements can be linked to the 11 rounds of...
The Problem of Low Wages in Kentucky
The economy is growing, but job growth is happening way too slowly. To make matters worse, low wages keep many of those Kentucky workers with jobs from meeting their families’...
Senior Tax Breaks Don’t Attract Migrants
Those arguing for state income tax cuts often claim that such cuts will result in the relocation of large numbers of people from other states, but the economic evidence simply...
Spring Job Growth in Kentucky Slows, Big Gap Remains
After stronger job increases over the winter, Kentucky’s employment growth slowed in the most recent two months with the state adding only 1,400 net jobs in March and 1,900 net...
Kentucky’s Adult Education Challenge
Education cannot solve all of our economic problems, as the many college-educated young people now unemployed and underemployed can attest. But low levels of educational attainment are an important reason...
Growth of Economic Development Incentives Comes with Little Accountability
Two new reports released this week call attention to the growth of state economic development tax incentives and the lack of accountability mechanisms that would enable states to know what...
Report Highlights Kentucky’s Need for More Progressive Income Tax
A report released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows that income taxes for Kentucky families slightly above the poverty line are among the highest in...
The Benefits of Expanded Pre-School
In its final days of negotiating a new budget, a sticking point between the House and the Senate is whether to include new dollars for the expansion of pre-school. The...
Given Kentucky’s Budget Downpour, State Should Use Rainy Day Fund
The budget the Senate passed on Thursday would not use any of the $122 million sitting in the state’s rainy day fund to help reduce cuts to essential services. In...