Affordable Care Act Enrollments Up in 2017 — Kentucky Has Second Greatest Percentage Increase
"Affordable Care Act Enrollments Up in 2017 — Kentucky Has Second Greatest Percentage Increase" By NKY Tribune
Survey Shows Cuts to Ky. School Districts Have Meant Fewer Services, Proposed Budget Risks Quality of Education
At the same time that new cuts to state funding for education are on the table, a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows previous budget cuts...
Lack of Adequate Revenue to Make Needed Investments in Commonwealth Sets Up the Most Difficult Budget Session in Years
Round after round of damaging budget cuts, a decades-long refusal to clean up tax breaks, and the reality that additional appropriations are needed for pensions, corrections, Medicaid and other crucial...
Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Wealthy and Poor School Districts Climbing Toward Pre-KERA Levels
A new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows the funding disparity between Kentucky’s wealthiest and poorest school districts is getting closer to the level it was before...
Kentucky Continues to Cut Funding for Education
Kentucky continues to undermine state funding for K-12 education, once again landing in the bottom 3 states for cuts to core school funding since the Great Recession, according to a...
U.S. House Tax Plan: Benefit for Richest 1 Percent in Kentucky Grows Over Time
A new 50-state analysis of the U.S. House tax plan released last week reveals that in Kentucky the wealthiest 1 percent of Kentuckians would receive the greatest share of the...
Revenue Options Provide Solution to Kentucky’s Pension Funding Problems
As the governor, legislative leaders and stakeholders wrestle with potential harmful changes to pension benefits of Kentucky public employees, a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP)...
New Census Data Shows Continued Gains in Health Insurance Coverage Thanks to ACA
U.S. Census data released today shows Kentucky continued its historic progress in reducing the share of Kentuckians without health insurance coverage in 2016, down to only 5.1 percent compared to...
Higher Ed Cuts Keep Kentucky Among Worst in Nation
An annual report on higher education cuts across the U.S. shows Kentucky’s continued budget reductions are keeping us among the bottom 10 states when it comes to per-student funding cuts...
Press Release: Report Shows Switch to 401k System Will Cause Added Harm
A new report released today by the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition (KPPC) shows how switching to a 401(k)-type retirement plan (also known as a defined contribution system) will not help...