Tax and Budget

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

Too many college students in Kentucky returning to school in-person and online during the pandemic face challenges getting adequate food...

Analysis

Federal Relief Shored Up Kentucky’s Budget, but New Projections Raise Big Concerns About Remainder of Year

The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has harmed Kentucky’s revenues and budget, but in the last fiscal year the impact was softened by substantial federal relief to families,...

Analysis

Why the Senate COVID Proposal Fails to Meet Kentucky’s Economic Needs

The new Senate aid proposal, known as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability and Schools (HEALS) Act, falls far short of the breadth and depth of aid needed to fight the...

Analysis

Kentucky’s Largest Cities Spend a Quarter of Their Budgets on Police

Amid growing attention to harmful overpolicing of Black communities, many are calling on cities to begin shifting public resources away from policing toward social services, mental health, affordable housing and...

Analysis

What’s in the HEROES Act for Kentucky

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the HEROES Act, a bill that would provide the kind of substantial economic relief Kentucky and other states need in the face of...

Analysis

Cities and Counties Need Federal Relief to Continue Providing Crucial Services

As with states, local governments in Kentucky and nationwide need significant federal relief if they are to continue providing crucial front line and community services through the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures...

Analysis

New Forecast Shows Collapse in State Tax Revenues from COVID-19

Kentucky’s General Fund tax revenues will crater in the coming months due to the COVID-19 downturn, according to a new unofficial forecast released today by the Office of the State...

Analysis

Kentucky’s Budget Faces Trouble Without More Federal Aid

The severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic spells trouble for Kentucky's budget. The state’s resources were already tight before the virus, but the resulting economic collapse will be...

Analysis

Kentucky Not Prepared for Next Recession

Amid the spread of COVID-19 and resulting business closures and layoffs, a recession is under way and could be particularly harmful in Kentucky due to the state’s failure to adequately...

Analysis

SB 1 Would Harm Kentucky Kids, Economy

After receiving a second reading on the House floor yesterday, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) continues to advance in the House, despite the harms to Kentucky kids and our economy...

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

Federal Relief Shored Up Kentucky’s Budget, but New Projections Raise Big Concerns About Remainder of Year

Why the Senate COVID Proposal Fails to Meet Kentucky’s Economic Needs

Kentucky’s Largest Cities Spend a Quarter of Their Budgets on Police

What’s in the HEROES Act for Kentucky

Cities and Counties Need Federal Relief to Continue Providing Crucial Services

New Forecast Shows Collapse in State Tax Revenues from COVID-19

Kentucky’s Budget Faces Trouble Without More Federal Aid

Kentucky Not Prepared for Next Recession

SB 1 Would Harm Kentucky Kids, Economy

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