Kentucky Should Reject Dangerous Call to Reopen Constitution
The Kentucky General Assembly may consider resolutions (versions introduced as HJR 54, HCR 13 and SCR 143) that are part of a well-funded national...
Tax and Budget
Those at the Top Would Get More Tax Breaks, Investments Would Suffer from Shift to Consumption Taxes
The details of Governor Bevin’s study on tax reform are unknown, but there are indications the administration intends to begin shifting Kentucky away from income taxes towards sales taxes as...
Kentucky Should Not Follow Kansas Down the Income Tax Cutting Road
Four years after Kansas began its “real live experiment” cutting taxes for wealthy and powerful interests, the damaging consequences – including a deeply underfunded education system, college tuition hikes, crumbling...
Closing Tax Breaks at the Top Will Generate Needed Revenue, Not Cause Millionaire Tax Flight
A study recently published in the American Sociological Review validates efforts to strengthen investments in education, health and other key areas by cleaning up tax breaks for those at the...
Dealing with the Risks of Public-Private Partnerships
While cleaning up tax breaks is the best way Kentucky can generate more revenue for needed investments in infrastructure, last year the legislature streamlined the process of contracting with private...
Roundup on Kentucky’s Criminal Justice Reform Needs and Options
Kentucky’s criminal justice issues have been in the news recently. The majority of Kentucky’s full-service jails are at or over capacity, and the state is considering reopening private prisons as...
Promising Reform Options Being Considered by Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council
The state’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council (CJPAC) is developing ideas in the areas of drug policy, prevention, jail reform, penal code reform, reentry, recidivism reduction, and probation and parole...
Corrections Data Shows Positive Impact of HB 463 That Additional Criminal Justice Reforms Can Build On
The impact of Kentucky’s 2011 criminal justice reforms on the state’s inmate population and budget have been much less than what was projected when Kentucky enacted HB 463, or the...
New State Report Shows Little to No Progress on Achievement Gaps
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s latest accountability report, which was released yesterday, shows Kentucky has continued to make little to no progress on some important higher education measures. While the...
Criminal Justice Reform and Racial Disparities in Kentucky
Nationally, the racial disparities that exist in the criminal justice system are well-known, with African Americans being overrepresented in prisons and jails. These racial disparities are also present in Kentucky’s...