Child Care Assistance Is a Great Investment for Kentucky, but Remains Inadequate
The most active and critical years for children’s physical, cognitive and social development are ages zero to three, so high-quality...
Tax and Budget
Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances
A new harmful and costly immigration proposal – Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – would create an impractical mandate for most public agencies in Kentucky to participate in federal immigration...
Less to Sweep from Health Fund in Next Budget
A fund for employees' health insurance that Kentucky has drained of increasingly large amounts of money in order to balance the state budget is very unlikely to be able to...
Forecast Confirms Weak Revenue Growth for Next Budget
The official body charged with predicting revenues for the state budget met yesterday and confirmed a weak revenue forecast for the next two years — meaning more budget cuts are...
Slot Machines Multiplying Rapidly Across Kentucky While State Deeply Undertaxes Them
Betting using instant wagering machines, which resemble and operate similar to slot machines, has exploded across Kentucky and thousands more machines will come online in the near future. Yet the...
Increased Funding Is Improving Kentucky’s Pension Plans
The General Assembly’s return to making full contributions to Kentucky’s pension systems in recent years is improving the systems’ health, as shown in newly available year-end reports. The challenges that...
Policy Choices Pushing Kentucky’s Corporate Taxes Down
When the General Assembly meets to craft a new state budget starting in January, they will do so with less revenue available from corporations. The reduction in corporate tax revenues...
Impact of Cuts to Public Higher Education in Kentucky Continues as Students Begin Classes
College students on campuses across Kentucky are starting a new academic year amidst the state’s continued higher education affordability challenges. With the 2020-2022 budget process around the corner in January,...
Troubling Revenue Picture Emerges Due to Recent Tax Cuts
Last week, the Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG), the official body charged with forecasting revenue for the commonwealth, met to determine planning revenue estimates for the current and next four fiscal...
Kentucky Kids Head Back to School Amid Historically Deep Funding Cuts
Back to school is an exciting time for Kentucky kids and families. It’s also a time to be aware of how cuts to state funding for P-12 education are holding...