A Better Way to Understand Kentucky’s Pension Health
Click to view this report and its appendix as a PDF. Plenty of attention is paid to how badly funded...
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Level Dollar Approach Shifts Enormous Burden to Upcoming Budget
The proposed level dollar approach to funding Kentucky’s pension liabilities would shift a large burden to our upcoming state budget and ask comparatively little from budgets a couple of decades...
New Study Provides More Evidence Harsher Penalties Are Not Solution to State’s Drug Problems
At the same time our state is increasing criminal penalties for heroin, a new analysis further bolsters existing research showing such an approach is not an effective way to address...
Kentucky Has the Most to Lose from Senate Health Care Repeal Bill
Kentucky would see its uninsured rate more than triple under the proposed Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the Urban Institute, Kentucky’s uninsured population would...
How At-Risk Federal Discretionary Funds Are Important to Kentucky
Click to view as PDF. Similar to President Trump’s initial budget blueprint, or “skinny budget,” his full budget proposal slated for release next week is expected to include cuts to...
Trump Budget Eliminations Would Be Major Hit to Kentucky
President Trump’s proposed budget would be a major hit to the investments that benefit Kentucky’s communities, as federal dollars play a substantial role in our state’s budget and economy. His...
Coverage for Kentucky Seniors Threatened by House Plan
The House GOP plan repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a number of measures that would reduce coverage and affordability for Kentucky’s older adults. If the proposal becomes law, more seniors...
Kentucky’s Experience with High Risk Pool Shows Dangers of ACA Repeal
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means going back in time to before the law existed or to some as yet undefined “replacement” plan. Some in favor of repeal...
A County-by-County Look at Kentuckians at Risk if Congress Rolls Back Health Coverage
Nearly one in three Kentuckians has health insurance either through Medicaid or with a federally subsidized Qualified Health Plan (QHP) from the health insurance marketplace (formerly Kynect). If Congress moves...
Prevailing Wage Repeal Would Worsen Job Quality, Harm Kentucky Economy
Good-paying jobs like those in construction are the foundation of a healthy middle class and growing economy, and a skilled construction workforce builds the high-quality physical infrastructure necessary for growth....