The Economic State of the State
The Economic State of the State Hosted by Renee Shaw
Budget and Tax Press
Letter to Governor Beshear: Priorities for Use of Remaining Coronavirus Relief Fund Monies
On October 9, 2020, the undersigned groups submitted the following letter to Governor Beshear. Dear Governor Beshear: Thank you for your leadership and actions to save lives and limit the...
Congress Can’t Go Home Without Passing a Strong Aid Package
Congress is set to adjourn at the end of this month, yet its biggest and most urgent piece of business remains undone. With the economy unravelling further from the continuing...
New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic
New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic By Ashley Spalding
Statement on Failed Senate “Skinny” Aid Proposal
“The now-failed Senate ‘skinny’ proposal was an even weaker version of the deeply inadequate plan Senate leaders put forward at the end of July. Doing less when we need more...
Inequality Between Rich and Poor Kentucky School Districts Grows Again Even as Districts Face New COVID Costs and Looming Revenue Losses
As schools across the commonwealth face unprecedented new costs and challenges from a surging pandemic and historic recession, prior cuts in state core funding for K-12 education make the challenge...
Challenges Arise in Face of No New Stimulus Funds
Challenges Arise in Face of No New Stimulus Funds By Brandon Roberts
‘Mitch Better Have My Money’: Kentuckians Gather Outside McConnell’s Office to Protest Alleged Blocking of Stimulus
'Mitch Better Have My Money': Kentuckians Gather Outside McConnell's Office to Protest Alleged Blocking of Stimulus By Matthew Impelli
Reckoning in Coal Country: How Lax Fiscal Policy Has Left States Flat-Footed as Mining Declines
Reckoning in Coal Country: How Lax Fiscal Policy Has Left States Flat-Footed as Mining Declines By Dustin Bleizeffer and Mason Adams
Report: Kentucky Ranked 9th in the Nation for Public Sector Job Losses
Report: Kentucky Ranked 9th in the Nation for Public Sector Job Losses By David Mattingly