Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Wealthy and Poor School Districts Climbing Toward Pre-KERA Levels
A new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows the funding disparity between Kentucky’s wealthiest and poorest school...
Budget and Tax Press
Senate Votes to Give Massive Tax Cuts to Corporations and the Wealthy While Harming Middle Class and Working Kentuckians
Following Senate passage of the Republican tax bill, Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement: “Both the Senate and House tax bills...
Kentuckians Can’t Live in a House of Cards
by Adrienne Bush, director, Housing and Homeless Coalition of Kentucky Remember building a house of cards when you were a kid? The more weight you added, the likelier it was...
U.S. House Tax Plan: Benefit for Richest 1 Percent in Kentucky Grows Over Time
A new 50-state analysis of the U.S. House tax plan released last week reveals that in Kentucky the wealthiest 1 percent of Kentuckians would receive the greatest share of the...
Exaggerated Pension Panic Fueling Harmful Bill
Kentucky needs a smart and measured plan to pay down our pension liabilities over time and improve our financial condition. But the bill released last week would cause unneeded harm...
GOP Tax Plan Offers Nothing to Most Kentuckians While Paving the Way for Cuts to Education, Health Care and Other Key Programs
Following the release of the U.S. House’s new tax proposal, Anna Baumann, research and policy analyst for the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement: “The House tax...
Revenue Options Provide Solution to Kentucky’s Pension Funding Problems
As the governor, legislative leaders and stakeholders wrestle with potential harmful changes to pension benefits of Kentucky public employees, a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP)...
Pension Session Without New Revenues Won’t Fix Problem
In January, Gov. Bevin announced he would call a special session this year on pensions and tax reform. At the time, he said the issues must go together and rightly...
Press Release: Report Shows Switch to 401k System Will Cause Added Harm
A new report released today by the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition (KPPC) shows how switching to a 401(k)-type retirement plan (also known as a defined contribution system) will not help...
Trump Budget Would Harm Kentuckians, Push Massive Costs Onto State
President Trump’s budget slashes nutrition, health care, and other important assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians meet basic living standards – food on the table, a roof over...