Celebrating Medicaid at 50
If we’re being perfectly honest, few look forward to turning 50 years old and celebrating is the last thing they...
Op-Eds
Kentucky Workers Need Better Trade Policies, Not Worse
When the U. S. Senate blocked giving the president fast-track negotiating authority for a new trade deal last week, it took a stand for a fairer approach to trade that’s...
Right-to-Work Laws Worsen Jobs For All
Kentuckians deserve credible information as they consider right-to-work laws — information that is free from unchecked ideology, misleading messaging and bad math. Here is what the experience of other states...
Urge Congress To Support Mothers With Tax Credits Extension
Working Kentucky moms are never off the clock. Between juggling jobs, after-school activities and help with homework, moms put in a lot more than a full day’s work. And every...
Stiff Penalties Cost Both Ky., Addicts
As the Kentucky House and Senate work together to pass much-needed legislation to combat rising heroin use, it’s important that they don’t undermine the state’s recent landmark corrections reforms. Before...
Low Road Economy No Path to Prosperity in Kentucky
The effort to pass a so-called right-to-work law in Kentucky has now moved to the local level with the first such ordinance passed in Warren County. While the proponents of...
Mesa’s Public Subsidies
Nowhere in his recent op-ed in opposition to a local minimum wage did Ted Longacre, CEO of Mesa Foods, mention that his company has received substantial public subsidies that the...
Increasing Louisville’s Minimum Wage Would Help Address Tale of Two Cities
Soaring income inequality is increasingly the story of our economy and Metro areas like Louisville are becoming a tale of two cities. In 2012, the average income of the richest...
Cutting Tax Rates Proving to Be a Fad Hurting State Budgets
Before going on a fad diet, it's best to check out how other folks are doing on the plan. Are they looking good and feeling more energized, or do they...
New Access to Health Care Will Be an Economic Driver
Good news keeps coming in about Kentucky’s expansion of Medicaid and the launch of Kynect, the state’s health insurance marketplace. It’s clear that coverage is expanding rapidly, the newly-insured are...