Kentucky Among 10 States with Fastest-Growing Income Inequality
Report Release: “Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends” New Report: Kentucky Among 10 States with Fastest-Growing Income Inequality...
Press Releases
Federal Proposals Would Extend Tax Breaks for a Handful of Wealthy Kentuckians While Ending Support for Many Working Families
New Report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Federal Proposals Would Extend Tax Breaks for a Handful of Wealthy Kentuckians While Ending Support for Many Working Families Recent...
New Census Data: 29,000 More Kentuckians Had Health Insurance in 2011
New Census Data: 29,000 More Kentuckians Had Health Insurance in 2011 Affordable Care Act’s Coverage for Young Adults Contributing to this Trend The share of Kentuckians without health insurance dropped...
Reducing Federal Deficits Without a Significant Revenue Increase Would Cost Kentucky Billions
Reducing Federal Deficits Without a Significant Revenue Increase Would Cost Kentucky Billions 22% reduction in federal aid to Kentucky under Ryan budget would mean more painful cuts to schools and...
Public Versus Private Employee Costs in Kentucky: Comparing Apples to Apples
Click here to download a pdf of the full report: New Report: Kentucky Public Employees Are Undercompensated Compared to Private Sector Counterparts Further Cuts to Pension or Other Benefits Would Widen...
Kentucky’s Income Tax: Protecting and Strengthening a Key to Growth
New Report: “Kentucky’s Income Tax: Protecting and Strengthening a Key to Growth” Kentucky’s Income Tax Is Key to Fairness and Economic Growth Report Outlines Reasons to Protect Income Tax and Ways...
Who Would Benefit from Alternative Ways to Extend the Bush Tax Cuts?
Report available here: www.ctj.org/bushtaxcuts2012.php New Analysis Finds Extending All Bush Tax Cuts Would Give Richest One Percent of Kentuckians $28,200 Per Year More and Give Poorest 20 Percent $100 Less...
New Report Shows Major, Profitable Corporations Paying No State Corporate Income Taxes
Report: “Corporate Tax Dodging in the Fifty States, 2008-2010” Yum! Brands among Major, Profitable Corporations Paying No State Corporate Income Taxes Profiled in New Report Showing Corporate Tax Avoidance Costs All...
Nearly One-Third of Kentucky Households Had Less than $25,000 in Income in 2010
Nearly One-Third of Kentucky Households Had Less than $25,000 in Income in 2010 Erosion of middle class highlights need for investment to address unemployment Median household income fell in Kentucky...
New Census Data: Poverty and Uninsurance Rates Remain High in Kentucky
New Census Data: Poverty and Uninsurance Rates Remain High in Kentucky Numbers Underscore Need to Spur Job Growth and Implement Health Reform Law An estimated 17.4 percent of Kentuckians live...