Reinstating Kentucky’s Tax on Extreme Wealth a Part of Making State Taxes Fair and Adequate
A new brief shows Kentucky is missing out on more than $25 million per year, while perpetuating unfair tax breaks...
Press Releases
Kentucky Sees Lack of Progress in Incomes, Poverty Over Last Year
Median household income and poverty rates continue to stall in Kentucky overall while numbers worsened in eastern Kentucky and among African Americans, according to new Census Bureau data released today....
New Census Data Confirms ACA is Working in Kentucky
The release of new U.S. Census Bureau data confirms Kentucky’s decision to expand Medicaid is drastically lowering the number of uninsured in the Commonwealth, leading the nation with the highest...
Family Budget Calculator Shows What it Takes to Get By Throughout Ky.
Today the Economic Policy Institute released an update to its signature Family Budget Calculator, which shows what’s required for families to attain a secure yet modest standard of living in...
Statement on Governor Beshear’s Action Raising the Minimum Wage for State Employees
“We applaud Governor Beshear’s decision to raise the minimum wage and tipped wage for Kentucky’s state workers,” Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, said. “This...
Kentucky Cuts to Higher Education Place it Among Worst in Country
A new report on state trends in funding for higher education places Kentucky at or near the bottom in several categories for its continued cuts to public college and university...
Kentucky’s Undocumented Immigrants’ Tax Contributions Would Increase Under Reform
Undocumented immigrants living and paying taxes in Kentucky would increase their contributions under the Obama administration’s executive actions, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic...
What the Research Says about “Right to Work” Laws
The effort to promote “right to work” laws with local governments in Kentucky is founded on claims about job and economic growth that are unsupported by the research, according to...
KCEP Hires Colston as Communications Director
In an effort to better promote a public conversation about the need for policies that move all Kentuckians forward, the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy has hired Kenny Colston, a...
Growth in Healthcare Jobs an Opportunity for Kentuckians
The healthcare sector in Kentucky—and in the U.S.—has been growing for years and will continue to grow, in part due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and an aging population....