Increasing Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Would Help One in Four Workers Make Ends Meet
Wages for Kentucky workers at the bottom of the income scale have been eroding, leading to growing inequality and contributing...
Economic Security
More than One in Five Louisville Workers Would Benefit from Proposed Minimum Wage Increase
The increase in the minimum wage under consideration by the Louisville Metro Council would benefit an estimated 22 percent of those who work in Louisville/Jefferson County, as shown in a...
A Profile of New Americans in Kentucky
Kentucky’s immigrants come from all over the world and are broadly represented throughout the state’s workforce and economy. But the controversy in the U.S. around immigration reform, which often eclipses...
Fact Sheet: The Benefits of a State Earned Income Tax Credit by Legislative District
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been shown to help working families afford necessities; provide short- and long-term benefits to children; and support local economies. If Kentucky adopted...
Increase in Tipped Minimum Wage Is Long Overdue
Stagnant or falling real wages for many Kentucky workers threatens their standard of living and is leading to growing income inequality. One of the causes of inadequate wages is the...
Increasing Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Would Help One in Four Workers Make Ends Meet
The decline in the real value of the minimum wage for tipped and non-tipped workers has been contributing to poverty and inequality in Kentucky. Increasing the state’s minimum wage to...
Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Workers Across Kentucky’s Economy
If Kentucky moves forward with the Medicaid expansion, uninsured workers across Kentucky's economy could gain health coverage. Workers at restaurants, construction sites, grocery stores and child care centers are among...
Thousands of Kentucky Veterans Could Get Health Insurance Under Medicaid Expansion
9,500 uninsured Kentucky veterans and thousands of their family members could gain health insurance coverage if the state makes the right decision to move forward with the Medicaid expansion now...
Cash Balance Plan Likely to Increase Costs, Impact the Quality of Public Services and Reduce Retirement Security
While the primary pension challenge Kentucky faces is how to find the revenue to pay back the existing unfunded liability, much of the attention has instead focused on moving new...
Proposed Cash Balance Pension Plan for New Workers Projected to Increase Costs
The cash balance plan for new workers proposed in Senate Bill 2 would make paying Kentucky’s unfunded pension liability harder by adding approximately $55 million in state costs over the...