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Our Commonwealth: A Primer on the Kentucky State Budget

What is the Budget of the Commonwealth? Where does the money come from and for what does it pay? What...

Anna Baumann | January 27, 2014

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Governor’s Austere Budget Gives Small Bump to K-12, Cuts Funding for Many Areas

Governor Beshear's Executive Budget proposal provides a small amount of additional funding to K-12 education but not enough to fully restore the impact of six years of cuts and frozen...

Jason Bailey | January 22, 2014

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Budget Preview Report: Kentucky Faces Choice of Reinvestment or Retrenchment in Next State Budget

Kentucky faces more cuts and continued underinvestment in critical services in the next two-year state budget unless lawmakers generate additional revenue, as outlined in KCEP’s new comprehensive budget preview report....

Anna Baumann | January 2, 2014

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Vast Inequality in Wealth Means Poor School Districts Are Less Able to Rely on Local Property Taxes

The cuts in state and federal funding for education are hitting Kentucky's school districts hard, and many are raising local taxes in response. However, the same local property tax increase...

Jason Bailey | December 11, 2013

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Presentation: Kentucky’s Budget Outlook

Kentucky lawmakers will begin assembling what Speaker Greg Stumbo recently called a "destructive" two-year state budget when it reconvenes in January. Current projections suggest the weakest revenue growth since the...

Jason Bailey | November 26, 2013

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State Must Begin Meeting Responsibility to Teachers’ Retirement or Pay More Later

The state has not been making full required contributions to Kentucky teachers' retirement since 2009, and the impact of not making those payments has a compounding effect—meaning more costs for...

Jason Bailey | November 21, 2013

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Testimony: Local Option Sales Tax

Interim Joint Committee on Local Government Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Jason Bailey and I am director of the Kentucky Center for...

Jason Bailey | September 25, 2013

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Improving Reentry in Kentucky through Education and Supports for Inmates and Ex-Offenders

With nearly 31 percent of Kentucky’s former inmates recidivating—returning to prison—within two years, a new policy report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) recommends that the state invest...

Ashley Spalding | August 8, 2013

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Presentation: The Coal Severance Tax in Appalachian Kentucky

Diversifying the economy of Appalachian Kentucky will require financial resources to pay for needed new investments. The coal severance tax is one of the largest pools of economic development resources...

Jason Bailey | April 25, 2013

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Sharp Decline in Coal Severance Tax Revenue Underscores Need for Economic Plan

New data showing that eastern Kentucky lost 4,000 coal jobs last year should raise alarm among public officials about the longstanding need for an economic transition plan. So should the...

Jason Bailey | April 18, 2013

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