Investing in Kentucky’s Future: A Preview of the 2016-2018 Kentucky State Budget
A comprehensive preview of the upcoming two-year Kentucky state budget confirms both a massive funding gap facing the state for...
Research
Facing Challenges with the New GED Test in Kentucky
Facing Challenges with the New GED Test in Kentucky[1.The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy is a non-partisan initiative that conducts research, analysis and education on important policy issues facing the...
Many Kentucky Workers Have Gained Insurance through the Medicaid Expansion, Are at Risk If Program Is Scaled Back
To view this brief in PDF form, click here. Many thousands of Kentuckians who work low wage jobs at restaurants, on construction sites, through temp agencies and at retail stores...
Presentation: The State of Working Kentucky 2015
Despite five consecutive years of job growth, Kentucky’s economy is yet to fully recover from the Great Recession and faces longer-term troubling trends when it comes to job quality. The...
Reinstating Kentucky’s Tax on Extreme Wealth a Part of Making State Taxes Fair and Adequate
To view this brief in PDF form, click here. Kentucky loses an estimated $25 million a year because state lawmakers haven’t yet taken steps to recoup lost revenue from federal...
What the Research Says about “Right-to-Work” Laws, Employment and Wages
As several Kentucky counties have passed or are considering local “right to work” (RTW) laws, serious research calls the benefits of such laws into question. The best evidence suggests that RTW...
How Several Bills Passed This Session Changed the State Budget
The 2015 General Assembly reopened the 2014-2016 budget to appropriate new monies for several initiatives. These were largely paid for — and the state’s rainy day fund was boosted by...
Who Stands to Benefit from a Minimum Wage Increase in Lexington
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is considering an incremental minimum wage increase to $10.10 per hour for its workers over the next three years. Kentucky Center for Economic Policy analysis...
Presentation: The State of Working Kentucky 2015
While the pace of job growth has picked up in Kentucky over the last year, the state's economy is still yet to recover from the Great Recession and faces longer-trend...
Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes to Fund Investments in Kentucky Families
House Bill 374 would close several corporate tax loopholes that allow some profitable corporations to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, and use the resources to fund a tax...