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Our Commonwealth: A Primer on the Kentucky State Budget

Click here for: A Primer on the Kentucky State Budget (PDF). Every two years, the Kentucky General Assembly passes a...

Pam Thomas | January 9, 2020

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Tax Plan Is a Tax Shift with Troubling Long-Term Effect on Revenues

The General Assembly introduced a tax bill today that is a shift in taxes away from corporations and high-income people and over to low- and middle-income Kentuckians. Although the official...

Jason Bailey | April 2, 2018

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Shifting to a Tennessee-Like Tax System Would Harm Kentucky

Click here for a PDF of this report. Proponents of shifting away from income taxes often point to Tennessee’s heavy reliance on sales taxes as a formula for economic growth...

Anna Baumann | March 27, 2018

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State Budget Cuts to Education Hurt Kentucky’s Classrooms and Kids

Click to view report as a PDF. Education is crucial to Kentucky’s success. However, as the state legislature has been disinvesting in P-12 education over the past decade, it has...

Ashley Spalding | January 29, 2018

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Presentation: State Budget Overview

Kentucky faces a very difficult budget situation as lawmakers work to craft a new spending plan for 2018-2020. Nineteen rounds of budget cuts since 2008 have reduced investments in a...

Jason Bailey | January 27, 2018

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Governor’s Budget Cuts Education, Eliminates Some Programs

Click to download a PDF of KCEP's initial analysis of the governor's budget proposal. The governor’s proposed budget makes deep cuts to education, eliminates funding for 70 programs and makes cuts...

Jason Bailey | January 17, 2018

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A Better Way to Understand Kentucky’s Pension Health

Click to view this report and its appendix as a PDF. Plenty of attention is paid to how badly funded Kentucky's public pension plans are. Compared to other states, our...

Jason Bailey | January 8, 2018

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Commonwealth At Risk: A Preview of the 2018-2020 Kentucky State Budget

Round after round of damaging budget cuts, a decades-long refusal to clean up tax breaks, and the reality that additional appropriations are needed for pensions, corrections, Medicaid and other crucial...

Ashley Spalding | January 4, 2018

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The Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Poor and Wealthy School Districts Continues to Grow

Click to view as a PDF As a result of decreasing reliance on state funding for education and an increasing reliance on local school district resources, the gap in per-pupil...

Anna Baumann | December 13, 2017

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Revenue Options to Meet Obligations and Protect Investments

To meet our pension obligations and begin reinvesting in a stronger future for the commonwealth, Kentucky needs new revenue. Currently, too many tax breaks drain money that is needed to...

Jason Bailey | October 31, 2017

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