Budget & Tax

Medicaid Cut Vulnerability Index Shows Which Kentucky Counties Are Most at Risk

The Kentucky General Assembly recently enacted a new state budget that underfunds Medicaid relative to the agency’s request, resulting in the administration announcing 4% cuts in the payment rates...

Op-Ed

Threat to the Lee Specialty Clinic Revealed the Heroes at Work

For several years starting in 2015, Bruce Perfect's son Greg was in and out of hospitals and "wasting away." The regular medical system could not figure out what was causing...

Report

Questions Grow About Who Will Pay the Cost for Big Data Centers in Kentucky

Large “hyperscale” data centers are spreading nationwide, and questions have grown about their true costs and benefits. These projects often move quickly and with limited transparency, leaving state and local...

Analysis

On Session’s Final Day, Lawmakers Pass New Tax Breaks for Already-Subsidized Industries

In the final hours of the 2026 legislative session, the General Assembly passed HB 869. This is the second voluminous revenue bill enacted in less than two weeks, pushed through...

Analysis

Budget Agreement Cuts and Freezes Funding for Most Services, Continues to Underfund Medicaid

The legislative chambers have agreed to a new two-year state budget (HB 500, later amended by SB 197) that includes 7% cuts to many state agencies. The agreement falls $691...

Analysis

Budget Cuts Will Harm Services That Benefit Children

In the final budget agreement, the legislature passed the deepest cuts in over a decade to the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), which primarily exists to serve Kentucky’s most...

Analysis

Last-Minute Tax Breaks Allow Racetracks to Keep Sales Taxes

Update: Key parts of the bill highlighted in this analysis were changed in subsequent legislation explained here. As has become routine in recent budget cycles, the General Assembly added lucrative...

Analysis

Senate Proposes to Ease Some House Reductions, but Austere Budget Reflects Recent Tax Cuts

The Senate’s version of the next two-year state budget eases some of the cuts included in the House budget, which passed in late February, by spending funds the House allocated...

Analysis

It Can’t Be All About, Or In, the Base

As the 2027-2028 state budget continues through the legislative process, legislative leaders have repeatedly assured the public that key investments for programs like senior meals, childcare, salary increases, and increased...

Analysis

Here’s How the House Budget Would Affect Seek Payments to Your School District

The House budget freezes school transportation funding and makes small increases in the guaranteed base funding level used to determine payments to school districts under the SEEK formula. Though the...

Medicaid Cut Vulnerability Index Shows Which Kentucky Counties Are Most at Risk

Threat to the Lee Specialty Clinic Revealed the Heroes at Work

Questions Grow About Who Will Pay the Cost for Big Data Centers in Kentucky

On Session’s Final Day, Lawmakers Pass New Tax Breaks for Already-Subsidized Industries

Budget Agreement Cuts and Freezes Funding for Most Services, Continues to Underfund Medicaid

Budget Cuts Will Harm Services That Benefit Children

Last-Minute Tax Breaks Allow Racetracks to Keep Sales Taxes

Senate Proposes to Ease Some House Reductions, but Austere Budget Reflects Recent Tax Cuts

It Can’t Be All About, Or In, the Base

Here’s How the House Budget Would Affect Seek Payments to Your School District

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