Will Kentucky Keep Choosing Special Interests Over Our Commonwealth?
A few days before my two elementary schoolers bounded up the steps of the bus for their first day back...
Budget & Tax
Impact of Cuts to Public Higher Education in Kentucky Continues as Students Begin Classes
College students on campuses across Kentucky are starting a new academic year amidst the state’s continued higher education affordability challenges. With the 2020-2022 budget process around the corner in January,...
Troubling Revenue Picture Emerges Due to Recent Tax Cuts
Last week, the Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG), the official body charged with forecasting revenue for the commonwealth, met to determine planning revenue estimates for the current and next four fiscal...
Kentucky Kids Head Back to School Amid Historically Deep Funding Cuts
Back to school is an exciting time for Kentucky kids and families. It’s also a time to be aware of how cuts to state funding for P-12 education are holding...
Three Ways the New Quasi Alternative Is Better than the Governor’s Proposal
A pension alternative sponsored by Rep. Joe Graviss protects employees, quasi-governmental organizations and the underfunded pension system in ways the governor's proposed legislation does not. Here's why the proposal, introduced...
Year End Revenues Are Above Projections, But Concerns Remain for the Future
Kentucky ended the 2019 fiscal year with $194.5 million more in the General Fund than was expected based on the revenue estimate – a 1.7% increase compared to the official...
Kentucky Public Universities and Community Colleges Serving More Low-Income Students and Students of Color Receive No Performance Funds in 2020
New information about the distribution of performance funds for Kentucky’s public postsecondary education institutions again raises concerns about the model, particularly given its implementation in the context of continued state...
Further Shift from the Income Tax to the Sales Tax is Bad for Kentucky
In interviews leading up to the 2020 session, legislative leaders have expressed their desire to continue down the path of reducing income taxes and paying for the reductions by relying...
Critical Investments for a Healthier Kentucky
Click here for a PDF version of this report. Too many Kentuckians face circumstances that make them vulnerable to poor health. Problems like unsafe drinking water, jobs that pay little...
Taxing Betting Uniformly Would Generate Much-Needed General Fund Revenue
The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby was over quickly, but the revenue losses from Kentucky’s failure to uniformly tax betting already happening in the state — and to dedicate...