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...
Budget & Tax
Budget Agreement Includes Cuts, Full Pension Contributions and Some New Revenue
Click here to download a PDF of KCEP's analysis of the Free Conference Committee Report on the budget. The state budget passed today by the General Assembly for fiscal years...
Last Minute Pension Bill Ends Protections for New Teachers, Cuts Benefits
Legislation introduced and passed suddenly in the General Assembly yesterday moves new teachers into a less secure hybrid cash balance plan and ends the inviolable contract moving forward for them,...
House Bill 6 Shortchanges Kentucky by Giving Huge Subsidies to Fund Managers, Banks and Insurance Companies
A proposal to establish a new business tax break – amended in the Senate to also expand and extend an overly generous subsidy, the angel investor tax credit program –...
Amendment to SB 231 Could Reduce College Affordability for Low-Income KEES Recipients
A proposed amendment to Senate Bill 231, a bill focused on the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, would make changes to the state’s Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) that would result...
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...
HB 609 Would Provide Much-Needed Revenue for Roads in Kentucky Counties, Cities
There is a lot at stake for Kentucky communities in House Bill 609. This comprehensive funding bill would generate over $433 million a year when fully phased in to prop...
Senate Budget Shifts Money Between Retirement Systems, Contains No New Revenue So Deeply Cuts Services
Click here to download a PDF of KCEP’s analysis of the House’s budget. The Senate budget massively underfunds the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) by more than $1 billion over the...
If You Hate Gangs, Don’t Support this Bill
No one wants to see Kentucky’s young people drawn into gangs. But to prevent that from happening, we need evidence-based strategies that help people make better choices and strengthen communities....
Republican Proposals to End Tax Breaks Could Create a Better Budget
Several bills sponsored by Republicans this legislative session include proposals to end a variety of tax breaks in order to generate additional revenue. If the General Assembly were to pull...