Inheritance Tax Repeal Is Giveaway to the Top Kentucky Can’t Afford
To view this brief in PDF format, click here. Since 1906, Kentucky has relied on the inheritance tax to help...
Budget & Tax
Upside-Down Tax Plans Would Weaken Ky.
Tuesday's election means total Republican control of state government with the party gaining a majority in the House for the first time in 95 years. Now the governor and legislative...
Closing Tax Breaks at the Top Will Generate Needed Revenue, Not Cause Millionaire Tax Flight
A study recently published in the American Sociological Review validates efforts to strengthen investments in education, health and other key areas by cleaning up tax breaks for those at the...
The Path to a Stronger Commonwealth: Prioritizing Investments in Our Communities Over Tax Breaks for the Powerful
Kentucky faces a choice: cleaning up our tax code of special interest tax breaks so we can invest in excellent schools, a healthy and skilled workforce, modern infrastructure and other building blocks of thriving communities in the...
Dealing with the Risks of Public-Private Partnerships
While cleaning up tax breaks is the best way Kentucky can generate more revenue for needed investments in infrastructure, last year the legislature streamlined the process of contracting with private...
Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made Based on False Choices
When it comes to the public investments that keep us healthy, educated and safe, increasingly Kentuckians are presented with a false choice in Frankfort. We’re told that to pay down...
Promising Reform Options Being Considered by Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council
The state’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council (CJPAC) is developing ideas in the areas of drug policy, prevention, jail reform, penal code reform, reentry, recidivism reduction, and probation and parole...
Kentucky Can Improve Budget and Protect Medicaid by Ending Growing Hospital Tax Break
To view this as a PDF, click here. The governor has proposed changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program, arguing they are necessary to “ensure long-term sustainability of the Medicaid program." [1....
Corrections Data Shows Positive Impact of HB 463 That Additional Criminal Justice Reforms Can Build On
The impact of Kentucky’s 2011 criminal justice reforms on the state’s inmate population and budget have been much less than what was projected when Kentucky enacted HB 463, or the...
New State Report Shows Little to No Progress on Achievement Gaps
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s latest accountability report, which was released yesterday, shows Kentucky has continued to make little to no progress on some important higher education measures. While the...