What Would Budget Cuts to the Attorney General and Board of Elections Mean?
Many Kentuckians may not be aware of the important role that some state agencies play in our everyday lives. When...
Budget & Tax
Governor’s Budget Proposal Would Worsen College Affordability
Governor Bevin’s budget proposal would not improve — and would even worsen — the state’s college affordability problems. Deep budget cuts to public universities and community colleges are expected to...
Infographic: Budget Cuts Have Costs and Consequences
Governor Bevin's budget includes nine percent across the board cuts to most state services. If these cuts go into effect, many areas will have been cut by 15 to 50...
What’s Not Exempt from Cuts in the Governor’s Budget
While a lot of attention has been given to what receives new dollars in the governor's budget and what’s exempted from additional cuts, less attention has been given to what...
Revenue Options that Strengthen the Commonwealth
Kentucky has good options to fairly generate new revenue and put an end to year after year of deep cuts to vital public investments, as outlined in a report by the...
Shifting Health Costs to Employees Has Become Way State Plugs Budget
To view the brief in PDF form, click here. Kentucky has shifted more of the responsibility to pay for health benefits to public sector workers in recent years and then...
Governor Presents Austere Budget that Cuts Public Investments Further and Dedicates More for Pension Liabilities
To view in PDF form, click here. Governor Bevin’s budget proposal includes major cuts to higher education institutions and across other areas of state government where funding has been reduced...
2016 Kentucky Budget Primer
The Budget of the Commonwealth is a financial plan, enacted every two years by Kentucky’s General Assembly, that maps out our state’s investments in education, health, transportation, public safety, human services...
Diversion of Lottery Funds Undermines College Affordability
According to law, 55 percent of lottery profits are supposed to pay for need-based scholarships (after $3 million is given to literacy programs). For years, though, millions of scholarship dollars...
Investing in Kentucky’s Future: A Preview of the 2016-2018 Kentucky State Budget
A comprehensive preview of the upcoming two-year Kentucky state budget confirms both a massive funding gap facing the state for the next two years and a need for reinvestment in...