One-Dimensional Reports Overlook Well-Documented Revenue Problem
By ignoring Kentucky's revenue problems, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's "Leaky Bucket" reports offer a narrow and potentially harmful response...
Budget & Tax
What Will the Debt Ceiling Cuts Mean for Kentucky?
We don’t yet know what cuts Congress will make as a result of the deal made to raise the debt ceiling, and thus what the specific impact on Kentucky will...
2011 Revenue Results a Reminder of Importance of State Income Taxes
The $166 million in state revenues above projections for the fiscal year that just ended are helping prevent additional cuts to critical state services. They are also a reminder of...
Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Harm Kentucky’s Health and Economy
Among the budget options being debated in Washington are cuts in federal support for the Medicaid program. A new report by Families USA finds that in addition to impacting Kentuckians’...
State Shouldn’t Cut Corporate Taxes
While legislative leaders in the Kentucky House and Senate have floated the idea of eliminating Kentucky’s corporate income tax, a new report shows that such a move is likely to...
Corporate Taxes Important to Meeting Kentucky’s Needs
Taxes on corporations help pay for needed investments in education, infrastructure and other areas. Yet some legislative leaders have floated the idea of eliminating the corporate income tax. Rather than...
Extending Federal Tax Cuts Would Double the Deficit for the Benefit of the Wealthiest
Ten years ago, large federal tax cuts were signed into law by President Bush. Those cuts are now set to expire at the end of 2012. Extending them beyond that...
Presentation: Building the Commonwealth through Tax Reform
KCEP conducts public presentations about the state budget, tax system and economy. To inquire about a speaker, please contact us by email at info@kypolicy.org or by calling 859-986-2373. A sample...
House Budget Would Make Steep Cuts to Needed Services in Kentucky
The U. S. House of Representatives recently passed a budget plan for 2012 and beyond that would dramatically reduce the federal government’s role in supporting basic economic security and make...
Proposed Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Break an American Promise
For most advanced countries, health care is treated as a societal covenant in which all citizens have coverage for treatment of sickness, pain and disability. America has never made that...