Corporations Were the Primary Focus of One-Time Monies in General Assembly
One-time monies in the state budget gave the 2021 General Assembly a unique opportunity to provide meaningful assistance to Kentuckians...
Budget & Tax
Governor Should Veto Expensive, Poorly Targeted Tax Breaks for Remote Workers and Data Centers
The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear from Jason Bailey, Executive Director of KyPolicy. March 30, 2021 Dear Governor...
Legislature Spends Additional Federal and General Fund Monies on Session’s Last Day
At the very end of the legislative session, the General Assembly appropriated nearly $1.4 billion in funds Kentucky is set to receive from the American Rescue Plan. Unfortunately, the biggest...
At the Expense of Community Investments, HB 372 Gives a Costly Tax Windfall to High-Income People
A brand-new version of HB 372 was released the night before the last day of the session. While research shows the best way to attract people to move to or...
Governor Should Veto Tax Bills That Reduce Needed Revenues, Put Kentucky at Risk of Owing Back Aid
The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear from Jason Bailey, Executive Director of KyPolicy. March 17, 2021 Dear Governor...
Tax Break for At-Home Workers Is an Extraordinarily Expensive Windfall
House Bill 372 was amended on the last day of the legislative session before the veto period to add an expensive tax break for people who live in Kentucky and...
Kentucky Should Learn from the Past and Not Expand Its Expensive and Ineffective Film Tax Credit
The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee made a last-minute change to House Bill 249 to bring back a bad idea — making Kentucky's film industry tax credit refundable yet again....
Legislature To Pass Austere Budget, Prevent Governor From Using New Federal Aid Without Authorization
The legislature is set to pass an austere budget that does not include the employee raises, targeted budget increases and one-time investments the governor had proposed using surplus monies available...
Last-Minute Tax Giveaways Threaten Budget — and Will Force Kentucky to Pay Back Aid Money to Feds
The final days of the Kentucky General Assembly are a time when last-minute tax breaks are sometimes slid quietly into legislation and made law. Corporate lobbyists prefer this approach, because...
Letter to the Kentucky House of Representatives on Raising the Inadequate Tax Rate on HHR Slot Machines
February 10, 2021 Dear Kentucky House of Representatives: As you consider legislation potentially legalizing "Historical Horse Racing" (HHR) slot machines, an important issue concerns the inadequacy of the tax on...