Targeted Refugee Groups Make Important Contributions to Kentucky’s Communities and Economy
Two recent reports from the Center for American Progress (CAP) explore the contributions immigrants and refugees make in our communities...
Economic Security
Mix of Criminal Justice Bills So Far in 2017 General Assembly
With Kentucky’s growing inmate population and high rates of recidivism, what we need in 2017 is legislation that will make these problems better, not worse. The criminal justice bills filed...
Cutting Wages No Way to Grow Kentucky’s Economy
Legislative leaders say the 2017 Kentucky General Assembly will focus on jobs and the economy. That priority is welcome given challenges across the state. But the policy issues reportedly topping...
Job Growth Claims from Right to Work Not Backed by Evidence
Proponents of Right-to-Work (RTW) argue that Kentucky would attract more jobs if such a law was in place, especially in manufacturing. But the evidence does not show our RTW neighbors have...
Prevailing Wage Repeal Would Worsen Job Quality, Harm Kentucky Economy
Good-paying jobs like those in construction are the foundation of a healthy middle class and growing economy, and a skilled construction workforce builds the high-quality physical infrastructure necessary for growth....
How Criminal Justice Reform Would Help Kentucky Kids
Criminal justice reform is important not just for adults but also for children, as highlighted in a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This link is especially relevant...
The Financial Condition of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Industry in Kentucky
To view this as a PDF, click here. State legislation enacted in recent decades has limited workers’ compensation benefits in Kentucky. As a result, workers’ compensation insurers have benefited, which...
Social Security Keeps Kentuckians Out of Poverty and Boosts Local Economies
Social Security helps nearly a million Kentuckians make ends meet, cuts senior poverty dramatically and supports local economies by ensuring more people have money in their pockets to spend, as...
Key Mechanism for Growing Middle Class in Kentucky Is Still Broken
Wages for Kentucky workers finally grew last year, suggesting both a tightening labor market and pointing to strong recent growth in manufacturing and health care jobs, among other industries. But...
New Urgency for State Minimum Wage Action
The decision by the Supreme Court of Kentucky invalidating local minimum wage increases means 76,000 working Kentuckians in our two biggest cities now must look to the General Assembly for...