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Four Key Facts about Public Pensions in Kentucky

As Kentucky legislators consider changes that could cut pension benefits for nurses, social workers, police officers and other public sector...

Jason Bailey | January 11, 2013

Op-Ed

Kentucky Among 10 States with Fastest-Growing Income Inequality

Income gaps widened more in Kentucky than in all but eight other states between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s – and more than all but three other states from...

Jason Bailey | November 26, 2012

Analysis

Pension Recommendations Emphasize Employee Sacrifice While Addressing Only Portion of Liability

The state’s task force on public pensions heard consultants’ recommendations this week that include several ways to raise employee costs and cut benefits, some of which may not be legal....

Jason Bailey | November 1, 2012

Report

Myths and Facts about an Earned Income Tax Credit in Kentucky

The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is widely known as a highly effective antipoverty program that helps low-income families make ends meet and provides long-term benefits for children. In...

Ashley Spalding | September 4, 2012

Analysis

Increase in Federal Minimum Wage Would Provide Much-Needed Boost to Kentucky Families

An increase in the federal minimum wage to $9.80 an hour would raise wages in Kentucky by $606 million over the next three years and benefit one out of every...

Jason Bailey | August 14, 2012

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Public Versus Private Employee Costs in Kentucky: Comparing Apples to Apples

While a state task force considers further cuts to public employee pension benefits, a new report shows that Kentucky public workers are already undercompensated compared to their private sector counterparts....

admin | July 18, 2012

Op-Ed

Health Care Law Will Benefit Kentuckians In Many Ways

The Supreme Court's decision that the health care reform law is constitutional has not brought an end to ideological attacks on the law and calls for its full repeal. Now,...

Jason Bailey | July 10, 2012

Analysis

Report Estimates Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save Kentucky Money

We previously reported (here and here) that the state will likely incur little cost associated with the expansion of Medicaid beginning in 2014 to around 300,000 Kentuckians. But in fact...

Jason Bailey | July 5, 2012

Analysis

Medicaid Expansion is a Very Good Deal for Kentucky

The 2014 expansion of Medicaid in the Affordable Care Act will benefit Kentuckians substantially, while the federal government will largely pick up the bill. According to one analysis, Kentucky will...

Jason Bailey | June 28, 2012

Analysis

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Kentucky to Move Forward on Addressing Health Challenges

The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good news for Kentucky, a state with tremendous health challenges and a growing number of families that...

Jason Bailey | June 28, 2012

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Economic Security News

1 New Census Data Suggests Power of Federal Pandemic Aid for Kentuckians

Kentucky Rate of Uninsured Improved After Special Pandemic Era Protections2

2 How Inflation Is Impacting Common Grocery Prices in Kentucky

3 “We Keep Getting Hit:” Flooded Kentucky Grows Weary After Another Natural Disaster

4 Diaper and Menstrual Product Taxes Worsen Inequity. Some Council Members Want to Pressure the State to End Them

5 House Bill 4: Changes to Unemployment Insurance Go Into Effect in 2023

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