Analysis

Kentucky’s Jobs Recovery Is Very Strong — False Claims to the Contrary Are Being Used to Justify Harmful Benefit Cuts

Kentucky is currently experiencing a historically strong recovery from the devastating job losses that occurred as a result of the...

While Failing to Address Kentucky’s Overdose Crisis, HB 215 Would Keep People Incarcerated Longer

Kentucky is currently in the midst of an overdose crisis, particularly with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that when pharmaceutically prescribed can be used to treat pain but when acquired illegally...

State Funding for Education Has Been Stagnant for Many Years, But the 2022-2024 Budget Presents a Unique Opportunity to Begin Reinvesting

In 1991, following a Kentucky Supreme Court decision finding that Kentucky’s system of funding education was unconstitutional, the Kentucky General Assembly responded by increasing taxes to begin reinvesting in Kentucky’s...

Income Tax Cuts Are a Way to Sink the Economy, Not Grow It

Wealthy interests and corporate lobbyists are ramping up efforts to pass major tax cuts this legislative session that could leave a massive and permanent hole in Kentucky's budget. The focus...

HB 4 Would Slash Unemployment Benefits, Harming Economy and Deepening Hardship for Kentucky Workers

Working Kentuckians have faced widespread, unprecedented layoffs during the pandemic that worsened existing hardship and inequities. Despite extreme difficulty in navigating the outdated unemployment insurance (UI) system, unemployment benefits have...

Kentucky Has an Opportunity to Continue Steps to Reducing Incarceration by Addressing Harsh “Persistent Felony Offender” Laws

Kentucky’s Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) law is a punitive sentencing policy that emerged during the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs. While originally intended as a measure to deter...

Kentucky’s Jobs Recovery Is Very Strong — False Claims to the Contrary Are Being Used to Justify Harmful Benefit Cuts

While Failing to Address Kentucky’s Overdose Crisis, HB 215 Would Keep People Incarcerated Longer

State Funding for Education Has Been Stagnant for Many Years, But the 2022-2024 Budget Presents a Unique Opportunity to Begin Reinvesting

Income Tax Cuts Are a Way to Sink the Economy, Not Grow It

HB 4 Would Slash Unemployment Benefits, Harming Economy and Deepening Hardship for Kentucky Workers

Kentucky Has an Opportunity to Continue Steps to Reducing Incarceration by Addressing Harsh “Persistent Felony Offender” Laws

House Budget Provides Only Modest Reinvestment Despite Strong Revenues

3 Ways New Legislation Would Make Kentucky’s Unconstitutional Voucher Program Even Worse

Governor’s Budget Includes Substantial Reinvestment in Education and Other Areas

What the Legislature Can Do to Improve the Return Home for Kentuckians Leaving Incarceration

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