Analysis

The General Assembly Must Resist an Expensive Double-Dip Tax Break and Instead Provide Targeted Aid to Businesses that Really Need Help

As Kentucky recovers from the pandemic and the resulting recession, it is important for state policymakers to invest in families,...

SB 36 Would Protect Children from Automatically Being Tried as Adults

Senate Bill (SB) 36, sponsored by Senator Whitney Westerfield, would eliminate a provision in Kentucky law mandating that children charged with certain felony offenses be prosecuted as adults, rather than...

Despite Continued Risks from COVID-19, Kentucky Jail Population Continues to Increase

Between March and May of 2020, the jail population in Kentucky fell by a third (24,183 to 16,167) as a result of releases aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19....

HB 126’s Reformed Felony Threshold Would Reduce Incarceration for Low-Level Theft

The House Judiciary committee is scheduled to hear a bill sponsored by Representative Ed Massey, House Bill (HB) 126, on Wednesday, February 3. HB 126 would increase the threshold at...

Bills Capping Insulin Prices Could Help Many Kentuckians with Diabetes, Especially Those Who Struggle to Pay

House Bill (HB) 95 was signed by the governor and will provide much-needed help to reduce insulin costs for some of the 474,456 Kentuckians with diabetes, roughly 1 in 7...

Voucher Proposal Takes Dollars from Kentucky’s Public Schools and Gives Them to Unaccountable Private Schools

All Kentucky children deserve a high-quality education that equips them to live well and contribute fully to their community and the state’s economy. The most efficient and equitable way to...

Recovery Went in Reverse in December as Relief Expired, Pandemic Resurged

New monthly jobs data shows the state lost jobs in December for the first time since the recovery began in the spring of 2020. The end of federal CARES Act...

New Data Helps Pave the Way for Bail Reform in Kentucky

Legislators and advocates have been discussing bail reform for years, with general agreement that too many Kentuckians are incarcerated while awaiting trial, many because they cannot afford bail. Past bail...

$2,000 Checks Would Provide More of the Relief Kentuckians Need

The December federal relief law provided checks of $600 per person, though many argued at the time for the larger amount of $2,000 per person. Now President-elect Biden and the...

Governor’s Budget Increases Funding for Relief and Reinvestment

Governor Beshear proposed a budget that uses $613 million in extra revenues created because of federal stimulus to provide targeted relief to families and businesses hurting from the pandemic, protect...

The General Assembly Must Resist an Expensive Double-Dip Tax Break and Instead Provide Targeted Aid to Businesses that Really Need Help

SB 36 Would Protect Children from Automatically Being Tried as Adults

Despite Continued Risks from COVID-19, Kentucky Jail Population Continues to Increase

HB 126’s Reformed Felony Threshold Would Reduce Incarceration for Low-Level Theft

Bills Capping Insulin Prices Could Help Many Kentuckians with Diabetes, Especially Those Who Struggle to Pay

Voucher Proposal Takes Dollars from Kentucky’s Public Schools and Gives Them to Unaccountable Private Schools

Recovery Went in Reverse in December as Relief Expired, Pandemic Resurged

New Data Helps Pave the Way for Bail Reform in Kentucky

$2,000 Checks Would Provide More of the Relief Kentuckians Need

Governor’s Budget Increases Funding for Relief and Reinvestment

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