HB 3 Proposes Massive, Expensive and Ineffective Bureaucracy That Will Hurt Kentucky Families and Open State to Legal Problems
House Bill 3 is an extreme proposal to further restrict access to nutrition, health and cash assistance in Kentucky. It...
Analysis
Tax “Clean-Up” Bill Includes More Giveaways
Although House Bill 354 (HB 354) has been described as the “clean-up bill” that fixes the unintended consequences that occurred because of the rush in which the 2018 tax bills...
New Bills Would Slash Unemployment Insurance and Leave Kentuckians Stranded
New bills filed in both the Kentucky House and Senate would severely cut unemployment insurance for Kentuckians who lose their jobs, reducing benefits by 20 percent for the average unemployed...
Pregnancy Accommodations Would Benefit Kentucky Families and Businesses
No Kentucky mother should be forced to choose between work or a healthy, safe pregnancy and baby. But without a law requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to expectant and...
Bill Provides Huge Subsidy to Investment Companies and Does Not Require Return to Communities
The stated purpose of House Bill 203, a proposal in the 2019 General Assembly, is to encourage investment in Kentucky’s rural areas and to create and retain jobs. Although these...
Getting Real About Base Funding for K-12 Schools
Ever since the new state budget passed last spring, we’ve heard claims that Kentucky’s legislature funded K-12 education at “historic levels.” Those making such claims typically point to one part...
New Tax Break Would Subsidize Private Schools at the Expense of Kentucky Public Schools
In the first day back for the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly after a break, members filed House and Senate bills creating a private school tax credit program in Kentucky. At...
Legislature Considering New Tax Subsidy for Private Schools Despite Backdrop of Public School Cuts
House Bill 205 proposes an expensive new tax break for private schools even though the current budget makes yet another round of cuts to K-12 public schools. The proposed subsidy will take...
Past Underfunding of Pensions Hurts in Multiple Ways
The conversation in the Public Pension Working Group has returned to debates about what caused Kentucky's plans to be poorly funded. Some are relying on analyses from groups like PFM...
Kentucky Has Much to Learn from Other States on Criminal Justice Reform
Advocates for criminal justice reform in Kentucky hope to see effective and much-needed bail reform in the upcoming legislative session. But without other changes focused on reducing the number of...