New Version of HB 7 Still Makes Food and Medical Assistance Much Harder to Get and Keep
Although substantially changed in committee last week, House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous barriers to food and...
Analysis
Pretrial Bills in the Kentucky General Assembly Are a Mixed Bag
Kentucky’s pretrial system — which determines whether a person charged with a crime waits for their day in court behind bars or at home — is arbitrary, unfair and rife...
Who Would Lose Food Assistance Under HB 7’s New Eligibility Tripwires?
Among its many tripwires and cuts to health care and food assistance, House Bill 7 (HB 7) would get rid of a highly efficient and effective policy for getting food...
Charter School Funding Proposal Is Inefficient, Costly and Will Harm Public Education
Legislation introduced in the Kentucky House would create a duplicative, wasteful and unaccountable system for authorizing and funding charter schools that runs counter to the characteristics of an efficient system...
Senate Budget Cuts Education Funding Further From Modest House Plan
Despite a once-in-a-generation budget surplus, the Senate budget includes $1.3 billion less in spending over the biennium than the already-modest House plan (and $2.8 billion less than the governor had...
HB 7 Puts New, Costly Barriers in Front of Kentuckians Seeking Food and Medical Help
House Bill 7 (HB 7) would implement several harsh measures making it harder to get and keep food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and medical assistance through...
Income Tax Cuts Will Widen Inequality in Kentucky
To pay at least in part for income tax cuts for the wealthy, the House budget proposal shorts investments in schools, health, human services and infrastructure. Given historic revenue levels,...
House Tax Bill Would Devastate Kentucky’s Budget for a Giveaway to the Wealthy
HB 8 would begin aggressively cutting Kentucky’s income tax rate next year and eventually completely eliminate it, devastating funding for Kentucky’s schools, health, human services, infrastructure and other needs. The...
4 Ways the Kentucky General Assembly Can Fight Hunger in the New Budget
Before the pandemic, 1 in 7 Kentuckians and 1 in 5 Kentucky kids experienced food insecurity. Yet despite deep hardship caused by COVID, relief provided by the safety net kept...
Senate Income Tax Rebate Unfairly Leaves Out Low-Income Kentuckians, Could Force Some to Repay It
Today the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee moved forward a $1.15 billion income tax rebate that will give away a huge portion of the revenue surplus that could otherwise be...