Prevailing Wage Repeal Would Worsen Job Quality, Harm Kentucky Economy
Good-paying jobs like those in construction are the foundation of a healthy middle class and growing economy, and a skilled...
Analysis
How Criminal Justice Reform Would Help Kentucky Kids
Criminal justice reform is important not just for adults but also for children, as highlighted in a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This link is especially relevant...
Six Protections Kentuckians Will Lose if ACA Is Repealed
The patient protections provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have enabled as many as 1.9 million Kentuckians to receive needed health coverage and care without falling victim to harmful...
Those at the Top Would Get More Tax Breaks, Investments Would Suffer from Shift to Consumption Taxes
The details of Governor Bevin’s study on tax reform are unknown, but there are indications the administration intends to begin shifting Kentucky away from income taxes towards sales taxes as...
Number of Uninsured Kentuckians Would Triple Under a Partial Health Reform Repeal
An estimated 486,000 Kentuckians would lose insurance coverage under a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a tripling of the number of uninsured in the state, according to...
Kentucky Should Not Follow Kansas Down the Income Tax Cutting Road
Four years after Kansas began its “real live experiment” cutting taxes for wealthy and powerful interests, the damaging consequences – including a deeply underfunded education system, college tuition hikes, crumbling...
Kentucky’s Repeat Offender Laws Need Reform
Last week Kentucky’s Public Advocate Ed Monahan testified to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary that the state needs to reform its Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) laws. This is also...
Social Security Keeps Kentuckians Out of Poverty and Boosts Local Economies
Social Security helps nearly a million Kentuckians make ends meet, cuts senior poverty dramatically and supports local economies by ensuring more people have money in their pockets to spend, as...
Key Mechanism for Growing Middle Class in Kentucky Is Still Broken
Wages for Kentucky workers finally grew last year, suggesting both a tightening labor market and pointing to strong recent growth in manufacturing and health care jobs, among other industries. But...
Kentucky’s Performance Funding Design Should Work to Prevent Unintended Consequences Reported in Neighboring States
A new book by leading education policy researchers highlights some of the unintended consequences resulting from performance funding for higher education in three of Kentucky’s neighboring states — Indiana, Ohio...