Aspects of Heroin Bills Would Increase State Costs But Have Little Expected Impact on Crime
Amid Kentucky’s heroin crisis, a number of bills have been filed for the 2015 legislative session to address the problem....
Analysis
Top 1 Percent of Kentuckians Continue to Capture Bulk of Income Gains in Recovery
Income inequality continues to widen in Kentucky and the nation through the recovery according to a new report released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Between 2009 and 2012...
Manufacturing is Still Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy, Workers
Despite steep job losses over the last two decades resulting largely from problematic trade policies and economic recession, manufacturing still plays a key role in Kentucky’s economy. A new report...
President’s Community College Proposal Could Help Make Higher Education Accessible for More Kentuckians
The President’s proposal to cover two years of community college tuition for students would help thousands of Kentuckians earn college degrees and take advantage of the resulting job opportunities. And unlike...
Kentucky’s Upside Down Tax System Asks the Least of Those at the Top
In Kentucky, the wealthiest residents pay the lowest overall state and local tax rate as documented in a new edition of a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic...
Kentucky Workers Left Behind as Majority of States Lift the Wage Floor
As momentum to increase the minimum wage grows around the country, Kentucky’s $7.25 minimum puts the Commonwealth in the unfortunate minority of states that haven’t boosted workers’ pay above the...
More Support for Family Caregivers Good for Seniors and State
Last year Kentucky ranked worst in the nation on the AARP Public Policy Institute’s scorecard on long-term care services and supports. A recent report by the Legislative Research Commission (LRC)...
Who Stands to Benefit from Louisville’s New Minimum Wage
An estimated 45,000 workers in Louisville/Jefferson County who would otherwise make less than $9 an hour will have higher wages once the new metro government minimum wage ordinance—the first such...
New Report Argues for Funding Proven Strategies to Enhance K-12 Student Achievement
Kentucky K-12 schools may be getting by with current levels of funding—which are among the nation’s deepest per-student cuts to education since the recession—but in order to realize the state’s...
Trade Deficit with China Has Cost 41,100 Kentucky Jobs, Many in Manufacturing
Kentucky has paid heavily for the U.S.’s growing trade deficit with China—41,100 fewer jobs between 2001 and 2013 according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Since...