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Diverting Lottery Revenues Makes College Less Affordable For Those Who Need It Most

The state is increasingly diverting lottery revenues from financial aid programs to help shore up the budget, as described in...

Jason Bailey | February 25, 2014

Top 1 Percent of Kentuckians Captured Nearly Half of State Income Growth over Last Few Decades

The top 1 percent of earners in Kentucky took home 48.8 percent of state income gains from 1979 to 2007—a share in line with the national average of 53.9 percent—according...

Jason Bailey | February 18, 2014

How Governor’s Tax Plan Differs from Tax Commission’s Recommendations

Many of the proposals in Governor Beshear’s tax plan come from his Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform. But his plan is also different—it leaves measures out that were included...

Jason Bailey | February 5, 2014

State EITC Would Help Working Kentuckians Afford Necessities

A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is included in Governor Beshear’s tax proposal, would help several hundred thousand of Kentucky’s low- and moderate-income working families make ends meet—among...

Ashley Spalding | February 5, 2014

Increase in Tipped Minimum Wage Is Long Overdue

Stagnant or falling real wages for many Kentucky workers threatens their standard of living and is leading to growing income inequality. One of the causes of inadequate wages is the...

Jason Bailey | January 30, 2014

Statement on Governor Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth Address

KCEP Director Jason Bailey released the following statement on Governor Beshear's State of the Commonwealth address: "Governor Beshear rightly focused his speech on the need for more resources to help...

Jason Bailey | January 7, 2014

Official Revenue Estimate for Next Budget Slightly Worse than Weak October Forecast

The group of economists charged with predicting how much revenue Kentucky will have in the coming budget cycle approved a very modest revenue forecast for the next budget that’s slightly...

Anna Baumann | December 20, 2013

New Report Shows Continued Higher Education Gaps for Disadvantaged Students Alongside Funding Cuts

The state’s most recent accountability report for higher education—released this week—shows some progress in many areas but big challenges in college affordability and in addressing postsecondary degree attainment gaps for...

Ashley Spalding | December 20, 2013

Cut-off in Unemployment Benefits Would Hurt Thousands of Kentuckians and the Economy

53,000 long-term unemployed Kentuckians will lose crucial income support in the next year if Congress does not reauthorize Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), according to a recent report by the Center...

Anna Baumann | December 17, 2013

Preliminary Forecast Predicts Weakest Revenue Growth Since Recovery Began

Kentucky currently expects to craft its next two-year budget with the least amount of new General Fund revenue it has had since the recovery began. This bad news comes despite...

Jason Bailey | November 20, 2013

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