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Study Calls for New Approach to State Financial Aid

A new report by the Brookings Institution makes the case for overhauling state financial aid grant programs to focus on...

Ashley Spalding | May 16, 2012

Kentucky’s Adult Education Challenge

Education cannot solve all of our economic problems, as the many college-educated young people now unemployed and underemployed can attest. But low levels of educational attainment are an important reason...

Jason Bailey | April 30, 2012

Budget Makes Education Goals Harder to Achieve with Cuts to Per-Student Funding

Kentucky has set high goals and taken great strides in improving educational achievement and degree attainment rates. However, the 2013-2014 state budget will make progress difficult over the next two...

Ashley Spalding | April 19, 2012

Growth of Economic Development Incentives Comes with Little Accountability

Two new reports released this week call attention to the growth of state economic development tax incentives and the lack of accountability mechanisms that would enable states to know what...

Jason Bailey | April 13, 2012

What Are Taxes For?

Tax Day is an important time for Kentuckians to consider the role of government in our state and nation. Taxes are a critical tool for doing things together that we...

Ashley Spalding | April 13, 2012

Decline of TANF Caseloads Not the Result of Decreasing Poverty

Caseloads for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a safety net program designed to help families facing economic hardship meet basic needs, have declined sharply since 1995. Some policymakers have...

Ashley Spalding | April 6, 2012

Budget Agreement Affirms Deep Cuts to Core Investments

The 2012-2014 budget bill that passed both the House and Senate late last week is—like the budgets previously proposed this year by the Governor, House and Senate—based primarily on cuts....

Ashley Spalding | April 5, 2012

Report Highlights Kentucky’s Need for More Progressive Income Tax

A report released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows that income taxes for Kentucky families slightly above the poverty line are among the highest in...

Jason Bailey | April 4, 2012

The Benefits of Expanded Pre-School

In its final days of negotiating a new budget, a sticking point between the House and the Senate is whether to include new dollars for the expansion of pre-school. The...

Jason Bailey | March 28, 2012

Legislation Requiring Government-Issued ID Could Deny Public Benefits to Eligible Recipients

Senate Bill 118, which passed the Senate yesterday, would require applicants for all public benefits to provide proof of lawful presence in the United States. While the bill’s proponents say...

Ashley Spalding | March 20, 2012

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