Legislative Session Was About Shift and Shaft
The 2018 Kentucky General Assembly featured larger throngs of protestors than any session in recent memory. Thousands of Kentuckians trekked...
Op-Ed
Kentucky Organizations Issue Statement on Budget Vetoes
Yesterday, Governor Matt Bevin announced he would be vetoing both the biennial budget bill, HB 200, and the revenue bill, HB 366. The vetoes provide an opportunity for the legislature...
If You Hate Gangs, Don’t Support this Bill
No one wants to see Kentucky’s young people drawn into gangs. But to prevent that from happening, we need evidence-based strategies that help people make better choices and strengthen communities....
Time to Put End to Wrong-Headed Pension Bill
The pension bill stumbled in the Kentucky Senate last week and was sent back to committee. It's the latest in a nearly year-long series of missteps. The attack on pensions...
Jobs Myth at Root of Policies Harming Unemployed
A number of state policies are now in play that would cut off access to financial assistance for Kentuckians who are unemployed and struggling to get by. All of a...
The Roots of a Terrible Budget
The governor's budget proposes the deepest cuts to K-12 education Kentucky has seen, delivers another hit to services that have been cut repeatedly since 2008 and completely eliminates funding for...
Two Steps to a Better Budget this Session
State lawmakers and the governor are giving dire warnings of what's coming in the next two-year state budget. In recent press reports, they have called the budget "brutal," with officials...
Kentuckians Can’t Live in a House of Cards
by Adrienne Bush, director, Housing and Homeless Coalition of Kentucky Remember building a house of cards when you were a kid? The more weight you added, the likelier it was...
Kentucky Groups Reject Senate Tax Plan
To Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation, We, the undersigned organizations representing charitable and nonprofit organizations in Kentucky, write to express our deep concern about the new tax cut bill unveiled by House...
Exaggerated Pension Panic Fueling Harmful Bill
Kentucky needs a smart and measured plan to pay down our pension liabilities over time and improve our financial condition. But the bill released last week would cause unneeded harm...