Budget Must Invest in Kentucky’s Economy Today
After 15 rounds of state budget cuts through the recession and recovery, the foundation of Kentucky’s economy—our schools, higher education...
Op-Ed
Kentucky’s Past Shows Public Investment Is Essential to Progress
Kentucky faces a difficult budget challenge, but Governor Bevin's proposal is based on a false assumption: that deeply cutting funding for public investments will make it easier to pay down...
Three Questions About the Governor’s Budget
Next week, Gov. Matt Bevin will submit his first budget proposal to the Kentucky General Assembly. By a quirk in our state constitution, this tremendous responsibility will come only seven...
Report Shows Special Interests Prioritized Over Our Commonwealth
The taxes we pay in Kentucky are invested in things that make us stronger together like schools, libraries, roads and parks, to name a few. When we all chip in,...
Council Has Done its Homework, Time is Now for Lexington to Raise Minimum Wage
Lexington is well-known for a lot of things, namely: ▪ Being the “Horse Capital of the World;” ▪ Being a college town; ▪ As a top community for retirement (according...
More Than a Celebration, Labor Day a Reminder of Work Left To Do
It’s a time-honored tradition to do as little work as possible on Labor Day. So many of us will spend the time off work at the lake, with family cooking...
Celebrating Medicaid at 50
If we’re being perfectly honest, few look forward to turning 50 years old and celebrating is the last thing they want to do. But while many of us aren’t interested...
Kentucky Workers Need Better Trade Policies, Not Worse
When the U. S. Senate blocked giving the president fast-track negotiating authority for a new trade deal last week, it took a stand for a fairer approach to trade that’s...
Right-to-Work Laws Worsen Jobs For All
Kentuckians deserve credible information as they consider right-to-work laws — information that is free from unchecked ideology, misleading messaging and bad math. Here is what the experience of other states...
Urge Congress To Support Mothers With Tax Credits Extension
Working Kentucky moms are never off the clock. Between juggling jobs, after-school activities and help with homework, moms put in a lot more than a full day’s work. And every...