Kentucky Should Not Volunteer for Greater Inequality by Becoming More Like Tennessee
The effort to reduce Kentucky’s income tax – the source of 41% of state revenue – gives a big tax...
Op-Ed
Regressive Kentucky Laws Are Bringing Back the Bad Old Days
Addressing the long list of pressing modern challenges facing Kentucky requires a unified effort from all of us. How will we create good jobs in a globalized economy, stem climate...
Coalition of Kentucky Organizations Sends Letter to Lawmakers: Fund Kentucky’s Future, Not Tax Cuts
Dear Member of the Kentucky General Assembly, When you return to Frankfort in January, a major decision looms: use our historic budget surpluses to build a commonwealth that lifts up...
SNAP Is a Vital Tool for Fighting Hunger That Should Be Strengthened, Not Attacked
This Thanksgiving, many Kentuckians will show gratitude for their good fortune by serving meals to hungry neighbors, donating food to those whose cupboards are bare and contributing money to worthy...
The Devastating Economic Harms of Banning Abortion in Kentucky
Abortion is on the ballot in Kentucky this year, and the harmful implications of Amendment 2 would reach deep into the lives, health and security of Kentucky families. The amendment...
Sending Public Money to Private Schools Breaks Kentucky’s Commitment to Students
Ample public investment in K-12 education is essential for Kentucky’s children to thrive. But instead of committing to funding the many different components of successful public schools, including skilled teachers,...
More Disasters Are Coming. Kentucky Must Be Prepared
The last couple of years have marked a chaotic time in Kentucky with our communities rocked by a pandemic, recession, tornadoes and floods. The turmoil that our more vulnerable neighbors...
Despite Rapid Pandemic Recovery, Kentucky Workers Need More Support
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn reshaped Kentucky’s economy in ways that are still revealing themselves 30 months after the virus arrived in the commonwealth. Part of the story...
Inadequate State Funding Leaves Kentucky Teachers With Meager Raises
After enduring years of stagnant salaries and slashed benefits, every teacher and school employee in Kentucky needed a significant raise this year. Paying school workers adequately not only allows them...
Let’s Learn From Braidy, and Seek More Answers From Each Other
News that a company called Steel Dynamics will take over what’s left of Braidy Industries and abandon the proposed Ashland aluminum plant is likely the end of this five-year debacle. Whether it’s...