Poll: Kentuckians Overwhelmingly Support Unions and Policies That Improve Job Quality
Kentuckians want state lawmakers to enact policies that support unionization and improve job quality, according to a new survey by...
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In New Poll, Kentuckians Say Income Tax Cuts Aren’t Helping
Kentucky’s legislative leaders have made reducing the state’s individual income tax rate their top priority in recent years. Lawmakers have repeatedly acted on that, reducing the rate several times and...
New Census Data Shows Slight Improvement in 2024 Poverty and Incomes In Kentucky, But Recent Federal Budget Law Threatens to Move State Backward
New Census data released Thursday shows slight improvements in poverty rates and median household income in Kentucky in 2024, but fewer Kentuckians were covered by health insurance last year as...
Kentucky Misses Targets for Another Cut to the Income Tax Rate
In a news report Thursday, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Revenue confirmed that Kentucky missed targets allowing legislators to vote on another cut to the state...
Immigrants Are a Vital Part of Kentucky Communities
Just as we came together from different places and races to build Kentucky in the past, immigrants play a vital role in Kentucky now, and are a critical part of...
Protect Our Schools KY Launches to Defeat Voucher Amendment
The campaign to protect Kentucky’s public schools from disastrous private school voucher schemes is under way. On Thursday, the Protect Our Schools KY coalition launched at East Perry Elementary in...
More Than 100 Kentucky Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject House Bill 5
A diverse coalition of more than 100 Kentucky organizations, including faith, housing, justice, mental health, recovery and community groups sent the following letter to the Kentucky State Senate, calling on...
Statement on the Passage of the House Budget
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy released the following statement following the passage of the House budget: "The House budget is a missed opportunity, with inadequate resources for areas ranging...
‘The Money Is There’: Kentucky Together Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Pass a Budget that Delivers
FRANKFORT - In a press conference Tuesday, a coalition of Kentucky organizations called on state lawmakers to take advantage of billions of available dollars to pass a budget that delivers...
Coalition: Kentucky Has the Money for a Budget That Delivers
With the 2024 General Assembly now less than a month away, the Kentucky Together coalition, which includes education, faith, health care, labor and community organizations, began a public education campaign...