New Data Show Reason for Concern about Income Inequality in Kentucky
Income inequality in Kentucky has risen significantly in recent decades, with the latest data showing real income for the wealthiest...
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Continued Higher Education Cuts Place Kentucky Among Worst in Country
Kentucky is continuing its tumble to the bottom as one of the worst states in funding cuts to higher education, a new report from the Center for Budget and Policy...
Statement on New Overtime Threshold Rule’s Impact on Kentucky
"The new overtime rule is great news for the 1 in 4 salaried workers in Kentucky who will now be entitled to overtime pay,” Anna Baumann, research and policy analyst...
New Report Warns Against Harmful Changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion
A new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy provides an in-depth look at Medicaid in Kentucky, the benefits of Medicaid expansion and potential harmful impacts of changes that...
Statement on Passage of Executive Branch Budget
“The legislature has reached agreement on a budget that rightly increases funding for pension liabilities and has a few bright spots like funding for scholarship programs. But taken as a...
Statement on House Passage of Kynect and Medicaid Expansion Bills (HB 5 and 6)
“Today, a majority in the Kentucky House of Representatives took a positive stand for both the health of their people and the local economies they represent by passing House bills...
Statement on Dismantling of Kynect
“The repeal of Kynect would be a big step backward on access to healthcare in Kentucky,” Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, said. “It will create an...
Statement on Gov. Bevin’s Decision to Reverse Minimum Wage Executive Order
“This move by Gov. Bevin is a step backward for many hard working Kentuckians who have seen their wages remain flat despite a growing economy,” Kenny Colston, communications director for...
Kentucky’s Funding Cuts to Schools among Nation’s Deepest
Kentucky is one of the worst states when it comes to elementary and secondary education funding cuts since 2008, according to a report released today by the Center on Budget...
Statement on Lexington Minimum Wage Ordinance Passing
“We applaud this historic move by Lexington, the first city in Kentucky to raise their minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, to help more than 30,000 workers who struggle with...