Statement on the Final Passage of Budget and Tax Plans
"The General Assembly's tax bill finalized today is a major tax shift, providing huge breaks for the wealthy and corporations...
Press Release
Medicaid Work Requirement Will Hurt Kentucky’s Workers
Kentucky’s recently-approved requirement that people work 80 hours a month or lose Medicaid will almost certainly cause many working people to lose coverage, according to a new report by the...
New Analysis Shows Kentucky’s New Tax Plan Is a Millionaire Tax Cut
A new analysis from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows that the General Assembly’s new tax plan, HB 366, is a huge tax cut for the wealthiest...
Survey Shows Cuts to Ky. School Districts Have Meant Fewer Services, Proposed Budget Risks Quality of Education
At the same time that new cuts to state funding for education are on the table, a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows previous budget cuts...
Kentucky 1115 Medicaid Waiver Statement
“With the approval of the Medicaid waiver, the historic progress Kentucky has achieved in health care in recent years comes to a halt,” said Dustin Pugel, a policy analyst with...
Lack of Adequate Revenue to Make Needed Investments in Commonwealth Sets Up the Most Difficult Budget Session in Years
Round after round of damaging budget cuts, a decades-long refusal to clean up tax breaks, and the reality that additional appropriations are needed for pensions, corrections, Medicaid and other crucial...
Tax Plan an Enormous Giveaway to the Wealthy that Will Harm Kentucky Families
Will Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation Make It Worse By Voting to Cut Critical Programs in 2018? After both the U.S. House and Senate voted to pass the GOP tax bill, Jason...
Statement on Justice Reinvestment Work Group Recommendations
The Justice Reinvestment work group has laid important groundwork for needed reforms to our justice system with the recommendations they released today. Continuing to grow the inmate population is incredibly...
Senate Votes to Give Massive Tax Cuts to Corporations and the Wealthy While Harming Middle Class and Working Kentuckians
Following Senate passage of the Republican tax bill, Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement: “Both the Senate and House tax bills...
Kentucky Continues to Cut Funding for Education
Kentucky continues to undermine state funding for K-12 education, once again landing in the bottom 3 states for cuts to core school funding since the Great Recession, according to a...