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The State of Working Kentucky 2018

Click here to read a PDF copy of the full report. Ten years ago, the Great Recession was battering Kentucky’s...

Jason Bailey | August 28, 2018

An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth

Executive Summary The way to build a prosperous Kentucky is to create thriving communities that unlock potential in our people. Every Kentuckian — no matter where they come from, their...

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy | August 22, 2018

Kentucky’s Barriers to Coverage Work Against the Objective of Medicaid

Click here for a PDF version of our full comments on Kentucky’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Request. Since 2016, Kentucky has been attempting to make changes to its Medicaid program that...

Dustin Pugel | August 16, 2018

Tax Plan Is a Tax Shift with Troubling Long-Term Effect on Revenues

The General Assembly introduced a tax bill today that is a shift in taxes away from corporations and high-income people and over to low- and middle-income Kentuckians. Although the official...

Jason Bailey | April 2, 2018

Budget Agreement Includes Cuts, Full Pension Contributions and Some New Revenue

Click here to download a PDF of KCEP's analysis of the Free Conference Committee Report on the budget. The state budget passed today by the General Assembly for fiscal years...

Ashley Spalding | April 2, 2018

Shifting to a Tennessee-Like Tax System Would Harm Kentucky

Click here for a PDF of this report. Proponents of shifting away from income taxes often point to Tennessee’s heavy reliance on sales taxes as a formula for economic growth...

Anna Baumann | March 27, 2018

Senate Budget Shifts Money Between Retirement Systems, Contains No New Revenue So Deeply Cuts Services

Click here to download a PDF of KCEP’s analysis of the House’s budget. The Senate budget massively underfunds the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) by more than $1 billion over the...

Jason Bailey | March 20, 2018

House Budget Raises Revenue, Prevents Some Education Cuts

Click here to download a PDF of KCEP’s analysis of the House's budget. In their budget for 2019-2020, the House is proposing to raise some new revenue — mostly from...

Jason Bailey | March 1, 2018

2 Gen Approach to Kentucky’s Opioid Epidemic Needed

Click here to view a pdf of the brief. As one of the states hardest hit by the national opioid epidemic, Kentucky struggles with high rates of addiction, incarceration, overdose...

Ashley Spalding | February 22, 2018

Workforce Development in Kentucky Should Encourage High-Road Jobs

Click here to view a pdf of the report. There has been a substantial decline over the last several decades in the share of employment that can be described as...

Ashley Spalding | February 12, 2018

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