New Retirement Plan for Private Sector Workers Would Strengthen Economic Security in Kentucky
When it comes to a secure retirement many Kentuckians are in danger in part because they lack access to a...
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Proposed Medicaid Waiver Would Reduce Coverage and Move Kentucky Backward on Health Progress
To view KCEP's comments for the federal comment period, click here. To view this brief in PDF form, click here. Kentucky is applying to modify its Medicaid program through a...
Performance Funding in Kentucky Should Promote Successful Outcomes for All Students
To view this brief in PDF form, click here. A work group has been tasked with developing a model of performance-based funding for Kentucky’s public postsecondary institutions in the coming...
Protecting Medicaid’s Role in Advancing a Healthy Kentucky
To view this report in PDF form, click here. A new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy provides an in-depth look at Medicaid in Kentucky, the benefits of...
Budget Agreement Affirms Deep Cuts, Higher Pension Contributions
To view this report as a PDF, click here. The budget passed by the General Assembly maintains the governor’s proposed cuts of 9 percent to many parts of government over...
Senate Budget Maintains Governor’s Deep Budget Cuts, Increases Pension Contributions by Reducing Governor’s Set-Aside Funds
To view in PDF format, click here. The Senate budget maintains the governor’s dramatic proposed cuts of nine percent to postsecondary education, parts of P-12 education and a wide range...
House Budget Uses Set-Aside Money to Reduce Cuts and Fully Fund Teachers’ Pensions
To view this in PDF form, click here. The House budget reduces proposed cuts to education and selected other areas and provides additional money to fully fund the actuarially required...
Revenue Options that Strengthen the Commonwealth
Kentucky has good options to fairly generate new revenue and put an end to year after year of deep cuts to vital public investments, as outlined in a report by the...
Shifting Health Costs to Employees Has Become Way State Plugs Budget
To view the brief in PDF form, click here. Kentucky has shifted more of the responsibility to pay for health benefits to public sector workers in recent years and then...
Governor Presents Austere Budget that Cuts Public Investments Further and Dedicates More for Pension Liabilities
To view in PDF form, click here. Governor Bevin’s budget proposal includes major cuts to higher education institutions and across other areas of state government where funding has been reduced...