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The 2021 Legislative Session Criminal Justice Wrap Up: Some Important Wins that Should Be Built on to Achieve Systemic Change

This year, the Kentucky General Assembly took important steps forward in criminal justice with the passage of policies that will...

Data Tracker

Tracking SNAP in Kentucky

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital source of assistance that helps put food on the table for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians. As of 2018, in Kentucky...

Data Tracker

Tracking the Economic Fallout of COVID-19 in Kentucky

Social distancing policies and practices are protecting lives in Kentucky. In the short term, that means record job losses and the threat of increasing hardship as people struggle to make...

Analysis

Corporations Were the Primary Focus of One-Time Monies in General Assembly

One-time monies in the state budget gave the 2021 General Assembly a unique opportunity to provide meaningful assistance to Kentuckians struggling during the pandemic. Those dollars resulted from federal aid...

Analysis

Student Debt Forgiveness Would Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians, Help With Economic Recovery and Improve Race Equity

The student debt crisis has been garnering increased attention recently, with calls for the federal government to forgive between $10,000 and $50,000 in student debt. In February, a group of...

Analysis

American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Will Improve the Lives of Over a Million Kentucky Kids

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act includes a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which will help an estimated 1.1 million Kentucky children and lift an estimated 69,000...

Testimony

Governor Should Veto Expensive, Poorly Targeted Tax Breaks for Remote Workers and Data Centers

The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear from Jason Bailey, Executive Director of KyPolicy. March 30, 2021 Dear Governor...

Analysis

Legislature Spends Additional Federal and General Fund Monies on Session’s Last Day

At the very end of the legislative session, the General Assembly appropriated nearly $1.4 billion in funds Kentucky is set to receive from the American Rescue Plan. Unfortunately, the biggest...

Analysis

At the Expense of Community Investments, HB 372 Gives a Costly Tax Windfall to High-Income People

A brand-new version of HB 372 was released the night before the last day of the session. While research shows the best way to attract people to move to or...

Analysis

The Coronavirus Economy in Kentucky: One Year Later

The calendar now marks one year since COVID-19 hit Kentucky. Over that time, the impact on human health has been enormous: over 422,000 Kentuckians have contracted the virus and nearly...

The 2021 Legislative Session Criminal Justice Wrap Up: Some Important Wins that Should Be Built on to Achieve Systemic Change

Tracking SNAP in Kentucky

Tracking the Economic Fallout of COVID-19 in Kentucky

Corporations Were the Primary Focus of One-Time Monies in General Assembly

Student Debt Forgiveness Would Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians, Help With Economic Recovery and Improve Race Equity

American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Will Improve the Lives of Over a Million Kentucky Kids

Governor Should Veto Expensive, Poorly Targeted Tax Breaks for Remote Workers and Data Centers

Legislature Spends Additional Federal and General Fund Monies on Session’s Last Day

At the Expense of Community Investments, HB 372 Gives a Costly Tax Windfall to High-Income People

The Coronavirus Economy in Kentucky: One Year Later

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