Federal Rural Health Funds Can’t Stop Harm to Hospitals from Medicaid Cuts
Last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in history at over $1...
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Kentucky Can Reform Property Taxes While Protecting Residents, Schools and Other Public Services
The property tax is essential to how Kentuckians fund schools, public safety and other vital local services, and is the primary source of local revenue for school districts and most...
Teachers in a Third of Kentucky School Districts Received No Raise This Year
One in three school districts (58 of the state’s 171) provided no raise for teachers and other certified employees this school year, according to an annual report released by the...
Kentucky ICE Arrests Approach 5,000 Amid Spike From Local Law Enforcement
New data shows there have been nearly 5,000 ICE arrests in Kentucky since the beginning of the Trump administration, and a growing number are the direct result of 287(g) agreements...
This Labor Day, Kentucky Workers Face Stalled Job Market, Flat Wages and Higher Prices
Working Kentuckians find themselves in an increasingly difficult labor market in 2026, with no net job growth in the state over the last two years, rising costs due to inflation...
‘Unlawful Camping’ Charges Increase in Second Year of House Bill 5
During the first year after House Bill (HB) 5 (2024) took effect, an average of more than one unhoused person per day was cited or arrested for “unlawful camping” in...
How Data Centers Could Skirt Local Taxes
As Kentucky's local governments weigh whether to welcome hyperscale data centers, supporters point to a tempting promise: a surge in local tax revenue from property taxes and school district utility...
Medicaid Cuts Will Return Next Year Unless the General Assembly Acts
The past month has been volatile for those covered by Medicaid. The budget passed by the General Assembly for fiscal year (FY) 2027, which runs from July 1, 2026, to...
Cuts to Basic Cash Assistance Are Hurting Kentucky’s Poorest Kids and Their Parents
The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) is the state’s only program that provides basic cash assistance to children in low-income families. After decades of frozen benefit amounts and income eligibility...
Is Kentucky About to Give Billions in Tax Breaks to Data Centers?
The massive surge in proposed data centers is prompting intense debates about their costs and benefits. One question emerging across the country is whether and to what extent states should...