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How Kentucky Turned Away Half a Billion Dollars in Grocery Help

February 2023 is the last month many low-income food assistance recipients across the country will get additional help buying groceries...

Dustin Pugel | February 1, 2023

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Top House Priorities Show Conflict Between Reducing Revenues and Rising Costs

The House's top priority (HB 1) in the 2023 legislative session is a bill to continue reducing the state's income tax, the source of nearly half of state revenue. Lawmakers...

Jason Bailey | January 31, 2023

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Reducing the Income Tax Will Weaken the Commonwealth

House Bill 1 in the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly is the next step in a legislative effort to phase down and even eliminate Kentucky’s income tax. This policy path is...

Jason Bailey | January 23, 2023

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Kentucky’s ‘Booming’ Bourbon Industry Doesn’t Need Another Tax Cut

Kentucky’s bourbon and spirits industry had a banner year in 2022, with announcements of over $2.1 billion in new investments and 700 jobs created, both record highs. According to the...

Pam Thomas | January 12, 2023

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Testimony on House Bill 1: Tax Cuts Benefit the Wealthy at the Expense of Everyone Else

Pam Thomas, Senior Fellow for KyPolicy, delivered the testimony below to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on Thursday, January 5. The committee was considering House Bill 1, which would...

Pam Thomas | January 10, 2023

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Average Kentucky Teacher Pay Fell More Than 5% This Year, When Adjusted for Inflation

The modest raises provided by most districts this school year were not enough for average teacher pay to keep up with rapid inflation, KyPolicy analysis of new data from the...

Dustin Pugel | December 6, 2022

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More Than 3,400 Struggling Parents Denied Food Assistance for Falling Behind on Child Support

Since March 2022, more than 3,400 Kentuckians have lost food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because the state now bans parents who are behind on child support...

Jessica Klein | November 18, 2022

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Mirage of Inflation-Driven Surpluses Is No Basis for Permanent Tax Cuts

Kentucky is experiencing record revenue surpluses due to high inflation and temporary federal stimulus that spurred a faster-than-expected recovery from the pandemic recession. But under House Bill (HB) 8, lawmakers are...

Jason Bailey | November 16, 2022

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Despite Growing Risk of Recession, Kentucky Will Slash Weeks of Unemployment Benefits by More than Half in January

Since the creation of unemployment insurance in 1938, Kentuckians have been able rely on up to 26 weeks of benefits, giving them the time and flexibility to find a job...

Dustin Pugel | October 20, 2022

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With Mounting Needs and Fear of Recession, State Should Suspend Tax Cuts

After many years of tight state budgets, Kentucky is now experiencing healthy but temporary revenue surpluses that are growing its rainy day fund, the state’s emergency savings account, to an...

Jason Bailey | October 5, 2022

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