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Senate Bill 20 Would Allow More Children to Be Prosecuted as Adults  

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The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly Was the Most Regressive for Criminal Legal System Policies in Recent Memory

More than any legislative session in recent memory, the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly doubled down on harmful policies that will...

Kaylee Raymer | April 18, 2024

Budget Agreement Maintains Modest Spending for Education and Other Needs Despite Funds Available to Do More 

Analysis

Budget Agreement Maintains Modest Spending for Education and Other Needs Despite Funds Available to Do More 

The final budget agreement spends significant dollars out of the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (BRTF) primarily on infrastructure and very specific local projects. However, it remains largely austere when it...

Jason Bailey, Pam Thomas, Dustin Pugel, Ashley Spalding and Kaylee Raymer | April 16, 2024

Senate Bill 20 Would Allow More Children to Be Prosecuted as Adults  

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Senate Bill 20 Would Allow More Children to Be Prosecuted as Adults  

Prosecuting children in adult court leads to harsher consequences and harmful long-term outcomes, both for the children and the greater community. Yet Senate Bill (SB) 20 would make it easier...

Kaylee Raymer | March 25, 2024

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Final State Budget Should Do More for Child Care to Protect Families and Jobs 

The recently released Senate budget proposal includes $39 million in new spending on child care in 2025 and $50 million in 2026. This amount is more new state spending for...

Dustin Pugel | March 20, 2024

The Care Crunch Survey

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The Care Crunch: Survey Shows Kentucky Families Are Struggling to Afford Child Care 

Kentucky parents with kids in child care are cutting back on essential family needs delaying major purchases, going into debt, switching jobs to accommodate child care, dipping into savings and...

Dustin Pugel and Emily Beauregard, Kentucky Voices for Health | March 20, 2024

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Crime Statistics Do Not Support Claims of a Crime Wave  in Kentucky

The sponsors of House Bill (HB) 5, which will significantly increase incarceration in Kentucky by harshening penalties and lengthening sentences for a broad array of crimes, claim that the commonwealth...

Pam Thomas | March 14, 2024

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Senate Budget Includes Much More Infrastructure Spending, Remains Austere When It Comes to Other Needs

The Senate has proposed a budget that spends significant dollars out of the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (BRTF), primarily on infrastructure projects, much more than the House proposed. However, the...

Jason Bailey, Pam Thomas, Dustin Pugel, Ashley Spalding and Kaylee Raymer | March 13, 2024

Four Bills the General Assembly Is Moving That Would Benefit Kentucky Children and Families

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Four Bills the General Assembly Is Moving That Would Benefit Kentucky Children and Families

Kentucky’s kids and their families’ health and economic well-being would benefit greatly from several bills making their way through the General Assembly right now. These proposals would improve maternal health,...

Dustin Pugel | March 8, 2024

Companion Bills to Automate Expungement Would Give Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians a Second Chance

Analysis

Companion Bills to Automate Expungement Would Give Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians a Second Chance

Involvement in the criminal legal system, even just once, can have long-lasting consequences that negatively affect social and economic mobility, and quality of life. An estimated 38% of Kentucky adults...

Kaylee Raymer | March 5, 2024

House Bill 500 Takes Away Kentucky Workers’ Lunch and Rest Breaks and Cuts Their Pay  

Analysis

House Bill 500 Takes Away Kentucky Workers’ Lunch and Rest Breaks and Cuts Their Pay  

House Bill (HB) 500, which may receive a vote in the full House soon, would take away Kentucky workers’ rights to lunch and rest breaks at work and would eliminate...

Jason Bailey and Dustin Pugel | February 29, 2024

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