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How Would the Performance Funding Proposal Impact Low-Income, Minority and Academically Underprepared Students?

We have previously written about how while a performance model could potentially promote success for all Kentucky students, depending on...

Analysis

Kentucky’s Experience with High Risk Pool Shows Dangers of ACA Repeal

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means going back in time to before the law existed or to some as yet undefined “replacement” plan. Some in favor of repeal...

Analysis

Many Kentuckians Work in Bad Jobs

Anecdotal claims are often made that many good jobs are available across the state but Kentucky lacks a workforce skilled and responsible enough to fill those jobs. But the fact...

Analysis

What’s In the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, and What’s Not

Senate Bill 120, the bill coming out of the state’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council (CJPAC), proposes some positive steps to address barriers to successful reentry often experienced by former...

Analysis

Harsher Criminal Penalties Not a Proven Way to Address Heroin Problem

We all want to see Kentucky address its devastating drug problems. The issue touches individuals and families from all walks of life across Kentucky, and too many of us have...

Analysis

Not Yet to Full Economic Recovery

The economy as a whole has been slowly improving and Kentucky’s unemployment rate has fallen from 10.9 percent in June 2009 to 4.8 percent now — the lowest rate since...

Analysis

No Need to Overinflate Pension Liabilities

Lately the governor is saying Kentucky’s unfunded pension liabilities are not the $33 billion reported by the systems’ actuaries, but a much larger $82 billion. That estimate is based on...

Analysis

Will More Revenue from Tax Reform Be Real and Sustaining?

Governor Bevin suggested in his State of the Commonwealth speech that his tax plan will generate more revenue to help Kentucky pay down its large unfunded pension liabilities. Kentucky needs more...

Analysis

Low Wages at Bottom Demonstrate Need for Policies that Boost Earnings

Following meaningful wage growth in 2015, real wages dropped slightly for Kentucky workers in 2016 and are still below where they were back in 2001. With wages low for a...

Analysis

Kentucky Should Reject Dangerous Call to Reopen Constitution

The Kentucky General Assembly may consider resolutions (versions introduced as HJR 54, HCR 13 and SCR 143) that are part of a well-funded national effort calling for a new convention to rewrite the rules of...

How Would the Performance Funding Proposal Impact Low-Income, Minority and Academically Underprepared Students?

Kentucky’s Experience with High Risk Pool Shows Dangers of ACA Repeal

Many Kentuckians Work in Bad Jobs

What’s In the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, and What’s Not

Harsher Criminal Penalties Not a Proven Way to Address Heroin Problem

Not Yet to Full Economic Recovery

No Need to Overinflate Pension Liabilities

Will More Revenue from Tax Reform Be Real and Sustaining?

Low Wages at Bottom Demonstrate Need for Policies that Boost Earnings

Kentucky Should Reject Dangerous Call to Reopen Constitution

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