Kentucky a Loser in Proposed Tax Giveaway to Wealthiest
The U. S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to repeal the federal estate tax, an idea...
Research
How Several Bills Passed This Session Changed the State Budget
The 2015 General Assembly reopened the 2014-2016 budget to appropriate new monies for several initiatives. These were largely paid for — and the state’s rainy day fund was boosted by...
County, Rural Roads Will Lose Millions Without Gas Tax Freeze
The clock is ticking on the 2015 session and legislators have yet to guard Kentucky’s city and county roads and bridges from the consequences of a pending 5.1 cent drop...
Inaction on Gas Tax Will Drop Rate to Historically Low Levels
lf legislators end the 2015 session without preventing the pending 5.1 cent drop in the gas tax, the rate will fall to a level near its historic low over the...
Local Economies Harmed If Lawmakers Fail to Safeguard Road Fund
With just two days left in the 2015 General Assembly, legislators are running out of time to protect the Road Fund from another decrease in the motor fuels tax. On...
Minority Working Families in Kentucky Far Behind Economically
A new report highlights a sharp racial/ethnic divide among working families in Kentucky. While the majority of low-income working families in the state are white, 52 percent of minority working...
Who Stands to Benefit from a Minimum Wage Increase in Lexington
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is considering an incremental minimum wage increase to $10.10 per hour for its workers over the next three years. Kentucky Center for Economic Policy analysis...
Presentation: The State of Working Kentucky 2015
While the pace of job growth has picked up in Kentucky over the last year, the state's economy is still yet to recover from the Great Recession and faces longer-trend...
How Sentencing and Costs Compare in Heroin Bills
The following table shows how proposed changes to Kentucky’s current heroin trafficking laws—including the House’s new proposal from last night (SB 192)—would affect sentencing and corrections costs. Increasing sentences and/or...
Corporations Shouldn’t Get Pass on Local Option Sales Tax
Large, profitable corporations are now saying they shouldn't have to pay their share if the legislature moves forward with putting a local option sales tax on the ballot, according to...