Kentucky Among States that Have Substantially Cut Funding for Schools
Kentucky ranks fourteenth worst in the country in the depth of cuts to school funding since the start of the...
Research
Kentucky’s Income Tax Critical to Preventing Deeper Budget Cuts
The recession and weak recovery combined with an inadequate state tax system have led to $1.6 billion in state budget cuts over the last few years. But the situation would've...
New Data: One in Six Households in Kentucky Struggle Against Hunger
15.6 percent of Kentucky households report serious problems affording adequate nutritious food, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today covering the last three years. Of...
Investing in Education Will Build a Stronger State Economy
The best way for Kentucky to grow its economy is by investing in a well-educated workforce, according to a new paper from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), a...
Revenue Forecast Shows Continued Deterioration of State Tax System
The new long-term revenue forecast of the state’s Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG) suggests that Kentucky’s tax system will continue to deteriorate over the next four years, meaning tight funding for...
Kentucky’s Joblessness a Big Reason to Protect SNAP
House Republican leaders are calling for even deeper cuts to the food stamps program, known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), after the cuts they considered last month didn’t go...
Improving Reentry in Kentucky through Education and Supports for Inmates and Ex-Offenders
With nearly 31 percent of Kentucky’s former inmates recidivating—returning to prison—within two years, a new policy report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) recommends that the state invest...
Graphic: New Revenue Wouldn’t Even Cover Basic Costs
The graphic below shows that the modest revenue growth recently predicted for the first year of the next budget ($259 million) is not enough to cover even Kentucky’s most basic...
Another Bad Year for Kentucky Workers’ Wages
Real wages for Kentucky workers fell again last year, continuing a slide that began in 2001. Congress’ unwillingness to spur a stronger economic recovery and act on policies like raising...
Small Budget Surplus Provides Little Reason to Celebrate
Kentucky ended fiscal year 2013 with a $70.6 million surplus in the General Fund – about $30.6 million from lower-than-expected spending in a few areas and $40 million from revenue...