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Kentucky Falls Short in Closing Higher Education Gaps

Kentucky still has a long way to go to meet the ambitious educational attainment goals set by the Postsecondary Education...

Sean Litteral | October 31, 2012

Analysis

Arguments to Cut Income Tax Miss Context and Ignore Tax’s Benefits

Those arguing for a shift toward sales taxes and away from income taxes in Kentucky overstate the influence of income taxes on where people live. And they overlook the benefits...

Jason Bailey | October 17, 2012

Analysis

What Would Kentucky Gain from More Business Tax Cuts?

For a state like Kentucky—with high levels of poverty, low wages and too few jobs—a perpetual issue is how government can do more to promote prosperity. For years, the state...

Jason Bailey | October 10, 2012

Analysis

The Bigger Picture on Who Pays Taxes

The vast majority of Kentuckians (and Americans) who don’t owe federal income taxes are either workers who pay payroll taxes, seniors, people with disabilities or students. In 2009-2010, 49 percent...

Jason Bailey | October 8, 2012

Analysis

Taxing Groceries Not a Good Strategy for Kentucky

The recently released consultants’ report to the governor’s tax reform commission included the option of applying Kentucky’s sales tax to food for home consumption (i.e., groceries). While broadening the tax...

Ashley Spalding | October 1, 2012

Report

Another Corporate Tax Cut Is Not the Answer

A proposal to change the way Kentucky calculates corporate income taxes for big multistate corporations would be a costly experiment that’s just as likely to harm the state’s economy as...

Jason Bailey | September 26, 2012

Analysis

Transitioning Adults to Postsecondary Education Crucial to Meeting Goals

Postsecondary education is increasingly recognized as an important means of improving the economy and increasing the financial well-being of individuals and families. But given Kentucky’s serious educational challenges, the state...

Ashley Spalding | September 24, 2012

Analysis

Pension Issue is Primarily a Revenue Challenge

Over the last several years, much of the focus given to Kentucky’s pension system has been on ways to shift new employees into some version of a 401k-style retirement plan....

Jason Bailey | September 20, 2012

Analysis

Higher Education Helped in the Recession, but Doesn’t Guarantee a Good Job in Recovery

Those with higher education fared better in the recession and are more likely to obtain the new jobs being created in the recovery. However, those new jobs tend to pay...

Sean Litteral | September 13, 2012

Analysis

State Cuts to Education Continue to Deepen

Kentucky is one of 35 states in which inflation-adjusted per student state funding for K-12 education is lower this school year than it was in 2008, according to a new...

Ashley Spalding | September 5, 2012

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