While recent announcements of positive job growth are good news for the country, the difficult economic situation will not end soon and neither will the related challenges for the state...
Governor Steve Beshear’s selective veto of legislation addressing the hole in the Medicaid budget means no additional budget cuts at this time. Instead, the budget will depend on possible Medicaid...
Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Lawmakers left Frankfort last week without agreement on closing the hole in this year’s Medicaid budget, and are convening this week to give it another...
The Kentucky legislature is debating ways to address the hole in the state’s Medicaid budget. The options under consideration include immediate across-the-board budget cuts as well as eventual cuts to...
The House federal budget proposal for 2011 would reduce educational opportunity for thousands of Kentucky pre-school kids, college students, and adults needing job training; eliminate funding for the home weatherization...
Both the House and Senate versions of House Bill 305 close a sizeable hole in the state’s Medicaid budget for 2011. The House version claims potential savings through use of...
Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Jason Bailey, and I am Director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Three strengths of HB 318:...
Jason Bailey, Director, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Thank you Mr. Chairman for the opportunity to speak on this resolution. My name is Jason Bailey, and I am Director of...
Senator Rand Paul’s federal budget proposal would cut approximately $1 billion on an annual basis from education in Kentucky, creating a big hole in the K-12 budget while reducing support...
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