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Bill to Collect Internet Sales Tax Would Help Kentucky’s Budget and Level...
Federal legislation requiring internet retailers to collect sales taxes owed to states would aid Kentucky’s depleted budget and end the unfair advantage out-of-state sellers have over Main Street...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Five Big Problems Stand in Way of Adequate State Budget
Cuts now being made to child care that will leave thousands of working parents facing painful choices between jobs and family are only the latest casualty of the legislature’s failure to provide the...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Will Help Kentuckians Get the Care They Need and Increase...
The Medicaid expansion that the governor announced today means more Kentuckians will get the treatments they need to stay healthy while avoiding the risk of financial catastrophe should they get...
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Statement: Medicaid Expansion Will Make Kentucky Healthier and Our Economy...
KCEP Director Jason Bailey made the following statement today about Governor Beshear’s announcement that he will accept the Medicaid expansion:“Governor Beshear’s decision today to expand Medicaid will...
View ArticleHow the Medicaid Expansion Can Save Money in the State Budget
Governor Beshear's announcement that he’ll expand Medicaid in Kentucky included release of a report showing that expansion will result in a net savings of $802 million to the state budget over the next...
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Medicaid Expansion Can Help Address Kentucky’s Substance Abuse Problem
There are many reasons to commend Governor Beshear’s recent announcement that Kentucky will be expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Among the numerous important benefits of the...
View ArticlePathway to Citizenship for Immigrants Would Be Good for Kentucky’s Economy
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would increase border security, regulate future immigration flows, and formally extend the American dream...
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Implementing Health Reform Will Promote Entrepreneurship in Kentucky
Another reason that Medicaid expansion and the rest of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good for Kentucky’s economy is that it will help support the entrepreneurs and small businesses that are critical...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Expanding Medicaid Means Improved Health and Quality of Life for Many...
Expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014 is a key opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of Kentuckians across the state, and Governor Beshear should be commended for...
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Need for Health Care Workers Is an Economic Opportunity
Because the expansion of Medicaid and creation of a state health insurance exchange will provide health coverage to several hundred thousand people, Kentucky will have workforce needs associated with...
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Proposed Cuts to Medicare and Social Security Would Drive More Seniors into...
Nearly half of elderly Kentuckians are economically insecure—meaning they either live in or are at risk of falling into poverty—according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Yet...
View ArticleA Tax Shift Is Not Tax Reform
A key question in Frankfort is whether state leaders will enact tax reform between now and the end of the 2014 legislative session.But a challenge is the question posed by Senate budget chair Bob...
View ArticleUnderfunding Also Led to Shortfall in Local Government Pensions
The pension system for Kentucky local government employees has a shortfall even though local governments have been required to make their annual payments each year. Some are using this fact to suggest...
View ArticleKentucky's 2013 Revenue Growth Lower than Many Other States
While current trends suggest that Kentucky's General Fund revenue may exceed the official forecast for the year ending June 30, the state's revenue growth is less than what other states are...
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Budget Cuts Stack Up: Kentucky Faces the Eighth Largest Decrease in Federal...
Kentucky will receive $162 million less in federal grant funding in 2013 than it did in 2012, according to a new brief by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The report looks at the state-level impact...
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Kentucky Program Led the Way in Helping Low-Income Adults Get Higher...
Kentucky adopted innovative policies beginning in the late 1990s to help low-income adults attend community college while receiving the supports they need to succeed in school. But shrinking public...
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Working Family Tax Credits Help Kentucky's Military Families
About 28,000 veteran and active-duty military families in Kentucky receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the low-income component of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), according to a new...
View ArticleImmigration Reform Would Boost Kentucky Revenues By $23.2 Million
With fiscal costs and benefits figuring large in the immigration reform debate, a new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) estimates that unauthorized immigrants are...
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Kentuckians Face Challenges in Accessing the GED in 2014
Kentucky adults without a high school diploma will find it more difficult to earn a GED (General Education Development test credential) beginning in January 2014. Due to upcoming changes in the GED,...
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875,000 Kentuckians Will See Cuts to Food Assistance This Fall
875,000 people in Kentucky will see a cut in their food assistance benefits this fall, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is...
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