The law will take health coverage and food assistance from hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians trying to build better lives.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The truth is, Medicaid didn’t need saving. But it does now.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
For the nearly 100,000 Kentuckians who signed up for plans on kynect this year, premium costs are on track to skyrocket.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Public policy impacts everyone. We research and analyze the policy choices facing Kentucky to build a stronger commonwealth for us all.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
In 2025, more than 90,000 Kentuckians were enrolled in a health insurance plan through kynect, the state’s health insurance marketplace. Most of these enrollees received subsidies that significantly reduced the cost of their monthly premiums. Those premium subsidies, known as Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTCs), are now at the center of the budget debate in […] The post Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts appeared first on Kentucky Center for...| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
At a time of rising costs for groceries, housing, electricity and more, keeping healthcare costs from spiking is essential.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Despite moving the goalposts to make hitting them easier and an unexpected bump in volatile corporate tax receipts, the state missed its tax cut targets.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Anti-immigration enforcement has ramped up since the inauguration in January, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting more than 1,000 people per day on average nationally and locking up nearly 60,000 immigrants in detention facilities. In Kentucky alone, ICE has arrested nearly 1,300 people between January 20 and the end of July, a 37.6% increase […] The post ICE Arrests Are Surging in Kentucky as Local Law Enforcement Joins Troubling Mass Deportation Effort appeared first ...| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Advocates Want Kentucky to Spend an Extra $718M on Education. Will Lawmakers Listen? By: Hannah Pinkski Source: Courier Journal The post Advocates Want Kentucky to Spend an Extra $718M on Education. Will Lawmakers Listen? appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Poverty Dips in Kentucky but Is Still Higher Than Nationwide By: Sarah Ladd Source: Kentucky Lantern The post Poverty Dips in Kentucky but Is Still Higher Than Nationwide appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Jobs Report Shows Economic Uncertainty. ‘No Reason to Think KY Will Be Immune’ By: Piper Hansen Source: Lexington Herald-Leader The post Jobs Report Shows Economic Uncertainty. ‘No Reason to Think KY Will Be Immune’ appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
KY Public School Advocates Want $718 Million ‘Investment,’ but Republicans Are Skeptical By: McKenna Horsley Source: Kentucky Lantern The post KY Public School Advocates Want $718 Million ‘Investment,’ but Republicans Are Skeptical appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Kentucky Public School Advocates Call for $718 Million More in State Education Spending By: Sylvia Goodman Source: Louisville Public Media The post Kentucky Public School Advocates Call for $718 Million More in State Education Spending appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Gov. Beshear Predicts Kentucky Current Year Revenue Shortfall By: Lisa Autry Source: WKYU The post Gov. Beshear Predicts Kentucky Current Year Revenue Shortfall appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
KY Revenues Miss Mark to Cut Income Tax, Beshear Says Budget Shortfall Possible By: Austin Horn Source: Lexington Herald-Leader The post KY Revenues Miss Mark to Cut Income Tax, Beshear Says Budget Shortfall Possible appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Trump Wants to End Cashless Bail. How Would That Affect KY Courts? By: Taylor Six and Amancai Biraben Source: Lexington Herald-Leader| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The final budget agreement spends significant dollars on one-time expenses but remains largely austere when it comes to meeting other needs.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
As Kentucky students head back to school this month, state funding for K-12 education continues to fall well below past efforts, preventing overdue investments to shrink class size, increase student supports and hire more teachers and bus drivers. This inadequate and inequitable state funding is accompanied by federal funding losses and uncertainty, making it more […]| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Kentucky has rapidly become a casino state as legalized slot machine gambling has proliferated across the bluegrass in recent years. With 13 facilities now operating thousands of slot machines, the amount bet on slots in Kentucky has more than quadrupled from $2.3 billion in 2020 to $10.5 billion in the 2025 fiscal year. Deceptive marketing […]| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Investing $718 million into public education would allow Kentucky to make up for years of disinvestment and improve education across the commonwealth.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Claims of a labor force crisis in Kentucky fall apart when you considering the relevant context.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Proposed cuts to Medicaid risk 35 rural hospital closures in Kentucky alone, more than any other state in the nation.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The unionization vote at BlueOval SK is a huge opportunity for every working-class Kentuckian across the state.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
As of this week, it has been 16 years since the minimum wage was increased. Failure to increase this threshold has left working Kentuckians with a wage floor less than half of what it once was and driven it below the poverty line for a full-time worker. In purchasing power, the current minimum wage of […]| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Terminating coverage and making care more difficult and expensive to use would reduce health and weaken Kentucky's economy.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Exempting Kentuckians from complex work reporting rules related to food assistance would help alleviate hunger.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Through billions in combined state and federal spending, vast portions of Kentucky's economy are supported by Medicaid.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Kentucky's success addressing its overdose crisis is at risk due to potential cuts to essential federal funding.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Cuts to Medicaid would could leave many Kentuckians without coverage, and/or leave the state with billions in funding obligations.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The conditions to cut taxes were met because lawmakers moved the goalposts on the formula required to make the cuts and constrained needed spending.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Diverting public money to private schools, the inevitable consequence if Amendment 2 passes, would deeply harm Kentucky’s public schools.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The likely abandonment of the March to Zero is a refreshing reminder that most of us can agree on the important role taxes play.| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital source of assistance that helps put food on the table for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians. As of 2022, in Kentucky it provided food assistance to 225,000 children, 73,000 people over the age of 60, 61,000 people with disabilities under the age of 60 and 42,000 […]| Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
