KY 120 updates us on HB 9, the charter-school bill
KY 120 United - AFT brings back their “120 Rundown” to cover House Bill 9, the charter school funding bill currently making its way through the General Assembly.
Analysis & Policy
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
‘Where the rubber hits the road’ – KYA’s statement on the Senate budget
The director of KY Youth Advocates weighs in on what is good for kids in the Senate bill – and what is still missing.
Statement: Senate budget cuts education funding even further
Jason Bailey of the KY Center for Economic Policy weighs in on the Senate version of the state’s budget.
Beware! Those “tax cuts” will wind up cutting YOU
Are you excited about the Repub tax cuts? Better watch out – the massive damage to our state’s budget is going to come back to haunt everyone ... including YOU.
Bad Bill ➡ Cutting the safety net in HB 7 is sweeping, costly, takes away food and healthcare
House Bill 7 is another attack on Kentucky’s safety net. This one, though, is even worse. Learn why.
HB4 will cost the state $13 million to take unemployment assistance away from jobless Kentuckians
House Bill 4, a plan to severely cut the number of available weeks of unemployment insurance and make it harder to keep benefits, would cost the state $13 million to implement.
A policy analyst debunks “slow recovery” claims being used to cut the safety net
Some are saying KY’s recovery is slow, so we need to cut the safety net to drive people back into the workforce. Dustin Pugel explains why that is the exact wrong thing to do.
Open meetings: virtual or in-person? Why not both?
We’ve been Zooming for a while, but the Open Meetings law prefers in-person meetings. So – why not both at the same time?
The U.S. and pre-Nazi Germany: the similarities are growing, and dangerous
Mark Twain said, “History doesn’t repeat ... but it does rhyme.” Are we in the midst of one of those times?
Experts: KY should ‘clean up’ tax code, not slash income tax
Shocking fact: Our state gives away more in tax breaks than it takes in through taxes. Our first order of business ought to be dealing with THAT.
Yes, Democrats manage the economy better than Republicans.
You would think that the so-called “party of big business” would know how to make our economy hum. Turns out it’s the Dems who are better at it.
Why are Republicans attacking your schools?
Our public schools have been under increasing attack in recent years, with the attacks mainly led by Republicans. Here are three reasons they are coming after public education.
A sampling of bad bills on the move
There are now about 700 bills filed in Frankfort, and guess what? Some of them are real stinkers. Here’s a few bad bills that are nevertheless moving.
“Shift and Shaft” tax policy is no way to prosper
The lege seems on the verge of implementing a “shift and shaft” tax change: shift the wealth to the already wealthy, and shaft everyone else.
Many “parent” groups opposing masks and CRT are actually driven by dark money
Those “parent groups” asking for “ choice” and speaking at your school board meeting? They are being funded by dark money, and are actually out to destroy public educatiion.
Critics: Utility-rate bill would hurt KY residential & business customers
HB 341 makes it easier for utility companies to raise rates, and harder for the rest of us to stop them. Learn more, and take action.
