Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

06/11/2026

Debates about work reporting often focus on stereotypes, but the data tells a different story. In reality, the requirements will target mostly women, middle-aged with a high school degree or less, who can't fully work because they're caring for a loved one.

06/11/2026

Other states are rethinking their data center subsidies. Kentucky should too.

06/10/2026

The legislature’s new budget makes deep cuts to the departments that serve kids, foster families, seniors and more. Because of this, the executive branch will have to reduce critical services by:

-Reducing the number of senior meals
-Cutting foster care rates and programs for foster children
-Reducing the number of social workers through attrition or layoffs
-Reducing the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program, or KTAP, which provides cash assistance to extremely low-income families (after already reducing it last year)
-Cutting Medicaid provider rates, threatening services for the more than a million Kentuckians who rely on Medicaid

06/10/2026

What’s happening with data centers in Kentucky?

06/09/2026

Here's a clear example of how the state budget impacts our lives.

The legislature’s new budget makes deep cuts to departments that serve kids, foster families, seniors and more. Because of this, the executive branch must reduce critical services that help Kentuckians in need.

06/08/2026

The 2026 Roadshow returns tomorrow with our first stop in Louisville.

Come hear updates on important state and federal policies from KyPolicy and our partners. Reserve your spot and join the conversation on the policies that shape our families and future. https://kyvoicesforhealth.org/thriveky-2026/

06/05/2026

Kentuckians are running out of unemployment insurance.

06/05/2026

"The bombing of Pearl Harbor and the horrors of N**i Germany shook the country. The baby boomers were the product of a nation coming together. We can do that again in their final years. In the process, we would create good employment for workers in the care and construction industries. And as those boomers pass away, the large supply of housing they called home — including dwellings built under this initiative — become a legacy that future residents can afford.

"This story began with the World War II vets we called the Greatest Generation. The best way to remember them is for the next wave of Kentuckians to have a chance at greatness too."

Kentucky's population is getting older and we're not prepared for the challenges that are coming. But there's time to change that.

06/05/2026

Policy change isn't abstract. These changes decide whether people can get care, put food on the table, and stay financially stable. When policies work better, communities like Louisville do too. Join June 9th to get all the latest policy updates: tinyurl.com/2026thriveky

06/04/2026

Highland Elementary School, built in 1959, is closing because Lincoln County Schools can’t afford repairs.

This comes as the district faces a decline in SEEK payments next school year. The district will see a $823,000 drop from 2026 to 2027. That's a $1.4 million decline once adjusted for inflation.