2018 legislature: Big winners — children in foster care, crime victims; the rest — losers and questions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The 2018 General Assembly is now history and while there are some obvious winners and…
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Letter to Editor: NKy Chamber commends state legislature for ‘difficult steps’ on pensions, tax code
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce commends the Kentucky General Assembly for taking difficult steps to stabilize our pension systems…
Budget agreement includes cuts, full pension contributions and some new revenue
By Ashley Spalding Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The state budget passed Monday by the General Assembly for fiscal years…
More than a thousand teachers, public school employees rally at Capitol to make voices heard
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A cold, blustery day failed to keep well more than a thousand teachers and other…
Bill Straub: A billion here, a billion there adds up, but even KY House tax plan doesn’t go far enough
Legend has it that Winston Churchill, trying to draw the United States into WWII, famously said you can always count…
Commentary: Chambers, including NKY, strongly support basic provisions of Senate Bill 1 on pensions
With a major pension reform bill moving through the legislative process, we write on behalf of Kentucky’s business community in…
Some Kentucky lawmakers continue to push for expanded gaming, legalized casinos for pensions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today One of Kentucky’s top lawmakers questioned last week whether a constitutional amendment is necessary to…
Higher ed officials looking closely at program cuts; pension costs alone are $47 million for NKU
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Higher education officials are still assessing the ramifications in program cuts announced Tuesday by Gov….
John Schickel: Pensions will be dealt with in the regular session with other issues starting January 2
It looks like there is not going to be a special session for pensions as the House of Representatives does…
Bevin administration releases data showing Kentucky teachers wealthier under “Keeping the Promise” plan
The Bevin administration on Monday released data showing new teachers enrolling in the defined contribution retirement plan, a 401(a) plan,…
Rural Blog: Trump maintains silence on expiring benefits for retired miners; deadline is April 28
President Trump has been vocal on his promise to “put our miners back to work” but has remained mum on…
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