Rose Revival: A Challenge for School Equity
Equitable schools are crucial for providing the world-class education that Fayette County Public Schools envision for all students. Speaking as an advocate for social change in our education system,...
While over-paying to upgrade downtown, Lex leaders under-funded 414 park projects across city
North of Center Late last month, a group called Parks Sustainable Funding debuted a glitzy website that advocates for a November tax ballot referendum to let citizens vote on...
Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America By: Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery Source: The Nation The post...
United Student Workers of Berea-CWA Announce Union Campaign at Berea College, Kentucky
By Ameer Abedy and Ülvi Gitaliyev On March 16th, United Student Workers of Berea (USWB), affiliated with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), announced their unionization campaign in Berea...
Senate Budget Includes Much More One-Time Spending, Remains Austere When It Comes to Meeting Recurring Needs
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The Senate has proposed a budget that spends significant one-time dollars out of the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (BRTF), primarily on infrastructure...
Sunshine Week will once again be a period of grave concern about what we may lose
Appropriately, the sun is shining brightly in Kentucky on the first day of Sunshine Week 2024, the nation’s annual celebration of the value of public records and open government...
Four Bills the General Assembly Is Moving That Would Benefit Kentucky Children and Families
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Kentucky’s kids and their families’ health and economic well-being would benefit greatly from several bills making their way through the General Assembly...
Viewsheds and the TB Park
North of Center In 2013, after I had organized and delivered to City Council a design challenge to save the MLK Viaduct, I was told by a few lower-level...
Kentucky’s Kids Don’t Need Us to Drag Child Labor Laws Back to the 19th Century
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy When I was 16, I nearly sliced two fingers off my left hand while working at a plastics factory. A tenacious strip...
The Right to a Break Is Just One of the Worker Freedoms on the Line
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Lawmakers in Frankfort set off a firestorm last week when they passed House Bill (HB) 500 through committee, legislation that would eliminate...