More for taxpayers means more for government, too Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, State BudgetJim WatersAugust 26, 2023Government spending, Rainy Day Funds
BIPPS @ the Table: CON laws interfere with competition, 'impedes entry of additional providers into markets' Health Care, Economic RevivalJim WatersAugust 23, 2023Certificate of need, Dr. John Garen, Legislative task force
State of the Commonwealth: Getting stronger due to free-market policies, not gubernatorial politics Bluegrass Beacon, Economic RevivalJim WatersJanuary 13, 2023Right to Work, Free Markets
Tis the season for true tax reform Bluegrass Beacon, Taxes, Economic RevivalJim WatersJanuary 14, 2022
Washington’s gravy train slowing Kentucky’s recovery Bluegrass Beacon, Labor, Economic RevivalJim WatersJuly 6, 2021Unemployment benefits, Job openings
Report: Economic freedom best path to make Kentucky competitive again Bluegrass Institute, Economic Revival, Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen..., State Budget, TaxesGuest UserDecember 1, 2020Comment
Return to bustling economy rather than turning to D.C. Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, Reduce Government Spen..., State BudgetAugust 14, 2020COVID-19 spending, Federal bailout, Rainy Day Fund
We’ve seen this parade of horribles before … and it’s not the crisis portrayed by the Left Economic Revival, State BudgetGuest UserMay 21, 2020Rainy Day Funds, Restricted Funds
MEDIA ALERT: Former Deputy State Budget and Policy Director joins Bluegrass Institute team as Visiting Fellow Bluegrass Institute, Economic Revival, State Budget, TaxesMay 18, 2020Andrew McNeill
Guest op-ed: It's past time for Kentucky to reopen Economic Revival, Regulation, Individual LibertyMay 8, 2020COVID-19, COVID-19 power grab, First Amendment, reopening Kentucky, Rep- Lynn Bechler
Bluegrass Beacon: Some government distancing, anyone? Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, Smaller Government, Individual LibertyApril 10, 2020COVID-19, sick leave, state budget
Recommendations for a taxpayer-friendly COVID-19 legislative finale offering promise for post-virus recovery Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Revival, Regulation, State Budget, Taxes, PensionsMarch 30, 20202021-22 State Budget, CERS new board, Marsy's Law, TRS hybrid plan
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Economic RevivalJim WatersJanuary 20, 2020Dr- MLK Jr-, Poverty
What you didn't hear from Ky's left-wing advocates about Kansas' economic reforms Economic Revival, TaxesJim WatersDecember 2, 2019Brownback, Kansas, Laffer
Bluegrass Beacon: Reforms free able-bodied from welfare’s sticky web Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, Health CareJim WatersJune 14, 2018Clinton-Gingrich welfare reform, Food stamps, Kentucky Medicaid waiver, Welfare-to-workComment
Bluegrass Beacon -- Kentucky to the ‘trade deficit’: You’re fired! Economic RevivalJim WatersMarch 17, 2017Bluegrass Beacon, D- Eric Schansberg, Frederic Bastiat, Gov- Matt Bevin, Japan, Ky exports, Ky imports, Mark Perry, Trade deficitComment
Bluegrass Beacon: Liberty boosters, busters and bragging rights Economic Revival, Education, LegalJim WatersFebruary 10, 2017Antonin Scalia, Common Core State Standards, Gov- Bevin, Joseph Lambert, Limited judicial power, Neil Gorsuch, Speaker HooverComment
Bluegrass Beacon: Right-to-work means more jobs – in suits and boots Economic Revival, Labor, Right to WorkJim WatersJanuary 13, 20172017 General Assembly, Local Right to Work, Rep- Jim DeCesare, Wage growth, Warren Co- J-E Mike Buchanon, Warren CountyComment
News release: It’s a new day in My Old Kentucky Home Economic Revival, Labor, Right to WorkJim WatersJanuary 7, 20172017 General Assembly, Legislative pension transparency, Local Right to Work, Paycheck protection, prevailing wage, Warren CountyComment