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Pension reform storm brewing?

Reduce Government Spen..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJune 7, 2012California, Gold Rush, Public PensionsComment

News alert: Bluegrass Institute releases new policy brief discouraging costly state health exchange

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersJune 6, 2012board of scholars, health care, John Garen, ObamaCare, obamacare exchanges Comments

VIDEO: Liberty Awards

Increase Free Markets, Media, Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller Government, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJune 5, 2012 Comment

Raise taxes, become less appealing

Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller GovernmentJim WatersJune 1, 2012Maryland, Reason-com, taxesComment

States should flatly reject ObamaCare exchanges

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller GovernmentJim WatersMay 31, 2012Affordable Care Act, cato institute, catoinstitutevideo, federalism, health care, health insurance exchanges, health policy, individual mandate, ObamaCare, obamacare exchanges, regulation, unconstitutional Comments

Planning for Kentucky's Future

Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller Government, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMay 30, 2012Bluegrass Institute, Planning For Kentucky's Future, publicationComment

Quote of the day: Robbing Peter to pay Paul

Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersMay 25, 2012debtComment

Over-regulation hurts mid to lower-income workers, says the Institute for Justice

Reduce Government Spen..., Right to Work, Smaller Government, UncategorizedJim WatersMay 24, 2012Comment

Care to guess what the retirement system's debt is?

Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller Government, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMay 21, 2012Future Shock, Gold Rush, Public Pensions Comment

Kentuckians' standard of living in jeopardy

Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller Government, Transparency and Accou..., UncategorizedJim WatersMay 16, 2012Future Shock, Gold RushComment

Tuition increases and prevailing wages

Education, Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersMay 11, 2012prevailing wage, tuition, University of KentuckyComment

The public safety, golf debate continues

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller GovernmentJim WatersMay 1, 2012golf, Kentucky Club for Growth, LFUCGComment

No pension transparency. Surprised?

Reduce Government Spen..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 25, 2012Future Shock, Public Pensions, Sunshine Review Comment

How important is golf? What about fire protection?

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 19, 2012golf, LFUCGComment

Lower the price of Kentucky's legislature

Reduce Government Spen..., Smaller Government, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 19, 2012fiscally centralized, general assembly, legislative research commission, legislature, local projects, Mercatus Center, regular session, special sessionComment

Did you know...the cost of Kentucky's special legislative session

Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 18, 2012 Comments

Free market golf, please?

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 18, 2012golf, LFUCGComment

Failed leadership

Reduce Government Spen..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 16, 2012Jeff Hoover, state budgetComment

KY economic outlook ranked 39 of 50

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 11, 2012ALEC, economyComment

Obamacare no match for market innovation

Increase Free Markets, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 4, 2012Comment