BIPPS Analysis: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded $186.9 million in single bid contracts over six-month period State Budget, Taxes, Transparency and Accou..., TransportationGuest UserJuly 28, 2020
A message from Jim Waters on the JCPS tax hike Education, Reduce Government Spen..., TaxesJuly 4, 2020
Higher taxes plus more spending equals deeper hole Bluegrass Beacon, TaxesJune 13, 2020COVID-19, spending budget, State gas tax
MEDIA ALERT: Residents should sign petition, put JCPS tax hike on November ballot Bluegrass Institute, Education, TaxesJune 10, 2020Jefferson County Public Schools, Tax increase
Historic unemployment, struggling families won't deter the higher gas-tax crowd State Budget, Taxes, Transportation, Uncategorized, BudgetGuest UserJune 4, 2020
Tax hikes during the pandemic? Perish the thought! Bluegrass Beacon, Education, TaxesJune 1, 2020Academic achievement gaps, COVID-19, JCPS Board of Education
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
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
Bluegrass Beacon: Legislature should dump proposed fuel-tax hike Bluegrass Beacon, TaxesMarch 20, 2020Spending priorities, State gas tax, Transportation projects
Bluegrass Beacon: Taxpayers should be wary of changing Kentucky’s Constitution Bluegrass Beacon, TaxesMarch 13, 2020House Bill 475, Ky Constitution Sec- 181, Local tax policy, Public pension costs
Frankfort buzzes with bipartisan talk of tax hikes Bluegrass Beacon, Education, TaxesFebruary 9, 2020Ky-Miss NAEP, Ky-Miss teachers pay, TRS
Bluegrass Beacon: Less-is-more a less-taxing policy for states Bluegrass Beacon, TaxesJim WatersJanuary 10, 2020Art Laffer, Net migration, Pension liabilities, Rich States Poor States, tax reform
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: Don’t force taxpayers to finance failing projects Bluegrass Beacon, News, Taxes, Health CareOctober 25, 2019Gov- Matt Bevin, KentuckyOne Health, Neeli Bendaudi, Senate President Robert Stivers, Speaker David Osborne, UofL-Jewish Hospital
Tax deduction vs. tax credit: Which is better for a scholarship program? School Choice, TaxesGuest UserOctober 15, 2019
When will Kentucky get actionable school financial data to comply with its constitution? Education, Taxes, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesApril 12, 2019Public School Finances, public school financial reports, School Funding, School Funding in Kentucky, taxes Comment
Bluegrass Beacon: Tax-raising politicians should choose transparency over comfort Bluegrass Beacon, Center for Open Govern..., TaxesJim WatersJuly 23, 2018Kentucky Open Meetings Act, Ky House V BIPPS, Speaker HooverComment
Who voted to raise your taxes and protect wasteful spending? Reduce Government Spen..., State Budget, TaxesJim WatersMay 21, 20182018 General Assembly, House Bill 200, House Bill 366 Comment
Kentucky politicians raised taxes by a half-billion dollars during this year's legislative session Bluegrass Institute, Civics, News, Taxes, Tobacco, Uncategorized, Featured NewsJim WatersMay 19, 2018Comment
