September 25, 2012 at 03:30pm
We might know all sorts of budget numbers, tax statistics, and studies that tell us about the factors that weigh in to where business owners decide to locate and hire, but we still won't get very far in a conversation with someone about tax reform unless they have a useful frame for the facts and figures.
September 21, 2012 at 10:05am
The Bowling Green City Commission voted 4 - 1 to pass a local tax cut for businesses, the costs of which are unknown.
September 19, 2012
The Courier-Journal
As provisions of the Affordable Care Act go into effect, Kentuckians are finding they like many of them, a recent poll found.
September 19, 2012 at 04:24pm
Today, a panel of economists released their slate of options to the Blue Ribbon Tax Reform Commission.
September 17, 2012
The Courier-Journal
In Kentucky, it seems as if there’s a tax break for everyone — and almost everything.
The state offers tax breaks for parsonages and precinct workers, public assistance benefits and prescription medicine, personal aircraft and theme parks.
September 16, 2012
The Courier-Journal
Kentucky's tax code is so outdated and filled with loopholes that experts say it has little chance of generating the billions of dollars of revenue that state government needs in the years ahead to continue providing the services Kentuckians have come to expect — even after the economy recovers.
September 16, 2012
The Atlantic
An analysis of six decades of data found that top tax rates "have had little association with saving, investment, or productivity growth." However, the study found that reductions of capital gains taxes and top marginal rate taxes have led to greater income inequality.
September 13, 2012
Louisville Courier Journal
University of Louisville President James Ramsey spoke out yesterday against unnamed politicians who "talk of education’s failures while espousing policies that fail to invest in education.” He noted that the university has been through 13 rounds of cuts in 12 years.
September 13, 2012 at 09:49am
Kentucky's 5th District representative Hal Rogers once again earned one of the "Most Corrupt Members of Congress" titles from a national watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics.
September 10, 2012 at 02:24pm
Tonight's Kentucky Tonight is about the federal budget.
