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Op-Ed: Who pays, and how much in tax reform?
May 8, 2017
A member in Jefferson County gives a stirring call to action for concerned citizens to raise their voices as Governor Bevin sets his sites on changing Kentucky's tax laws.
Profitable Fortune 500 Companies in Kentucky Avoid Paying Millions in State Corporate Income Taxes
April 27, 2017
Despite strong profits for the nation’s biggest and most successful multistate corporations, a large share of Fortune 500 businesses — including some Kentucky-based companies — are paying taxes at a rate much lower than established tax rates, with some paying no taxes at all, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
‘Empower Kentucky’ for the future
April 20, 2017
(P)lenty of Kentuckians want to diversify the state’s energy mix to save money and create jobs.
Trump, Congress must stand by coal communities
April 18, 2017
Coal-mining communities are the backbone of this country. For decades we’ve kept the lights on in America by sacrificing our personal well-being. We need Congress to act to protect the health and pension benefits under threat to expire at the end of this month.
Taxing Groceries in Kentucky Would Hurt Low-Income Families, Weaken Revenue Growth
April 17, 2017
Governor Bevin has said he will propose tax reform in a special session this year that will move Kentucky toward a “consumption-based” tax system – in other words shifting from income taxes to greater reliance on sales taxes. One of the options for doing so would be to expand the state’s sales tax base to include groceries.
The Obama Idea to Save Coal Country
March 10, 2017
As part of the 2016 budget, the Obama White House created something called the POWER Plus plan specifically to help Appalachian communities that were getting left behind because of the rapidly changing energy market.
Profitable Companies, No Taxes: Here’s How They Did It
March 9, 2017
Complaining that the United States has one of the world’s highest corporate tax levels, President Trump and congressional Republicans have repeatedly vowed to shrink it.
Struggle over retired coal miners’ health care comes back to Capitol Hill
March 2, 2017
A dispute over fixing the health care fund of thousands of retired coal miners almost shut down the federal government in December. The solution was only temporary, and the issue is about to command Congress’ attention again.
As State Loosens Oversight, Coal Ash Contaminates Central Kentucky Waterway
February 28, 2017
As Kentucky regulators and utilities are pushing to loosen regulations on the state’s coal ash ponds and landfills, more pollution problems are emerging at one of the sites in central Kentucky.
Don’t let utilities squash Kentucky’s solar entrepreneurs. Here’s a better plan.
February 25, 2017
With the General Assembly controlled by business-friendly Republicans, electric utilities might have sensed an opportunity to ram through legislation to limit the growth of independent solar power in Kentucky.
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