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OPINION: ‘The Money Is There’: Kentucky Together Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Pass a Budget that Delivers

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Op-Ed Contributor: Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

FRANKFORT, KY - In a press conference Tuesday, a coalition of Kentucky organizations called on state lawmakers to take advantage of billions of available dollars to pass a budget that delivers for the people of Kentucky. 

Top: Michael Kuduk and Shawn Jones - Lower: Nancy Galvagni and Delanor Manson

OPINION: New Voices for Vaccination Campaign Encourages Kentuckians to Take a Shot to Stay Healthy this Holiday Season

Contributors: Michael Kuduk, President of the Kentucky Medical Association, Shawn Jones, President of the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care, Nancy Galvagni, CEO of the Kentucky Hospital Association and Delanor Manson, CEO of the Kentucky Nurses Association

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All health care professionals share the primary common goal of protecting the health and well-being of our patients, especially during the holiday season when COVID-19, influenza, RSV and other dangerous illnesses spike.

OPINION: Higher Ed Workers Highlight Harms of State Disinvestment With Release of New Report

Contributor: The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy 

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Workers at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities are struggling with the effects of longer term disinvestment, two decades of per-student funding cuts and the institutional challenges that come with them, several workers said on a call with reporters Wednesday.

OPINION: KyPolicy Releases Comprehensive Preview of the 2024-2026 Budget of the Commonwealth

 

Contributor: The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy 

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“The Money Is There and So Are the Needs” provides detailed budgetary analysis and describes the historic opportunity to invest in the commonwealth

When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort in January it will take on its most important job: passing a two-year state budget that delivers for the people of Kentucky. 

OPINION: Coalition of Organizations Launches Public Education Campaign: Kentucky Has the Money for a Budget that Delivers

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Opinion Contributor: Jason Bailey, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Published December 4, 2023 at 10:33 AM EST

With the 2024 General Assembly now less than a month away, the Kentucky Together coalition, which includes education, faith, health care, labor and community organizations, began a public education campaign today with an important message: Kentuckians need a budget that delivers for them, and Frankfort has the resources to make that happen.

 

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