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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 

Opinions of Contributors are soley theirs alone and do not represent the views of ClayCoNews

“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

VIEWS CONTRIBUTORS EXPRESS HERE ARE THEIR OWN AND CLAYCONEWS MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE

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.

Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States/2024 Presidential Candidate

Opinion Statement in Regards to Israel by Donald J. Trump, 2024 U.S.A. Presidential Candidate

Opinion by Donald J. Trump, 2024 U.S.A. Presidential Candidate

There was no better friend or ally of Israel than President Donald J. Trump. Under my leadership, the United States stood in complete solidarity with Israel, and as a result, Israel was safe, America was safe, and for the first time in decades, we made historic strides for Peace in the Middle East.

Michelle Bloodworth

OPINION: A Rapid Transition to Renewables is Not Smart for America and Not Smart for Kentuckians

Op-Ed by Michelle Bloodworth, President and CEO of America’s Power

Last December, Winter Storm Elliott caused rolling blackouts in Kentucky as electricity generation from renewables and natural gas faltered. This August, a heatwave drove up electricity demand across the central U.S., putting power grids in nineteen states under severe strain.

 

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