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Local health departments, mental health agencies and domestic violence shelters are asking state lawmakers to shield them from massive pension…
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A new report said Kentucky’s per-pupil education funding has actually decreased over an eight-year period when inflation is taken into account. An…
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Leaders of Kentucky’s two largest universities warned lawmakers Thursday that Gov. Bevin’s proposed spending cuts would eliminate crucial programs and…
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Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposal for how Kentucky should spend public money over the next two years would eliminate the state’s share of funding for health…
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Kentucky's public colleges and universities want more money, but Republican lawmakers say the best universities can hope for is to break even. The Council…
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Though tax receipts into Kentucky’s general fund grew for the seventh year in a row, the state was still short about $135 million compared to…
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Tennessee House Republicans have resolved their differences over the state's $37 billion annual spending plan. A day after a series of heated exchanges…
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A new version of the state budget, penned by Kentucky House Democrats, reverses some of Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed cuts to state spending.But for the most…
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Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) says he will support reinvestment in public education in the upcoming budget.The Republican says…
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Despite accounting mistakes and unforeseen disaster relief expenses, state government is closing the 2012 budget with another surplus. Originally, the…