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Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Berea, Kentucky ·The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) seeks to improve the quality of life for all Kentuckians through research, analysis and education on important policy issues facing the Commonwealth.
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Kentucky Youth Advocates
Jeffersontown, Kentucky ·Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit children’s advocacy organization representing a voice for Kentucky’s most precious asset – its youth.
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Kentucky Network publications
Looking Under the Hood at Kentucky’s Labor Force Participation
- February 14, 2025
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Dustin Pugel
Shrinking the Federal Workforce Means Cutting Kentucky Jobs
- February 12, 2025
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Jason Bailey and Dustin Pugel
Teacher Pay Remains 20% Less Than 2008 Despite Small Gain in 2025 School Year
- January 6, 2025
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Dustin Pugel
Final State Budget Should Do More for Child Care to Protect Families and Jobs
- March 20, 2024
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Dustin Pugel
The Right to a Break Is Just One of the Worker Freedoms on the Line
- March 7, 2024
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Jason Bailey
Kentucky’s Kids Don’t Need Us to Drag Child Labor Laws Back to the 19th Century
- March 7, 2024
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Adam K. Raymond
HB 465 Will Further Undermine Worker Protections and Job Quality
- February 16, 2024
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Jason Bailey
Kentucky Average Teacher Pay Fails to Keep Up with Inflation in Most Districts, Remains Far Behind 2008 Levels
- December 15, 2023
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Dustin Pugel
When Higher Ed Is a Lower Priority: Kentucky Campus Workers Sound the Alarm
- December 13, 2023
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Union Victories Could Spark New Blue Collar Power in the Bluegrass
- November 28, 2023
- Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- Jason Bailey