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Five things you need to know about This Week in Frankfort: Democrats Retain Majority in House – Democrats went into Tuesday controlling the House 50-46 with four open seats that could have changed the balance of power in the House. Voters went to the polls Tuesday in special elections to…

GLI has been a big supporter of Local Investments for Transformation (LIFT) Kentucky, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow local citizens an up-or-down vote on the funding of fixed infrastructure projects and costs at the city and county level. House Bill 2 is a bipartisan measure sponsored by House…

By: Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs & Strategy Each legislative session has at least one or two major policy issues that underlie most discussions.  The 2016 Kentucky General Assembly session seems to have found its focal point in pension reform, and its close relative, the biennial budget….

with Kentucky’s unparalleled 100% state-level match for SBIR and STTR grant funds. As Thomas Friedman noted in his recent New York Times column, Louisville is increasingly seen as a national model of a burgeoning start-up community that is outside the influence of Silicon Valley. Our region’s entrepreneurs leverage local corporate…

The Top 3 Things you need to know about this week in Frankfort: Budget – The focus remains on the budget. Various House and Senate committees continue to review Governor Bevin’s budget proposal and hear testimony from agencies and interest groups about the impact of his proposed budget. Based on public…

The 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly has passed the midpoint, with legislators on their 34th of 60 available legislative days for this session. Though many legislative efforts continue to move through the chambers, much discussion concerns one thing: the BUDGET. The House and Senate both continue to hold…

The 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly has passed the midpoint, with legislators having completed 32 of 60 available legislative days for this session. Though the legislative activity remains steady, the legislative politics and interest are focused on one thing: the BUDGET. The House and Senate both continue to…

The sixth week of the 2016 Session saw a continuation of contentious budget hearings as the House and Senate both continue to review the Governor’s budget proposal. The biggest points of contention seem to be: – Large cuts to postsecondary education, which are perceived as a double hit for some…

The fourth week of the 2016 General Assembly was consumed by Governor Bevin’s release of his budget and policy proposals in his first State of the Commonwealth & Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday. Given the austere approach the Governor took in his budget…

Governor Bevin introduced his biennial budget proposal on Tuesday night. This brief synopsis is taken from his remarks as well as his staff’s Budget-in-Brief.  We at GLI will be digging down into the numbers over the next few weeks. As the budget process continues, we will continue to update you….