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The Senate passed their version of the state’s biennial budget, which was an amended version of House Bill 1, on Wednesday. The proposed $150 billion budget proposal includes funds for state employee raises, school needs, and pension obligations. The Senate version leaves $1.75 billion in Kentucky’s rainy-day fund and includes…

The General Assembly gave final passage to sweeping unemployment insurance reforms on Tuesday. House Bill 4, sponsored by Rep. Russell Webber (R-26), is intended to modernize several key parts of the current benefit program to support laid-off workers and encourage rapid re-employment. Key parts of the bill include: Increasing the…

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In February, Representative Samara Heavrin (R-Leitchfield) introduced House Bill 499, which would establish the Employer Child Care Assistance Program. This public-private partnership would address the affordability of childcare, which is a major barrier to workforce participation for many families and would help employers to attract and retain talent by allowing…

Greater Louisville Inc. president and CEO, Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, issued the following statement following Kentucky’s House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passing House Bill 8, a top GLI priority: “We are excited to see House Bill 8, which will address GLI’s top legislative priority of comprehensive tax reform, pass out of the…

Louisville, Ky. (March 1, 2022) – The Health Enterprises Network, an affiliate of Greater Louisville Inc., announced the new class of its signature leadership development program, Healthcare Fellows. The program first started in 2005 to convene thought leaders in healthcare to discuss ways to grow and support the sectors of…

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This information appeared in a US Chamber newsletter on Friday, February 23, 2022. “International order is like oxygen—we don’t notice it until it’s not there.” – Dr. Richard Haass   Russia’s unprovoked war What we are witnessing in Eastern Europe is a clear violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It…

Earlier today, House Appropriations and Revenue Chair Jason Petrie filed House Bill 8, which would lower the state’s 5% income tax incrementally over a period of years until it is eliminated. The first decrease would reduce the income tax rate an entire percentage point to 4% on January 1, 2023. The…