Kentucky’s right-to-work law upheld in court
On Tuesday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the state’s right-to-work law, which passed in the 2017 session, claiming the new law violates the…
State Budget Director says difficult choices have to be made because state doesn’t have “enough money to go around”
As legislators prepare to craft a new two-year state budget with limited resources, Kentucky’s State Budget Director presented details of the governor’s proposed budget to…
2018 Best Places to Work in Kentucky Announced
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM) have announced the 100 companies (in alphabetical order) that made the…
Increase in cigarette tax has overwhelming support of business community and health experts
The health and revenue advantages to raising the cigarette tax are reasons the Kentucky business community “overwhelmingly” supports the policy, Kentucky Chamber Senior Vice President…
Op-ed: Immigration reform needed to fuel Kentucky’s economy
The following is an op-ed from Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson. January is often accompanied by a sense of optimism and…
Gov. Bevin places focus on getting state’s financial house in order in 2018 State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin told Kentuckians Tuesday that spending cuts of more than six percent will be required in the next two-year state budget to…
Kentucky Chamber to host Workforce Summit January 30
As workforce continues to be a critical issue for Kentucky, the Kentucky Chamber is hosting a summit on January 30, 2018 to address the key…
Kentucky’s Medicaid program to see changes after federal government approves Bevin administration’s waiver
More than a year and a half after discussions by the Bevin administration of a Medicaid waiver with new requirements to keep the expanded population…
Business community recommends ways to address opioid crisis in letter to policymakers from five state chambers
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President Dave Adkisson, along with executives from the Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia chambers of commerce, recently signed on to…
Immigration reform should be a top priority, Kentucky Chamber tells federal delegation
In a letter to all eight members of Kentucky’s federal delegation, the Kentucky Chamber called on Congress to come up with a legislative solution to…