2011 Kentucky General Assembly convenes today
The 2011 Kentucky General Assembly convenes today for its 30-day short session. Lawmakers will break the last three weeks of January and re-convene on February…
Raise the bar for Kentucky’s kids
Kudos go out to Bob King, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, for a great editorial, released today by CPE. We all know the…
Two-year tax extension signed into law
President Obama signed the tax compromise bill into law this afternoon. It passed the House 277-148 late last night after clearing the Senate 81-19 on…
Leading public officials discuss 2011 political landscape
Despite the inclement weather, the Kentucky Chamber’s 16th Annual Policy Conference, sponsored by Brown-Forman, was a great success with 15 of Kentucky’s leading public officials…
Medicaid Task Force concludes meetings
The Medicaid Cost Containment Task Force, co-chaired by Rep. Jimmie Lee and Sen. Katie Stine, was created to determine major cost drivers and identify cost…
Pre-K: What’s the return on investment?
As our country debates education, economic and job growth initiatives, state and local Chambers of Commerce must play a proactive role. One way we can…
Small business tax credit program accepting applications
On Monday, Governor Beshear announced the launch of the Kentucky Small Business Investment Credit (KSBIC) program, a program offering tax credits as incentive to prompt…
OSHA enforcement news
OSHA proposes to change its interpretation of the word “feasible” in the following sentence of the noise standards. “When employees are subjected to sound exceeding…
Education study releases interesting new facts on dropout rates
A recent article in Education Week, which can be found here, highlighted a report with some interesting facts. Here are a just a few. Nearly…
Update on Penal and Controlled Substance Task Force
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has been monitoring the important work of The Kentucky Penal and Controlled Substance Task Force chaired by Senator Tom Jenson…