“Average” grade is not enough
Education Week’s Quality Counts report, released this week, gives Kentucky’s education system an overall grade of C. The score of 75.2 placed the state 34th…
Kentucky Chamber launches Action Network
The Kentucky Chamber has taken yet another step to advance its advocacy efforts through increased networking and communication opportunities for members with interest in specific…
Tax Commission Legislation Clears Senate Panel
The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed Senate Bill 1, Senate President David L. Williams top priority for the legislative session. SB 1 will create…
Chamber-supported bills pass Senate Education Committee
Day two of the 2011 legislative session saw the committee passage of two positive education bills. The Senate Education Committee passed out SB12 (Winters), to…
Leadership election results
Leadership elections for the 2011 legislative session are complete. See below for a complete list of the new line-up. Senate Sen. David L. Williams,…
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…