Positive steps toward controlling corrections costs
For more than a year, the Kentucky Chamber has highlighted corrections costs as one of the areas of state government needing significant reform. As represented…
Georgia considers pro-growth tax code
The Georgia Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, a blue ribbon panel of economists and business representatives established by the Georgia legislature last year,…
Chamber Day videos available on YouTube
The 16th Annual Kentucky Chamber Day dinner, presented by Fidelity Investments, took place Jan. 6, 2011 at the Lexington Center. Kentucky President and CEO Dave Adkisson, legislative leaders…
“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…